Since December 2009
From a small studio called Carpenters Productions to two showrooms, our own carpentry factory and a wall of accreditations. This is how far we have come, in the photos and videos we kept along the way.
2009
Founded
17
Years in business
12
Accreditations & awards
3×
Singapore SME500
The Pathway
2009
The beginning
In December 2009 we opened our doors as Carpenters Productions, carrying a family carpentry tradition into a new interior design practice. Our first homeowners were families like these, photographed with their designers at handover.
2010
Going online
Back then there were no renovation portals at all. We were one of the first interior design firms in Singapore to put online and media marketing at the heart of how homeowners found us.
2012
A company is born
Carpenters Productions was converted into Carpenters.com.sg Pte Ltd, a local private limited company. Our logo was redesigned in orange, the young and vibrant brand colour we still wear today.
2014
Trusted & on screen
We were registered with HDB as a renovation contractor and earned CaseTrust accreditation for good business practices.
Our first major renovation video production, The Reno Guru, made us one of the first ID firms in Singapore to market with video. Our YouTube channel opened the same year.
2015
Two showrooms in one year
Our pioneer team of interior designers, who grew with us as Carpenters expanded.
We purchased and opened our first showroom at Oxley Bizhub 2 in the east, and launched our second at Tradehub 21 in the west the same year, both opened with lion dances. Later that year Carpenters was featured on Mediacorp Channel 5.
2016
Our biggest year of firsts
We were accredited by RADAC (dissolved in 2018 when RCMA took over), became an RCMA member, and were one of the first few ID firms to obtain the newly launched CaseTrust-RCMA accreditation, among the pioneer firms to protect renovation deposits with a deposit guarantee bond. We were also registered with BCA under workheads CR01 Minor Construction and CR06 Interior Decoration.
Our managing director, Yen Lau Zeng Bin, received the Soul of Entrepreneurship Award 2016 on behalf of Carpenters.
With 36 designers across Oxley and Tradehub 21, we went on our first overseas company trip together, to Korea.
2017
Safety first
We were accredited under bizSAFE, the national programme for workplace safety and health risk management.
2018
Our own factory
We set up our first manufacturing factory, Carpenters Behind the Scenes, at Kaki Bukit, so our own craftsmen could build the carpentry our designers draw. It lives on today as our in-house carpentry factory.
2019
Ten years of 匠
We marked ten years with special video productions featuring local artistes and our largest sales event to date, held over three days in December 2019.
Carpenters 10 Years Anniversary Tribute. Watch on YouTube
2020
The show must go on
Covid-19 paused renovation sites across Singapore. Our team carried on, and these were our messages to homeowners that year: the show must go on, and the Carpenters story.
The Show Must Go On (2020). Watch on YouTube
Carpenters Story (2020). Watch on YouTube
2021
Builder grade
We were registered with the Building and Construction Authority under workhead CW01 General Building.
2022
Recognised three years running
Awarded by the Singapore Association of Trade & Commerce for business excellence, quality and performance, three years in a row.
2024
Learning never stops
Our designers were among the pioneers to attend the RCMA Practitioner Course run by RCMA Academy.
2025
Sweet sixteen
Our interior designers are accredited by the Singapore Interior Design Accreditation Council.
Sixteen years on, we celebrated with the homeowners, partners and team who made it possible. Thank you.
Today
17 years on
Today Carpenters 匠 welcomes homeowners at Oxley Bizhub 2 and Tradehub 21, builds in our own factory and works with a team of about 40 designers. The tools have changed since 2009. The promise has not: thoughtful homes, carefully built.
Every one of these was earned along the way, and each one adds a layer of protection or standards for the homeowners we serve.
2014
Consumers Association of Singapore
2014
Housing & Development Board
2016
Renovation & Decoration Advisory Centre
2016
Renovation Contractors & Material Suppliers Association
2016
CASE & RCMA
2016
Building and Construction Authority
2016
SOE Awards
2017
Workplace Safety & Health Council
2021
Building and Construction Authority
2022–2024
Singapore Association of Trade & Commerce
2024
RCMA Academy
2025
Singapore Interior Design Accreditation Council
Home tours, homeowner testimonials, events and behind-the-scenes footage. Our whole journey is on YouTube.
17 years, thousands of lessons and one standard. Talk to a Carpenters designer about your home.