COVID-19 SAFE MANAGEMENT MEASURES
In light of the recent developments regarding COVID-19 in Singapore and globally, PFE Technologies Pte Ltd has implemented a Safe Management Programme to keep our workplace safe, and to prevent any viral transmissions. As a valued customer, these are the important things you need to know.
Continued Operations
PFE Technologies Pte Ltd has been operating through the duration of the Circuit Breaker as an MTI (Ministry of Trade and Industry) approved essential business. Now, carrying on into Phase One, we will continue operations at our workplace premises with continued safe-distancing and other safe management measures.
During the Circuit Breaker period, our company was closed on Wednesdays. Now in Phase One, we will be operating everyday, except for weekends and public holidays.
| NOW – Phase One – (2 June 2020 onwards) | BEFORE – Circuit Breaker (Before 2 June 2020) |
| Operating hours: 9am to 4.45pm, Mon – Fri Off days: Weekends, public holidays. | Operating hours: 9am to 4.45pm, Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri Off days: Wednesdays, weekends, public holidays. |
No Entry to Visitors
There will be no entry to all visitors to our workplaces, except for the purposes of goods collection and delivery. The only visitors allowed into our workplaces are:
- Couriers
- Delivery personnel collecting goods for our customers
- Other pre-authorized visitors who have made prior appointments
Visitors who do not fulfill any of the above will be turned away.
We are still serving all our customers and clients through other non-physical means. If in doubt, feel free to get in touch with us through the phone or by mail.
SafeEntry
All employees and visitors are required to check-in using SafeEntry when entering our premises by scanning the QR code at our entrances. They will be required to use their mobile phones to scan, and fill in their personal details. They are likewise required to check-out when exiting. Click here for more information on SafeEntry.
Reducing Physical Interaction
PFE Technologies Pte Ltd is actively seeking to reduce physical interaction wherever possible in the following ways.
- There will be less employees present at our office, and many will work from home. As a result, it may take more time for physical payments, collections, or purchases at our premises.
- We strongly encourage for customers to use digital, no-touch payment methods such as bank transfers, GIRO, and PayNow in all cases.
- We encourage all customers to communicate with us by email, texts, or phone calls. Please avoid coming to our workplace.
Safe distancing Measures
Safe-distancing measures have been implemented for our employees and visitors to our premises.
- Masks are required at all time within the premises.
- All individuals are to abide by the safe-distance markers as provided
- All visitors are required to sanitize their hands (provided) before opening our door and entering.
- All visitors and employees must keep a safe distance of at least 1 metre from others.
Health Checks and Protocols
- All visitors must check their temperatures at our temperature screening stations. Visitors with high temperatures (> 37.4C) will have to leave.
- All visitors must declare via SafeEntry, before being allowed to enter premises, that they:
- Are currently not under a quarantine or isolation order, Stay-Home Notice, or been issued medical certificates for respiratory symptoms;
- Have not had close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case in the past 14 days; and
- Do not have any fever or flu-like symptoms.
Please take note of these guidelines to ensure a smooth and safe experience for all.
These measures are part of our Safe Management Programme which has been implemented for our entire operations.
COVID-19 CIRCUIT BREAKER MEASURES
As of 2 June 2020, Singapore has moved from Circuit Breaker into Phase One. The information below is therefore no longer applicable. We have updated our latest Safe Management Measures in this new page.
In light of the recent developments regarding COVID-19 in Singapore and globally, the Singapore Government has implemented measures that will affect businesses. These are the measures and changes that PFE Technologies Pte Ltd have implemented.
Exemption from Suspension of Activities
The Government has announced closure of workplace premises for non-essential businesses. As we are part of a supply chain for essential businesses, PFE Technologies Pte Ltd has been approved by the Ministry to continue operations, with safe-distancing and other measures implemented.
No Entry to Visitors
There will be no entry to all visitors to our workplaces, except for the purposes of fulfilling the requirements of our customers listed as Essential Services. The only people allowed into our workplaces are:
- Couriers
- Delivery personnel collecting goods for our customers who are Essential Services
This means that we will not entertain any offline retail sales, walk-in enquiries, or self-collection of online orders. All visitors for such purposes will be turned away. If you require service or have enquiries, please get in touch with us through the phone or by mail.
SafeEntry
All employees and visitors are required to check-in using SafeEntry when entering our premises by scanning the QR code at our entrances. They will be required to use their mobile phones to scan, and fill in their personal details. They are likewise required to check-out when exiting. Click here for more information on SafeEntry.
