Founded in 1985. Still doing it the same way.
Bobby Chng & the beginning
Bobby Chng started Neighborhood Carpet in 1985. Singapore was a different city then — the skyline was lower, the hotel scene was beginning to take shape, and the first wave of commercial carpet demand was arriving with it. Bobby saw the opportunity, assembled a small crew, and got to work.
The early years were built on hotel contracts — getting the job done properly, on time, in live environments where mistakes were visible the next morning. That operational discipline became the culture of the business: plan carefully, work cleanly, hand over properly.
Through the 1990s and 2000s, as Singapore's commercial property scene expanded, so did the project list. Retail centres on Orchard Road. Corporate offices in the CBD. Members' clubs and private dining rooms. Each sector brought its own demands, and we learned them all.
40 years, some highlights
1985
Founded by Bobby Chng in Singapore.
1990s
First major hotel contracts — establishing the live-environment installation model that defines our work today.
2010s
Expansion into integrated resorts — Marina Bay Sands, Resorts World Sentosa — and major retail centres.
2015–22
Changi Airport, Ritz-Carlton, Conrad, 67 Pall Mall Singapore, ION Orchard, Paragon.
Today
Forty years of continuous operation. Same standards. Bigger venues.
Why clients come back — and keep coming back.
We do one thing
Carpet and vinyl only. Every product relationship, every installation technique, every piece of hard-won knowledge is specific to soft flooring.
We deliver to programme
In live environments — hotels, airports, operating malls — the floor has to be ready before the doors open. That's not aspirational. It's the job.
We're honest about scope
If a clean and re-stretch will extend your carpet's life by five years, we'll tell you. We're not here to sell unnecessary replacements.
Working on a project? Let's talk.
We'll visit your site, assess the scope, and give you a clear, itemised quote — no obligation.