Top-Nominee – Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2012 (Emerging Entrepreneur Category)
Mr. Wong Kee Wei, the founder and managing director of Safetyware Group, was awarded the top final list in the 2012 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award (Emerging Entrepreneur Category). Mr. Wong started Safetyware in Penang in year 2003 and expanded the business aggressively by setting up offices in Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, Johor and Singapore in subsequent years. He has built up three brands – SAFETYWARE, RHINO SHOE and QuickSign with the mission of improving the occupational health and safety level in the workplace. The brands have gained wide recognition as they are currently being trusted & used by tens of thousands of users in more than 35 countries throughout the world. Safetyware Group is now the leading health & safety solution provider in South East Asia which manufacture & distribute a wide range of safety products, as well as providing safety & health related training & consultancy services.