About Us
Our History
Surpassing 80 years of industrial experience.
Indisputable Rich Heritage and Pioneering Legacy.
With a foundation in ship building in the 1920s, Mr Soo Soon Chow diversified his business into an industry which he had envisioned to be of tremendous potential – transportation. 80 years ago, with an insatiable entrepreneurial spirit and on a quest to provide innovative engineering solutions, Mr Soo Soon Chow founded Soon Chow Workshop. The business then expanded over the years incorporating various projects from not only the private but government sectors. Consistent good track record over the years elevated the reputation of Soon Chow, making it one of the most recognized companies in the commercial automotive industry.
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Yr 1925
1925, Construction of the Mosquito Mini Passenger Bus. Soon Chow's contribution to the private transportation scene included the pioneer introduction of the Mosquito buses. . .
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Yr 1938
1938, Early first bus bodies built by Soon Chow. These bus bodies were put together in the 1930s in preparation for a demand in the transportation services. Bus bodies were quickly assembled. . .
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Yr 1940
1940, During the colonization by the British, orders such as this mobile canteen has enabled many food operators a flexibility to move places and run their businesses. Soon Chow was the first. . .
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Yr 1959
1959, Police Special Riot Vehicle with Water cannon capabilities. With much skilled expertise, Soon Chow was tasked to design and built the police riot vehicle. These vehicles were simply a bus. . .
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Yr 1963
1963, An enhanced version of the Police Special Riot Vehicle. Over time, experiences helped the authorities work even closer with Soon Chow on the necessary and enhanced guidelines. . .
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Yr 1971
1971, Emergence of the wholly built full size passenger buses. The evolution of the passenger bus has created buses with more capacity which Soon Chow built from scratch in the late 1960s. . .
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Yr 1973
1973, Special Fraser & Neave (F&N) transport truck. Soon Chow's involvement in the F&N transport truck is evident in the 1970s with F&N collaboratively working with Soon Chow. . .
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Yr 2006
2006, First SBS buses rolled out to serve the public. Bus bodies built by Soon Chow.
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