Penang

Valdor Industrial Property Guide

Valdor is an industrial area on the southern Penang mainland, in the Sungai Bakap district, that has grown as manufacturing spread south from the established Seberang Perai belt towards Batu Kawan and the state border with Kedah. Kawasan Perindustrian Valdor, the industrial estate that anchors the area, hosts a mix of manufacturing and supporting industries, and the surrounding land has drawn companies looking for space and value away from the busier central mainland. The area benefits from proximity to the North-South Expressway and the southern growth corridor around Batu Kawan, giving reasonable access to the Second Penang Bridge, the island electronics cluster and Penang Port. Valdor tends to suit general and light manufacturing, engineering and companies that need room to build, with industrial land available alongside ready units. For occupiers, the appeal is straightforward: a mainland industrial base with expressway access and often more competitive land and factory pricing than the areas closer to the bridge. Stock here ranges from terrace and semi-detached factories to detached plants and vacant industrial land suited to purpose-built development in a quieter, southern part of the Penang mainland.