YB Ventures Berhad

YB Ventures Berhad is a Malaysian public company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. It is an investment holding company whose businesses engage in tile manufacturing and internet technology. The company was formerly known as Yi-Lai Industry Berhad and Yi-Lai Berhad, and its tile operations are carried out through subsidiaries including Yi-Lai Industry Berhad, Yi-Lai Marketing and Yi-Lai Trading Pte. Ltd. Its registered office is at Tropicana Gardens Office Tower in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. The group's best-known commercial brand is Alpha Tiles, a tile manufacturer supplying ceramic, homogeneous and porcelain tiles suitable for both wall and floor use in a wide range of sizes, from 300mm x 300mm up to larger 500mm x 600mm tiles. Its manufacturing facility and office occupy an industrial plot extending for 141,000 square metres, and its seven production lines produce 11,000,000 square metres of ceramic, homogeneous and porcelain tiles annually. Alpha Tiles has been chosen as the trusted brand for residential housing developments and renovation projects in cities and rural areas, including the award-winning Subang Jaya Township development in Selangor. In 2019 the company founded a new product range, Talos Living Tiles, positioned as a major household name in construction, renovation and interior decoration. Talos Living Tiles are marketed on the principle of "Vitamins In The Air" and serve as functional tiles to improve indoor air quality; the company states it is the only manufacturer in Malaysia producing tiles with negative-ion benefits. Beyond Mastile Interconcept, Talos Living Tiles are sold in key cities with large populations via retail dealers such as Sheng Bee (M) Sdn Bhd in Kuala Lumpur, Kah Guan Trading Sdn Bhd in Ipoh, E-Ceramics Concept Sdn Bhd in Seberang Prai and Hooi Chuan Enterprise. The company traces its origins to 1987, when Yi-Lai Industry Berhad was incorporated. It registered the "Alpha Tiles" trademark on 28 November 1991 and began production of its first Italian tile series in November 1991, becoming the first in Malaysia to offer slate-effect homogeneous tiles. It was incorporated in Malaysia under the Companies Act 1965 on 6 June 2000 as a public company named Yi-Lai Berhad, and on 3 May 2002 it was listed on the KLSE Main Board at an IPO price of RM1.10. The company has since grown into one of the more established companies in its sector, and today operates under the YB Ventures Berhad name with a stated ambition to be a globally trusted brand for its products and services.

The business that became YB Ventures Berhad traces its origins to 1987, when Yi-Lai Industry Berhad was incorporated. In 1991 the company registered the trademark "ALPHA TILES" as from 28 November 1991, and Alpha Tiles began production of its first Italian tile series in November 1991. It was the first in Malaysia to offer slate-effect homogeneous tiles. The group set up its factory at an opportune time, as demand for ceramic tiles was high in the early 1990s. By its third year of operation in 1992, the business had flourished, and the group installed a second production line to meet high demand. In 1996, Yi-Lai was one of the first few tile manufacturers in the world to attain a technology breakthrough by launching the Rustico Embossed Slate Effect Tile (RESET). In 2000, Alpha Tiles was chosen as the trusted brand for the award-winning developments in Subang Jaya Township in Selangor; that project won the International Real Estate Federation (Malaysian Chapter) Award of Distinction 2000 in the category of "Best Residential Development". On 6 June 2000, Yi-Lai was incorporated in Malaysia under the Companies Act 1965 as a public company under the name Yi-Lai Berhad. In preparation for the public listing exercise, on 13 September 2001 Yi-Lai Bhd (incorporated on 6 June 2000) acquired the entire issued and paid-up share capital of three subsidiaries: Yi-Lai Industry Bhd, Yi-Lai Trading Pte Ltd and Alpha Tiles Trading Sdn Bhd. On 3 May 2002, Yi-Lai Bhd was successfully listed on the KLSE Main Board at an IPO price of RM1.10, and over the years it grew to become one of the most established companies in its sector. Over decades, the company has been involved in the manufacture, sale, trading and distribution of tiles under its subsidiaries Yi-Lai Industry Berhad, Yi-Lai Marketing and Yi-Lai Trading Pte. Ltd. In 2019, a new vision was founded: Talos Living Tiles, described as a major household name in construction, renovation and interior decoration. Talos Living Tiles are marketed on the principle of "Vitamins In The Air" and serve as functional tiles to improve indoor air quality; the company states it is the only manufacturer in Malaysia producing tiles with negative-ion benefits. The company later adopted the name YB Ventures Berhad, previously known as Yi-Lai Berhad, and continues to operate as an investment holding company engaged in tile manufacturing and internet technology, listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.

• 2019

  A new vision was founded: Talos Living Tiles, a major household name in construction, renovation and interior decoration.

• 2002

  On 3 May 2002, Yi-Lai Bhd was successfully listed on the KLSE Main Board at an IPO price of RM1.10.

• 2001

  On 13 September 2001, Yi-Lai Bhd acquired the entire issued and paid-up share capital of three subsidiaries: Yi-Lai Industry Bhd, Yi-Lai Trading Pte Ltd and Alpha Tiles Trading Sdn Bhd, in preparation for the public listing.

• 2000

  Alpha Tiles was chosen as the trusted brand for award-winning developments in Subang Jaya Township, Selangor, which won the International Real Estate Federation (Malaysian Chapter) Award of Distinction 2000 for "Best Residential Development". Yi-Lai was incorporated in Malaysia under the Companies Act 1965 on 6 June 2000 as a public company named Yi-Lai Berhad.

• 1996

  Yi-Lai launched the Rustico Embossed Slate Effect Tile (RESET), one of the first few tile manufacturers in the world to attain this technology breakthrough.

• 1992

  By its third year of operation, the group's business flourished and it installed a second production line to meet high demand.

• 1991

  Yi-Lai registered the trademark "ALPHA TILES" as from 28 November 1991; Alpha Tiles began production of its first Italian tile series in November 1991 and was the first in Malaysia to offer slate-effect homogeneous tiles.

• 1987

  Yi-Lai Industry Berhad was incorporated.

A tile manufacturer and investment holding company aiming to be a globally trusted brand, delivering quality products and services beyond customer expectations.

• Alpha Tiles

  A tile manufacturer company supplying ceramic, homogeneous and porcelain tiles suitable for wall and floor use, in sizes from 300mm x 300mm to 500mm x 600mm.

• Talos Living Tiles

  A product range founded in 2019, marketed on the principle of "Vitamins In The Air" as functional tiles to improve indoor air quality, with negative-ion benefits.

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