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SBMSA CNY Celebrations 2023

31ST JANUARY 2023

SBMSA CNY Celebrations at Trade Association Hub on 31st Jan 2023

Singapore Building Materials Suppliers’ Association held its long-awaited Chinese New Year Celebrations at Trade Association Hub Penthouse on 31st January 2023. The luncheon was attended by 70 guests, including Presidents from various associations, representatives from Specialists Trade Alliance of Singapore (STAS), Six Trade Associations, Singapore Timber Association and Singapore Renovation Contractors and Materials Suppliers Association. Our Guest of Honour (GOH) was Mr Tan Kiat How, Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information and National Development and special guest Mr. Kho Choon Keng, President of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCCI) also attended the event. To liven up the celebrations, there was also a lion dance performance and a God of Wealth to hand out candies to all guests.

President Ng Soy Ng started the lunch by wishing everyone a Happy New Year and Gong Xi Fa Cai. He also thanked SMS Tan, SCCCI President Kho Choon Keng and all the guests for attending the event.  President Ng commented that the past 3 years had not been easy due to covid-19. There are also other challenges that we’ll need to overcome today, such as inflation and the ongoing Ukraine war.  However, the building Industry is on the path to recovery and we are hopeful that with the government initiatives and grants for the Built Environment (BE) sector, we will welcome a better future.

 

SMS Tan also shared with the members on how he is glad that the BE sector has overcome the challenges during the COVID-19 period. Looking ahead, the outlook for our BE sector remains positive and construction activities are gradually picking up. Nonetheless, we must also step up our efforts to transform the BE industry into one that is even more resilient, sustainable and productive, to overcome any future challenges.
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6 Trade Association Meeting

29TH NOVEMBER 2022

Singapore Six Trade Associations annual symposium and dinner was successfully held on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at Chui Huay Lim Teochew Cuisine.  The current rotating chairman is Mr. Kelvin Tay, President of Singapore Hardware & Tools Association. During the symposium, leaders of the six-association reported on the status and outlook of their industry. Trade Association all face the same problems of cost, manpower, capital and “counterfeiting” issue. But everyone is thankful that Singapore has a wise government, and the pragmatic decision to coexist with Covid-19 and a variety of aid packages have allowed the country to move on.

Looking forward to 2023, the leaders hoped that Singapore Six Trade Association can unite to communicate more, organize more activities, and jointly face future challenges.

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SBMSA Social Gathering Dinner

09TH SEPTEMBER 2022

After more than 3 years of not being able to gather for our regular social gathering due to Covid, we are finally able to meet up and continue with this tradition.

The dinner started off with our Honorary Secretary, Kenny Lim welcoming everybody to the dinner and followed by President Ng Soy Ng’s welcome speech. He commented on the tough business environment all companies are facing now and hope all can unite and through the association, face the challenges together. 41 members from 22 companies attended the dinner of which 5 are new members whom President Ng specially extended a warm welcome to.

President Ng commented that although there were no large gatherings during Covid, except for the inauguration ceremony witnessed by Minister of National Development, Desmond Lee Ti-Seng and online visits to members, the executive committee has been meeting regularly to perform their respective duties. He also hopes to resume on-site visits as soon as possible, allowing members to visit each other and organise social gathering dinners every 2-3 months.  President Ng invites everyone to visit the association’s website regularly to learn more about the association’s activities and actively participate in them. Finally, President Ng announced that the next gathering will be held at our association office in TA Hub unit 02-25 (on January 31, 2023) and welcome all members to attend the lunch gathering and celebrate Chinese New Year together.

8 sumptuous dishes were served during the dinner along with free flow wines, beers and drinks.  Members only had to pay $30 per head as the balance cost was sponsored by our Executive Committee.  2 free seats were also given to new members to encourage them to join in. 

During the dinner, President Ng led the Executive Committee around to toast to everyone, and the social gathering dinner concluded successfully with joyous laughter and karaoke singing.

Attachments : President Mr. Ng Soy Ng’s speech video, President Mr. Ng Soy Ng’s speech, Video of Meeting Venue, and many wonderful pictures.

