BIG (7005) [s]

B.I.G. Industries Berhad, an investment holding company, is engaged in the industrial gases, ready mix concrete, and quarrying businesses in Malaysia. It provides services and maintenance, marine transportation to the oil, gas, and petrochemical industry, as well as offers engineering products, including safety equipment, gas pipe valves, welding gas cylinder, gas cylinder valves, fire fighting equipment, cryogenic equipment and parts, laboratory equipment, electrical equipment and accessories, and also instrumentation and control systems. The company is also engaged in the manufacture, distribution, and marketing of industrial gases products, including liquid oxygen, helium, liquid nitrogen, hydrogen, acetylene, entonox, carbon dioxide, specialty gases and mixtures, argon, medical gases, nitrous oxide, and others. In addition, B.I.G. Industries trades in building materials, such as metal, clay and concrete roofing tiles, floor tiles and ceramics, steel bars, insulation materials, ceiling boards, fire rated door, sanitary wares and accessories, taps wares, pipe fittings, flush valve cistern, and locksets; and engineering products, including welding equipment and consumables, compression system and compressors, fire extinguishers, and other complimentary products for oil and gas industry. It also trades in hospital supplies, and equipment and furniture that comprise hospital gas piping system, hospital furniture and fixtures, and medical equipment. Further, the company is involved in the manufacture and sale of ready-mix concrete; undertaking quarry operations; transportation and distribution of bulk cement; money lending; ship ownership and vessel chartering; and also project management and property development. Additionally, B.I.G. Industries provides construction contracting services. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Kuching, Malaysia.