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About Us

We are a leading integrated manufacturer of marine deck machinery, fluid regulating and metering stations, transit concrete mixers, foundation and geotechnical equipment, precision engineered and automation equipment and providers of production integration solutions and hydraulic system services.

ZICOM’s core expertise is in mechanical, hydraulic, precision and automation engineering harnessing various disciplines in the continuous development of our products.

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Address :

Level 21, 10 Eagle Street, Brisbane QLD 4000

Telephone :

+ 61 7 3320 2200.
Operational HQ

Address :

29 Tuas Ave 3 Singapore 639420

Facsimile :

+ 65 68614572

Telephone :

+ 65 68611388

Vision

Our vision is to be a socially responsible world class enterprise offering innovative, quality products and services to the industries, a choice caring company that embraces continuous human resource development and enhancement of shareholders’ value.  

Corporate Developments

Zicom Group Ltd is a result of a merger between Australian public listed Zicom Australia Ltd and privately owned Singapore based Zicom Holdings Pte Ltd on 1 July 2006. ZAL was first listed with the Australian Stock Exchange in 1970. ZHPL first commenced business in 1978. The Group has a direct presence in Singapore, Australia, Thailand, China, and Indonesia and is continuously looking into new opportunities. The corporate developments of the group are enumerated below.

Developments of ZGL

Period  Milestones
1970 to 1989
First listed on ASX.
1990 to 1999
1994 – ZHPL acquired substantial interest in Zicom Australia Ltd (ZAL) now known as Zicom Group Ltd (ZGL).

1996 – ZGL’s wholly-owned subsidiary Cesco Australia Ltd (CAL) acquired the “Vulcan” concrete mixer business from Rheem Australia Ltd, a subsidiary of Southcorp Holdings.
2000 onwards
CAL merged its business with Forbes Engineering Holdings Australia Pty Ltd and operated as CAL.

ZAL merged with ZHPL to form ZGL.

Developments of ZHPL

Period            Milestones
1978 to 1989
Zicom Private Ltd (ZPL) and Zicom Equipment Pte Ltd (ZEP) were set up in 1978. ZPL focused on manufacture of deck machinery. ZEP focused on the supply of offshore exploration and production hardware.

1994 – Zicom Thai Hydraulics Co Ltd was set up in Thailand to market and service the “Vulcan” transit concrete mixers.

1996 – Set up wholly-owned subsidiary in China initially in Beijing. Now it is based in Hangzhou under the name of Hangzhou Cesco Machinery is located in Hangzhou, with main activity in concrete mixers.
1990 to 1999
Achieved breakthrough in the manufacture of deck machinery exceeding 100 tons pull.

Zicom Cesco Thai Co Ltd was formed to manufacture transit concrete mixers and bought a factory.

Acquired controlling stake in Hydraquip Pte Ltd which has been renamed Foundation Associates Engineering Pte Ltd (FAE), now a wholly owned subsidiary.
2000 onwards
2004 – Formed JV with Singapore Polytechnic under SP Zicom Pte Ltd to own rights on concrete reclaimer.

2005 – Merged the business of Hydraquip and Foundation & Associate Pte Ltd (FA). FAE focused on engineering and manufacturing of foundation equipment. FA focused on rental of equipment.

2006 – Acquired 51% of Sys-Mac Automation Engineering Pte Ltd (SMAE) a precision and automation engineering company.

Developments of Enlarged Group

Period        Milestones
2006
ZAL and ZHPL merged on a reverse take over by ZHPL shareholders. ZAL renamed as ZGL and resumed trading on the Australian Stock Exchange on 6 September 2006.

ZHPL was ranked and awarded as one of the top E50 most enterprising private companies in Singapore.
2007
SMAE formed a joint venture with Missouri Tooling and Automation Inc (“MTA”) under the name MTA Sys-Mac Automation Pte Ltd for undertaking turnkey automation projects.

FAE formed a joint venture company, FAV Equipment FZC in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates to lease and sell foundation equipment in the United Arab Emirates.

Awarded Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) incentives to set up Zicom Cesco Engineering Co Ltd (ZCE) to operate as a manufacturing hub for concrete mixers in Thailand.
2008
Assumed direct distribution and servicing of our concrete mixers in New South Wales through a reactivated wholly owned subsidiary, Cesco Davcron Engineering Pty Ltd (CDE).

ZCE commenced factory construction on a 20,000m2 site in the Chonburi Amata Nakorn Industrial Estate.

ZPL completed new factory at 9 Tuas Avenue 9 for heavy duty deck machinery.

SMAE relocated to new factory at Spectrum I, Woodlands, doubling its production floor area.

Experience and Expertise
Appointed to the Board on 5 April 1995. Chairman and Managing Director of Zicom Group Limited till 31 December 2018. From 1 January 2019, stepped down as Managing Director and remains as Executive Chairman of Zicom Group Limited and all its subsidiaries. Experienced in public accounting, corporate development, strategic management as well as international trade.

