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Advantech started operations in Singapore in 1995. Over the next few years, offices were set up in Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, and India. The Singapore Business unit played a key role in the start up of the regional offices. The low corporate tax, the availability of highly skilled manpower, and to some extent, the multilingual abilities of the staffs led to Singapore becoming the Regional HQ for the SAP region.

Frasers Centrepoint Limited, the property arm of Singapore’s 127-year¬old Fraser and Neave, Limited, enjoyed a stellar 2009 with a six fold increase in home sales in Singapore even during the global financial crisis. So how did the group do it and what are its plans for the next 5 years? Chief Executive Officer Lim Ee Seng says the firm stayed focused on quality and innovative home projects aimed at the mass and mid-tier segments in Singapore whilst it beefed up its land acquisitions in overseas markets like Australia and China.

UFIT commenced operations in March 2008 starting with five sessions a week. As it continues to expand, UFIT now has essentially outdoor fitness Bootcamps lasting one hour, mixing cardio and strength work into a very unique combination.

Anton Ravindran, who won a number of accolades including the Top ASME Entreprenuer award for 2 consecutive years (respectively in 2005 and 2006) and the winner of Singapore Indian Entreprenuer award in 2006, saw the Company he founded (Genovate) facing challenges for the first time (in more than 10 years) during the global financial crisis. After having found new investors for Genovate, he embarked on a new journey to spearhead Rapidstart (formerly a subsidiary of Genovate), as well as a new venture in Global Science and Technology Forum (GSTF) which he says he pursues from his passion and professional interests.

BASF is the world’s leading chemical company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics and performance products to agricultural products, fine chemicals and oil and gas.

PotterHouse aims to develop into a holistic Career Strategy & Development Consultant. It integrates its Executive Recruitment, Outplacement Consulting and Executive Coaching services with Corporate Career Design, Planning & Development as well as non-traditional career services encompassing alternative, golden and mid career strategies.

Fortifying web security is like running an arms race against spammers and malware authors. It needs to receive budgetary priority regardless of the prevailing economic conditions or risk losing out to the so-called shadow economy.

Amongst the multinational companies flourishing in the printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) industry, a Singapore-based firm stands out. Nutek Pte. Ltd. is highly regarded for its world-class quality PCB handling equipment, barcode labeling cells, laser marking systems, original equipment manufacturing (OEM) specialising in soldering systems and automatic optical inspection (AOI) machines, and original design manufacturing (ODM). Founded in 1989 by its current Chairman Yong Choon, Nutek’s business has grown steadily over the past 20 years. It has gained a reputation for conceptualising, designing and manufacturing automated production systems that are reliable, innovative, and tailor-made to client specifications. Today the Nutek brand stands for quality, efficient products that exceed customer requirements. To constantly improve its services in the midst of fast technological advances, Nutek constantly upgrades its employees’ technical skills through in-house and vendor-sponsored training as well as external professional courses. The company has developed programmes to enhance the health and welfare of its workforce, thereby becoming an attractive employer within its jurisdictions in Singapore, Europe, the Americas, Australia, New Zealand and China.“The relatively low staff turnover contributed to our high efficiency, capability and productivity,” says Mr. Yong. Recently, Nutek was awarded the ISO 14000 after complying with ISO standards on proper storage and disposal of hazardous material, proper work safety measures employed, and proper documentation on environmental procedures. This has bolstered its image as a responsible and environmentally friendly company. Mr. Yong believes India and China represent promising business volumes for Nutek in the future. The company maintains offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai (Nutek China Ltd.); Colorado, USA (Nutek Americas Inc.); and the Benelux (Nutek Europe). It also has an OEM business with Tamura Machinery Singapore and an exclusive distributorship agreement with Hawker Richardson Pty. Ltd. of Australia & New Zealand. Nutek has maintained its position as a global leader in the PCBA industry because of its strong dedication to making top-quality, innovative products that help customers operate more effectively and efficiently.