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RCEP Industrial Cooperation Conference/Yunfu Mission Trip

November 23, 2023

RCEP (区域全面经济伙伴关系协定)

产业合作委员会与中国广东省云浮市人民政府共同主办的“中国(广东云浮)RCEP产业合作大会”于今年11月8日在云浮市召开。

RCEP, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, is a free trade zone jointly established by 10 ASEAN countries and five other nations, including China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand, in 2020. The RCEP Industrial Cooperation Committee was formed in 2021, and SBMSA is honored to have been invited as one of its members.
The conference, attended by as many as 300 political leaders and representatives of private chambers of commerce, aimed to promote industrial collaboration in the RCEP region and facilitate trade and investment cooperation among enterprises.

出席此次大会的各国政界领导及民间商会代表多达300人,会议旨在推进RCEP区域内的产业对接,助力企业贸易投资合作。

RCEP产业合作委员会也在大会召开前举行成立后第四次会议,各国代表委员就国内经济现状以及区域合作课题进行论述和交流。

除了正式会议,主办单位还安排我们参观云浮(新兴)首届金属制造产业及不锈钢餐厨具博览会,考察当地的温氏食品集团,禅文化创意产业园,并且在住宿,出行餐饮方方面面全程热诚细心接待。

我们也利用空档时间,考察和参观云服务的石材企业,拜会云浮石材行业协会,见证了这个拥有400多年历史,6千多家大小石材企业,被冠予“中国石都”美誉的云浮。 当天,云浮当局为我们准备一个座谈会,召集了石材协会属下近20名领先企业负责人,介绍云浮石材业现状,表达云浮和新加坡今后在石材采购以及各种项目的合作意愿。 附:11月9日云浮座谈会出席名单供参考。有兴趣的可以联系本会秘书,索取联系资 料。

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新春团拜午宴

2024年2月23日

本会在裕廊镇大会堂阁楼Penthouse举办了新春团拜午宴。午宴共有92位嘉宾参加,其中有55位来自新加坡建筑专业联盟的商会,六商团的商会 和各各不同商会的会长与代表。此次的主宾是国家发展部长李智陹先生而贵宾是新加坡中华总商会高泉庆会长。

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[The Straits Times] New platform will let small subcontractors get paid as soon as developers make a payment

Colin Tan
Senior Correspondent
UPDATED 23 NOV 2023, 10:29 PM SGT

SINGAPORE – A new platform under development will improve cash flow for small subcontractors by allowing them to get paid as soon as a property developer pays the main contractor for a just-completed portion of work.

The platform will shorten the often lengthy payment process significantly, so much so that subcontractors could get their money as early as the day after their work is certified as completed.

It will also mean the developer and the banks need only deal with the main contractor rather than with every subcontractor down the line, which could entail engaging with hundreds of individual firms. 

The Doxa Connex platform, as it is called, is a tie-up between Visa, UOB and local fintech Doxa.

It allows any entity within a particular project’s ecosystem to upload all its documentation, making the verification and payment process more transparent and, in turn, simpler and quicker.

Previously, it could take up to three months or more for payments to flow through, as each company had its own system of processing claim submissions and disbursing money. These delays often result in a cash crunch, especially for smaller contractors at the lower tiers that are also often constrained by a lack of access to working capital.

“Ultimately, this unified system enables both traceability and accountability, while also eliminating the banks’ risk exposure to all the underlying contractors,” said Doxa chief executive and co-founder Edmund Ng.

He noted that for every project, a main contractor may have direct dealings with as many as 50 to 70 subcontractors, but subsequent layers of sub-subcontractors mean there could be several hundred other smaller players below this level.

Industrial landlord JTC Corporation and local builder Kimly Construction are planning to run trials on the platform, using data from past projects to simulate real-world scenarios.

“These trials are focused on achieving quicker payment cycles for contractors, which is a critical pain point in the construction sector,” Mr Ng said.

 

The platform, along with the crucial payment function, is expected to be up and running by the second quarter of 2024.