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SBMSA Social Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Signing Ceremony at IBEW

06TH SEPTEMBER 2022

SBMSA signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Singapore Polytechnic (SP). The scope is co-drive digitalisation solutions and training provided by Singapore Polytechnic to SBMSA’s members and partners. There is also co-organise events and seminars to promote industry transformation. At the IBEW event, the official signing ceremony will be witnessed by the Minister of National Development, Desmond Lee.

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Online “China (Yunfu) – RCEP Economic and Trade Cooperation Series Activities”

31ST AUGUST 2022

To strengthen trade and investment cooperation between China and RCEP countries, the “China (Yunfu) – RCEP Economic and Trade Cooperation Series Activities” co-hosted by the China-ASEAN Business Council (CABC) and RCEP held online on 31 august 2022 (Wednesday) morning. The video of the speech previously recorded by our president Mr. Ng Soy Ng was also played at the meeting.

Attachments : President Mr. Ng Soy Ng’s speech video, President Mr. Ng Soy Ng’s speech, Video of Meeting Venue, and many wonderful pictures.

President Ng. Soy Ng's Speech

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was signed by 15 Asia-Pacific countries at the end of last year, 2021 which brought about many new changes and business opportunities to the global economy, especially the 10 ASEAN countries.

Even as COVID-19 is still lingering, trade in stone materials between China and ASEAN countries remains active. China’s imports of stone materials from ASEAN have increased by more than 50 per cent for the fourth consecutive year. At the same time, Chinese companies in stone materials are also increasing their ASEAN investments, cooperation in mining, as well as stone processing and technical equipment are deepening.

With the booming ASEAN economy, there will be more opportunities for the stone materials industry.

The Yunfu city is just 140 km from Guangzhou and is one of the cities in the city of Guangzhou in the Pearl River Delta. It is rich in mining resources, and stone is the main pillar industry of the city. It has always been known as a “stone city” and enjoys many good reputations such as “stone culture”, “China’s Model Stone circulation base”, “China’s stone construction capital”, “China’s Stone Base Centre” and “Land of Stone Sculpture Art”.

In recent years, the company supplied a lot of stone to high-rise buildings, gardens, and public facilities. With the strong promotion of green buildings and sustainable green building materials in Singapore, the “artificial stone” produced by the company will have many opportunities to be widely used in future.

Singapore is a small country with a population of 5.6 million and a land area of 720 square kilometers. However, with its excellent geographical location and stable political situation, it is a major financial and port center in the world and is still the largest investor country in China. Singapore can be used as a stronghold by the floating power to expand the ASEAN market, allowing both sides to complement each other’s strengths offering deep cooperation in resources, capital, technology and management to jointly explore the third market.

Lastly, congratulations on the establishment of the RCEP Stone Industry Cooperation Committees, and I hope that under the leadership of the respective committees, a platform will be set up for all parties in the stone industry to further promote exchanges and cooperation in the RCEP regional stone industry and its development.

Thank You!

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[BCA] Reminder to complete verification of your vaccination status in the National Immunisation Registry (NIR)

Dear SBMSA Members,

REMINDER – Work Pass Holders (WPH) Vaccination Status

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Please be reminded that failure to comply with vaccination requirements for possible revocation/non-renewal of Work Pass Holders (WPH), MOM would be commencing enforcement against WPHs who did not obtain full COVID vaccination status soon.

You may consider the following list below : 

  • Employers (ERs) to read the vax requirements on MOM website (https://www.mom.gov.sg/covid-19/vaccination-requirements-as-a-condition-for-mom-passes)
  • To make clear that CMP S Pass and WPHs have 07 days after arrival to verify their fully vaccinated status with a local clinic. For the rest of the pass holders, it will be 30 days.
  • ERs can refer to the reminders sent by MOM on the follow-ups needed.
  • ERs to update their email addresses so that they can be reached in a timely manner.

The attached sample reminder letter was sent to all employers by MOM to complete verification of their vaccination status in the National Immunisation Registry (NIR).

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[Invitation – Singapore Poly] AEC Tech Forum & DigiBuildFest 2022

STAS’ Partner, Singapore Polytechnic would like to invite you to join us in SP AEC Tech Forum & DigiBuildFest 2022.

