Our History

1960s

The beginning…

The founders has their roots as general contractors in the city of Kuala Lumpur. Works include :
– Completed 7 storey office in Kuala Lumpur.
– Construction works  for Colgate Palmolive and Unilever (formerly Lever Brothers).
– Oil refinery works for Esso at Port Dickson.

1960s
1970s

Growth

The group continued to flourish despite challenging market conditions and secured notable jobs like :
– Costruction works for Nestle and Cold Storage Creameries.
– Completed 8 & 9 storey office buildings, respectiely, in Kuala Lumpur.

1970s
1980s

Infrastructure Player

The founders expanded into infrastructure development and participated in nation building of Malaysia’s key infrastructure and nodes with project sums approaching MYR 60M. Participation in BTS projects include works for Guiness Anchor.

1980s
October 1996

Flagship Company

Flagship company Glory Blitz Industries established – marking the start of the consolidation of the group’s business focusing on Build-to-Suit developments. Secured clientele include Unilever, UPS, Alfa Laval, Ondeo Nalco etc.

October 1996
2000s

Ramping Up

For the 2 decades and beyond, Glory Blitz Industries and its group of companies have successfully completed BTSs in the form of production facilities and large format warehouses for many blue chip and Fortune 500 companies.

2000s
December 2006

Beyond Borders

Fast track project handover of a 220,000 square feet facility to Third-Party Logistics specialist in Xing Wang Industrial Park, Beijing, China.

December 2006
April 2007

Atrium REIT IPO

In a series of corporate exercises, GBI sponsored and subsequently seeded various Atrium REIT assets.

April 2007
August 2014

Malaysia’s 1st

Completed the first double storey mega distribution center spanning > 1 million square footage.

August 2014
2018

Southern Hemisphere Foray

Executed and completed first transaction of an aviation industry specialized lab in Australia. This is the start of subsequent real estate transactions in the Oceania region.

2018
2019

Lighting up in the North

Working with the listed co, GBI more than doubled the market capitalization of Atrium REIT with two major simultaneous acquisitions in the Silicon Valley of the East – Penang.

2019
Now and beyond

Forward Looking

The group continues to forge ahead with lasting partnerships and in making new inroads in the real estate space.

Now and beyond