KKB increases capex to RM30mil

TheStar Mon, May 27, 2019 08:45am - 4 years View Original


KUCHING: KKB Engineering Bhd (KKB) has increased its 2019 capital expenditure (capex) to RM30mil, from an earlier approved sum of between RM20mil and RM25mil, in order to invest more in automation and information and communication technology (ICT) at its steel fabrication yard at Jalan Bako here.

Group executive director Kho Pok Tong (pic) said the additional capex would be utilised to acquire state-of-the-art automated machinery and equipment as well as on ICT, like specialised engineering software.

Also to be installed is an overhead heavy lifting equipment for a proposed mega workshop currently under construction at the fabrication yard.

He said the bulk of the capex was to finance the mega workshop project to boost capacity in preparation for more offshore structure fabrication jobs in the oil & gas industry by its subsidiary OceanMight Sdn Bhd.

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