Transcending Generations
TRANSCENDING GENERATIONS Boustead Singapore Limited Annual Report 2019 TRANSCENDING GENERATIONS This year, Boustead’s heartiest congratulations go out to our home nation, Singapore on the celebration of its historic Bicentennial, 200 years after Sir Stamford Raffles and Major General William Farquhar first stepped onto our shores in 1819. Only nine short years later in 1828, our company’s founder, Mr Edward Boustead chose to establish Boustead in Singapore, thanks to Sir Raffles and General Farquhar’s early initiatives to turn Singapore’s strategic location into the gateway between China, India and South East Asia. Also advocated were Singapore’s three freedoms as laid out by Sir Raffles – freedoms of immigration, port and trade – which contributed to Singapore’s rapid progress in its early days, for few places in the world could offer such freedoms at that time. To this day, supported by modernised versions of the freedoms over multiple generations, our economy, port and trade have continued to flourish as key parts of multi-generational success, supported by the enterprise and industry of Singaporeans. Boustead also celebrates 191 years of progress and multi-generational success, extending an unrivalled milestone in Singapore’s corporate history as we maintain our longstanding position as Singapore’s oldest continuous business – a practical and symbolic reflection of longevity. We are in the business of building businesses that can transcend generations and provide a positive impact on future generations, just as they have benefitted multiple generations over the past two centuries. CORPORATE PROFILE Established in 1828, Boustead information system and location In 2008 and 2009, we were recognised Singapore Limited (SGX:F9D) is a analytics platform – to major markets in the prestigious Forbes Asia 200 progressive global Infrastructure- across Australia and parts of South Best Under A Billion as one of the Related Engineering and Technology East Asia.
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