- CEO
- Cheah Chooi Lim
- Full Time Employees
- 1,382
- Sector
- Producer manufacturing
- Industry
- Industrial machinery
- Address
- Butterworth Malaysia
- IPO Date
- Jun 2, 2000
- Business
- Unimech Group Berhad is a Malaysia-based investment holding company and industrial engineering conglomerate specializing in the design, manufacturing, distribution, and servicing of fluid handling equipment, instrumentation, and thermal energy systems. Founded in 1977 and headquartered in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia, the company operates across four principal business segments: Valves, Instrumentation, and Fittings; Pumps; Electronic; and Other Engineering Services. Unimech Group Berhad manufactures and distributes a comprehensive portfolio of industrial flow-control and piping products under proprietary and licensed brand names, most notably its flagship ARITA brand, alongside UNIJIN, Q-flex, BELLS, ALLEN, and ICONTRONIC. Its core product and service offerings comprise industrial valves, including gate, globe, ball, butterfly, check, knife gate, needle, and marine valves; piping accessories and hardware, including strainers, flanges, rubber expansion joints, gaskets, and pneumatic components; process instrumentation and measurement equipment, including pressure gauges, temperature gauges, flow meters, transmitters, and process control systems; pump solutions, including industrial water, chemical, and slurry pumping systems; thermal energy and combustion engineering, encompassing the design, fabrication, installation, testing, and commissioning of steam boilers, industrial burners, and heat transfer systems; plant maintenance, overhaul, and spare parts supply; environmental engineering, including air pollution control and exhaust stack systems; and electronic component assembly. The company serves a diverse industrial customer base spanning oil and gas, petrochemicals, palm oil refining, water and wastewater management, marine and shipbuilding, power generation, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), and general construction. Geographically, the group operates manufacturing facilities, warehouses, and sales networks across Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Australia, and the United States. Its primary operating subsidiaries include Unimech Engineering (M) Sdn. Bhd., Unimech International Sdn. Bhd., Arita Engineering Sdn. Bhd., Unimech Energy Sdn. Bhd., and Indonesia-listed subsidiary PT Arita Prima Indonesia Tbk. In recent corporate and operational developments, the group has broadened its regional operational capabilities, supported by PT Arita Prima Indonesia Tbk expanding its registered business activities to encompass warehousing, logistics, industrial estate management, and environmental waste treatment services. Concurrently, Unimech Group Berhad has diversified its service offerings into renewable energy through solar photovoltaic system installations, advanced automation in its valve manufacturing facilities, and continued active capital management through regular share buyback programs and dividend distributions.