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2025
SEPT
JDSi Group Board Meets in Malaysia
The Board of JDSi held their September 2025 board meeting in JDSi’s new office in Kuala Lumpur. Mr. David Hellmuth, Mr. Jason Gray, Mr. Steven Foley, Mr. Blair Trew, Mr. Paul Lakey and Mr. Edgar Ramani travelled to Kuala Lumpur for this meeting.
The Board of JDSi is committed to the growth of JDSi in the Malaysian market and is confident that JDSi can contribute to the nation-building agenda in Malaysia and beyond.
JUL
Awarded: Project Intan Avenue
JDSi Malaysia is pleased to announce the award of Project Intan Avenue located at Teluk Intan, Perak. JDSi Malaysia will support the Client in the development of 350 units of bungalows by providing Project Management and Engineering Consultancy services.
This marks the first significant project win in Malaysia. The Board of JDSi is confident that JDSi Malaysia can add value and successfully deliver this project.
JDSi Group Strategy Update
To keep up with an ever-changing global market and ensure JDSi continues to be a trusted partner for our clients, the Board of Directors have approved a revised Group strategy for 2026-2028. Growth of our Malaysia business continues to be at the heart of the Group strategy, and understanding local market opportunities to support potential expansion will progress as a key goal.
JDSi Board Announces New Non-Executive
Director – Edgar Ramani
The Board of JDSi Group is pleased to welcome a new Non-Executive Director, Edgar Ramani.
Edgar has over two decades of international leadership experience in the Engineering Services and EPC sectors and will provide support to the JDSi Malaysia Director, Jason Gray, to expand our JDSi Group service offering to the local Southeast Asia market. He has served as Group CEO and Executive Director of a Mainboard SGX-listed company and has board-level experience with publicly listed entities.
In his career, Edgar built and led high-performing businesses across Australia, Asia, and the Middle East for large multinational organisations, delivering complex, capital-intensive projects across diverse geographies and regulatory environments. His sector expertise spans high-tech industrial facilities, semiconductor and advanced manufacturing, data centres, highways and tunnels, major buildings, water and wastewater treatment, mining infrastructure, energy, marine works, and subsea oil & gas developments. Key achievements include the successful delivery of mid- to large-scale engineering and construction projects in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and India, working effectively across multicultural teams and stakeholder groups.
Edgar brings strong P&L leadership and transformation capability, with deep experience in operations management, restructuring and turnaround, strategic business development, and growth execution. He currently serves as Chief Operating Officer at UCC Holding, where he is responsible for the Group’s Power & Digital Infrastructure EPC business, overseeing strategy, execution, and operational performance across multiple international markets.
JUN
Crossing Hands across the Straits –
Perth Collaboration
This month, JDSi Malaysia was pleased to host our colleague from Perth, Dale Carmen. Dale is a Perth-based Senior Electrical Designer with over 9 years of experience in urban development, power distribution, and lighting applications. He was in the office to share his experience on Australian electrical regulations, the Western Australian electrical authorisation manual and standards, approvals and submissions, and to provide further training on the JDSi Group systems and ways of working.
This was Dale’s first trip to Malaysia, and we hope to see him again soon!
JAN
Establishment of the JDSi Malaysia Electrical Team
JDSi Malaysia is happy to announce the expansion of its service offering with the establishment of its electrical team. Due to the strong urban development sector in Western Australia, the Perth-based electrical team has seen a significant increase in its design and engineering workload. The success of our civil drafting and design team meant that Malaysia was the natural choice for skilled and talented engineers and designers to support our ever-growing portfolio.
2024
MAY
We are on the move!
Due to the growing potential and success of our Malaysia office’s delivery, the JDSi Board has approved a move to our new fully serviced office in Bangsar South.
2023
MAY
Establishment of JDSi Malaysia SDN. BHD.
The JDSi Group Board of Directors is pleased to announce the establishment of JDSi Malaysia SDN. BHD. on 22nd February 2023. Our Malaysia office will be able to leverage the highly skilled engineering, design and drafting resources to support the growing land development in infrastructure sector in Australia. Throughout this period of growth our Malaysia team will be supported by JDSi Consulting Engineers to leverage the skills and experience JDSi has developed over 16 years of successful operations in Western Australia.