Founded in 1953, Far East Group is one of the pioneers in the refrigeration and air-conditioning business in Singapore and a leading regional distributor of commercial and light industrial refrigeration systems and products with more than 65 years of experience in the Heating, Ventilation, Air-conditioning and Refrigeration (“HVAC&R”) industry in Southeast Asia (“SEA”) and the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”). In 2011, the Group was listed on the Catalist Board of the Singapore Exchange (SGX-Catalist). Headquartered in Singapore with approximately 400 employees globally, the Group has subsidiaries in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Hong Kong and the PRC. Other than our physical presence in SEA and the PRC, the Group also work with distributors and dealers in countries including Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Philippines, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Turkey and Australia.

The Group is a comprehensive provider of refrigeration and air-conditioning systems, products and services to various industries including but not limited to Commercial & Retail, F&B, Supermarkets, Cold-Storages, Warehouse and Logistics, Hospitality, Healthcare, Oil, Marine and Gas, etc. Our manufacturing facilities for heat-exchangers and condensing units are based in the PRC and certain condensing units are built in Singapore. These heat-exchangers and condensing units are exported to various parts of SEA and the PRC. We are also in the distribution of air-conditioning products and contracting & installation of air-conditioning systems in Singapore.

As a major Wholesaler and Distributor regionally, we represent multiple international renowned brands of products such as Eden, Bitzer, Danfoss, Schneider-Eliwell, Emerson, Aeroflex, Mitsubishi Electric, etc., for the refrigeration and air conditioning market. We provide end-to-end solutions offering a full suite of services ranging from consultation, engineering design, equipment supplies, commissioning and aftersales support. Our long-standing and good relationship with our partners ensures genuine and quality products are readily available through our distribution network.

Our Manufacturing arm has also established itself as a leading provider of comprehensive range of quality energy-efficient heat-exchangers, compressor rack systems and condensing units under our own brands “Eden” and “ELITE”.

Eden products are manufactured by Eden Refrigeration Manufacturing (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. (ISO9001:2015) which produces international standard heat exchangers using the latest design and heat transfer technology in manufacturing a wide range of unit coolers, brine coolers, condensers and custom coils for Commercial, Industrial and Marine applications. All unit coolers and air-cooled condensers are Conformitè Europëenne (CE) certified and in compliance with the listed European Directives BS EN 60204-1:2006+A1:2009 on safety guidance on machinery.

ELITE’s compressor rack systems, outdoor packaged refrigeration units and condensing units are designed according to standards widely used in low-temperature storage, food processing, slaughter house, chemical, agricultural products processing, cold chain logistics, hospitals, supermarkets and other fields.

Our Engineering & Solutions arm provides sound engineering solutions in our system designs to meet customer needs and requirements; and to know that every engineering challenge has an ultimate solution that drives us forward towards excellence.

We provide a comprehensive set of sustainable engineering solutions catered for refrigeration and air-conditioning applications for various industries.

M-Tech Air-Con & Security Engineering Pte Ltd (“M-Tech”), established since 1993 in Singapore, is an Air- Conditioning and Mechanical Ventilation (ACMV) service provider for residential and commercial buildings, with vast experience and technical expertise in the design, supply and install of ACMV and electrical systems. M-Tech is a registered contractor with the Building and Construction Authority of Singapore (BCA) certified with Air-conditioning, Refrigeration & Ventilation Works (ME01–L5), Communication & Security Systems (ME04–L1) and Electrical Engineering (ME05–L1).

RSP Systems Pte Ltd in Singapore is the System Integration arm of Far East Group Limited, which specializes in provision of a host of monitoring systems ranging from temperature monitoring, energy & resource monitoring, alarms management & asset management system tools; incorporating IoT devices from Eliwell, Schneider Electric and other 3rd party devices.  These systems allow for quick deployment, full system management control and data analytics for troubleshooting and improve efficiency of any Refrigeration of HVAC system.

