The Company’s origins can be traced to Boustead and Co, established in 1828. It was listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange in 1960. The name was changed to Boustead Hldgs Bhd in 1966. The Company was set up as Bousteadco Singapore Ltd in 1975 to acquire the interest of Taiping Singapore Pte Ltd. Following a scheme of arrangement in 1975, Boustead Hldgs Bhd’s stockholders became entitled to receive one share in Bousteadco Singapore Ltd for every two stock units held in Boustead Hldgs Bhd.In 1992, the Jack Chia-MPH group acquired Boustead plc, the Company’s holding company and in 1993, 65.3 percent of the Company's issued capital. In March 1996, it sold the share to Janburgh Hldgs Pte Ltd a company incorporated in Singapore, which became its holding company.Boustead is a progressive global Engineering Services & Geo-Spatial Technology Group offering an extensive range of specialized engineering services and geo-spatial solutions. Its suite of engineering services is geared to fulfil the demands of specialized engineering fields such as energy-related engineering (for oil & gas / petrochemicals and solid waste energy recovery), water & wastewater engineering and industrial real estate solutions.Under its geo-spatial technology arm, the Group provides consulting services and distribute ESRI geo-spatial technology to major markets across Australia, South East Asia and South Asia.On 27 November 1997, it changed to its present name.