Taking on the global stage

ONE firm is instrumental in shaping Singapore's urban landscape and replicating the urbanisation model to countries in Asia and Africa; the other is synonymous with Singapore's industrialisation efforts and shares its expertise in industrial parks and infrastructure solutions to other parts of the world. With their collective expertise, the union of these two companies brings about a major powerhouse in Asia for urbanisation and infrastructure solutions.

Surbana Jurong Pte Ltd, formed from the merger of Surbana International Consultants Holdings and Jurong International Holdings, is ready to take its place in the global stage as it ramps up in size and broadens its technical expertise. Plans are afoot to raise its technical staff strength from 4,000 to 6,000 within the next three to five years, and to double its annual consultancy fees from S$500 million to between S$1 billion and S$1.5 billion.

According to Surbana Jurong Group chief executive officer Wong Heang Fine, there is an endless string of enquiries from cities and countries in Asia and Africa that have noticed Singapore's rapid development and want to replicate its public housing and township model or industrial parks.