Minconsult Sdn Bhd, a wholly Malaysian majority Bumiputra owned company, traces its beginning to 1962 when it was originally established as Ganendra and Associates, one of the earliest indigenous firms offering independent engineering consultancy services in Malaysia. This firm expanded and practised as Ganendra, Ahmad and Associates until the involvement of PERNAS in 1971 when there were changes in the structure of the firm, together with a name change to Malaysia International Consultants Sdn Bhd, popularly known as MINCO. The promulgation of the Registration of Engineers Act in 1973 necessitated the release of shares held by PERNAS in MINCO to professional engineers working in the firm, and it once again became an independent consulting practice which grew both nationally and internationally to become one of the leading Malaysian consultancy firms.