Each subcontractor will be issued with a virtual UOB Visa card that will allow them to be paid almost immediately for their services ahead of the invoice due date.

Ms Adeline Kim, Visa’s country manager for Singapore and Brunei, noted that while UOB is “the first issuer that we are working together with on this platform”, the payments giant is looking forward to working with other banks and financial institutions.

“We want to help improve working capital for subcontractors so that they can focus on running their business,” Ms Kim said. “This is because their survival is critical to the main contractor. If their businesses fail, replacements will need to be found and such delays are costly.”

Another huge benefit is that payments will not hinge on the main contractor, said Kimly Construction director Louis Khoo.

He noted that “whenever there is a verified claim for work done, the amounts are immediately drawn down via the Visa virtual cards. The main contractor receives the remainder”.

Ms Elaine Lee, JTC’s director of contracts and procurement division (construction), added: “We believe (the platform) will make a noticeable difference, and we are keen to see the benefits it will deliver.”

Doxa, which is part of the Visa Accelerator Programme for start-ups, was founded five years ago and was among the seven finalists shortlisted from a field of almost 500 applications. It created an administrative tool to help the construction industry manage and share documents between companies on a common platform.

Its potential became apparent when the payment function was added, Ms Kim said.

建筑行业的可持续融资- 上述文章是讲诉在新的平台上,只要开发商付款,小型承包商将可更快获得报酬。
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新加坡建筑材料商公會联谊聚餐

2023年 10月26日

新加坡建筑材料商公會在汕头海鲜酒楼举办了疫情后的第五次联谊聚餐。共有19家公司的41 位会员参加。黄会长在宴会上分发了会员证书及公会别针给家新会员公司IGUS Singapore Pte Ltd。美乐地板有限公司在宴会上向会员们介绍了他们的产品, IGUS 也介绍给会员低成本自动化 机器人而新加坡劳动力发展局(WSG)则分享了政府的一些员工补助。

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新加坡建筑材料商公會联谊聚餐

2023年 8月24日

新加坡建筑材料商公會在燕阁大酒楼举办了2023年会员大会暨第四次联谊聚餐。黄会长在宴 会上分发了会员证书及公会别针给1家新会员公司Floor Melody。协发漆料公司和RenderTec Marketing也在宴会上向会员们介绍了他们公司的产品。

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SCCCI’s SME & Infocomm Commerce (SMEICC) Conference Series 2023, 15th & 16th August @ Suntec Convention Centre

SMEICC 2023 Information

Singapore’s largest and only bilingual SME conference for the past 25 years, Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry cordially invite you to attend the annual SME and Infocomm Commerce Conference (SMEICC) at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre at Level 4, Hall 405 & 406 on 15 and 16 August 2023. 

Join us for “LEADERSHIP NEXT: Rising Above Adversity“, as this year’s conference will delve into the art of navigating uncertainties and uplifting your business to the next level.

 

Reserve your complimentary pass at https://www.smeicc.org/smeicc-2023-registration/ or visit www.smeicc.org for more information. Email smeicc@sccci.org.sg for queries.

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云浮市与新加坡建筑材料商公会交流会

2023年 6月 28日

2023 年 6 月 28 日,来自广东省云浮市的 13 名代表访问了新加坡建筑材料商公会,并进行了 2 小时的交流会谈。

中国代表团的访问旨在加强新加坡建筑材料商公会与云浮市之间的联系,并探索合作机会。此 访是为了增进双方相互了解并促进双方友谊。

访问于下午 2:30 至 4:30 进行。云浮市商团首先参观了位于 02-25 单元的本会会所,过后移步 到商团中心锡兰会议室举行会谈。黄世荣会长首先向云浮市代表团表示欢迎,并简要介绍了本 会的历史和出席的董事。黄会长提及去年八月曾受邀出席北京举行的线上云浮石材业合作委员 会成立仪式,并发表演讲,对云浮并不陌生。

云浮市委员会书记卢荣春在会上放映了 3 个视频介绍,其中 2 个是金属智造产业宣传片和石 材产业宣传片。云浮市建市于 1994 年,是广东省最年轻的地级市。云浮市下辖 5 个县,总面 积 7785 平方公里并拥有 300 万人口。它是广东的西门,是广东通往东南亚乃至东盟国家的桥 头堡。

