Chip Eng Seng has won a $124m HDB contract to build five residential blocks in Sengkang. The contract also includes the construction of a multi-storey car park, with a planned community facility on the first floor and a precinct pavilion. Construction is expected to begin this month, and be completed by 2011. The new contract brings Chip Eng Seng's current order book to a total of $755 million. Earlier...
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Chua Chu Kang residents will soon enjoy a new shopping experience. The 20-year-old Teck Whye Shopping Centre will soon undergo a major facelift. The 79 shops located at Blocks 137 to 146 in Teck Whye Lane will be improved at a cost of S$1.35 million. The upgrading comes under Hong Kah Town Council's five-year Town Renewal Plan. So the project will be fully funded by the town council and shop owners don't...
Infrastructure firm Yongnam Holdings has won two more subcontracts worth a combined S$84 million for construction works at Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort. The two contracts will see Yongnam build the structural steelworks for the resort's iconic lotus-shaped ArtScience Museum, casino and theatre podium. The latest deals come on the back of earlier contracts worth about S$178 million, announced in May...
The building boom in Singapore and the Middle East is proving to be a boon for engineering and construction company Yong Nam Holdings. Its net profit for the first quarter rose 267 percent to about S$6 million. Revenues increased 56 percent to S$47.4 million. Yong Nam saw increased activities from projects such as Orchard Turn, Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort, Formula One and the Dubai Metro...
Building materials group Hong Leong Asia on Wednesday reported a 38 per cent rise in first quarter earnings to S$30.2 million while its revenue rose 34 per cent to about S$1.1 billion. The improved earnings and higher revenue were due to higher unit sales volume of its China operations. The company said there was also higher consumer demand which boosted its Singapore business. Hong Leong said the...
Radac’s here to help, but consumers should ensure contractor is accredited first We refer to the letter “Renovation Aggravation” by Raymond Ng (April 29). Radac was set up by the Consumer’s Association of Singapore (Case) in 1986 to provide greater control in the renovation industry. Recognising Radac’s importance, growth and capability, Case’s Central Committee recommended that Radac...
Construction firm Chip Eng Seng has reported a 40 percent rise in first-quarter net profit to S$8 million. Revenue rose 33 percent to about S$60 million, boosted mainly by its construction business. Chip Eng Seng's revenue from construction projects jumped 74 percent to S$52.5 million in the first quarter. But its other two divisions, property development and property investment, faired less well with...
Two workers were injured after a glass panel fell onto them at a construction site near Upper Serangoon Road. Both workers were trapped under the glass panel inside a container at Lowland Road. One of the workers managed to scramble out of the container before officers from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) arrived. He suffered cuts on his left wrist and was sent to a hospital. SCDF officers had...
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has set a more ambitious, 10-year target of reducing deaths at the workplace to 1.8 per 100,000 workers. Singapore's aim right now is to halve the fatality rate to 2.5 by 2015 and Mr Lee said this target is "well within reach". Mr Lee was speaking at the launch of the Workplace Safety and Health Campaign 2008 on Tuesday. The stakeholders from industry and the tripartite...
National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said the number of foreign construction workers in Singapore has gone up, and they would need more than just basic housing. "Because the numbers are so large, we also need to look into purpose-built facilities for them. For example, the foreign workers dormitories. We cannot just build housing for them without looking at all the other facilities like sports and...