“As excellent business partners for a decade, Galmon
understands Cyclect’s business and training needs
for work-at-heights safety, and shares a common
vision for delivering quality products and services.
We wish them greater success and look forward to
our continued partnership.” – Desmond Ong, Chief
Executive Officer, Galmon (S) Pte Ltd.
to comeIt has since grown into a regional group
and a trusted partner across the infrastructure,
marine and offshore, industrial, building and
special events sectors. The company was taken
over by Melvin’s father in the 80s.
“My very first job was with Cyclect as
a management trainee,” says Melvin. “I was
studying business and information technology
in Canada in 1996 when I received a call
from my father urging me to return to the
company to help with the business.
“When I arrived, the company’s primary
business was in ship repair, a sunset industry.
That period also saw the rise of electrical
engineering businesses.”
In the mid 2000s, the company
experienced severe financial challenges
caused by poor economic conditions, some
poor investments, and loss of key talent
to its clients.
“This crisis peaked in 2006, just as I took
over as managing director,” adds Melvin. His
priority was to stabilise the finances of the
company and reassure the staff. “I was
worried that the performance of our team
would be greatly affected by the lower
morale. A company is only as good as its
people,” he says.
Melvin met with every single one of his
then 200 staff to make them feel safe and
valued, and to determine exactly what
internal issues they were facing. “I wanted
the truth – not what people thought I
wanted to hear,” he says. “My objective was
to truly understand the underlying root
causes and to tackle them head-on.” Melvin
transformed the company’s outdated internal
processes, equipment and training programs
in an effort to boost productivity and
performance and stay ahead of competitors.
“The knowledge and skills were in the minds
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