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7 MAY 2015 SUNRAY’S GRAND OPENING

IS OUR TESTIMONIAL, OUR SUCCESS

NEWSLETTER ISSUE 1

JULY 2015

THE RISING SUN We are excited to bring you Sunray’s very first newsletter this July 2015.

This bi-annual newsletter will update all Sunrayians on the latest events and news. In this issue, we have specially included a Cover Story, as we take you through a quick journey reminiscing about our humble beginnings (#1) to celebrating our success together at our recent Grand Opening Ceremony (#2).

We further cover the recent prestigious awards that we have received: Enterprise 50, Singapore Institute of Architectural Design Award, BCA Greenmark Goldplus office (#3) We dedicate our achievements to our people, our Sunray team, for the successful projects they have completed and the awards we achieve. For a start, we feature one of our projects, Leisure Park Kallang, where we have identified on-the-ground challenges the team had to overcome (#4).

Other than serious business, it is also important to let our hair down to have some fun! Shortly after moving to our new building, the management organized novel events such as the Halloween and Chinese New Year interdepartment decoration competition (#5), in which the HQ-based Sunrayians “battled it out” and our project teams joined in the celebrations.

While our teams juggled both work and play, they also made time for community work. Featured in the last section (#6), we see the wide smiles of our Sunrayians, despite how tired they have worked for the community.

On behalf of the beneficiaries and charities, we’d like to thank our volunteers for their support.

Be sure to read till the end and catch the special discounts exclusively for the Sunrayian family. On behalf of the marketing team, we hope you have enjoyed our very first issue. For any feedback, please drop an email to esther.chong@sunray.com.sg

Sunray Building Grand #2 Opening Ceremony

CONTENT

COVER STORY Our Humble Beginnings #1

SUNRAY NEWS #3 Awards

Project Feature – Leisure Park Kallang #5 In-house Events #6 Other Happenings #4

COVER STORY

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OUR HUMBLE BEGINNINGS The move from the old office and factory at Bukit Batok to a spanking 8-storey iconic building in Sungei Kadut symbolized the growth of the company over the years. It was an emotional journey for many Sunrayians, especially for senior staff, such as Ms. Jennerlyn Tan, Ms. Alicia Tay, Ms. Doris Aw, and Ms. Joycelyn Soh, who had shared with us their heart-felt opinions in the Migration Video. Their mixed feelings of happiness for the company’s progress, and sense of reluctance to leave the Bukit Batok office was evident and touching. The scenes touched the hearts of many new Sunrayian who had just joined the company.

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MR CH TAN Sunray has progressed, starting from a factory in AMK that is about 1000 sq. ft. to a 170,000 sq.m.

8-storey building today!

Thank you everyone!

MS CONNIE WU MR TH TAN It is because of everyone’s effort, that has brought Sunray to where it is today… I am happy and thankful for being in this team of Sunrayian family.

I feel saddened to leave because this is after all, a place full of memories. Thank you to our entire team!

MS ALICIA TAY Here, I want to wish Sunray all the best and expand globally!

MS TAN I feel very sad and reluctant to leave this Bukit Batok office since I have been here for over 10 years. But of course, at the same time, I feel so happy, and honoured of our progress.

MS JOYCELYN SOH I have worked here for 24 years, from 1999 fire event which burnt down our factory. Presently I can see the great difference from 50 staff to 200 staff (now 400). I feel very sad and I couldn’t sleep last night… we are like one family. Very united. This is another milestone for us and hope for many more years ahead.

MR SAMPATH Very sad to leave Sunray, but look forward to the new Sunray premise.

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COVER STORY

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#2

SUNRAY BUILDING GRAND OPENING CEREMONY On 7th May 2015, we opened our doors to the public to our new headquarters here at Sungei Kadut for the first time. Wide eyes, friendly handshakes and the sound of the gong and drums accompanying the lion dance permeated the atmosphere as the crowd filled the tentage. This grand opening ceremony signified yet another milestone we achieved as proud Sunrayians since our beginning in 1987.

Sunray was honoured to receive the attendance of so many distinguished guests at our opening ceremony. It testifies to the credentials and reputation that Sunray had earned over the years.

Before the ceremony began, our CEO Ms. Connie gave an opening speech to highlight the direction that Sunray is heading towards. Her vision of expanding Sunray from Singapore to the rest of Asia and Middle East marks the start of an exciting mission ahead for all Sunrayians to work towards.

