URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
Aluminium Street Furniture.
Pioneer of aluminium alloy street furniture in Asia. First all-aluminium bus shelter, signage system and sheltered linkway on Singapore's public roads. Specified by Singapore LTA, Clear Channel and municipal authorities across the region.
100,000+
STREET SIGNS SUPPLIED
30 year
CORROSION WARRANTY
1st in Asia
ALUMINIUM BUS SHELTER
LTA · Clear Channel
SPECIFIED BY
WHY ELEVATED IS DIFFERENT
Built once. Maintained never. Disruption avoided.
Public infrastructure has a different cost equation from any other category we build for. The capital cost is one budget line. The maintenance cost runs across decades, falls on a different department, and is paid for by a different generation of taxpayers. Steel street furniture optimises the first number and externalises the second.
Aluminium reverses the equation. Marine-grade alloy doesn't corrode, doesn't need painting, doesn't accumulate maintenance debt. Bolted modular assembly means no welding on site, no hot work permits in occupied urban environments, and no road or pedestrian closures during installation. Damaged components get swapped, not field-repaired.
For transport authorities, environmental agencies, parks departments and municipal infrastructure planners, that's a structurally different value proposition. We've been delivering it across Asia since 2000.
HOW WE DESIGN
Six tests. Every component, every project.
Every street furniture product we develop is tested against the same six criteria before it goes into production.
1. Will it last?
Both as a design and as a structure. We engineer for thirty years, not three.
2. Is it aesthetically pleasing?
Public infrastructure is in public view every day. The aesthetic standard has to match that.
3. Is it easy to replace or maintain?
Damaged components swap out. Whole-of-life cost is a procurement criterion, not an afterthought.
4. Will it install fast?
Public disruption during installation is itself a cost. Modular components, bolted assembly, minimal site time.
5. Have all functions been integrated?
Cabling, drainage, lighting integration — concealed in the extrusion section, not bolted on as afterthoughts.
6. Is it economical to produce?
Bespoke extrusions are expensive to start. Once tooled, they make modular production cheap. We commit at the design stage.
PRODUCT 01
QUICKLOCK™ Pedestrian Handrailings
A modular aluminium railing and barrier system we designed, patented and brought to market. The same proprietary locking technology that secures railings on offshore platforms, adapted for the urban pedestrian environment — bus stops, MRT entrances, road dividers, bridge edges, parks.
What it delivers:
PRODUCT 02
Aluminium Street Signage
We designed an aluminium alloy street signage system for the Singapore Land Transport Authority in 2000. The system mounts onto traffic lights, lamp posts and dedicated supporting poles using a single modular component family. Every sign supplied through it has stayed corrosion-free in service for over two decades.
What it delivers:
PRODUCT 03
Aluminium Bus and Taxi Shelters
In 2003, Clear Channel Group commissioned us to "aluminize" their global bus shelter design — originally specified in steel by architect Richard Meier — to suit Singapore's tropical climate. The result was the first aluminium bus and taxi shelter system installed on public roads anywhere in Asia.
What it delivers:
PRODUCT 04
Aluminium Sheltered Linkway System
Developed jointly with the Singapore Land Transport Authority, our first aluminium modular linkway connected Tiong Bahru MRT to the local bus stop in 2003. Twenty-plus years later, it has sheltered commuters from sun and rain through every monsoon season since — completely maintenance-free, no recoating, no replacement.
What it delivers:
SPECIFICATIONS
Engineered to public infrastructure standards. Maintained to none.
Materials
Marine-grade aluminium alloy throughout (AA6082-T6 or equivalent) · SS316 fasteners and hardware · Powder coat finish (200+ standard colours, RAL or custom) · No painting, no anti-corrosion treatment required
Design Standards
BS EN 1999 Design of Aluminium Structures · BS 1471 / BS 1490 · BS EN ISO 3501 · BS CP3 Chapter V · National public infrastructure standards per region · QUICKLOCK patented locking system on railings
Warranty & Service Life
30-year unconditional warranty against structural corrosion · Documented maintenance-free service life exceeding 30 years · Damaged components replaced modularly without system disruption
Package Includes
Project-specific design and engineering · All extrusions, fasteners, mounting hardware · Powder coat finish to specification · Site supervision · Installation procedures · Full documentation and as-built drawings
TRACK RECORD
Two decades. Singapore streets. Specified by the authorities that set the standard.
Across signage, shelters, linkways and railings, our work is in continuous public service across Singapore and the wider region. Pioneering programmes for Singapore LTA, Clear Channel and municipal authorities — every one of them still maintenance-free.
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Enquiries
Specifying aluminium street furniture for an infrastructure programme?
Tell us about the programme — signage refresh, new shelter network, MRT linkway, public realm railings. We'll come back with concept design, system specification and budgetary numbers within two working days.
