Crest Group Berhad (Malaysia)

The principal activity of our Company is investment holding while our subsidiaries are principally involved in the provision of imaging, analytical and test solutions used primarily for quality inspection, sample analysis and R D. The Company provide our solutions to a wide range of industries including semiconductor, E E, academic, automotive, oil and gas, aviation, life sciences and healthcare.
August 1999 - ACM ( Executive Director) acquired 41.00 shareholding in Crest Systems from Tan Kim Sing and was appointed as Director of Crest Systems. Tan Kim Sing established Crest Systems on 24 June 1999 together with another individual, Chow Yit Meng. Both Tan Kim Sing and Chow Yit Meng were not actively involved in the business and they ceased to be shareholders of Crest Systems in August 1999 and March 2014 respectively.
May 2000 and July 2000 - LSW (Managing Director) and YKM (Executive Director) joined Crest Systems as Manager and Business Manager respectively. Since then, together with ACM, they have been leading and driving the growth and expansion of our business. Subsequently in September 2002, LSW and YKM became shareholders of Crest Systems by respectively acquiring 20.00 and 18.00 shareholding in Crest Systems from ACM and Chow Yit Meng. LSW and YKM were appointed as Directors of Crest Systems in the same year.
May 20050 - The Company ventured into the PRC through a business arrangement with Wang Hua and Zhou Fang whereby Wang Hua and Zhou Fang set up Crest Suzhou to collaborate with Crest Systems to secure orders from customers in the PRC. Subsequently, in February 2013, LSW, ACM and YKM entered into an equity interest transfer agreement with Wang Hua and Zhou Fang to acquire the entire equity interest in Crest Suzhou, which was completed in May 2013.
April 2007 - LSW, ACM and YKM began to acquire shares of L-Edge Technology Sdn Bhd from 2 individuals, namely Kelvin Leong Kok Ming and Phang Yin Hing, to expand our business and customer base.
December 2007 - LSW, ACM and YKM successfully acquired the entire equity interest in L-Edge Technology Sdn Bhd and subsequently changed the company's name to Crest Nanosolutions (M) Sdn Bhd in July 2008.
June 2008 - The Company further expanded overseas presence to Singapore through the establishment of Crest Innovation by ACM and Thomas Koh Chee Chung (our Business Manager). In the same year, LSW and YKM became shareholders of Crest Innovation through allocation of new shares.
March 2010, The Company further expanded overseas footprint where the company expanded our business to Thailand through the establishment of Crest Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand by LSW, ACM and YKM and another individual, namely Laxmanram Tiwatri, who ceased as a shareholder in May 2015.
August 2014 - LSW, ACM and YKM established Crest Analytic. Subsequently in April 2015, we continued our business expansion through the establishment of Crest Lab by LSW, ACM and YKM.
June 2017 - through their spouses, ACM and YKM acquired shares of Matrix Optics from 2 individuals namely Wong Siew Hee and Lee Poh Koon, to expand the company business and customer base. The entire equity interest in Matrix Optics were transferred to LSW, ACM and YKM in February 2023.
September 2017 - as part of our continuous business and customer base expansion effort, LSW and ACM acquired the entire equity interest in Matrix Biosciences from 2 individuals namely Wong Siew Hee and Lee Poh Koon. Subsequently in June 2018, YKM became a shareholder of Matrix Biosciences through allocation of new shares.
November 2017- LSW, ACM and YKM acquired shares of Matrix Innovations from 3 individuals, namely Lyn Meng Keong (our General Manager), Wong Siew Hee and Te Win Ping. Lyn Meng Keong and Wong Siew Hee ceased to become shareholders in the same year, while Te Win Ping ceased to become shareholder in February 2023.
August 2023 - Crest was incorporated as an investment holding company of our Subsidiaries to facilitate our listing on the ACE Market of Bursa Securities.