This was followed by Minister Lee Yi Shiyan’s speech where he assured us that the government stands ready to support growth-oriented firms like Sunray. The continued support from the Singapore government has indeed helped Sunray enormously in its rapid developments.

“Today, Sunray is one of the leading interior fit-out brands in Singapore.”

- Ms Connie Wu

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Our Sunrayians having a good time at the photo booth.

The red ribbon ceremony commenced to inaugurate our grand opening ceremony. Confetti soared in the air as our representatives and guests of honour cut the red ribbon together.

COVER STORY

At the opening ceremony, strikingly-coloured and eye-catching nine dragons and eight lions filled in the tentage, capturing the audience’s attention with awe and delight. The lions and dragons danced and swirled around the audience and tables as they smiled and played along. Our guests-of-honour enjoyed themselves and even stayed till the very end to admire and soak up the lively atmosphere with us here at Sungei Kadut.

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TEO WAN LAN, JACKLYN

GOH LING LING, MAY

JOSEPHINE TAN

Project Team of Sunray Building

Admin Dept

Contract Dept

Being one of the persons responsible for the construction of this new headquarters, I felt very personal about this grand opening. From following through the A&A to the maintenance work, this journey was not always smooth-sailing, and this accomplishment really tears me up. I hope that Sunray will continue to have this family culture even as it grows to be a big MNC, where we can continue to work as a team and as a family.

I felt that the whole event was grand and beautiful. It makes me feel proud being part of Sunray. Â Sunray building used to have only 2 levels, now it has 8 levels. I used to be the only receptionist, now there are 2 of us.

I can actually see it grow! I was given a lot of opportunity to learn things beyond the scope of a receptionist like building and interior terms. I am really thankful for that. I hope to see the same people around continuing to help Sunray to prosper.

When I joined Sunray, there was only 200 staff, now it has about 400 staff. I’m quite impressed how the company expanded so quickly in a short time. I like that the management has the passion to build the company together. Even though the process through a project is not easy, they always persevere to its completion. I can see that everyone puts in a lot of effort and these efforts help to build Sunray. I wish Sunray to be successful, because this means that all of us will also be successful.

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From Bukit Batok to Sungei Kadut, from Singapore to rest of Asia and the Middle East, Sunray has grown by leaps and bounds.

This opening ceremony marks the start of a new adventure here at Sungei Kadut. Be it in ushering guests, helping with the logistics, or doing your little part in decorating the place, we believe you have enjoyed yourselves on our big day. Most importantly, we hope you feel proud to be part of Sunray, to be part of this Sunrayian family.

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AWARDS: ENTERPRISE 50 The Enterprise 50 (E50) Awards, first established in 1995, recognises local, privately-held companies who have contributed to economic development in Singapore and abroad.

It is jointly organised by The Business Times and KPMG, and supported by the International Enterprise Singapore, Singapore Business Federation and SPRING Singapore.

Taken from: http://www.enterprise50.org/

Sunray is proud to have won the E50 Awards, and to add on, extremely delighted for clinching overall second place as first timers in our E50 Awards participation.

Our lady boss receiving the prestigious award on behalf of Sunray and all Sunrayians

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Ms. Connie Wu, Mr. Tan TH and wife, Mrs Tan with our distinguished guests for the night.

Some of our Sunrayians at the celebration

We brought whistles and clappers, and borrowed gongs and horns from other companies.

All ready to cheer for Sunray!

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AWARDS: SIA ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AWARDS The SIA Award award is the most prestigious architectural design award in Singapore organised by the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) to promote and encourage excellence in architectural design. We are one of the only two buildings awarded under the category of Industrial, Transport & Infrastructure Projects. Taken from: http://www.sia.org.sg/ Sunray building is proud to have won the SIA Architectural Design Awards, courtesy to DP Architects.

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UNIQUE BUILDING DESIGN REFLECTING OUR CORPORATE IDENTITY AND HISTORY

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Our stacked box design is an expression of our trade – woodcraft and furniture design.

DESIGNED FOR PRACTICALITY, COMFORT FOR EVERYONE The deep recesses of its exterior effectively introduces natural daylight and ventilation into the building so we can enjoy a visually and thermally comfortable working environment.

The use of yellow is a homage to Sunray’s corporate colour, with the three tones representing the concept of stacked timber boxes 11

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DESIGNED STRATEGICALLY Workers have direct access to their factory work site.

