Next Monday (9 Aug) is Singapore’s 45th anniversary of independence.
So here’s wishing Singapore a wonderful birthday as our nation marches toward middle age.
Our office will be closed from Friday (6 Aug) till Monday (9 Aug), and reopen on Tuesday (10 Aug). You can still contact us via email: info [at] starbamboo [dot] com.
Happy birthday, Singapore!
Our web site is undergoing some changes as I type this.
I’ve been making some tweaks to our web site:
* Most importantly, visitors to www.starbamboo.com now see a static welcome page instead of the blog. The blog is accessible via a link to your right.
* The pages now have a better flow – visitors get guided along, instead of having to figure for themselves where to click next.
* Some pages have been removed – they provide valuable content, but more often than not, simply confuse a new visitor.
* You want to see how bamboo flooring looks like in a real-world setting? Your wish is granted! We are adding photos to our project portfolio page.
There is one more big surprise to be unveiled soon.. Check back here for more details!
We seem to be having technical difficulties with the web site.
Visitors in the past few hours would not have been able to connect, instead seeing a blank page.
Thankfully, it has been sorted out. The cause was a fault in the WordPress database, which causes excessive connections. Or that’s what my tech guy told me.
What’s still not working is the contact form. Queries sent with it disappear into a mysterious black-hole. So I’ve taken it offline for now, but you can still get in touch with us via the contact page.
Sorry about all this.
Yes this is the one word that all bargain-loving Singaporeans should have in their vocabulary:
Eco-Sale!
Now you can enjoy the beauty and luxury of our eco-friendly bamboo flooring at prices never seen before.
Wouldn’t you want to have a lovely bamboo floor like this in your home:
Enjoy the natural look and feel of hardwood without harming a single tree.
We are now offering hefty discounts off our Singapore stocks. You will be pleasantly surprised at how affordable they are.
We have limited stocks of each type of bamboo flooring, so give us a ring at 65659217 now to avoid disappointment!
Thanks to your support in 2008, our eco-friendly bamboo flooring has really started to take off in Singapore and around the world.
Here are some quick tips for a Green Christmas:
1. Giving Green: Gift wrapping paper can be recycled, and not all gifts need to be wrapped.
2. Fake Fir: Consider an artificial tree which can be reused time and again.
3. Tree recycling: If you pine for real trees, then do get them recycled after the season. Ikea Singapore has a recycling programme in place.
4. Low-energy lights: LED lights are 90 percent more efficient than traditional Christmas lights.
Have a great holiday and see you in 2009!
(Please note that our office will be closed on 26 Dec 2008 and 2 Jan 2009.)
A quick announcement:
Our application to IRAS has just been approved, Star Bamboo (S) Pte Ltd will be GST-registered effective 17 Nov 2008.
From this date onwards, we have to charge and account for 7% GST on all our business transactions.
For customers who confirm their orders before 17 Nov, we will not be charging GST even if the delivery/installation date is after this.
So if you have been wanting to order our bamboo flooring, this is the best time to do it. 
Also, just to apologise for the recent lack of updates. Besides the office relocation, I have also spent last week in Guangxi, China as part of a Singapore business delegation sourcing for possible business and investment opportunities. Taken loads of photos and I have lots of fascinating stories to share.
But all that will have to wait till after I visit a Korean customer in Pusan this week.
We have a team of bamboo flooring experts in Singapore to handle all your queries, so call them at +65-65659217 today.
Thank you for your support over the past 3 years. Our award-winning, eco-friendly bamboo flooring is now more popular than ever.
In order to serve you better, Star Bamboo is moving to a new and bigger office.
Now we can carry more ready stocks, and have a shorter delivery lead time and faster fulfilment of your orders.
From 18th October 2008, our new address is at:
51 Bukit Batok Crescent #06-41
Unity Centre
Singapore 658077
Our contact numbers remain the same:
Tel: 6565 9217
Fax: 6565 0508
Sorry if you’ve tried calling us today but no one answered.
The telephone line was transferred this morning but NOT the call transfer service. So we were basically uncontactable the whole day.
But everything’s up and running now, we’ve even got the Internet back on!
The move is still in progress, there’s a steady stream of cartons and boxes coming in.
We’ll probably unpack tomorrow and then spend the next 3 weeks deciding where to put what.
Sorry, we’re having some problems with our web site.
You can view the home page at www.starbamboo.com, but cannot click through to any individual pages.
We’re working on this right now. In the meantime, we can be contacted at:
Tel: 6565 9217
Email: info@starbamboo.com
Sorry for the inconvenience caused!
Update: Web site has been fixed, we’re up and running!
Today I received a phone call from a lady who found our web site, but had some trouble locating our contact information. She’s kind enough to take the time to tell us that.
Thanks for the feedback, Patricia! Our phone number is now prominently located at the top of the right column, under our logo.
(For those who still couldn’t find it, the “Contact Us” link is actually found in the Pages section in the right column.)
Some great news to share with you: Star Bamboo just inked a substantial US dollar six-figure deal with an established distributor of handcrafted home accessories and gift-ware.
We will be producing eco-friendly bamboo chopping boards for them to be distributed via supermarkets in Germany.
Some examples of our bamboo chopping boards – see more over here
We have been expanding beyond bamboo flooring for some time now, and it’s heartening to finally see our efforts and quality recognised by a major European company.
Bamboo is such a versatile material, we have only just started scratching the surface of what is possible with it.
The hardness of bamboo makes it a logical choice for chopping boards. But did you know that bamboo also has natural anti-bacterial which helps to prevent bacterial growth? This gives great peace of mind for our users.
That is why bamboo chopping boards is superior to plastic ones. Wooden chopping boards are good too, but do we really want to be chopping down yet more trees?
OK, we’re looking forward to more good news from our Europe markets. I’ll definitely be keeping you updated.
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