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Ogawa is a Malaysian health and wellness retail store established in 1996. Ogawa’s co-founders are Mr. Wong Lee Keong and Ms. Lim Poh Khian. It has successfully grown into the leading player in the design, development and marketing health and wellness equipments in Malaysia. Ogawa is a committed brand in encouraging a healthier lifestyle. Through the creation of innovative products of the highest quality, Ogawa is the number one choice for many homes and families today and it is the industry leader of this health and wellness equipments in Malaysia. Ogawa was listed on the Main Board of Bursa Securities on 18 April 2007; OGAWA WORLD BERHAD is principally involved in the design and development, marketing, retailing and distribution, and servicing of health care equipment and supplementary appliances under its own trademark-registered brand names, OGAWA and DEKI. Ogawa itself means 'stream' in Japanese. By using this as its philosophy, Ogawa creates its corporate ideals based on the concept of starting from "a river source" and emerging at the end "mighty as the ocean".

Ogawa had successfully established itself in the Malaysian health and wellness equipment market, the Group has since expanded with market presence in six other countries and territory. Currently, Ogawa has a total of 180 retail outlets in Malaysia, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Australia, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and Saudi Arabia. Its emphasis on innovative product designs and strong brand development has accorded the Group with a number of prestigious awards, including Best International Brand Award 2004/2005 and Superbrands Malaysia 2005, as well as being awarded the first overseas accreditation by SuperBrands Singapore, under the Consumers’ Choice category in

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