Muhibbah Engineering (M) Berhad is an international engineering construction group involved in petrochemical facilities construction, airport development, shipyard development, steel fabrication and airline support equipment manufacturing for maritime, oil and gas, and infrastructure projects in both local and global markets. It owns a listed subsidiary, Favelle Favco Berhad (“Favco”), which provides one-stop solutions as a manufacturer of specialised offshore oil and gas pedestal cranes as well as tower cranes for the global markets. 

Muhibbah Engineering was incorporated in Malaysia on 4 September 1972 and has been listed on the Main...

Posted by in Family Business, Listed on Bursa Malaysia on Oct 05, 2021 .

Favelle Favco Berhad is subsidiary of Muhibbah Engineering (M) Berhad. In 1995 Muhibbah Engineering acquired crane specialists, the Favelle Favco Group (FFB) to complement its construction activities. FFB has now 2 main divisions, the Crane division and the Intelligent Automation division.  

The Crane Division comprise 2 international brands, Favelle Favco and Kroll. FFB is home to the largest hammerhead crane in the world, the Kroll K10,000, and the largest luffing tower crane in the world, the Favelle Favco M2480. FFB’s reputation for building the world’s fastest cranes has cemented its position in the market for the construction of...

Posted by in Food, Convenience Store Chains on Sep 30, 2021 .

South Korean convenience store chain emart24 opened its first Reserve store at the Horizon, Wisma Touch n go in Bangsar South, Kuala Lumpur in June 2021. A Reserve store is special larger format emart24 with a more defining ambience. Depending on location, Reserve stores and General Stores will be opened across the Klang valley and beyond. The Master franchisee for emart24 in Malaysia, United Frontiers Holdings Sdn.Bhd plans to open more than 300 eMart24 outlets within 5 years. Another emart24 outlet has been opened in Desa Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur to enthusiastic local response.  

The CEO of Malaysia’s emart24 franchise operator is...

TE Asia Healthcare, backed by US based TPG Capital focuses on investment in single specialty hospitals across Asia. TPG Capital is a global investment firm headquartered in San Francisco, California and Fort Worth Texas, USA. It has US$96 billion in assets management and 12 offices around the world.

In November 2017, TE Asia Healthcare launched CVSKL (Cardiac Vascular Sentral Kuala Lumpur) in the city centre (Jalan Stesen Sentral 5) with a team of cardiologists headed by Tan Sri Dr Yahya Awang, the former Medical Director of the National Heart Institute (IJN). CVSKL, a 60 bedded facility is Malaysia’s first dedicated private heart...

Posted by in Food, Restaurant Groups on Oct 30, 2021 .

In October 1985 Japanese ramen chef, Shigemi Kawahara, opened his first “HAKATA IPPUDO” restaurant in Daimyo, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Japan. He has since created a global award winning ramen brand with Michelin star status. In February 2013 IPPUDO opened its first outlet in Malaysia at Pavillion, Kuala Lumpur. Today, it has nine outlets, 7 in the Klang Valley (Pavillion KL, Gardens Mall, Bangsar Shopping Centre, Sunway Pyramid, Sunway Velocity Mall, Jaya One, One Utama) and 2 in Penang (Queensbay Mall and Gurney Plaza).

The lady who brought the IPPUDO chain to Malaysia is Dato’ Rosie Tan (Khor Swee Wah@Koh Bee Leng) through her...

Posted by in Family Business, Listed on Bursa Malaysia on Nov 01, 2021 .

Tan Sri Ong Leong Huat, 76, was a successful stockbroker in the 1960s. He founded OSK Holdings Berhad in 1963 and built it into a conglomerate with strategic interests in five key sectors - Property, Construction, Financial Services, Industries and Hospitality. He is currently Executive Chairman of the OSK Group. He stepped down as Group Managing Director in April 2017 in favour of his eldest son, Ong Ju Yan.

 The year 2020 marked the OSK Group’s 55 years involvement in property development. Besides developing various townships in Malaysia, the Group has also partnered with the Employees Provident Fund to jointly develop the integrated...

THE HUH FAMILY CONTROLS THE GS GROUP WHICH IS ONE OF THE TOP 10 CHAEBOLS IN SOUTH KOREA

He is absolutely certain that there is no free lunch in this world. You have to be on the grind to survive. Datuk Seri Dr Chai Kee Kan (KK Chai) made it past the RM1 billion revenue in 2021 with his diverse portfolio of businesses, the signature of which is the KK Mart convenience store chain. He has more than 579 outlets now and is still expanding. It was the pandemic that pushed revenues past the billion Ringgit mark as lockdowns and restricted movements led to consumers heading for the neighbourhood stores for essentials...

POWERCAT LAUNCHED IN 2014 IS THE FIRST HALAL CERTIFIED CAT FOOD IN THE WORLD - HUGE POTENTIAL AMONG MORE THAN  240 MILLION MUSLIMS IN SE ASIA

Syed Mahadzir, son of the founder of the Malaysian household spices brand, Adabi, Dato' Syed Manshor Syed Mahmood, has been in the FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) business for more than 10 years. As a Next Gen CEO of the family business, Syed Mahadzir has set his goal on increasing the presence of Adabi in ASEAN and the world. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering & Management from the University of Warwick, UK (2005) and a Master's degree in...