Walter Tan Min Loon grew up watching his father build one of Singapore's largest logistics operations. Today, as CEO of Soon Hock Enterprise, he leads a company that has evolved—from moving goods to developing the spaces that hold them. He shares how an operator-first mindset shapes the Group’s approach to industrial property development, and what lies ahead for a newly listed developer with ambitions beyond its traditional sector.
Today, while Soon Hock Enterprise positions as a property developer, its roots trace back to the logistics sector.
In the 1960s, its executive chairman Tan Yeow Khoon built a cargo transportation business, and as the logistics operations expanded, the company required purpose-built facilities such as warehouses designed to meet its own operational needs.
Soon Hock began developing these spaces, initially for internal use, before extending this capability to serve external clients with similar requirements. Through years of hands-on end-user experience, the company deepened its operational insights and developed strong domain...