Supports Development Bank of Singapore HQ fit out

5 November 2012

Sweett Group plc

("Sweett Group" or "the Group")

Sweett Group supports fit-out of 60,000 m2 state-of-the-art banking headquarters in Singapore

Sweett Group's Asia Pacific project management team has helped deliver the recently opened 4,800 staff Asia headquarters of the Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) ahead of schedule.

The culmination of a strategic occupancy review launched in 2007, the new DBS Asia headquarters is located in Tower 3, Marina Bay Financial Centre and stretches over 18 floors. 

What makes the new DBS office stand out from other similar developments is the focus on ensuring it reflects and facilitates a new era in the bank's strategy and collaborative approach to working practices. To do so, each of the office's 18 floors is split into three main components: The Hub, Workspace and Focus Rooms.

On each floor, the lifts open up to a communal foyer called The Hub, which is configured as a large open space that hosts a breakout space and dining area, aimed at encouraging interaction and a spirit of community. Each Workspace area is designed to create a more open, genial atmosphere, with offices located in the centre of the tower, allowing for natural light to cascade throughout the space. Finally, each floor contains a number of Focus Rooms, which offer a reprieve from the bustle of the general office and can be used either for team meetings, conference calls or even meditation sessions.

Working on behalf of DBS, Sweett Group provided project management services throughout the 18 month fit-out programme, commencing work ahead of the base building being completed and ensuring 'power-on' and hand-over of the first 9,000 m2 of office space within 11 weeks. The Group also project managed the fit-out of three trading floors, a retail banking branch, a 300-seat auditorium and a Channel News Asia TV studio.

Andrew Wigg, Managing Director, Singapore, said:

"From meeting the client's stringent design requirements, to commencing fit-out works of key data centres ahead of base build completion, this project presented our project team with a number of challenges. Led by Shailen Talsania, our team were able to overcome these, ensuring successful early completion and hand-over."

Kim Berry, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, said:

"Our presence in Singapore dates back to 1991 and during this time, it has become the hub of our Southeast Asia business. With a network of 17 offices and almost 700 staff, we have the capability to service global, corporate clients such as DBS across the whole of the Asia Pacific region."

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For further information:

Sweett Group plc Kim Berry, Managing Director, Asia Pacific +852 3166 9107Theo Kjellberg, Group Communications Manager +44 20 7061 9102

FTI ConsultingBilly Clegg, Oliver Winters, Latika Shah +44 20 7831 3113

About Sweett Group

Sweett Group plc is a global business with expertise in property and infrastructure professional services. Our services include programme and project management, cost management, advisory and PPP/PFI investment.

We aim to forge long term, successful relationships with all stakeholders in the property and infrastructure industry. "Global knowhow, local delivery" is the essence of our business and our reach enables us to put global best practice to use in the local markets we serve.

Sweett Group operates across Asia Pacific through its offices in mainland China and Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Australia, employing some 680 staff in the region. The Group also has joint ventures and alliances with consultancy firms in Japan and Malaysia. 

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