Boustead Holdings Bhd. is an investment company, which engages in the provision of management services and property investment. It operates through the following segments: Property and Industrial, Plantation, Heavy Industries, Pharmaceutical, and Trading, Finance, and Investment. The Property and Industrial segment include property development, manufacture, and trading of building materials, and constructing and leasing out of commercial and retail properties. The Plantation segment is involved in the planting of oil palm, the processing of crude palm oil, and research in oil palm tissue culture and genetics. The Heavy Industries segment refers to shipbuilding, fabrication of offshore structures, restoration and maintenance of vessels and defense related products, and offers air transportation and flight services. The Pharmaceutical segment focuses on researching, developing, manufacturing, trading, marketing, and supplying pharmaceutical products, and medical and hospital equipment. The Trading, Finance, and Investment segment owns and operates BHPetrol brand of retail petrol station network and involves commercial, Islamic and investment banking, stock broking, life and general insurance business through an associate, education, air transportation and flight services, as well as other miscellaneous businesses. The company was founded by Edward Boustead in 1828 and is headquartered in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.