There will be 3 series to this AEC Tech and below are the event details. Visit https://www.aectechdigibuildfest.com/ for more information.

For further inquiries, please contact SP at spie_events@sp.edu.sg.

We look forward to seeing you!

Event Details

Forum 1

Date : 26 August 2022 (Friday)

Time : 2:00pm to 5:00pm

Venue : Singapore Polytechnic Graduate’s Guild (SPGG), Ballroom @ Level 3 (Physical) or https://aectechdigibuildfest.com/ (Online)

Topic : Digital Transformation of AEC Industry during The Pandemic : A Critical Panel Discussion

Forum 2

Date : 30 September 2022 (Friday)

Time : 2:00pm to 5:00pm

Venue : Singapore Polytechnic Graduate’s Guild (SPGG), Ballroom @ Level 3 (Physical) or https://aectechdigibuildfest.com/ (Online)

Topic : Talent Building and Capability Education and Training

AEC Tech Digibuild Fest 2022

Date : 4 November 2022 (Friday)

Time : 2:00pm to 6:00pm

Venue : Singapore Polytechnic, Digital Building Innovation Centre (DBIC), W513 (Physical) or https://aectechdigibuildfest.com/ (Online)

Topic : Presentation and Results of Day for AEC Tech DigiBuildFest 2022

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SMEICC Conference Series 2022

Dear SBMSA Members,

SMEICC 2022 Information

Singapore’s largest and only bilingual SME conference for the past 24 years, the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry presents its flagship event, SMEICC.

Revel in a showcase of groundbreaking ideas and successful initiatives by distinguished thought leaders, eminent business leaders, and government agencies. Expect a holistic engagement via a hybrid approach designed to help SMEs win in disruptive times.

SMEICC 2022 is set for a return at Suntec Convention & Exhibition Centre. The 2-Day bilingual conference will bring together a carefully curated line-up of entrepreneurs, technology experts, management gurus and thought-leaders from Singapore and overseas to share insights on business issues relevant to SMEs today.

The SME Gallery, held in conjunction with the conference, will play host to several technology-led business innovations and new-to-market ideas.

For the latest information of the event, you may visit www.smeicc.org.

To find out more about SMEICC 2022 programme, click here to view https://www.smeic.org/programme/.

Below is the eDM with the hyperlink to the registration form (https://www.smeicc.org/registration/) :

SMEICC Conference Series 2022

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ArchXpo 2022 (November 16-18, 2022)

Dear SBMSA Members,

CEMS would like to take this opportunity to invite SBMSA members to join Architecture & Building Services Expo 2022 which will be held at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre from November 16-18, 2022. 

This premier event brings together seven themes under one show – the overall ocus will be “Sustainability in a Digital Built Environment”, attached brochure below will describe the different shows.

CEMS expects to bring together architects, developers, contractors, Facility and Strata Managers, Interior Designers and government affiliates to this event. Some 3000 conference delegates and 5000 trade visitors from around the region are expected at this event. This would be a tremendous opportunity to meet and network with associates of the build industry in Singapore and the region.

For locally registered companies in Singapore, there will be a subsidy of up to 70% of the booth costs from Enterprise Singapore under their LEAD Program. All you need to do is fill up the application form and CEMS will handle the due process.

CEMS hopes that SBMSA members will be part of this exhibition and look forward to rejuvenating business success post-COVID restrictions.

If you are interested to join and need further information, please contact us at sbmsa1929@gmail.com.

ABS 2022 Conferences

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[BCA Circular] Application for Accessor’s Determination Under Part 10A of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act for Construction Contracts in the Built Environment Sector

Dear SBMSA Members,

The BCA Circular on “Application for Assessor’s Determination Under Part 10A of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act for Construction Contracts in the Built Environment Sector” below has been sent to all Contractors Registration System (CRS) and Public Sector Panels of Consultants (PSPC) registered firms. We attached a copy of the PDF circular below for your reference.

Please refer to the circular which can be downloaded from https://go.gov.sg/bca-circular-cotma10a-end (English) and https://go.gov.sg/bca-circular-cotma10a-end-chi (Chinese) for more details. 

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