Daily Archives: 24 Aug 2009

Factory cluster, aviation centre to rise at Seletar

Posted on 24 Aug 2009 | Comments Off on Factory cluster, aviation centre to rise at Seletar

A CLUSTER of factories and a $14 million, seven-storey building will be erected at the Seletar Aerospace park to house companies now operating mainly out of old hangars.

The new facilities will be ready by 2011.

As part of the development of the area, JTC Corp is also planning to build what it calls a ‘general aviation centre’ for private jet operators and flying clubs at Seletar Camp.

Its director for the aerospace sector, Ms Tang Wai Yee, said during a media briefing on Friday that a 2.6ha site had been earmarked for the purpose.

The plan is for affected companies, such as Executive Jets Asia, Flying Doctors Asia and the Republic of Singapore Flying Club, to share Continue reading →

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Work space – the next frontier

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DESK-SHARING may sound a little threatening to some but it is one example of the way modern offices are being reshaped to bring about efficiency and innovation.

Government agencies and companies in Singapore are looking to introduce such strategies to get the most out of their physical space.

They are following in the footsteps of global multinationals which have, for the past decade, used technology and a mobile workforce to embrace workplace strategies to cut costs and improve productivity, said Mr Peter Andrew.

He is Asia-Pacific managing director of DEGW, a London-based global strategy and design consultancy that looks at how offices can better use space and change the way people behave within that space.

Organisations in Asia are just beginning to catch on to the importance of that, he said. ‘In the past 18 months, about 90 per cent of our Continue reading →

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