He said the Revivify representative initially wanted the machines delivered to Seletar North for a project, but changed the site to 29 Penjuru Lane in late May when the equipment was ready.
Derrick allowed Revivify to inspect the machines there. But when he asked when they would be sent to Seletar North, he did not receive a clear response.
“So, I went down on Jun 10 to … have a look. When I reached there, it looked like just bare land, like a dumping ground,” he added.
Derrick found just one of the wheel loaders there. Three others worth about US$200,000 remain missing and may not be in Singapore anymore, he said.
The company received a letter from Revivify after it tried to retrieve its equipment. The letter was signed off purportedly by Revivify’s in-house legal team, claiming Multi Ways had breached the deal.
Multi Ways did not hear back from Revivify after that.
Moving forward, Derrick said he will be placing trackers on its equipment and conducting more background checks on hirers.
“As a rental company, every (piece of) equipment is a stream of income … so when this machine is immediately lost, this is loss of income for the company,” he lamented.
“There are many people that suffer (from this). It’s not good for business and it makes us very wary of our next few clients.”
