Corporate Profile

OUR COMPANY

Puncak Niaga Holdings Berhad (PNHB) Group is the leading and dynamic integrated water services company in Malaysia. PNHB is an investment holding company whilst its subsidiaries are principally involved in the operation, maintenance, management, construction, rehabilitation and refurbishment of water treatment facilities, supply and distribution of treated water within the State of Selangor and the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, undertaking research and development and technology development for the water, wastewater and environment sectors as well as undertaking works related to the oil and gas industry and other materials and the provision of offshore and onshore engineering works.

Established on 7 January 1997, PNHB was listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad on 8 July 1997. As at the end of December 2007, PNHB’s market capitalisation stood at RM2.0 billion. It is the first water treatment and supply concession company to be listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad under the Infrastructure Project Company guidelines issued by Securities Commission.

OUR CORE BUSINESS AND CAPABILITIES

Our subsidiary, Puncak Niaga (M) Sdn Bhd (PNSB) which holds 5 water treatment concessions with the Selangor State Government, is the nation’s second largest water supply concessionaire, operating, managing and maintaining 29 water treatment plants with a combined capacity of 1,930 million litres per day. PNSB undertook the finance, design, construction, operation, management and maintenance of the Sungai Selangor Phase 2 Water Treatment Plant with a design capacity of 950 million litres per day at a cost of RM1.28 billion which was completed on 1 January 2001, one year ahead of schedule and the Wangsa Maju Water Treatment Plant with a design capacity of 45 million litres per day at a cost of RM122.0 million which was completed in a record time of six months in July 1998 during the water crisis. These early completion of projects clearly exemplifies the PNHB Group’s excellent capabilities in managing and undertaking large-scale water supply projects in Malaysia.

Under a separate concession agreement with the Federal Government and the Selangor State Government, our other subsidiary, Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (SYABAS) supplies treated water to a population of 7.3 million and industrial and commercial users through 1.52 million consumer accounts and also maintains 24,695 km of water pipes, 1,169 service reservoirs, water tanks and reservoirs and 444 pumping stations within the State of Selangor and the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. The research and development activities and oil and gas works are carried out respectively by two subsidiaries, namely Puncak Research Centre Sdn Bhd and Puncak Oil & Gas Sdn Bhd.

Our customer service centre, PUSPEL which is manned by 60 highly trained call agents operates 24 hours daily and provides customers with a convenient and effective way to contact SYABAS on water supply matters. In May 2007, PUSPEL received the 2007 Malaysia Water Award for Excellence in Customer Service Management from the Malaysian Water Association.

Out of the manpower strength of more than 4,000 employees in PNHB Group, more than half comprise management, professionals, technical and supervisory executives with core competencies in, inter alia, engineering, accountancy, legal, management, administration and business; which are instrumental in supporting the Group’s business and operations.

OUR COMMITMENT TO CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP

The PNHB Group is committed to upholding the principles of good corporate governance and core values such as quality, value, service, innovation and trust in the conduct of our business which are integral to our success over the years. We have received various repeat awards and accolades for good governance, annual reporting, occupational safety and health and environmental and social reporting.

In line with our corporate vision and mission, we seek to be environmentally responsible in the protection, conservation and enhancement of the natural environment, particularly in the management aspect of the water resources which is relevant to our business operations. Our River Rescue Brigade (Briged Penyelamat Sungai) programme which was initiated by our Executive Chairman in 1998 is a programme which aims to educate the younger generation on the importance of the conservation and protection of the environment, especially the rivers.

To date, we have enlisted 2,220 school children and 88 schools in the State of Selangor and the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya into the programme. In November 2007, our River Rescue Brigade was accorded an Honourable Mention at the inaugural Prime Minister’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award 2007. Another programme, the Educational Outreach Programme (Turun Ke Padang) launched in 1999, is an extension of the River Rescue Brigade which aims to educate the primary school children located within our areas of operations on the importance of river preservation to ensure the continuous supply of clean water as well as the roles played by PNSB and SYABAS in the water treatment and water distribution processes respectively.

OUR FUTURE PLANS

As the PNHB Group seeks to grow its business and deliver value to the stakeholders, we will look into expanding our operations in areas related to our core business and competencies within Malaysia and undertaking projects in other countries such as India, China and the Middle East.