HOP DOWN MEMORY LANE

House of Porsoseal Trading was incorporated in Singapore.

Began operations in a small unit on the 2nd floor of Leisure-Drome in Kallang.

Started producing aluminum signages, nameplates and labels.

Created a new product with the reproduction of news and magazine articles into long lasting aluminum plaques.

Moved to block 9008, a factory unit at the new Tampines industrial estate.

Began receiving orders for certificate plaques. These plaques were first made available at the graduation ceremonies of Singapore Polytechnic.

Poroseal Plaques were first offered through the NUS Co-Op at the NUS graduation ceremonies held in Kallang Theatre.

Started manufacturing outdoor signs for the Singapore Zoological Gardens and the Jurong Bird Park.

Moved into a larger unit in block 9006 to accommodate an increase in production volume.

House of Poroseal Trading was incorporated into a private limited company, House of Poroseal Pte. Ltd.

Poroseal Plaques were first offered at the NTU convocation ceremonies at the Kallang Theatre.

Teddy Grad was conceptualized to offer plush bears dressed in full graduation regalia.

Original prototype for the first Teddy Grad.

The large Teddy Grad mascot, sitting at 80cm tall, debuted at the NTU convocation. Teddy Grad plushies were very well received.

With the increase of Australian universities holding graduation ceremonies in Singapore, the company started offering its products for institutions like Curtin University, Monash University and RMIT University

Teddy Grad plushies were first offered at the NUS graduation ceremonies.

The company was invited by several Australian universities to participate in their offshore ceremonies. It has since been involved in graduations in Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Hong Kong and even Montpellier in France!

A new POROSEAL PLAQUES logo was introduced.

Poroseal was increasingly used in the manufacture of large donation boards in religious organisations as well as organizational charts for schools, clubs and companies.

The National Heritage Board has been marking historical and heritage sites around Singapore with informative panels. Many of these were made with Poroseal.

One of the largest full coloured prints on Poroseal can be found on the canopy walk on Bukit Chandu.

Began offering graduation bonquets at ceremonies.

Ozzy Grad, a 60cm tall Koala plush debuted at ceremonies for Australian universities.

House of Poroseal commemorated 30 years in business.

Teddy Grad plushies were revamped from a sitting to a standing doll.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a Poroseal Plaque commemorating the site at Cifford Pier where the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi was immersed in 1948.

Poroseal Poroseal Plaques and Teddy Grad plushies can be found in most university graduation ceremonies held in Singapore.