Our Vision

To be a highly motivated and inspired team working in unison towards leadership, striving for excellence through quality and technology and being ever sensitive and responsive to its employees, customers and society in which we live in. 

Significant Milestones

Timeline

2020

The Group further expand our business in Malaysia, with Far East Refrigeration (M) Sdn. Bhd. setting up a branch in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

2019

The Group diversify into the air-conditioning contracting and installation business by acquiring M-Tech Air-con & Security Engineering Pte Ltd to further the Group’s business in the air-conditioning segment.
Acquired a further 20% shareholding in Coolwerkz, thus making it a subsidiary of the Group.

2018

Established a subsidiary Elite Envirotech Co., Ltd in China to specialize in the manufacturing of Compressor Racks and Condensing units for both the local and export markets.

The Group invested in Fayi Technology Inc. in Taiwan to have a present in the components and parts market in Taiwan.

2017

The Group acquired a property at 51 Ubi Avenue 3, Singapore 408858 with an approximate gross floor area of 160,000 sqft. The group consolidated our Singapore’s operation and shifted the head office and the main warehouse to the new property in early 2018.

Converted the representative office in Indonesia into a subsidiary, PT Far East Refrigeration Indonesia to serve our customers in the Indonesian market.

Incorporated a joint-venture company with 40% shareholding, Coolwerkz Engineering Limited (“Coolwerkz”) to take on contracting work in Myanmar.

2016

Ceased operations of Far East Maju in Malaysia and consolidated all manufacturing activities in Eden Refrigeration Manufacturing (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. to maximize the capacity and the state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities of the ERM factory.

2014

Converted the representative office in Vietnam into a subsidiary, Far East Refrigeration Vietnam Company Limited to serve our customers in the Indochina (Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos) market.

2013

Acquired  Eden Refrigeration Manufacturing (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. (“ERM”) primarily focused on manufacturing of heat-exchangers and condensing units for the Group and to serve the China and the export markets.

2011

Listed on the Catalist Board of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and renamed to Far East Group Limited. Our Group have grown rapidly and we have evolved into a comprehensive provider of refrigeration and air-conditioning systems and products in the HVAC&R industry. We are the distributor of a wide range of agency products for many prominent manufacturers in the HVAC&R industry, as well as a manufacturer and distributor of heat exchangers and condensing units under our own brand “Eden”.

Established a representative office in Indonesia to provide sales and marketing support and assistance for our distributors and dealers in Indonesia. 

2010

Established a new representative office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to serve as our Group’s gateway into the Indochina market (namely Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar).

2009

Incorporated Green Point (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. through a franchise program with Bitzer Refrigeration Asia Limited to expand our business into the servicing, repair and overhauling of Bitzer’s reciprocating and screw compressors. 

2008

Our “Eden” brand of heat exchangers were successfully tested in the laboratory of Ziehl-Abegg, one of Europe’s accredited laboratories. In particular, our “Eden” brand of heat exchangers have become widely recognised and used by well-known international and regional retail chains, including Carrefour, Metro, Tesco and Giant. We were also one of the major suppliers of refrigeration equipment to Singapore’s two Integrated Resorts.

2004

Our Group underwent a series of corporate restructuring exercises to achieve our corporate objectives of becoming a comprehensive provider of refrigeration and air-conditioning systems and products. A new Hong Kong subsidiary was incorporated, Far East Refrigeration Limited, to take over the business and operations of Far East Refrigeration (Hong Kong) Limited.

2003

Rebranded our Fascold brand to “Eden” as part of our Green Program which brings us into the next phase of expansion, in line with the increasing environmental awareness in providing fresh and hygienic food storage solutions to the community.

In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of our business, we acquired a new building and shifted our corporate office to 112 Lavender Street, Singapore 338728, with a gross floor area of 20,839 sqft that serves as our head office and retail centre.

2002

The Company was awarded the ISO9001:2008 certification for assembly and trading of refrigeration parts and our subsidiaries, Far East Maju and Safety Enterprises was also awarded the ISO9001:2008 certifications in 2004.

