INDUSTRY NEWS
Winners announced in the inaugural Singapore Facility Management Awards 2016 To mark the celebration of its 15th year anniversary, the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) Singapore Chapter held its inaugural Singapore Facility Management (FM) Awards 2016 on 30 September 2016, at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre. Open to all FM training institutions, service providers and building owners or facility occupiers in Singapore, the Singapore FM Awards 2016 recognises those at the forefront of and have made significant contribution to the knowledge, practical application and sustainable performance of the Facilities Management industry in Singapore. Benchmarked as the industry leading awards for Singapore, the awards seek to identify the industry leaders, promote excellence, encourage innovations and raise professional recognition in the FM
industry as well as across the building and real estate sectors. The Singapore FM Awards 2016 saw a total of three categories which are grouped under the three themes
of training, service quality and, the success of development & implementation of FM programmes by FM teams. For a full list of winners, visit: http://wgs1.net/ifma-sg/?p=1025.
Huationg Global wins three HDB contracts worth S$26.6 million
Huationg Global CEO Mr Patrick Ng.
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Huationg Global Limited, a full-service integrated civil engineering solutions provider, announced on 25 October 2016 that it had secured three new civil engineering contracts from the Housing & Development Board of Singapore (HDB), worth approximately S$26.6 million in total, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Huationg Contractor Pte Ltd. The new contracts include a series of related earthworks and infrastructure projects at Bukit Batok, site clearance and earthworks for Defu Industrial City, and civil engineering projects along Punggol Drive. The Group is expected to deliver
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the projects in phases over the next two years. Mr Patrick Ng, Chief Executive Officer of Huationg Global, commented, “Times are challenging for the construction sector but there is still a strong pipeline of public sector projects in areas such as housing and neighbourhood upgrading, MRT and transport infrastructure, and utilities. We believe Huationg Global’s rich experience in public civil engineering works puts us in a good position to tap into this pipeline and will continue to actively pursue opportunities to grow our order book.”