卢荣春书记邀请新加坡建筑材料商公会在不久的将来访问云浮市,参加云浮的石材展览会,并 推荐了各种投资机会和合作领域。会后,卢书记赠送了云浮精美的玉如意给我会,而本会也赠 送给所有云浮代表本会的 90 周年纪念特刊留念。

云浮市/新加坡建筑材料商公会交流会以下午茶结束,双方代表言谈甚欢,期待未来进一步联 系交流。

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新加坡建筑材料商公會联谊聚餐

2023年 6月21日

新加坡建筑材料商公會再次延续传统,在永福楼举办了疫情后的第三次联谊聚餐。共有22家 公司的42位会员参加。黄会长在宴会上分发了会员证书及公会别针给2家新会员公司Nana Steel Pte Ltd及PWM Steel Pte Ltd。Arimokko 和缘之木贸易私人有限公司也在宴会上向会员们介 绍了他们的产品。

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新加坡建筑材料商公會联谊聚餐

2023年 4月 11日

新加坡建筑材料商公會再次延续传统,在芳林大厦的燕阁大酒楼举办了疫情后的第二次联谊聚餐。燕阁当晚为公会安排了特别的菜单,会员只需支付S$30即可享用9道丰盛的菜肴,并可无限畅饮红葡萄酒。 

晚宴以黄世荣会长致欢迎辞开始,希望每2-3个月可以举办一次这样的聚会。黄会长还汇报了公会最近到马来西亚新山白马陶瓷工业有限公司参观的情况,以及中国建筑装饰材料协会的邀请。这次聚餐有来自22家公司的44位会员参加,其中2家是新加入的公司。两家新公司的代表分别介绍了各自的公司和产品。

黄会长也向会员介绍了与本会有密切关系的6商团和与政府机构有许多联系的新加坡建筑专业联盟(STAS)。新加坡建筑材料商公會是这两个商会的成员,并与新加坡中华总商会也有着密切的联系。

这次的联谊聚餐我们很荣幸邀请到新加坡理工学院(Yina女士)和新加坡管理学院(Esther女士)代表出席并简要介绍了他们为本会会员量身定制的课程,以帮助会员公司实现数字化和增加业务增长能力。

最后,黄会长感谢这次做东的6位董事分担其余费用并带领做东董事与全体会员举杯共饮 把酒言欢。席间由陈文庆副会长带头,大家在卡拉OK欢唱中圆满结束。

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白马陶瓷

2023年 3月 28日

白马陶瓷工业有限公司成立于1992年,并于1999年成功在吉隆坡证券交易所上市。白马陶瓷新加坡分公司成立于1998年,是一家以质量、创新和艺术闻名的陶瓷制造商。新加坡建筑材料供应商协会(SBMSA)有幸参观了他们于2000年建成的位于马来西亚新山的第三工厂,占地面积2万平方米。2.

此次参观工厂让大家深入了解陶瓷的生产过程,从原材料到成品。本会的会员见证了生产过程的每一个阶段,包括粘土和水的混合,成型,烧制,上光和抛光。

参观活动首先由白马陶瓷提供早餐,并介绍了公司的历史和概况。接下来是2个小时的参观工厂 (绕厂走一圈是2公里)。所有会员都对设备的规模和生产线的现代化感到赞许。工厂甚至有自己的污水处理系统和地下储水库。

这次参观为会员提供了一个很好的机会来了解陶瓷的历史,制造过程,以及公司对可持续发展和环保实践的方向。白马陶瓷也已获得ISO 14001和多项绿色奖项和认证。

参观工厂后,会员在Tanjong Putri高尔夫度假村享用了白马陶瓷预备的丰盛午餐,随后由黄世荣会长带领一些会员一起打高尔夫球。其余的会员则在KSL百货公司享受按摩和购物,度过了愉快的下午。

摘录 : 新加坡白马陶瓷有限公司

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