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Course Facilitator, Mohd. Idham (seated in the middle) together with •
STIDC oficials and course participants.
Sofa Engineering
Course The course covered several
technical aspects of
furniture engineering
S TIDC in collaboration with Presently, there are 43 active Bumiputera sofa making business is approximately
furniture vendors across Sarawak. To
RM6,000.00 to buy the required tools
Universiti Putra Malaysia
ensure the success of this programme,
including industrial sewing machine,
(UPM) conducted a study on
the wood-based Small and Medium
Entrepreneurs (SMEs) in Sarawak. The STIDC provides the basic infrastructure walking foot sewing machine, mitre saw,
stapler, spray gun, jig saw, rubber foam
such as workshops apart from trainings to
study revealed that SMEs constitute 76% help them to penetrate and compete with cutter, air screw driver, L-Square and
of the total number of manufacturing the global players. metal ruler.
and services in the timber industry in
Sarawak. They also account for 26% In tandem with this aspiration, STIDC The five-day course was attended by
of the total installed capacity for timber jointly organised sofa engineering course STIDC furniture vendors and staff.
products manufacturing and services and with the Furniture Industry Technology
provide employment to 6.5% of the total Centre (FITEC) on 24-28 July 2017 at
workforce in the timber sector. STIDC Furniture Industrial Complex, Kota Summary
Samarahan. • SMEs constitute 76% of the total
STIDC plays pivotal role in the number of manufacturing and
services in the timber industry in
development of SMEs through the The course covered several technical Sarawak
Bumiputera Furniture Vendor Programme. aspects such as making sofa framework, • STIDC plays pivotal role in the
Commenced in October 2002, the shaping sponge, identifying the right development of SMEs through
the Bumiputera Furniture Vendor
programme aims to create resilient fabric, sewing the fabric and finishing. Programme
community of Bumiputera entrepreneurs • Presently, there are 43 active
with emphasis on furniture and furniture Course Facilitator, Mohd. Idham Bin Bumiputera furniture vendors across
Sarawak
related businesses. Saadon, said, the startup capital for
Course Facilitator, Mohd. Idham (seated in the middle) together with •
STIDC oficials and course participants.
Sofa Engineering
Course The course covered several
technical aspects of
furniture engineering
S TIDC in collaboration with Presently, there are 43 active Bumiputera sofa making business is approximately
furniture vendors across Sarawak. To
RM6,000.00 to buy the required tools
Universiti Putra Malaysia
ensure the success of this programme,
including industrial sewing machine,
(UPM) conducted a study on
the wood-based Small and Medium
Entrepreneurs (SMEs) in Sarawak. The STIDC provides the basic infrastructure walking foot sewing machine, mitre saw,
stapler, spray gun, jig saw, rubber foam
such as workshops apart from trainings to
study revealed that SMEs constitute 76% help them to penetrate and compete with cutter, air screw driver, L-Square and
of the total number of manufacturing the global players. metal ruler.
and services in the timber industry in
Sarawak. They also account for 26% In tandem with this aspiration, STIDC The five-day course was attended by
of the total installed capacity for timber jointly organised sofa engineering course STIDC furniture vendors and staff.
products manufacturing and services and with the Furniture Industry Technology
provide employment to 6.5% of the total Centre (FITEC) on 24-28 July 2017 at
workforce in the timber sector. STIDC Furniture Industrial Complex, Kota Summary
Samarahan. • SMEs constitute 76% of the total
STIDC plays pivotal role in the number of manufacturing and
services in the timber industry in
development of SMEs through the The course covered several technical Sarawak
Bumiputera Furniture Vendor Programme. aspects such as making sofa framework, • STIDC plays pivotal role in the
Commenced in October 2002, the shaping sponge, identifying the right development of SMEs through
the Bumiputera Furniture Vendor
programme aims to create resilient fabric, sewing the fabric and finishing. Programme
community of Bumiputera entrepreneurs • Presently, there are 43 active
with emphasis on furniture and furniture Course Facilitator, Mohd. Idham Bin Bumiputera furniture vendors across
Sarawak
related businesses. Saadon, said, the startup capital for
