80th Anniversary Commemorative Book - Singapore Manufacturing ...

Unlike most orchids, the Ascocenda SMF 80 th Anniversary blooms onupright flower stems, with five to eight blooms at the top of each stem. Thisis nicely symbolic: The stem mirrors the SMF, while the blooms representthe various Centres of Excellence and Industry Groups in the SMF. Whileeach of these centres and groups is independent and different, they arecollectively part of the SMF and draw strength and gain unity from the stemof the SMF.Over the years, the SMF has relocated its headquarters and revamped itscorporate identity several times to better reflect the manufacturing industryduring each period in its history .Buildings associated with the SMFSMF has shifted premises several times in the past.• 1932: The SMF’s first registered office was at 63H, in what was then theChina Building on Chulia Street.• 1965: The Shell House at Collyer Quay.• 1967: John Little Building. The SMF headquarters also included a ProductDisplay Centre which attracted more than 350 people a day.The original SMF office at Chulia Street in 1932.SMF was situated at Shell House at Collyer Quayin 1965.A New Era 19