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Prince’s Landscape Pte Ltd


            Introduction

            As  one  of  the  oldest  nurseries  in  Singapore,  Prince’s   The plant nursery area was selected for the environmental
            Landscape has over 50 years of experience in the industry.   review  by  the  Environmental  Sustainability  team,  as
            Started  humbly  as  a  flower  shop,  Prince’s  Landscape   it is the heart of the business (see Figure 2). Prince’s
            has  evolved  into  a  full-fledged  landscape  design  and   Landscape  has  an  established  Corporate  Social
            installation  specialist.  They  now  run  a  business  that   Responsibility program and has shown its commitment
            includes two plant nurseries with a headcount of more   through  actively  participating  in  the  conservation  and
            than  400  professionals,  horticulturists,  designers,   preservation of nature and the community. They have
            engineers, florists and support staff. The core business   policies  including  their  Re-employment  Policy,  the
            includes landscaping works such as landscape design and   Yellow Ribbon Project and the Employment of Persons
            plantings,  garden  hardscapes,  landscape  maintenance   with Disabilities (PWDs). As the company is committed
            and monthly plant rentals.                           to  environmental  sustainability,  it  welcomed  our
                                                                 environmental  review  to  improve  its  environmental
            Prince’s Landscape attributes its success to a dedicated   performance.
            and  qualified  team.  The  staff  undergoes  a  rigorous
            training  and  development  program  that  allows  them
            to be both customer and product-oriented. They have
            completed  numerous  public  parks  development,
            landscape  projects  for  condominiums,  and  even  the
            landscape  works  at  Marina  Bay  Sands.  Some  of  their
            projects,  such  as  their  maintenance  operations  at
            Changi Airport Terminal 3, won Best of Category at the
            LIAS Awards 2019 (see Figure 1).


                                                                  Figure  2:  Plant  nursery  at  Prince’s  Landscape  in  Sungei
                                                                  Tengah.


                                                                 Objectives

                                                                 This project aims to understand the company’s business
                                                                 and  identify  areas  where  the  company  can  improve
                                                                 environmental   sustainability.   The   Environmental
                                                                 Sustainability team aimed to identify improvements that
                                                                 will result in a win-win situation for both the business
                                                                 and the environment.
                       Figure 1: Changi Airport Terminal 3.

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