The Company was incorporated in Malaysia under the Companies Act 1965 on 28 February 1978 as a private limited company under the name of C.I. Holdings Sdn Bhd. It was subsequently converted to a public company on 10 December 1982 and assumed its present name. The Company was listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad on 18 February 1983.

 
 
Business Activities


 
 

The Group’s principal activities are focused on branded consumer products. C.I. Holdings Berhad’s subsidiary companies are currently involved in the manufacturing and distribution of beverages, tap ware and ceramic sanitary ware.

Below is a summary of the operations of CI Holdings Berhad’s main subsidiaries:-


 
 

1) Beverages Division

- Permanis Sdn Bhd (“Permanis”)

 

 

 

Permanis was incorporated in Malaysia under the Companies Act 1965 on 3 October 1973 and has since been primarily involved in the manufacturing, distribution and marketing of beverages under franchise from PepsiCo. Today, Permanis is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CI Holdings Berhad and is one of Malaysia’s leading beverage manufacturers and have a comprehensive network to distribute products throughout Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak.

Permanis has presence in the majority of the segments in the beverage industry, namely, Carbonated Soft Drinks, Isotonic Drinks, Ready to Drink Coffee and Tea, Juice, Energy Drinks, Asian Drinks and Mineral Water. The company also plans to penetrate new and growing segments in the future.

Under exclusive franchise, Permanis produces world renowned brands such as “Pepsi”, “Mirinda”, “7-Up”,“Gatorade”, “Lipton”, Tropicana” and “Evervess”. web site: www.pepsimalaysia.com

 Permanis also manufactures its own brand of drinks which includes beverages under the trademarks of “Chill”, “Excel”, “Frost”, “Bleu” and “Shot”.

In the year 2000 and 2001, the plant in Bangi, Selangor was voted by PepsiCo. Inc. as the most efficiently operated Pepsi-affiliated plant in the world. Permanis is ISO certified 9001:2000 (Quality Management Systems) certified.

 
 

2) Tapware Division

- Doe Industries Sdn Bhd (“Doe”)

 
 


 

Doe was formerly known as Dorf Malaysia Sdn Bhd was incorporated in Malaysia under the Companies Act 1965 on 22 December 1977 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Dorf Industries Pte Ltd, Australia. In 1983, Doe was acquired by C.I. Holdings Berhad.

Doe has been in the tapware industry for more than 25 years and is currently the leading manufacturer of chrome-plated brass tapwares and sanitary fitting in Malaysia. Doe also operates a gravity die-casting foundery producing brass die-castings which are then surfaced-finished in chrome by its automatic electroplating line.

Doe offers a variety of brands catering to various segments of the Malaysian tap ware and sanitary fittings industry including: Ignite, Huber, Prima, Q’Tee, Colonial, Aria, Palesa, Suva, Viva, Doe Basics, Neu, Medlab, Estivo, Cheffline, Serengetti, Ariston

As the leading local manufacturer of tap ware Doe has built a formidable reference list including large private and government linked developments

Doe tapwares are manufactured under the BS 5412 standard and its products are accredited with SIRIM ISO 9001:2000, IKRAM, as well as approved by JKR and the State Waterworks Departments.

Being an innovative market leader, Doe is constantly striving to improve and upgrade its product through collaboration with world renowned component manufacturers as a source of technology transfer and design. This distinct advantage plus its modern manufacturing facilities, enable Doe to guarantee its customers a superior range of products.

Doe’s range of tapware and sanitary fittings complements Potex’s Ceramic sanitary ware range.

web site: www.doe.com.my


 
 
3) SANITARY WARE DIVISION
 

The division is primarily focused on the manufacturing, distribution and marketing of ceramic sanitary ware. Potex offers a various brands of ceramic sanitary ware catering to the various segments of the sanitary ware market, including, Potex, Ascot,  Carravagio

The division comprises of 2  Division comprises two companies :-

1.       Potex Sdn Bhd (“Potex”), which is the marketing arm; and

2.       Potex Industries Sdn Bhd (“Potex Industries”) - the manufacturing arm.

Potex Industries was incorporated in Malaysia under the Companies Act 1965 on 26 April 1994 and changed to its present name on 18 March 2008. The production plant is located at Masjid Tanah, Malacca. Potex, the marketing arm, was incorporated in Malaysia under the Companies Act 1965 on 21 November 2002.

On 4 February 2008, both companies became subsidiaries of Doe Industries Sdn Bhd (36788-T).

At present, the Division has a full complement of services that include research and development, manufacturing and technical support of wide range of sanitary ware products.

As a mark of high quality, Potex Industries has been accredited with ISO9001:2000 Quality Management System since November 2003 and the Division’s products have been granted Certification Mark by SIRIM for complying with MS147:2001 & MS1522:2006. Potex’s products have also received Perbadanan Bekalan Air and Lembaga Air Perak approvals and are also listed in IKRAM (“Senarai Bahan-Bahan Tempatan”) as Public Work Department (“JKR”) basic requirements.

Potex’s Ceramic sanitary ware range compliments Doe’s range of tapware and sanitary fittings.

website: www.potex.com.my