Member of Strategic Advisory Panel, Diagnostics Development Hub, A*Star A*ccelerate
Member of Incubation Advisory Board, Singapore National Eye Centre
Member of Board of Governors, UOB-SMU Asian Enterprise Institute
Singapore Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Industrial Products), 2008

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Experience and Expertise
First appointed to the Board as Alternate Director to Mr Kok Hwee Sim on 5 July 2010 and made an Executive Director on 25 September 2014. Promoted to Group Chief Executive Officer on 1 January 2019. For many years as the Chief Executive Officer of Sys-Mac Automation Engineering Pte Ltd (Sys-Mac), Mr Kok Yew Sim has been instrumental in Sys-Mac Group's growth journey, focusing on providing customised automation solutions, building capabilities and market penetration. As he gradually transits into his new role as the Group CEO, he will focus on strengthening and transforming the Group's existing core businesses to align with the technological age so as to enhance shareholders value. Mr Sim graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Michigan with Honours (Summa Cum Laude). He is the second son of the Executive Chairman, Mr G L Sim and Director of substantial shareholder, SNS Holdings Pte Ltd.

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Experience and Expertise

Ms Jenny Lim has been the Group's Financial Controller since 2005. She is responsible for accounting, financial, tax and corporate secretarial matters of the Group. Ms Lim also assumed the role of Joint Company Secretary since 6 June 2008. Before joining the Group, Ms Lim was with an international public accounting firm for more than 10 years specialising in audit and tax. She is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

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Experience and Expertise

Appointed to the Board on 24 July 2006. Mr Yian Poh Lim has more than 20 years of extensive experience in the banking and finance industry and is currently the managing director of Yian Poh Associates, a financial consultancy and investment firm. Since 2000, Mr Lim has been an Honorary Commercial Advisor to The Administrative Committee of Jiaxing Economic Development Zone, China. He is also an Expert Consultant to Suzhou Vocational University, China. Mr Lim holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Nanyang University, Singapore and a Master of Science degree from the University of Hull, UK.

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Experience and Expertise

Appointed to the Board on 13 November 2019, Mr Douglas is an Audit Partner/Director of Bentleys Queensland, an Australian national firm of public accountants. He has over 20 years of audit and professional experience in London, Singapore and Brisbane. Mr Douglas possesses expert technical knowledge across all facets of audit and assurance and across a broad range of sectors. He also brings along extensive internal audit experience and has been responsible for a large number of internal audits including internal control reviews, payroll reviews and governance reviews. Mr Douglas holds a Bachelor of Business degree from Queensland University of Technology and is a member of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He also chairs the Board of Bentley Australia.

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Experience and Expertise

Appointed to the Board on 13 November 2019, Mr Yeo has a distinguished career. He brings with him more than 40 years of working experience in the field of shipbuilding/repair, electrical engineering and cable industries. He sits on board of several companies, government boards and committees. Mr Yeo holds a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Southampton College of Technology, UK and a Master in Management (MBA) with High Distinction from the Asia Institute of Management, Philippines. Mr Yeo was conferred the Public Service Star (BBM) in 2018 and the Public Service Medal (PBM) in 2000 by the President of the Republic of Singapore.

Chairman of Singapore Accreditation Council (Enterprise Singapore)
Emeritus President of Singapore Manufacturing Federation
SPRING Singapore Distinguished Partner Award, 2011
SISIR Standards Council Distinguished Award, 1994.

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Experience and Expertise
Dr Dean Tai is a founder, Chief Scientific Office (CSO) and Director of HistoIndex Pte Ltd ("HistoIndex"). HistoIndex is a medical technology company providing optical medical imaging systems and services to aid pathologists in diagnostics, clinical trials and research studies for the assessment and staging of liver diseases.

Dr Dean Tai's experiences include R&D, strategic product development and research collaborations with clinical key opinion leaders globally. He established HistoIndex's wholly-owned subsidiary in China, as its Managing Director to open up the Chinese market potentials for HistoIndex's technology. Dean has established strong clinical networks and collaborations globally in China, America and Europe as well as in Australia.

He has acquired management experiences of companies, board experiences, global marketing exposure and collaborations in addition to his strong attributes in innovation, research and development. Dean possesses deep knowledge in physics and machine learning using AI technology. The Board is of the opinion that Dean's expertise and experiences could contribute to the Group's perspectives in its pursuit of continuous transformation of its businesses to align with continuously evolving new age global economy.

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Experience and Expertise
Mr Kok Hwee Sim was appointed to the Board on 21 November 2007. Pursuant to the demerger of the medical technology businesses from the Group, he stepped down as an executive director and remains on the board as a Non-Executive Director. Mr Kok Hwee Sim is an experienced leader in both corporate and general management operations. His expertise includes treasury management, mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships and fund raising. Mr Sim graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA with Honours (Magna Cum Laude) and a Master's degree in Financial Engineering from Columbia University, New York. He is the eldest son of the Executive Chairman, Mr G L Sim and Director of substantial shareholder, SNS Holdings Pte Ltd.

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