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Annex C<strong>Pr<strong>of</strong>iles</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Construction</strong>-<strong>related</strong> <strong>Firms</strong> <strong>Implementing</strong> ProductivityImprovementsName <strong>of</strong> company: Kong Hwee Iron Works & <strong>Construction</strong> Pte LtdApproved Grant from BCA: close to $90,000About the company:Kong Hwee Iron Works & <strong>Construction</strong> Pte Ltd (Kong Hwee) was founded by Mr NgLok Kai in 1960. Its primary business is in structural steel construction andmetalworks. Some <strong>of</strong> the company’s projects include The Sail@Marina Bay, NovenaSuites, Woodland Checkpoint and Nanyang Polytechnic. The total contract value <strong>of</strong>more than S$ 150 million Singapore dollars had been awarded to the company in thepast three years.Kong Hwee is registered in various categories in BCA’s Contractors Registry System- General <strong>Building</strong> (C2 grade, with a tendering limit <strong>of</strong> $1.3 million), Fencing &Ironwork (L3 grade with tendering limit <strong>of</strong> $4 million).More info on the company can be found at http://www.konghwee.comInitiatives undertaken by the companyKong Hwee Iron Works & <strong>Construction</strong> Pte Ltd has applied for the MechanisationScheme (MechC) under BCA’s <strong>Construction</strong> Productivity and Capability Fundtoinvest in high tech computerised steel fabrication cutting and drilling equipment toreplace the conventional labour intensive equipment. The innovative system not onlyshortens the steel fabrication time and increase the quality <strong>of</strong> the final product, butalso requires fewer workers.28

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