LSH Brand Story
The history of the “Lim Seong Hai” trade name can be traced back to 1966 when the late Lim Seong Hai, who was the father of Tan Sri Datuk Seri Lim Keng Cheng, Datuk Lim Keng Guan, Lim Pak Lian and Lim Keng Hun (collectively, the “Lim Siblings”), set up a sole proprietorship under the name of Lim Seong Hai Construction. Lim Seong Hai Construction operated as a Class D contractor registered with the Public Works Department of Malaysia, which enabled it to undertake construction projects which are not more than RM100,000 in value at that time. The business of Lim Seong Hai Construction was later transferred to Lim Seong Hai Construction and Company, a partnership which was set up in 1975 and passed on to the Lim Siblings before the passing of their father. Lim Seong Hai Construction and Company is presently owned by the Lim Siblings.
In 1995, Lim Pak Lian set up Lim Seong Hai Lighting Sdn Bhd (“LSH Lighting”) to supply lighting and related M&E products as well as provide related M&E services for various construction and property development projects. LSH Lighting then ventured into retailing of lighting products under the ‘Fablelite’ trade name when it opened its first lighting retail store at Jalan Gombak, Kuala Lumpur in year 2000. LSH Lighting’s retail operations have expanded to include five (5) physical retail stores across the Klang Valley region. Over the years, LSH Lighting was also involved in several major projects through the supply of lighting products and provision of related M&E works.
Aside from the establishment of LSH Lighting, Lim Keng Hun and Lim Pak Lian also set up Knight Auto Sdn Bhd (“Knight Auto”) in 1999 to venture into the wholesaling of hardware products, as well as rental of machinery and equipment for the construction industry. With the opening of its first retail store in Kajang Perdana, Selangor in 2004, Knight Auto began expanding its range of hardware products, machinery and equipment to also include tools. Over the years, Knight Auto continued to expand its business footprint and currently has five (5) physical retail stores across the Klang Valley region.
Driven by LSH Lighting and Knight Auto’s business expansion over the years, the Lim Siblings embarked on the journey of listing these businesses with the formation of our Group through our Company’s acquisition of LSH Lighting and Knight Auto on 6 January 2021. Following our successful listing on the LEAP Market on 30 July 2021, we continued our business expansion with the acquisition of LSH Best Builders Sdn Bhd (“LSHBB”) on 15 October 2021, which resulted in the diversification of our Group’s then business to include construction and the provision of construction-related services and solutions. We further enhanced our construction capabilities and diversified our Group’s principal activities to include property development, following the completion of the acquisitions of Astana Setia Sdn Bhd (“ASSB”) and Lim Seong Hai Ventures Sdn Bhd on 19 April 2023.
As an integral part of our Group’s principal activities, we introduced our BEST Collaboration Framework in end 2021. Our BEST Collaboration Framework functions as a framework for collaboration between our Group and our clients (such as land owners, property developers or contractors) to achieve the shared objective of value-engineering for construction projects or property development projects undertaken by our clients by leveraging on our extensive experience and expertise in the construction industry.
Over the years, our Group has grown from just a supplier/provider of construction products and services (i.e. lighting products and related M&E products and services, hardware products, tools, construction machinery and equipment) to becoming a full-fledged construction company with capabilities to provide a comprehensive range of construction and engineering works, construction-related services, solutions and products as well as being involved in property development.