1998

Incorporated RSP Systems Pte Ltd to focus primarily on Energy Management Systems (EMS), refrigeration monitoring as well as control and alarm management systems to cater to emerging demand for new technology within the HVAC&R industry, and with online monitoring systems that help food-related companies to comply with the HACCP requirements.

1994

Incorporated Far East Refrigeration (Kuching) Sdn. Bhd. in Kuching, Sarawak  to focus primarily on the retailing and trading of refrigeration and air-conditioning parts, in East Malaysia.

The Group also adopted a computerized inventory system, which enabled us to have better control of our inventories and to monitor the movement of the inventories on real time. A year later, a fully computerized commercial Stock Control Inventory Management and Accounting System(SCIMAS) was installed to better manage our inventories and accounts.

1993

Established our own “Fascold” brand for our manufactured range of products such as condensers, condensing units, evaporators, and custom coils, which were manufactured by Far East Maju Engineering Works Sdn. Bhd.

Acquired FE&B Engineering (M) Sdn. Bhd. In Johor, which was principally engaged in the sales, marketing and distribution of our products in South Malaysia.

1992

The group terminated the manufacturing of commercial refrigerators due to intense competition and focus on the distribution of refrigeration and air-conditioning systems and parts.

1990

Steven Loh (our CEO and Executive Director, and son of Loh Ee Ming), joined the Group as a retail sales executive. In 2003, he became our Group Managing Director and changed his title to CEO when the Group listed on the Singapore Exchange in 2011.

1988

Incorporated Far East Refrigeration (Hong Kong) Limited to serve the Hong Kong market and to act as a platform for the Group to the  emerging China market.

1983

Acquired Far East Maju Engineering Works Sdn. Bhd. located in KL to principally engage in the manufacture of condensers and assembly of condensing units.

1980

Incorporated Far East Enterprises (J.B.) Sdn. Bhd. and Far East Enterprises (Penang) Sdn. Bhd.as our business continued to grow in Malaysia.

1979

Acquired Elektro-Metall (Singapore) Private Limited to enhance our warehouse and storage capacities to cater to the increase in our export business. This factory became our regional logistics hub distributing our products in larger volumes to various countries in SEA, including Malaysia.

1976

Acquired Far East KL and Safety Enterprises . Far East KL was focused on the manufacturing and distribution of commercial refrigerators, whilst Safety Enterprises was focused on distribution of imported refrigeration and air-conditioning parts in Kuala Lumpur.

1967

Incorporated first subsidiary in Malaysia, Far East Refrigeration (M) Sdn. Bhd. focusing primarily on the manufacturing and distribution of commercial refrigerators and installation of coldrooms, as well as trading of refrigeration and air-conditioning parts in Johor, Kuala Lumpur and Penang in Malaysia

1966

Engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of commercial refrigerators as well as the trading of related spare parts with a staff strength of five employees, operating from our own premises at 230 Serangoon Road. 

1953

Founding of Far East Refrigeration by our late Chairman, Mr. Loh Ee Ming as a sole proprietor principally engage in the business of providing repair services of refrigerators. In 1964, Mr Loh Ee Ming together with 2 partners, incorporated the company as a private limited company under the name of “Far East Refrigeration (Pte) Limited”.

Our Presence

Sustainability

Sustainability considerations have always been rooted in the values of Far East Group and are key to our long-term business strategy and we appreciate the opportunity to present our achievements and ambitions.

The Group aims to work with our suppliers and customers towards the phasing out of harmful gases and development of energy efficient products which are the two areas that can yield mutual benefit to both our business and society at large.

At the same time, we recognise that our people are key drivers for our success and we place great emphasis on nurturing them by enhancing their training and development and taking care of their health and safety. It is our responsibility to exceed expectations of our stakeholders in the market and we strive to do so by delivering high quality and safe products, maintaining financial stability and tackling the risk of cybersecurity through robust policies and measures.