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At the recent Global Water AwardsCeremony held in Dubai on Mar 7, 2006,Hyflux won the highest honour as theWater Company of the Year amongststrong competition with global waterplayers from the United States, Germany,Japan and China.
The SingSpring Desalination Plant at Tuasclinched the Distinction Award forDesalination Plant of the Year.
“We are very thrilled and honoured toreceive these awards. This is internationalrecognition of our project executioncapabilities and desalination expertise inthe global water market,” said Hyflux CEOOlivia Lum.
Into its second year, the annual GlobalWater Awards is recognized as the mostprestigious symbol of achievement in theglobal water industry. In 2005, the SeletarNEWater Plant and Chestnut AvenueWaterworks in Singapore- both designedand built by Hyflux were honoured withthe Highly Commended Awards for theWastewater Project and Water Project ofthe Year categories respectively.
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WINNER of Water Company of the Year
DISTINCTION Award for Desalination Plant of the Year
View of the Dissolved Air Flotation Filtration (DAFF) system at the SingSpring Desalinatoin Plant
Chesnut Avenue Waterworks Seletar NEWater Plant
NEA Chairman and CEO wash Hyflux CEO’s car to raise funds
Minister’s Calligraphy for Charity
As part of National Enviornment Agency’s (NEA) Big Heart@Work Charity Fair to raise funds for the President’s challenge, Hyfluxsponsored Ms Olivia Lum’s car as the first car to be washed by NEA Chairman, Simon Tay and NEA CEO, Lee Yuen Hee duringthe launch of the charity fair on April 12. “Hyflux cares for the community and this is a good cause to help the less fortunate. Weare happy to partake in this fun and meaningful event,” said Hyflux Group EVP, Ho Geok Choo who was present at the charityfair.
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(Below) Hyflux SVP, Freddy Soon receiving a token of appreciation from Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng for its contributionto “Ministers Calligraphy for Charity” in support of the Community Chest.
The calligraphy
was penned by the Minister for theEnvironment and Water Resources, DrYaccob Ibrahim
Ms Ho (3rd from left) with the Anglo Chinese School principal and school boys, as well as Mr Tay (extremeleft) and Mr Lee (extreme right)
The crowd cheered the team on
Minister Lim Swee Say (second from left) was alsoamong the many distingushed guests
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“Hyflux has brought a professionalism and entrepreneurial spirit to the water industry which sets a newstandard for competitors worldwide.” Judges’ Verdict
“The Tuas plant is a brilliant work of engineering which has challenged the global perception thatdesalination is a high cost source of Singapore” Judges’ Verdict
Hyflux Wins Global Water Awards
Hyflux Does its Part for the Community
Freddy SoonJinny GohLoretta Chen
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After an exciting year in 2005, Hyflux sawthe launch of its latest Annual Report withthe theme “Everyday Our Dreams GetBigger” as a refreshing concept to presentits achievements last year to theshareholders.
The cover featured a montage of peoplearound the world drinking and enjoyingwater. “Through the use of thoughtprovoking “big-picture” headlines, thisyear’s annual report paints Hyflux as acompany powered by aspiration,inspiration and determination,” said HyfluxSVP, Freddy Soon.
The report encapsulated Hyflux’s activitiesand accomplishments in 2005. It startedoff with the message to shareholders byHyflux CEO, Olivia Lum where shehighlighted the Group’s operations andmanagement achievement last year aswell as her vision for 2006, followed by afinancial review for 2005.
It also reviewed the Group’s operationswith a special feature on the successfuldelivery of its first desalination project inSingapore at Tuas. Together with thegroundbreaking of its largest overseasseawater desalination plant in Tianjin,China in the same year, these landmarkprojects made headlines news andattracted the world’s attention.
It was an eventful Sunday at the IMM mallin Jurong on April 2 as the ConsumerProducts Division of Hyflux, held a roadshow to promote its latest Gurgle F28faucet filter.
The road show attracted many families,couples and young children who wereeager and enthusiastic to know moreabout the Gurgle F28 and its benefits.
This was held in conjunction with the radiocampaign on Love 97.2FM which sawspecial guests’ appearances by Love 97.2FM popular radio personalities Chen Biyuand Dong Fang Billy. They entertainedthe audience with their usual wit and
played interactive games and activitieswith the audience. Hyflux’s memorabiliasuch as umbrellas and mugs weresnapped up quickly by the audience.
Many buyers were attracted to the sleekand simple design of Gurgle F28. “Thisis a much better alternative to the bulkyfilter I have in the kitchen, which is a sizeof a box and occupies some space on mykitchen top. The great thing is that GurgleF28 has three different modes to choosefrom. I can choose the different modes tocook my dishes, wash my vegetables andenjoy great tasting water,” said one of theproud new owners of Gurgle F28.(Continued on next page) Love 97.2FM DJs Biyu (left) and Billy (right) giving
quizzes to the audiencesMany were enticed by the exciting games and the promotional offers at the roadshow Hyflux staff (left) demonstrating the ease of use and
benefits of the Gurgle F28
On Mar 1, Hyflux hosted the Israel NationalWater Company, Mekorot at theSingSpring Desalination Plant at Tuas.Chairman, Booky Oren and CEO RonenWolfman, together with the President ofIsrael Venture Association, Assaf Harel,and Anat Katz from the Israel Embassywere welcomed by Hyflux’s Group EVPFoo Hee Kiang and SVP Freddy Soon.Singapore’s national water agency, PUBalso hosted the guests alongside Hyflux.
During the tour of the plant, Mr Orenpraised Hyflux for the successfulcommissioning of such a large plant. “Asa local company, it is very impressive forHyflux to have achieved the project
financing and the construction and designof such scale. The SingSpring Plant is animpressive plant and we admire Hyflux’sachievement.”
“This is indeed a project milestone in theseawater desalination arena and this is atestimony to Hyflux’s commitment to thedevelopment of the water industry,” hecontinued.
“We are very privileged to have our Israelifriends visit us today. It is indeed a fruitfulvisit and we see this as a start to a longlasting cooperation, “said Mr Foo.
Mekorot - The Israel National Water
Company supplies some 1.3 billion m3 orwater per year to the country. It producesand supplies about two-thirds of the totalamount of water used in Israel and is incharge of wholesale supply of water tourban communities, industries andirrigation users. The company hasdeveloped Isarel's water supply systemson a nationwide scale since 1937.
(Above) From left: Ms Katz, Mr Harel, Mr Oren andMr Wolfman sampling the bottled desalinated waterand leaving their signatories in the guest book
(Left) Tour of the SingSpring Desalination Plant
Snapshots of the Annual Report
“As we realize our dreams in Singapore and China, we are envisioning new dreams in the Middle East and India. These bolderdreams will pave the way to even bigger achievements for Hyflux in 2006,” Mr Soon continued. The Annual Report was distributedto more than 11,000 shareholders as well as board members, staff and business partners.
A Friendly Exchange with Israeli Water Experts
Bringing Gurgle F28 to the Heartlands... ...Result - A Crowd Puller at IMM Mall
Everyday Our Dreams Get Bigger
