Corporate Profile
Founding Chairman Mr Tang Wee Cheng was a strong advocate and champion of building a strong regional brand, based on the high and exacting standards set by Singapore. In 1980, Mr Tang developed Singapore’s first Five Star Luxury Hotel (The Dynasty Hotel) and retail mall (Tangs) in Orchard Road. This was followed by extensive development of residential and commercial properties in the Asia Pacific Region. In 1995, the Heritage Group of Four Star Plus luxury hotels and serviced residences was established in New Zealand. Headquartered in Auckland, the Heritage Group owns and manages a property portfolio in excess of S$500 million. These include the twice award-winning New Zealand Hotel of the Year, the Heritage Queenstown. Today, the Heritage is the largest luxury hospitality chain in New Zealand and the first to be entirely Earth Check (Green Mark equivalent) accredited by Qualmark in New Zealand.
With over 50 years of business history, Singapore headquartered IEQ Global has over 50 staff in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and South East Asia. The Green Solutions offered by IEQ Global have been extensively tested and proven in New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia. In Singapore, IEQ Global has served as the Indoor Environmental Consultant to:
- The Parliament of Singapore
- Monetary Authority of Singapore
- Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources
- National Environment Agency
- Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board (SPRING)
- Media Development Authority of Singapore
- National Library Board
- National University of Singapore
IEQ Global is a Founding Member of Singapore Green Building Council, a building and construction industry-led initiative that aims to propel the Singapore building and construction industry towards environmental sustainability by promoting green building design, practices and technologies, the integration of green building initiatives into mainstream design, construction and operation of buildings as well as building capability and professionalism to support wider adoption of green building development and practices in Singapore.
IEQ Global is a Sustaining Member of the Illuminating Engineering Society. The Society is composed of organizations with an interest in and a dedication to good lighting. Member companies are involved in manufacturing (lamps, sources, luminaires, and accessories); lighting designers, architects, consultants, electrical and building contractors, distributors, and wholesalers, individuals working in affiliated lighting fields, those working for utilities and energy services, and people in government and education. The Society develops standards, design guides, technical memoranda, lighting energy management materials, guidelines and lighting measurement, testing and calculation guides.
