Top Glove in a statement said it had paid the arrears supposedly due to the National Water Services Commission (SPAN). Accordingly, Top Glove and several of its factories had successfully installed digitalised water meters to monitor water usage in real-time, with the intention of digitalising and automating the recording system, in line with the Company’s efforts throughout its manufacturing process.
Due to this transition, Top Glove said one of its Engineers mistakenly replaced the Syabas water meter with the company’s digitalized water meter on 11 April 2019.
The group had immediately acted upon being alerted to this and implemented remedial measures of:
a) Reinstalling the Syabas water meter on 28 May 2019; and
b) Fully paid the sum of about RM56,000, of which RM52,000 was for an estimated 47 days’ water usage, based on Air Selangor’s calculations, which the Company has fully paid.
The Company wishes to clarify that its actions were part of its digitalisation initiatives and that the matter has been resolved.
