Surbana Corporation Pte Ltd

Introduction

Surbana Corporation Pte Ltd (formerly known as HDBCorp) is one of the largest building consultant and township developer in Asia, offering a full suite of building and infrastructural solutions.

Wholly owned by [http://www.temasekholdings.com.sg Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd] , a Singapore government-owned investment firm, [http://www.surbana.com Surbana] has grown internationally, powered by their two core businesses of Township Development and Consultancy.

[http://www.surbana.com Surbana] is certified under both [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_9001:2000 ISO 9001:2000] and ISO 14001:2004 standards, adopting best practices in quality and environment management systems.

History / Milestones

In July 2003, the Building and Development Division of Singapore’s [http://www.hdb.gov.sg Housing and Development Board (HDB)] was corporatised to become HDBCorp. HDBCorp was subsequently re-branded as [http://www.surbana.com Surbana Corporation Pte Ltd] in July 2005.

In October 2003, [http://www.surbana.com Surbana] , through a joint-venture vehicle, acquired a 64.6-hectare site in Chengdu, China marking her first township development project, The Botanica. Since then, [http://www.surbana.com Surbana] has acquired land in Wuxi, Xian and Shenyang for three other township development projects. To-date, 31 million square feet of land has been amassed.

In December 2004, [http://www.surbana.com Surbana] was acquired by [http://www.temasekholdings.com.sg Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd] , a Singapore government-owned investment firm.

[http://www.surbana.com Surbana] has offices in 15 cities, viz. Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Shanghai, Wuxi, Wuhan, Chengdu, Xian, Tianjin, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Ho Chi Minh City.

Over the years, [http://www.surbana.com Surbana] has captured many awards and accolades, including the top three awards in the public sector category of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIABCI FIABCI Prix d’Excellence] in May 2006.

And most recently in February 2008, Surbana was recognised as Singapore’s Top 10 Architectural Firm for the fourth consecutive year. It also received [http://www.bca.gov.sg Singapore Building and Construction Authority’s (BCA)] Green Mark Platinum Award for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treelodge%40Punggol Treelodge @ Punggol] for its eco-friendly and sustainable design, the China National Real Estate Best Eco-Development Award for an eco-community development in Kunming, China and the Green Asia Habitat Award for Best Practice in Planning & Design.

References

[http://www.surbana.com/mile.htm Surbana Milestone]

[http://www.surbana.com/profile.htm Surbana Profile]

[http://www.bca.gov.sg/GreenMark/others/gm2007.pdf "BCA Green Mark Awards 2007".] Building & Construction Authority. Retrieved on 15 July 2008.

Housing & Development Board (27 March 2007). "HDB Launches Treetops@Punggol Under The Build-To-Order (BTO) System". Press release.

"Tender Award for Punggol West Contract 7". Housing & Development Board. Retrieved on 24 December 2007.

[http://www.hdb.gov.sg/isoa035p.nsf/47c97d62764ca2c2482570b20032bc89/3310a02158614469482573bb001e30bd?OpenDocument "Small Idea, Big Impact", House Word (March 2008)] , p. 6. Retrieved on 15 July 2008.

External links

* [http://www.surbana.com Surbana Corporate website]
* [http://www.hdb.gov.sg HDB website]