KKB Engineering Q1 profit soars

PETALING JAYA: Civil engineering firm KKB Engineering Bhd’s net profit for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015 rose more than six-fold to RM26.7mil compared to the same period last year. According to a filing with Bursa Malaysia, the higher profit margin was due to the engineering and manufacturing sectors, especially from steel fabrication and steel pipes manufacturing divisions.