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UWC Berhad

Malaysian precision engineering group providing CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication and advanced assembly for high-tech industries.

Last updated September 27, 2026

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Overview

UWC Berhad is a Malaysian precision engineering group founded in 1990 by Dato’ Seri Ng Chai Eng and Dato’ Lau Chee Kheong. According to its corporate overview, the company began as a nascent trading entity and has since transitioned into what it describes as a distinguished conglomerate within the precision engineering sector. Its wafer-and-hummingbird symbol is presented as representing precision, agility and a commitment to advanced technology, innovation and excellence in high-tech manufacturing. The company positions itself as "The Manufacture's Manufacturer," supplying top-tier services including CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication and advanced assembly. Its capabilities span sheet metal fabrication, plastic welding, advanced surface treatment, precision machining, mechatronics assembly, automation and test capabilities, quality assurance and metrology, and EV charger manufacturing. These services are tailored to sophisticated industries such as semiconductors and telecommunications that demand high precision and reliability, and the group supports complex, high-reliability applications across global markets. UWC Berhad operates as a public company in Malaysia. Its board includes executive leadership from the founding families alongside independent non-executive directors. Dato’ Seri Ng Chai Eng serves as Executive Director and Group Chief Executive Officer, while Dato’ Lau Chee Kheong serves as Executive Director and Group Chief Operations Officer. Dato’ Wan Hashim Bin Wan Jusoh is Chairman (Independent Non-Executive). The next generation is represented through alternate directorships: Dr. Matin Ng Chin Liang as Alternate Director to Dato’ Seri Ng Chai Eng and Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer, and Ms Ng Sze Yen as Alternate Director to Dato’ Lau Chee Kheong and Deputy Group COO. The group's quality policy commits it to providing business value that consistently meets customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements through consistent quality, competitive cost and on-time delivery, while maintaining high levels of safety and morale through the QCDSM process and seeking continuous improvement across all areas of the UWC business to meet global market competition. UWC Berhad continues to expand its technological capabilities and adapt to market innovations, emphasizing stakeholder value and sustainable growth.

History

UWC Berhad was founded in 1990 by Dato’ Seri Ng Chai Eng and Dato’ Lau Chee Kheong. According to the company's corporate overview, it was incorporated as UWC Holdings and commenced operations as a trading company. From this modest trading start, the group transitioned into a precision engineering enterprise, describing itself as having moved from a nascent trading entity into a distinguished conglomerate within the precision engineering sector. Over the decades, UWC Berhad built manufacturing expertise in high-precision CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication and advanced assembly. Its services were tailored to sophisticated industries such as semiconductors and telecommunications that require utmost precision and reliability. The group's quality policies describe its scope as specializing in sheet metal and precision machining component fabrication through to sub-module assembly for instruments and testers, and ultimately full turnkey electro-mechanical assembly. The company's capabilities expanded to include plastic welding, advanced surface treatment, mechatronics assembly, automation and test capabilities, quality assurance and metrology, and EV charger manufacturing. Its wafer-and-hummingbird symbol was adopted to represent precision, agility and a commitment to advanced technology, innovation and excellence in high-tech manufacturing. UWC Berhad is a public company in Malaysia. Its leadership combines founding-family executives with independent oversight: Dato’ Seri Ng Chai Eng as Executive Director and Group Chief Executive Officer, Dato’ Lau Chee Kheong as Executive Director and Group Chief Operations Officer, and Dato’ Wan Hashim Bin Wan Jusoh as Independent Non-Executive Chairman. The next generation of leadership is represented by Dr. Matin Ng Chin Liang (Alternate Director to Dato’ Seri Ng Chai Eng and Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer) and Ms Ng Sze Yen (Alternate Director to Dato’ Lau Chee Kheong and Deputy Group COO). The group states that it continues to expand its technological capabilities and adapt to market innovations, underscoring its dedication to optimizing stakeholder value and positioning itself for sustained growth and leadership within the industry.

  • 1990

    UWC Berhad founded by Dato’ Seri Ng Chai Eng and Dato’ Lau Chee Kheong; incorporated as UWC Holdings and commenced operations as a trading company.

  • Transitioned from a trading entity into a precision engineering group serving high-growth industries worldwide.

  • Expanded capabilities to include sheet metal fabrication, plastic welding, advanced surface treatment, precision machining, mechatronics assembly, automation and test, quality assurance and metrology, and EV charger manufacturing.

Products and positioning

The Manufacture's Manufacturer — a one-stop precision engineering partner for high-growth, high-reliability industries such as semiconductors and telecommunications.

  • Precision CNC machining

    High-precision CNC machining for complex and high-reliability applications.

  • Sheet metal fabrication

    Sheet metal and precision machining component fabrication through to sub-module assembly.

  • Advanced assembly

    Advanced assembly and full turnkey electro-mechanical assembly for instruments and testers.

  • Mechatronics assembly, automation & test capabilities

    Mechatronics assembly, automation and test capabilities.

  • Quality assurance & metrology capabilities

    Quality assurance and metrology capabilities supporting precision manufacturing.

  • EV charger manufacturing

    Manufacturing of EV chargers.

  • Plastic welding

    Plastic welding services.

  • Advanced surface treatment

    Advanced surface treatment services.

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