| 1973 |
Set-up of Mac Electric Engineering Enterprise to produce LV switchgear |
| 1978 |
Incorporated as Mac Electric (S) Pte Ltd |
| 1980 |
Established Soundtex Switchgear & Engineering Works to target the mass public market |
| 1983 |
Obtained type-tested certifications from SISIR for 1200-3000A switchgear |
| 1991 |
Obtained ASTA IEC 439 compliance certification for 800-4000A switchgear |
| 1992 |
Relocation of Soundtex to new 1,711 sq m plant at 15 Senoko Way |
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Soundtex manufactured and supplied control panels for refuse chutes and other components for HDB |
| 1993 |
Successfully launched Form 3 Type-tested main switchgear |
| 1994 |
Relocation of Mac Electric to new 3,683 sq m factory at 9 Senoko Drive |
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Soundtex Switchgear & Engineering Works incorporated as Soundtex Switchgear & Engineering Pte Ltd – Embarked on public sector projects in fields of education, healthcare, defence and boxes for Singapore Cablevision (Telecommunications) |
| 1995 |
SMB United Industry Pte Ltd incorporated as Group holding company |
| 1996 |
Conversion to public limited company, renamed SMB United Limited. Listed on Stock Exchange of Singapore (“SES”) , now SGX Mainboard |
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Incorporation of SMB United Industries Sdn Bhd for Malaysia switchgear operations; acquisition of 2 storey factory at Senai Johor, Malaysia |
| 1997 |
Incorporation and acquisition of SMB Switchgear & Engineering Sdn Bhd |
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Acquisition of new factory at 17 Senoko Avenue to expand operations |
| 1998 |
Launched the Fire Alarm Protection System and Over Ground Box |
| 1999 |
Progressive transfer of manufacturing operations to Malaysia |
| 2000 |
Acquired Avil Systems and Services Pte Ltd to tap Brunei and East Malaysia markets |
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Acquired the Brighten Group for aggressive expansion into Malaysia market |
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Technology transfer and licensing agreement signed with Schneider Electric SA to supply Blokset™ Withdrawable switchgear in Singapore |
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Creation of SMB Electric Pte Ltd to manage all switchgear activities |
| 2002 |
Switchgear division introduced i-Cube switchgear system for PowerSignature |
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Implemented i-Cube projects for Citibank and HSBC |
| 2003 |
Development of Withdrawable switchgear systems |
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Switchgear Group set up HSBC’s data processing infrastructure in Malaysia |
| 2004 |
Launched M-Cube, a modular, withdrawable & knockdown switchgear system |
| 2005 |
Switchgear penetration into the Oil & Gas markets |
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Group acquired SMB Harwal Electric Pty Limited – foothold into Australia |
| 2006 |
Acquired factory at 15 Senoko Avenue, merged with factory at 17 Senoko Ave |
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Completed switchgear projects for ST Microelectronics, Credit Suisse and Changi Naval Base |
| 2007 |
Incorporation of Bridex Harwal Pte Ltd to target Commercial & Residential projects |
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Established SMB Electric Vietnam Co., Ltd |
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Established SMB Electric Systems Pte Ltd to target data centre market |
| 2008 |
Switchgear division completed data centre projects for established foreign banks in Singapore, Hong Kong SAR and the Philippines; completed projects for The ION at Orchard, the Straits Trading Building at Battery Road and Jurong Point Development. |
| 2009 |
Established SMB Electric Industries Pte Ltd to target the offshore & marine, oil & gas markets |
| 2010 |
Switchgear Group set up in-house test bay station of 1000kW capacity |
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Re-launched M-Cube – Complete LV switchboard offerings up to 6300Amps: verification tested to IEC 61439-1, -2 |
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Bridex Harwal Pte Ltd renamed as SMB Electric Harwal Pte Ltd |
| 2011 |
M-Cube attains Green Mark certification by Singapore Green Building Council |
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Acquired Macquarie Switchboards Pty Ltd and renamed as SMB Macquarie Electric Pty Ltd |
