Metalock began its operations in Singapore in 1959 when Metalock (Far East) Ltd
(MFE) set up a branch in Singapore to specialise in repairs of marine
equipment. These included the use of the Metalocking process, which is a
precise engineering method of effecting cold repairs to cracked, fractured or
weakened machine parts or pressure vessels of cast or forged metals.
MFE’s Singapore branch gradually expanded its operations and by 1965, had added
propeller repairs and piston reconditioning as two specialist services.
Metalock (S) Pte Ltd was incorporated in Singapore as a private limited company
on 25 January 1969 to take over the branch’s activities. It was converted into
a public limited company on 16 March 1988.
Over the years, the Metalock Group had evolved through a series of corporate
restructuring, acquisitions and divestitures to maximize shareholders’ value.
Presently, the Group specialises in engineering services, and is primarily
involved in oilfield equipment repairs as well as the design, production and
operation of subsea remotely operated vehicles. The Group also owns an
independent turbocharger supplier and repairer in Australia. It has also
recently acquired a complementary fuel injection business, and has taken a 19.9
percent equity interest in a multi-discipline engineering company in Australia.
The company adopted the current name in 2003.
SGX source · Source update: 07/09/2026 08:45:35 AM (timezone not specified). Source text may be historical.