Asian Tigers Mobility

As a proud member of the Asian Tigers Group, we at Asian Tigers China have always drawn inspiration from the achievements of our partners across the region. Today, we are delighted to share the story of Asian Tigers Singapore — a team that shares our values and our unwavering commitment to putting customers first.

In 1963, a small outfit called K C Dat & Co Ltd began packing, shipping and moving belongings around Singapore: a handful of people, one truck, and a promise that other people's most important things would be treated like their own. Sixty-three years, five brand refreshes and a great many house moves later, that same company carries the name Asian Tigers Singapore. The truck has changed. The promise hasn't.

This year, they marked their 63rd anniversary the way they always do: not with a big campaign, but by thanking the people who built it. At their 2026 Long Service Awards, they honoured colleagues whose careers with them span everywhere from 7 years to an extraordinary 50.

Topping the list is Eric Lim – Chairman, celebrating 50 years of service, half a century spent helping Singapore move house, office, and everything in between. Close behind are Rose Fauzian and Ruth at 45 years, and Abdul Karim and Selamat at 40 years. Between them, these four colleagues have seen the company through five brand identities and a great deal of Singapore's own transformation.

Then there's John Lim – Managing Director. His Long Service Award officially marks 30 years, but his story with the company runs deeper than that. John first walked through their doors in April 1978, a young man taking on what he thought was a part-time job. Life took John elsewhere for a time, before he returned to the company for good in December 1995, which is where his official 30 years is counted from. The truth is, his connection to this company goes back 51 years, almost to the day the current logo's earliest ancestor was still wet paint on a delivery truck.

It's a fitting story for a company built on people who made it possible.

The 2026 Long Service Award Roll of Honour

Congratulations to every colleague recognised this year: 50 years: Eric 45 years: Rose Fauzian, Ruth 40 years: Abdul Karim, Selamat 35 years: Kathleen, Augustine, Mohd Kamal, Abu Bakar 30 years: Mohd Nor, Rossy, John, Mui Peng, Roslan, Andrew, Leong 25 years: Yen Feun, Imah, Abdul Rahim, Sudin 20 years: Fong Ling, Yussoff, Ismail 15 years: Sanni, Eng Sen 10 years: Sunthera, Rashidi, Fauzi, Yusri, Asri, Rafi 7 years: Ashit, Wei Kit, Saba, Adeline, Jan

Thirty-four people. Nearly nine centuries of combined service between them, if you're counting. That's not a statistic they take lightly. It's the reason customers who moved with them in the 1980s still call them by name today. Among their 202-strong team today, 34 proud individuals took home Long Service Awards. They join a deeply rooted culture of belonging where 120 of their colleagues have served up to 15 years, 49 serving 16 to 30 years, 25 serving 31 to 45 years, and 8 remarkable employees dedicating over 45 years to the company. It's this reason customers who moved with them decades ago still call them by name today.

A Very Singaporean Way to Celebrate

The formalities gave way to something more fitting: a good bento lunch with a durian party in the yard, trays passed around between warehouse teams, drivers and office staff alike. Colleagues from across their wider network, including friends from Lotus Fine Arts Logistics, joined in — a reminder that the relationships this company runs on extend well beyond its own four walls.

Looking Ahead

Sixty-three years in, Asian Tigers Singapore is still, at its core, the company K C Dat helped build: independently minded, deeply local, and part of something larger through the Asian Tigers Group network across Asia. The next chapter is being written by the same kind of people who wrote the first, which, if John and Eric are anything to go by, means they are in very good hands.Once again, congratulations to all of this year's Long Service Award recipients, and thank you to every employee, past and present, who has contributed to their remarkable 63-year journey. From all of us at Asian Tigers China — we salute you.