theceomagazine.com | 63“As a system integrator, I had the opportunity to
meet and work with some of the best in the industry.
ZPA had the pleasure of working with Cyclect,
and the seamless collaboration ensures customer
satisfaction. Cyclect’s passion towards their work and
clients is admirable.” – Ang Cheng Siew, Managing
Director, Z-Power Automation Pte Ltd
main areas for growth. “The first is
sustainable clean energy, a necessary resource
for the building, infrastructure, marine and
offshore industries,” he says. Melvin saw this
new sector as a natural progression from the
company’s traditional bastion of oil and gas.
Today, Cyclect’s green technology,
cogeneration and waste-to-energy installations
continue to reduce carbon dioxide emissions
by more than 16,000 tonnes per year. Melvin
is constantly looking for expansion
opportunities and long-term partnerships
with energy consulting companies or
distributors of energy-efficient products to
ensure Cyclect stays ahead of the curve.
“The second growth area is in automation
and robotics to meet the challenge of
population ageing and manpower shortages,”
says Melvin. “These problems are becoming
more apparent every year in industries
requiring physical labour.” In May 2017,
Cyclect debuted its LINQ convoy robots,
designed to autonomously transport people
and baggage within an airport with minimal
human intervention. This innovation is ideal
for the aviation industry, where it often
requires several people to move individual
wheelchairs around the airport, but it can
also be customised for other industries.
Cyclect was also a finalist in the Changi
Aviation Challenge, helping to develop an
innovative system to automate the baggage
handling of narrow-body aircraft and increase
productivity by 30 per cent.
“Singapore is at the heart of Asia’s
aviation, finance, marine and technology
industries, so it is our aim to become the
go-to engineering hub in the region,” says
Melvin. Cyclect is working hard to develop
the Asian story, made easier by its strong
connections in the region.
“We have a good business network
throughout Asia and we continue to build on
each other’s strengths.” Melvin explains that a
collaborative leadership style has been vital to
keeping the company strong. “I’m sensitive to
the requirements of my team, so there’s a
strong element of trust and mentorship rather
than management,” he says. “Our workplace
culture is derived from a time of historical
significance, and we have many devoted staff
who have served our company for decades.
Through the highs and lows, our people have
remained loyal and hardworking, and that is
what I am most proud of.”
While Cyclect’s departments span diverse
industries and countries, the company is
held together by one common core
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