Achievements & Milestones
We have a long history in Malaysia and our milestones are proof.
1931
Malayan Breweries Ltd (a joint venture between Heineken and Fraser & Neave) is set up in Singapore to brew beers for the Malaysia and Singapore markets.
1931
1931
1932
1932
Malayan Breweries Ltd begins production and launches the Tiger Beer brand.
1932
1941
1941
Malayan Breweries Ltd aquired Archipelago Brewing Company and its Anchor Beer Brand.
1941
1959
1959
Malayan Breweries (Malaya) was incorporated as a privately-controlled subsidiary of Malayan Breweries Ltd, based in Singapore.
1959
1962
1962
Malayan Breweries (Malaya) opens its brewery in Sungei Besi.
1962
1964
1964
Guinness Malaysia Berhad was incorporated.
1964
1965
1965
Sungei Way Brewery began operations and on the 9th August 1965, Guinness Stout production started in Malaysia.
On 19th March the following year, the brewery was officially launched by Y.T.M. Tunku Abdul Rahman, the first Prime Minister of Malaysia.
1965
1969
1969
Anchor Draught is launched in Malaysia.
1969
1975
1975
Muhammad Ali visited Sungei Way Brewery.
1975
1979
1979
Guinness Malaysia Berhad started producing Anglia Shandy.
1979
1980
1980
Guinness Draught is launched in Malaysia.
1980
1984
1984
Malayan Breweries (Malaya) launches Heineken in the Malaysian market.
1984
1985
1985
Guinness Malta is launched.
1985
1986
1986
Guinness introduced plastic crates to replace millions of conventional wooden crates.
Tiger is launched in Johor to kick-off its rollout in the Malaysia market.
1986
1989
1989
On 14th November, the proposed merger between Guinness Malaysia Berhad and Malayan Breweries (Malaya) is approved at the Extraordinary General Meeting.
Guinness Anchor Berhad is born.
1989
1990
1990
Tiger Draught is introduced, first in Johor then Ipoh.
1990
1991
1991
A new larger production facility in Sungei Way Brewery is commissioned. By March 1992, all larger production had been centralised at the Sungei Way Brewery and the Sungai Besi brewery ceased operations.
1991
1995
1995
GAB became the first brewery in Malaysia to achieve ISO: 9002 accreditation for quality standards.
1995
2002
2002
GAB became the first brewery in the country to receive the Ministry of Health’s Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Certification.
Also in the same year, Anchor was re-launched into Anchor Smooth.
2002
2004
2004
Malaysia was named the largest Guinness market in Aisa and the first country worldwide to launch the Guinness Foreign Extra Stout bottle. Heineken ranked 35 amongst Asia’s Top 1,000 brands.
2004
2006
2006
GAB receives its first global Guinness League of Excellence award for having the best Guinness brewed outside of Dublin, Ireland.
2006
2007
2007
Tiger celebrates its 75th anniversary with linited edition memorabilia.
GAB Foundation was launched to spearhead GAB’s CSR activities focusing on three areas: Environmental Conservation, Education and Community Outreach.
2007
2008
2008
GAB won the coveted international Tiger Quality Award for delivering outstanding quality standards of Tiger Beer.
2008
2009
2009
Guinness celebrated the brand’s 250th anniversary, while GAB scored a number of awards.
2009
2010
2010
First Big Day Out is organized where all GAB employees get to dedicate a working to CSR activities in local communities.
The Drink Sensibly initiative is launched.
2010
2011
2011
Guinness holds the largest live Arthur’s Day Celebration with 20,000 attendees, headlined by Taio Cruz, while GAB’s awardhaul grows; AREA Awards 2011 for Investment in People, Malaysian Dutch Business Council (MDBC) Sustainability Awards 2011 for Human Resources and for Community Development.
2011
2012
2012
In July 2012, GAB launched the new Heineken bottle, the first returnable bottle with Clear Plastic Label (CPL) in the Asia Pacific region.
A record of four Putra Brand Awards; Gold for Tiger and Heineken, Silver for Anchor and Bronze for Guinness.
2012
2013
2013
Three Putra Brand Awards, Gold for Heineken and Guinness (the brand’s first Gold win), Silver for Tiger.
2013
2014
2014
GAB Foundation organises the biggest River Carnival in Perak through its W.A.T.E.R Project initiative.
Marketing a mark in The Malaysia Book of Records, GAB builds Malaysia’s Biggest Mug forits 2014 Oktoberfest launch – 2.6m high and 1.72m wide.
