Our Many Firsts

Industry-Leading Milestones

From Malaysia's first ISO-certified FM company to the first ESCO to win the National Energy Awards — Cofreth has led the industry at every turn since 1986.

1986

Cofreth (M) Sdn Bhd incorporated in Malaysia (Reg. No. 198601002912 | 152066-P)

1996

First FM company in Malaysia to achieve ISO 9002:1994 accreditation; First to provide a Comprehensive FM Contract

1997

First to provide 15-year O&M services for the Ministry of Works Malaysia HQ

1997–2000

First in Asia (outside Japan) to design & build a District Cooling System with 6.6 km underground chilled water reticulation

2001

First ESCO to offer Capped & Guaranteed Energy Efficiency Performance (CEEP) contracts

2003

First FM company to provide full services to the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC)

2007

Frost & Sullivan Customer Service Leadership Award · First to introduce Balanced Scorecard for FM Performance Measurement

2009

First company appointed to formulate Malaysia's National Energy Efficiency Master Plan

2010

Frost & Sullivan Malaysia Green Excellence Award — Facilities Management Company of the Year

2013

First FM company to implement BIM for a cancer hospital in Malaysia

2015

Frost & Sullivan Customer Service Leadership Award — Integrated Facilities Management

2016

Frost & Sullivan Competitive Strategy Innovation & Leadership Award — Facilities Management

2017

BrandLaureate SMEs BestBrands Award — Industrial Facilities Management category

2018

First ESCO to win 1st Prize at inaugural National Energy Awards (NEA) · SME Icons Award · ASEAN Energy Award 1st Runner Up

2021

NEA 2021 Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) Champion Award — jointly with Besi Apac

Today

5× ISO certified ESCO with 38+ years of excellence, serving airports, data centres, universities and landmark buildings across Malaysia