Scaling down of operations
PFE Technologies Pte Ltd will be scaling down our operations immediately in the following ways:
- Our company, office, and factories will be closed on Wednesdays, in addition to Saturdays and Sundays.
- On our working days (Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri), our company office hours will be: 0900 to 1700.
- There will be less employees present at our office, and many will work from home. There will also be safe-distancing measures in place. As a result, it may take more time for physical payments, collections, or purchases at our premises.
- We strongly encourage for customers to use digital, no-touch payment methods such as bank transfers, GIRO, and PayNow in all cases.
- We encourage all customers to communicate with us by email, texts, or phone calls. Please avoid coming to our workplace.
- Our production is functioning at a lower capacity. We still have ample stocks of products on hand, but customized orders (e.g. belts) may face additional lead times.
- We are still making deliveries. We encourage customers to make use of our delivery services to avoid coming to our workplace.
Safe distancing Measures
Safe-distancing measures have been implemented for our employees and visitors to our premises.
- All visitors and employees are required to wear masks at all time within the premises.
- We will only allow one visitor (single person – no groups) inside our office at a time. Visitors will have to wait in line outside for their turns, with safe distancing, to enter.
- All visitors are required to sanitize their hands (provided) before opening our door and entering.
- All visitors and employees must keep a safe distance of at least 1 metre from others.
- All visitors and employees with travel history in the past 14 days will not be allowed entry.
- All visitors and employees who feel unwell and/or have symptoms such as fever, runny nose, or cough will not be allowed entry.
- All visitors may be required to complete a signed declaration and have their temperature taken.
Please take note of these guidelines to ensure a smooth and safe experience for all.
Soudal Annual Report 2017
Soudal N.V. has released its annual report for 2017. The Annual Report 2017 is available here, or you can download it directly from this link.
Key Figures
- 2017 Gross Turnover was EUR 755m, a whopping increase of 12% from 2016.
- Net Result of EUR 26m, slightly higher than the previous year’s 25m.
- Investments of EUR 90m, almost threefold of 2016’s 32m.
- A workforce count increase of 300 – from 2570 to 2861
Fix All Turbo – Stronger than wood
It has happened.
For years, we’ve been doing demonstrations of Fix All Turbo by using two pieces of wood. It’s simple – apply Fix All Turbo to a piece of wood, stick another piece of wood so it bonds together, press tight, and start the timer. You might have seen it in the official Turbo video here:
The end result looks like this.
20 minutes later, challenge anyone and everyone to break the pieces apart. There are plenty of places to grip, and enough space for two people to try to pull the pieces apart with all their strength. Just 20 minutes of bond time – and our Turbo adhesive bonds so strongly that so far, nobody has been able to pull it apart.
And then it changed. A new challenger was able to break it. Read more
PFE Technologies at BuildTech Asia 2017
A big thank you to all who came down and chatted with us during the BuildTech Asia Building and Construction Technology Expo last week!
As part of the Singapore Pavilion, PFE Technologies Pte Ltd had a booth under the banner “Future Ready Singapore”. Just three words to encapsulate what it means to be part of the construction industry in Singapore – keeping the country in the forefront of construction technologies. Read more
PFE Technologies will be at Buildtech Asia 2017!
We’re proud to announce that we will be participating once again in BuildTech Asia, an International Building Technology Expo held in Singapore. This annual exhibition is the region’s leading trade show for the building and construction industry. It’s hosted by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) in Singapore, and it is where the top companies of different fields come together to showcase their many different advanced building and construction technologies.
PFE Technologies will be taking up a stand in the Singapore pavilion (of course!) – where we join our other fellow local Singaporean companies at the forefront of construction technology. Other notable exhibitors in the Singapore pavilion are Kobe Construction, Makita Singapore, and of course, our principal Klingspor Singapore, who will be showcasing their diamond cutting wheels. Read more
New website now live at www.pfetech.com
Our new website is now up and running!
After securing our new domain last year, we’ve been at work creating a brand-new experience for our customers. After months of building it up from scratch, testing, and coding, we’re proud to announce that our efforts have culminated in our new stable website at www.pfetech.com! Read more
New Klingspor Website
Klingspor has now updated their international website at www.klingspor.de. The new site boasts a very modern and clean design, and what’s more important is that now it’s easier than ever to find products and get information of every product.
There’s also a ton of abrasive resources. While their catalogue has always had such useful information, they have never really been translated into the web. Now, the Klingspor international website has a section dedicated to “Lowdown On Grinding“, which has terms, guides, and more information to help users achieve higher abrasive efficiency. Read more