Team-Metal's foresight and customer-centric approach pay off

THE disk drive and printer manufacturing industry in Singapore was thriving until the emergence of low-cost competitors overseas in the early 2000s disrupted everything. Many companies were forced to close or relocate overseas.

However, one company, Team-Metal (S) Pte Ltd, managed to ride through the crisis and emerged stronger due to the foresight of its founder and managing director Chan Khai Seng, as well as the management team.

Incorporated in 1988, Team-Metal initially adopted a high-volume business model, engaging in the manufacturing of mechanical components in disk drives and printers.