| 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 Power Signature |
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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 |
| 2012 |
SMB United Limited was taken over by Osaki Electric Co., Ltd, a company listed in Japan’sTokyo Stock Exchange, and renamed as Osaki United International. |
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All switchgear companies under SMB Electric Pte Ltd, together with Bridex Singapore Pte Ltd were integrated into SMB Electric Switchgear Division under the umbrella of Osaki United International Pte Ltd.> |
| 2013 |
Brighten Switchboard Builders relocated to newly acquired manufacturing facility in Kulaijaya, Johor to focus on local switchgear sales in Malaysia. |
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SMB Switchgear & Engineering assumed full control of manufacturing plant in Senai, Johor to serve as manufacturing base to supply metal enclosures to all SMB subsidiaries. |
| 2014 |
SMB’s expansion into Indonesia market – acquired a new manufacturing facility in Cikarang, Jakarta.Established PT. SMB Electric Indonesia. |
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Fuji Electric Co., Ltd fully acquired SMB Electric and all it subsidiaries from Osaki Electric Co., Ltd. |
| 2015 |
SMB Electric Pte Ltd renamed as Fuji SMBE Pte Ltd. |
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SMB Electric Systems Pte Ltd renamed as Fuji SMBE Systems Pte Ltd |
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SMB Electric Industries Pte Ltd renamed as Fuji SMBE Industries Pte Ltd |
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SMB Electric Harwal Pte Ltd renamed as Fuji SMBE Technology Pte Ltd |
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SMB Switchgear & Engineering Sdn Bhd renamed as Fuji SMBE Manufacturing Sdn Bhd |
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Brighten Switchboard Builders Sdn Bhd renamed as Fuji SMBE Brighten Sdn Bhd |
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SMB United Industries Sdn Bhd renamed as Fuji SMBE Malaysia Sdn Bhd |
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SMB Electric Harwal Pty Ltd renamed as Fuji SMBE Harwal Pty Ltd |
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SMB Electric Macquarie Pty Ltd renamed as Fuji SMBE Macquarie Pty Ltd |
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PT. SMB Electric Indonesia renamed as PT. Fuji SMBE Indonesia |
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Bridex Singapore Pte Ltd renamed as Fuji Bridex Pte Ltd |
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Bridex Australia Pty Ltd renamed as Fuji Bridex Australia Pty Ltd |
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Fuji SMBE Group subsumed under Fuji Electric’s Power Electronics Business Group. |
| 2016 |
FujiSMBE Industries Pte Ltd expands into projects and turnkey solutions, offers Oil Immersed Distribution & Power Transformers, and Dry-Type Cast Resin Transformers |
| 2017 |
Both Fuji SMBE Technology Pte Ltd and Fuji SMBE Industries Pte Ltd successfully attained ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 Certifications |
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Expansion into Thailand market. Established Fuji SMBE (Thailand) Company Ltd. |
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Obtained IEC 62271-200 type-tested certifications from ASTA for 24kV Medium Voltage (MV) switchgear |
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Fuji Bridex Pte Ltd expands into Turnkey Solutions & Systems Design, launches Energy Storage System (ESS) at 15 Senoko Avenue Singapore |
| 2018 |
Obtained IEC 62271-200,-102 type-tested certifications from ASTA for 7.2kV Medium Voltage (MV) switchgear |
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Achieved first ever IP65 certification for LV switchboards for complete protection over dust ingress and high pressure water jet spray from all directions |
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Fuji SMBE Systems Pte Ltd ventures into after-sales servicing & switchboard maintenance, offers busduct products and services to local and overseas markets |
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Fuji Bridex Pte Ltd completed supply of landmark electrical core infrastructure to the Low Voltage Micro-Grid
Cluster (LVMGC) testbed on Semakau Landfill |
| 2019 |
Fuji Bridex Pte Ltd announces entry into smart monitoring solutions in the Asia Pacific market via partnership with US-based ServersCheck |
| 2020 |
Fuji Bridex Pte Ltd launches FeverCheck++ , a latest AI, non-contact Facial Recognition temperature screening system and RUDOLF UV-C Sterilization for Escalator Handrail in response to COVID-19 market requirements |
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Soundtex Switchgear & Engineering Pte Ltd renamed as Fuji SMBE Engineering Pte Ltd to target Commercial, Industrial & Residential projects |
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Completed IEC 61439 verification tests for M-Cube 2, soft launch of next-gen switchboards |
| 2021 |
Fuji SMBE Engineering Pte Ltd offers SKIDs / containerised switchgear solutions to target mobile Data Center market |