#4 DESIGNED FOR SPACE EFFICENCY

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Dormitory floors are stacked between the double height factory floors

DESIGN FOR EFFICIENCY LOGISTIC MOVEMENT Heavy metal works at L1, relatively lighter wood works at L3.

Drawing courtesy of Joseph, BIM Manager

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AWARDS: BCA GREENMARK GOLDPLUS AWARD (FOR INTERIOR OFFICE)

The BCA Green Mark Scheme is an initiative to drive Singapore’s construction industry towards more environment-friendly buildings. It is intended to promote sustainability in the built environment and raise environmental awareness among developers, designers and builders when they start project conceptualisation and design, as well as during construction. Taken from: http://www.bca.gov.sg/greenmark/green_mark_buildings.html

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David Potts

Jacklyn

Felicia

James Desmond

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Joycelyn 12 Bernard Mircoscale: Installation of CO2 monitoring to ensure adequate fresh air supply

Task lights provided for each work stations to reduce the amount of electricity used after working hours

Esther

Janice

Roy Lights are changed to LED from flourescent ones

All lights switched off during lunch hours

Manual Togger Switch All computers and electronic devices are changed to Energy Star Certified Models Staffs are encouraged to have their own recycling bin

OUTDOOR GARDEN

Macroscale: 1.

OFFICE AREA

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MEETING/CONFERENCE ROOM

OUTDOOR GARDEN

Potted Plants Extensive Greenery within office space Users print documents as normal

Jobs are held in a user’s secure print queue

At the printer, users swipe ID card to authenticate and release print job

Authorized job is released to the printer

Photocopy machine FOLLOW YOU print management system that eliminate unnecessary printing and monitor printing usage

Environmental Posters Having both environmental posters and recycling bins placed closely encourages staff to think green and do green

4 in 1 Recycling Bin (Plastic, Cans, Paper, Trash)

Zoning of lighting and air-con system Control of lighting and air-conditioning after office hours (after 7pm) by Timer & Togger Switch Pantry Area Biodegradable chemicals are used to protect the environment

Recycled materials Aborted items in good condition from project sites are retrived and reused.

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PROJECT FEATURE LEISURE PARK KALLANG Being a Main Contractor, Sunray’s scope of works involved both structural and interior; from demolition, underpinning works, beam and column strengthening, to receiving new M&E and fit-out. We feature this particular project for the interesting challenges that arose and look into how our team successfully managed it.

Project team Parcel 1 & 2: Wei Liang, Randy, Warren, Catherine, Pamela, Sean Wong, Mark Musa, Norman, Rac, Nino, Aliqur, Orly, Muraduzzaman, Alan, Zaldy, Akter, Shawn, Isaac, Periyamalai, Sakthivel, Randy, Alan.

Interview with:

Sampath Contract Director

Warren Woo Heng Wai Project Coordinator

Chen WeiLiang Project Manager

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While rushing to meet the project timelines, the team had to take into consideration the safety of the public. In addition, only limited amount of work could be done in the day because of the noise to the shoppers and retailers. Operating in a ‘live’ building slows down the progress of the project greatly.

Solutions Sunray ensured that the projected schedule was realistically planned. With a smooth coordination with all parties, our efficient team managed to deliver the project on schedule.

Rac Roldan Quantity Surveyor

Challenges of foundation works The project team also encountered problems in the foundation works. The under-pinning and micro-pilling works were fraught with difficulties due to the soft waterlogged soil that the building was on, and from its close proximity to the Kallang River. Further, since the mall was still operating, the actual difficulty was multiplied because there were minimal room for error.

Solutions With the aid of a structural consultant, Sunray proposed and employed an effective method.

Upon successfully diverting the underground and ceiling M&E services, the team then waterproofed the piles and pile cap, casted them into ground while simultaneously draining the water out. It was a tough and complicated procedure, but our team overcame the challenge and completed it well.

Illustration: LEISURE PARK KALLANG

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Column at basement of shopping mall

Ground water being drained out continously The process of micro-piling is to strengthen the foundation of the building.

This is especially improtant when the soil is weak.

Waterproofed pile cap holds the four piles together

Ground water being drained out continously

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WATERLOGGED / SOFT SOIL

Spiderman Yufeng saves the day!

Contract Department and their impressive table decorations

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#5A

IN-HOUSE EVENT: HALLOWEEN NIGHT 2014 It was our first ever inter-department decorations competition held in Sunray’s history.

