Singapore Business Review Awards 2018 honours 22 outstanding firms

Over 160 guests graced the awards dinner held at the Conrad Centennial, Singapore on 17 May.

Singaporean companies are challenged to stand out as they move in a market full of competition and uncertainties at home and abroad. In an effort to recognise the companies that delivered turnarounds through various innovation, Singapore Business Review held this year’s International Business Awards, National Business Awards, and Listed Companies Awards.

The winning companies were honoured at a joint awards ceremony held on 17 May 2018 at the Conrad Centennial Singapore.

Now in its fifth year, the International Business Awards lauds the most outstanding international firms operating in Singapore. The fourth Listed Companies Awards recognises innovative publicly listed companies in the city-state. Meanwhile, homegrown Singaporean companies were honoured in the third National Business Awards.

"There are a lot of new companies which means there a lot of new innovations," said Singapore Business Review editor-in-chief Tim Charlton.

This year's nominations were judged by a panel consisting of Ng Jiak See, executive director and head of corporate finance advisory at Deloitte Singapore & Southeast Asia; Choo Eng Chuan, ASEAN markets leader and partner, international and corporate tax services at Ernst & Young Solutions LLP; Toh Kim Teck, assurance partner at Foo Kon Tan LLP; and Henry Tan, managing director at NEXIA TS.

The event was also graced by prestigious guests including Ukraine Ambassador to Singapore Dymtro Senik, Royal Danish Embassy head of trade Ole Boisselier-Malgrem, New Zealand Chamber of Commerce board member Mark Thomas, and Belgium Luxembourg Business Group honorary secretary Tom De Geytere.

Below is the list of winners:

Listed Companies Awards
Versalink Holdings Limited - Furniture and Fixture
Singapore Myanmar Investco Limited - Luxury Retail
Cityneon Holdings Limited - Media & Entertainment
ERA Realty Network Pte Ltd - Real Estate
Singapore Telecommunications Limited - Telecommunications

International Business Awards
MHE-Demag - Building Services & Facilities
Finastra International Financial Systems Pte. Limited - Financial Technology
AVADO - Human Resource Technology
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Asia - Insurance Broker
NTT Communications - IT Services
AIA Singapore - Life Insurance
Bolloré Logistics & L’Oréal - Logistics
Crown Equipment (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. - Logistics Equipment
Hoffmann Quality Tools Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. - Machining and Tooling
Firmenich Asia Pte Ltd - Manufacturing
VYGON Asia Pte LTD - Pharmaceuticals
Digital Alchemy - Technology
JDX Consulting Pte Ltd - Consulting
FreemanXP - Business Services

National Business Awards
PSB Academy - Education
Imagene Labs Pte Ltd - Health Products & Services
One Farrer Hotel & Spa - Hospitality & Leisure
Adventus Singapore Pte Ltd - IT Services
BR Metals Pte Ltd - Metals & Mining
Meinhardt (Singapore) Pte Ltd - Engineering

If you would like to join the 2019 awards and be awarded as one of the most outstanding international, national or local companies in Singapore, please email [email protected].

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