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THE 1980's |
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1981
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Formed SFIC on 10 July 1981 as the official
representative body of furniture manufacturers
and exporters in Singapore.
Also represented Singapore in the ASEAN
Federation of Furniture Manufacturers Association
(AFFMA), now known as ASEAN Furniture Industries
Council (AFIC).
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1982
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Debut of the 1st specialised furniture show
- Singapore International Furniture Show
’82.
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1983
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Organised the Singapore International Furniture
Show ’83 in conjunction with the 2nd
ASEAN Furniture Show (AFS).
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Mid 80s
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Facilitated industry-wide regionalisation/internationalisation
programmes to help industry players stay
viable
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1988
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Unanimous decision by AFFMA to appoint Singapore
as the:
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permanent site for the
ASEAN Furniture Show |
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permanent Secretariat for AFIC |
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1989
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Debut of:
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the Singapore Furniture
Export Show, in conjunction with AFS
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1st Furniture Design Competition
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| IN
THE 1990's |
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1992
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Rebranding of the Singapore Furniture Export
Show to “International Furniture Fair
Singapore” (IFFS).
Endorsement of IFFS as “Approved International
Fair" by the Singapore government.
Launched:
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the
Singapore Furniture Design Centre
(SFDC) on 11 September 1992 (the first
and largest permanent furniture design
centre in the region) |
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a 10-year SFIC
Master Plan to guide the industry
towards continuous growth and development,
with support from EDB |
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1993
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Commissioned the Singapore Furniture Test
Centre (SFTC) in March 1993 @ SISIR Building,
with support from ASEAN Furniture Technology
Centre/EC.
Launched:
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Furniture
Manufacturing Information System (FMIS)
- an industry-wide computerisation
programme, with support from National
Computer Board. |
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Furniture Design
Training Programme, together with
EDB and TDB Design Centre |
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Good Furniture
Retailers Scheme (GFRS) on 14 May
1993 |
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1994
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Established a 350,000-sqm Singapore Furniture
Industry Park - Kunshan, the first private
sector-led specialised furniture industry
park in China
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1995
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Commissioning of the Singapore Furniture
Industry Park - Kunshan by Singapore Minister
for Trade & Industry, Mr Yeo Cheow Tong
on 9 October 1995
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1996
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Launched:
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Singapore Furniture
Design Centre at IMM Shanghai |
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SFIC Shanghai Branch Office |
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1998
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Acceptance of IFFS/AFS (the 1st international
furniture fair in Asia) as a member of the
prestigious Union des Foires Internationales
(UFI), a Paris-based international body
of trade fair organisers, in October 1998
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1999
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Launched the Youth Furniture Committee -
focus group comprising the 2nd echelon generation
of industry leaders
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| IN
THE 2000's |
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2000
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Rebranding of the Singapore Furniture Design
Centre (SFDC) as The Furniture Square on
27 October 2000
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2001
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Launched:
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asiafurniturehub.com,
an e-portal for furniture industry
players |
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SFIC Member Assistance Scheme to
help members during the economic downturn.
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2002
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Launched OFFICE and KITCHEN at IFFS/AFS,
with strategic partner, KolnMesse International
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2003
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Launched:
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Furniture
Industry Capability Upgrading Programme
(Furniture ICAP), with support of
SPRING Singapore |
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2nd Member
Assistance Scheme to help members
deal with the challenging economic
times |
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inaugural
Singapore Furniture Industry Awards
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inaugural
Furniture Design Forum |
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2004
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Rebranding of Furniture Design Competition
as Furniture Design Award and expanded its
profile to include international entries
Launched the Furniture
Learning Institute on 29 January 2004 |
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2005
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Launched The International Furniture Centre
(IFC)
Achieved record sales
and participation for IFFS/AFS
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grew
from 82 exhibitors from 4 ASEAN
countries (8,000) in 1989 to 452
exhibitors from 33 countries (55,000
sqm) and over 17,000 buyers from
more than 100 countries. |
Corporatised the SFIC Fairs
Division and started a new company called
International Furniture Fair Singapore Pte
Ltd (IFFS Pte Ltd) to focus on organising
furniture & furniture-related and events.
The organising of SFIC's flagship furniture
trade show - the International Furniture
Fair Singapore (IFFS) - was transferred
to the Company. |
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2006
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Launched a gamut of development programmes,
partially funded under the government multi-agency
local Enterprise and Association Development
(LEAD) Program. With the S$16 million plan,
implemented over the next 3 years will help
the industry substain its strategic advantage
and enhance its competitive edge in the
international marketplace. The SFIC's 3
year growth plan will focus on three key
areas - nurture a high value-added workforce,
develop more design-centric companies, and
create a synergised industry network to
capture a bigger global market share.
IFFS Pte Ltd registered the highest exhibitor
and visitor count in its 23 years history
with 505 exhibitors from 29 countries and
17,838 trade participants from 12 countries.
The year 2006 show occupied 6 halls of the
Singapore Expo and boasted an increase of
8% in size as compared to year 2005.
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2007
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Launched of PLATFORM, a new initiative that
will be held annually in conjunction with
IFFS/AFS.
- IFFS/AFS 2007 achieved an attendance
of 17,322 trade visitors from 117 countries
at the recent five-day event. Amongst the
visitors, there were 66 buying delegations
from 17 countries. In terms of the scale
of the fair, IFFS/AFS 2007 was the largest
in its 24-year history, providing a useful
platform for the forging of an unprecedented
number of potential global trade partnerships.
It hosted a record 510 exhibitors from 28
countries of which, many had increased their
exhibition space. This resulted in the show
being 10.7 percent bigger than 2006 with
60,000 square metres in gross space (or
39,300 square metres in nett space) spread
across all six halls at the Singapore Expo. |
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2008
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Launched the Singapore Mozaic, an industry
programme by the Singapore Furniture Industries
Council (SFIC) and is supported by SPRING
Singapore as well as International Enterprise
(IE) Singapore. |
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2009
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Launched the Design DNA Programme at the official
opening of IFFS/AFS 2009, a new initiative
by the Singapore Furniture Industries Council
that aims to boost overall design standards
and capabilities of local furniture companies
and designers. Supported by SPRING Singapore,
the programme will be implemented over the
next three years to assist the furniture industry
in fully leveraging design as a key competitive
advantage and driver for future growth.
Launched the Members Assistance Scheme (MAS), a financial package to assist its members weather the current economic uncertainties, for the third time. Under the MAS, up to S$1 million was handed out to eligible members to help lower business costs, strengthen business capabilities and explore new business opportunities to ensure sustainability, and facilitate their market diversification efforts. |
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