The Kumpulan Guthrie Group is one of the leading conglo-merates in South East Asia. Its core businesses are in plantation (oil palm and rubber), property development and manufacturing (rubberwood products, rubber products and fabrication). The major non-core businesses are planting materials and agricultural consultancy, trading in furniture and healthcare products, rubber merchanting, landscaping and computer services.

The Group owns fifty-five estates in ten of thirteen states in Malaysia with twelve palm oil mills and four rubber factories. In Malaysia, the Group's landbank measures 108,718 hectares - almost twice the size of the Republic of Singapore. The Group has also ventured into Indonesia to develop 60.000 hectares of oil palm plantation in South Sumatera. It also operates in the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Thailand.

The history of the Group dates back to 1821, to Alexander Guthrie who first set up a proprietor enterprise - the first British trading company in South East Asia. Guthrie introduced rubber and oil palm in Malaysia in 1896 and 1924 respectively. Malaysian interests bought over Guthrie Corporation Plc in the famous "dawn raid" on the London Stock Exchange in 1981. Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad was made a public company in 1987 and was subsequently listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) in 1989, in what was then the largest public issue in Malaysia. Two subsidiary companies of Kumpulan Guthrie, Highlands & Lowlands Berhad and Guthrie Ropel Berhad, are also listed on the KLSE. Highlands & Lowlands Berhad is also listed on the London Stock Exchange.

1896
Guthrie, began to take firm root in the Malay Peninsular by laying the foundation for Malaya to be a mayor rubber producer.

1924
Guthrie introduced oil palm in the Malay Peninsular, which was to become the world's largest palm oil producer.

1981
Guthrie came under Malaysian ownership from British interests in the famous "dawn raid" on the London Stock Exchange.

1989
Kumpulan Guthrie was listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, in what was then the biggest public issue of shares in Malaysia.

1994
The Kumpulan Guthrie Group launched strategic diversification of core businesses into plantation, property development and manufacturing.

1996
The official laying of the foundation stone for the Guthrie Pavillion - Kumpulan Guthrie's flagship.

1997
The 4.600-hectare Guthrie Corridor was announced as the Group's premier property development.

1997
The Group's 60.000-hectare oil palm venture in South Sumatra, Indonesia commenced planing.

1998
The Guthrie Pavillion was completed, and now houses the office of Guthrie Property Development Holding Sdn. Bhd., the property arm of the Group.

1998
The Group's plantation venture in Liberia, Africa was revived with the tapping of 8.000 hectares of rubber trees.

1998
The Gorup's maiden property project at Bukit Jelotung involving 598 units of link houses were certificate of fitness and handed over to the purchasers.

1999
Syarikat Pembangunan Hartanah Guthrie Sdn. Bhd. launched the Group's second property flagship in Sungai Kapar, Klang - a 570 acre integrated township.