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Kori aims to stay steely in face of rising material cost, labour strain

The Catalist-listed specialist builder is engaging in R&D efforts to improve long-term productivity.

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Sharanya Pillai

Sharanya Pillai

Published Sun, Feb 21, 2021 · 09:50 PM

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    LABOUR crunches and spiking steel prices are among the challenges facing specialist builder Kori Holdings this year.

    But its chief executive Hooi Yu Koh believes that the 39-year-old company can power through with a fresh crop of contracts. Rather than diversify, as some of his peers have done, he is betting on R&D efforts to improve productivity.

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