November 09 Issue
 
 
 
     
 
FLI Workshop Series
 
‘Green’ painting technology for the furniture industry
Date: 5 Aug 2009 Wednesday | Time: 2.00 – 5.30pm

19 participants from various furniture companies were taken on a ‘green’ journey with guest speaker, Mr. Otmar Schenk-Weier, Director for Asia & Pacific of Kremlin-Rexson Pte Ltd. He introduced new spraying technologies for different types of finishes and elaborated on the new environmental legislation for the European market. He also shared information on how transfer efficiency levels can affect the environment and even reduce operating costs if effectively monitored. The training ended on a high note with a ‘live’ spraying demonstration that gave the participants an exciting and unique learning experience.

 
Business opportunities in emerging Vietnam
Date: 20 Aug 2009, Thursday | Time: 3.00 – 4.30pm

Targeted at business owners and managers who are keen to expand their businesses in Vietnam, the speaker, Mr Aloysius Chew, Senior Manager for SembCorp Parks Management Pte Ltd - Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park, shared insights on the opportunities present in this emerging market. Through the enriching 1.5 hours workshop, the nine participants gained a better understanding of the intricacies of doing business in Vietnam and walked away with a good knowledge of how to effectively manage their business operations there.

 
Essential knowledge of furniture product & material
Date: 4, 11, 18, 25 Sept, Friday | Time: 2.00 – 6.00pm
         9, 16, 23 , 30 Oct, Friday | Time: 2.00 – 6.00pm

During the four-part workshop conducted on Fridays over a month, participants underwent intensive training in product knowledge on topics such as furniture contextual studies, material characteristics/properties, production, maintenance and other important factors that are crucial to the design and manufacturing processes. The trainer, Mr Bob Leong is a veteran in the furniture and wood business with over 30 years of hands-on and leadership experience. The workshop was conducted in September and again in October and attracted over 30 participants. Please contact Ms Tina Seah or Ms Wong Jia Wei for more information on the upcoming training schedules.

 
     
 

Upcoming Workshops!

Germany Furniture Market – Understand The Buying Needs
Date: 30 Nov 2009, Monday
Time: 9.00am to 1.00pm
Cost: S$40/pax (SFIC Member) | S$50/pax (Non-Member)

Essential Knowledge of Furniture Product & Material – January 2010 intake
Date: 08, 15, 22, 29 Jan 2010, Friday
Time: 2.00pm to 6.00pm
Cost: Per module - S$90/pax (SFIC Member) | S$120/pax (Non-Member)
ALL 4 modules – S$300/pax (SFIC Member) | S$400/pax (Non-Member)

For more information, please contact Ms Tina Seah at +65 6505 9175 | Email tina@singaporefurniture.com or
Ms Wong Jia Wei at +65 6505 9192 | Email: jiawei@singaporefurniture.com

 
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