Our new office underwent mystical, creepy and even unrecognizable transformations. All the departments brought the night’s atmosphere to a greater height. The thrill we had on that night was unforgettable.

The headless one

Procurement department looking extremely frightening

Kids in action

Winning team: “The Walking Dead”

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Our photo booth for the day

#5B

IN-HOUSE EVENT: CHINESE NEW YEAR 2015 Also known as Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival, Chinese New Year is undoubtedly the most important event in the Chinese Lunar calender. As our city-state adorns itself with brilliant lights and festive decorations, it was likewise in our cosy Sunray office.

An inter-department competition was organized in the name of fun and joy for all during this special occassion. Many Sunrayians even made preparations till late at night! Everyone was awed at each other’s creativity. Let’s look into what each department came up with.

Lucky number 8266/9978 cleverly arranged

by Ms Tan. And not to forget the exciting and humorous performance put up by Mimi.

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Our adult version God of Fortune, with Rac and XXX the lion dancers.

Decorations by the Contract Department. Do you have any flashbacks of Halloween night?

*sweats -_-...

Boy Boy, what you up to tonight?

HR Department as winners of the competition.

Mimi receives the award on behalf.

It’s the end of our celebration, and the start of the reunion dinner. BUT FIRST, let us take a selfie. #chio #nofilter #不男不女

HR Department: A for effort and job well done! HUAT AH!

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HUAT HUAT!

Contract Admin cum commercial department’s family portrait. What is the lady in pink doing? #sosexy

Procurement department’s table decoration: everything is meticulously handcrafted.

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OTHER HAPPENINGS: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Sunray’s company ethos is closely guided by the 3Ps– People, Planet, Profit. We believe that these three pillars of sustainability form the basis of running a corporate business.

Sunray contributes generously and also participates actively in many volunteering projects to help the less fortunate in the Singapore society. Through fufilling our CSR, the company has become much more socially conscious and volunteering have a sense of reward and satisfaction.

A committee called “sunRAYOFHOPE” has been set up to facilitate the organization of charitable works.

Sunray x Redcross Home for the Severely Disabled About The Red Cross Home for the Disabled is a residential home for those with multiple disabilities, and operates a Day Activity Centre providing day care services.

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Outcome We provided 7 residents with customized wheelchairs, donated daily necessities such as food stuff and diapers, and came up with entertaining performances to spread fun and joy in lieu of the festive Christmas and New Year period.

Sunray x Geylang East Home for the Aged About It is a community home situated at HDB void deck and managed fully by a team of dedicated volunteers. It has provided many needy elderly with a place of comfort over the years.

Outcome We created cleaner and healthier living environments for the elderly.

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#6B

OTHER HAPPENINGS: UPDATES 1. Paying respect to our founding father, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. A bus was chartered to send our Sunrayians down to the Padang to pay their respect to Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. Despite the heat and the 8 hour queue, we persevered on and made our way together into the Parliament House to bid our goodbyes.

2. SGX Bull Charge Run Beneficiaries include AWWA, Autism Association, Fei Yue Community and Shared Services for Charities.

3. Supporting ASEAN Badminton Games 4. Sunray Basketball team wins in their first match of ICBA Season 4.

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An enjoyable evening run for charity

Group shot after the event

5 hours in the line

Joining the 8 hour queue to pay our respect to Mr Lee Kuan Yew

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Supporting ASEAN badminton games

Go team Sunray basketball boys

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APPRECIATING THE PAST, CREATING THE FUTURE The journey of Sunray was never easy, especially in 1999, when a fire incident burnt down our entire HQ and production grounds.

Our business reached rock bottom. Not many companies could have survived this devastating ordeal. Not many companies could have persevered on. Not many companies would have turned a crisis into an opportunity. Sunray did all these. We even achieved growth beyond our own expectations. This is our story and we are all proud of our achievements over 28 years.

We feel it cannot be more apt than to start our very first issue with a cover story featuring Sunray’s history, highlighting our VVIPS consisting of our founders and pioneer generation, celebrating the fruits of our labour, with the Grand Opening of our own building as a testament.

It has been a great year since moving into our building on May 2014.

Many celebratory occasions have followed: Winning numerous awards and organizing many first-time events and gettogethers as one Sunrayian family. We hope the newsletter has succinctly documented these beautiful memories and look forward to creating more ahead.

Do look forward to our second newsletter, and here are some keywords as hints to what we will feature next: SG50, national projects, people.

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