Ms Lum's bet on developing membranes and materials technologies for water treatment had paid off quickly. Indeed it was like a corporate fairy tale come true for this home-grown company with a string of high-profile project wins.
In 2001, it won the tender to supply and install equipment for the country's first Newater plant. In 2003, it clinched the project to build, own and operate SingSpring.
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