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About Us

With more than 28 years of experience, Mr. Francis Tng established Hong Wen Hardware Timber Pte Ltd in 1999. Hong Wen specializes in building materials, all kinds of hardware, and various types of natural timber, plywood, waterproof plywood, and fancy plywood.

We carry a wide variety of fancy plywood, including cherry, maple, walnut, oak, ash, bubinga, and sapele. We also import a range of recon (reconstituted) plywood, such as oak, ash, and cherry, directly from Indonesia, Taiwan, and China.

Our customer base ranges from designers to carpenters and renovation contractors and schools, and we are proud to count SMRT, Comfort Delgro,United World College Of South East Asia and NTU as our clients.

Mr. Francis Tng was born into a humble family with many siblings. From a young age, he showed a strong work ethic and a knack for earning a living. During school holidays, he worked as a construction worker for just a few dollars a day and faithfully handed all his earnings to his mother to support the family.

After completing his National Service, he took on various jobs, including farmhand, bus ticket inspector, and delivery man.

Driven by ambition, Francis realized that entrepreneurship was the path to creating his own success. In 1987, he and his family opened a hardware supply shop,  eventually they decided to pursue separate paths.

In 1999, with a capital of S$200,000, Francis founded Hong Wen Hardware Pte Ltd, operating from a 1,600 sq ft JTC shop unit with just two staff members. The journey was far from easy , he faced and overcame numerous challenges, including a period of severe financial difficulty that seemed insurmountable. Yet the saying proved true: “When God closes a door, He opens another.”

During his most challenging moments, a group of his suppliers came to his aid, providing extended lines of credit and stock support. With their help, Francis overcame these difficulties and remains deeply grateful to those who stood by him in his darkest hour.

One customer at a time, one deal at a time, he built the million-dollar one-stop solutions company that stands today. You can find everything from furniture, household hardware, construction hardware, and building materials to plywood in his shop. Whatever his customers need—if it’s not already stocked in his 13,000 sq ft shop or three-storey warehouse—he will source it to meet their requirements.

As a forward-thinking entrepreneur, Francis stays at the forefront of his industry by attending courses ranging from psychology to business management. He remains updated on the latest trends and technologies through continuous feedback and dialogue with his clients, staff, and suppliers.

Francis is also an animal lover who has expended his business even into Arowana breeding farms.

Being an advid animal lover like himself, you can see him integrating his love for animals with his business. birds that fly in the sky to fishes that swim in the sea to animals that run on land.

Many of his clients even seek out these interesting company mascots and pay them regular visits like his Tibetan mastiff & his other pedigree dogs, Endangered well breed Arowanas, colorful parrots & rare mandarin ducks, finding rest & reprieve away from the hassle buzzer of city living.

Welcome those who love animals to communicate

"Few things are impossible to diligence and skill.”

~ Samuel Johnson

"That destructive siren, sloth, is ever to be avoided."

~ Horace

"The hand of the diligent shall bear rule.”

~ Proverbs 12:24

“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.”

~ Henry Ward Beecher

“Responsibility is the price of greatness.”

~ Winston Churchill

"Be not be afraid of Poverty, fear Laziness, do not be afraid of Hard work fear Irresponsibility, do not afraid of problems but fear of Irresponsibility."

~ Francis Tng