The Group was founded by the chairman when he incorporated CEH Construction on 25 October 1978 as a sub-contractor in small-scale road projects. By 1987, it progessed into the building of expressways.The Company was incorporated in Singapore on 28 January 1994 as an investment holding company. In 1988, the Group, through CEH Construction, diversified into residential housing construction activities. It expanded into public sector building market in 1994.The present Hiap Hoe Limited originated from Chew Eu Hock Holdings Ltd (CEH). In January 2003, CEH completed the acquisition of four Hiap Hoe companies to consolidate operations and advance business opportunities. Among the four was Bukit Panjang Plaza Pte Ltd, the owner, developer and manager of the eponymous shopping and entertainment mall. The other three residential property development companies and the projects for which they were responsible were - Guan Hoe Development Pte Ltd (for ‘The Vines’), Siong Hoe Development Pte Ltd (for ‘Moonstone Residences’), and Keng Hoe Development Pte Ltd (for ‘Papillon’).Hiap Hoe is primarily focused on developing freehold residential properties. Prominent among them are the fully sold City Edge and The Vines, and the currently in development Cuscaden Royale and Oxford Suites. The Group recently acquired more sites for design-and-build projects and constantly seeks suitable additions to its land bank.Hiap Hoe’s civil engineering and construction business is conducted through its wholly owned subsidiary, Westbuild Construction Pte Ltd. The construction arm assumes the main responsibility for building the Group’s properties while pursuing new opportunities in third-party contracts.