Our brands continue to be the Malaysian People’s Choice as we receive 3 more Putra Brands Awards bringing the toal number to 16 awards in the past 5 years (2010 – 2014).
2014
2015
2015
Heineken was inducted into the Putra Brands Icon hall of fame for winning the Gold award for 4 consecutive years. Tiger achieved a silver this year.
On 7 October 2015, Heineken N.V. acquired the remaining shares owned by Diageo plc in GAPL Pte Ltd, which is GAB’s major shareholder. Heineken now owns 100% of GAPL which in turn holds 51% interest in GAB.
2015
2016
2016
GAB officially changed its name to Heineken Malaysia Berhad on 21 April 2016 to reflect the corporate identity of the company and its relationship with the Heineken Group of companies.
2016
2017
2017
Launch of The New Zealand Inspired Cider Apple Fox Cider
HEINEKEN Malaysia was named one of the top Malaysian companies at the CSR Malaysia Awards 2017 for our environment initiatives and community work.
2017
2018
2018
The branding of GAB Foundation to SPARK Foundation.
We once again clinched multiple honours at the Putra Brand Awards 2018. Heineken won a Gold, while both Tiger and Guinness took home Silvers.
HEINEKEN Malaysia won two awards at the Sustainable Business Awards (SBA) 2018: the Best Water Management Awards and Special Recognition for Flagship Initiative.
Our brewery was upgraded from MS ISO 9001: 2008 to ISO 9001:2015.
2018
2019
2019
We won three awards at the Sustainable Business Awards (SBA) 2019: Best Water Management Award for the second consecutive year, and two Special Recognition Awards for Sustainability in the Community and Waste & Material Productivity.
We also celebrated another year of success as we received three more awards at the Putra Brand Awards 2019 for the tenth consecutive year, bringing our total awards won at the Putra Brand Awards to 30 since 2010. Heineken® won Platinum, while Tiger Beer and Guinness both won Gold.
2019
2020
2020
HEINEKEN Malaysia won 3 awards at the Putra Brand Awards with Tiger Beer bringing home the prestigious Platinum Award, while Heineken® achieved Gold, and Guinness won Silver.
Our environmental initiatives and community work were also recognised at the CSR Malaysia Awards and we were once again named one of the top Malaysian companies at the CSR Malaysia Awards.
2020
2021
2021
Launched Edelweiss, the premium wheat beer born in the Alps
Clinched 3 more awards at Putra Brand Awards 2021, with Heineken® and Tiger Beer winning Gold and Guinness achieving Silver.
Balanced more than 100% of water used in our products in 2020, achieving 267% vs our water balancing target in 2020. We achieved this milestone 10 years ahead of our 2030 commitment.
Launched our second social impact programme, HEINEKEN Cares, to help mitigate the negative impacts of a prolonged lockdown. The programme connects employee wellness with community purpose, with a commitment to donate 1 meal for every 1,000 steps a HEINEKEN Malaysia employee took. Through the programme, 150,000 meals were donated to needy communities and a further 100,000 meals and care packages were distributed to flood victims in December 2021.
At the Sustainability & CSR Malaysia Awards 2021, Heineken Malaysia was awarded the Company of the Year in the Manufacturing & Beverage Category for supporting micro businesses & enterprises during the pandemic – in recognition of the outstanding work to Support Our Stakeholders at the height of COVID-19 through campaigns as well as for our environmental sustainability efforts, in particular recognising the excellence of our water stewardship initiatives that has helped our company reach more than 100% water balance, 10 years ahead of our 2030 commitment.
2021
2022
2022
Launched BLADE, a revolutionary ‘Plug and Pour’ professional draught system that serves freshly poured pints of Heineken® beer anywhere and everywhere.
Launched Guinness Draught in a Can, allowing consumers to recreate the taste of a freshly poured Guinness from the draught tap
Launched HEINEKEN Cares 2022, where we transitioned from short-term food aid to long-term food security. We upscaled our commitment whereby for every 1,000 steps a HEINEKEN Malaysia employee takes, we commit one meal to a person in need through building sustainable food sources.
Won two awards at the United Nations Global Compact Malaysia & Brunei (UNGCMYB) Sustainability Performance Awards 2022 in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Ambition Benchmarks Awards category. HEINEKEN Malaysia was awarded for:
– SDG Ambition Benchmark 2: Net-positive water impact in water-stressed basins
– SDG Ambition Benchmark 3: Zero waste to landfill and incineration
2022
