CORPORATE PROFILE
CSE Global Limited (CSE) is an international technology group
listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. Over the last decade,
CSE has transformed itself to be a truly global organisation with
over 1300 employees worldwide.
The CSE group of companies has been very successful in
offering cost effective, totally integrated solutions to industries
in the Automation, Telecommunications and Environmental
sectors.
CSE commenced operations in 1985 as the engineering
projects division of Chartered Electronics Industries, the
electronics arm of Singapore Technologies (ST). As part of
the ST Group’s corporate strategy of encouraging a higher
level of management participation and ownership in selective
companies, a management buy-out was successfully concluded
in January 1997.
In February 1999, CSE became a public listed company and
its shares are traded on the main board of the Singapore
Exchange. Since then CSE has adopted a global approach for
sustained growth.
In January 2000, the Group acquired United States based
W-Industries.
During 2002, CSE purchased an American engineering systems
integrator, Control Concepts & Technology Corporation based
in Louisiana.
In 2003, the Group acquired Transtel Engineering Pte Ltd, a
telecommunications network design & engineering company
based in Singapore.
In 2004, CSE acquired Uniserve Corporation, an electrical
engineering solutions company for the power and water
utilities, and mining industries in Australia.
In 2008, the Group acquired W Arthur Fisher (WAF), a New
Zealand-based company that provides control and electrical
engineering services, and Hankin Acquisition Corp, a US
based company that designs and installs high temperature
thermal process and incineration systems for the industrial and
environmental markets.
The start of 2011 saw the acquisition of the Astib Group, one
of Australia’s leading communications providers. The Astib
Group provides a range of systems integration services for the
development and delivery of sophisticated communications.
Towards the end of 2012, CSE announced that it was continuing
its expansion by acquiring a 66% controlling interest in Power
Diesel Engineering Pte Limited, a recognised leader in engine
servicing focusing on the oil & gas sector.
In July 2013, CSE acquired 75% share of S3ID Group Limited.
S3ID designs and manufactures computer programmable
safety systems for electronic mustering, principally for the oil
and gas sector.
The Group now operates a network of 30 offices across the
globe, generating more than 88% of its revenues outside its
home market. In line with its global ambitions, the Group has
adopted the ISO 9001 Quality Management System as certified
by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) and DNV.
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