Syarikat Emerald Electrical, Jalan Development, Taman Kepong: Philips-listed electrical goods shop

Syarikat Emerald Electrical Sdn Bhd (進步電器) — Jalan Development, Taman Kepong

Long-established electrical goods shop ('Kedai Barangan Elektrik', 進步電器有限公司) at No. 20 Jalan Development, Taman Kepong, Kuala Lumpur, run by Syarikat Emerald Electrical Sdn Bhd (incorporated 2005). It is on Philips Lighting Malaysia's where-to-buy list, its fascia reads 'Philips Lighting' and a Schneider Electric sign hangs at the corner. A January 2022 customer photo shows wire reels on a dispensing rack and shelves of boxed stock at the door, and KDK ceiling-fan posters and light fittings in the first-floor window.

Address

No. 20, Jalan Development, Taman Kepong, 52100 Kuala Lumpur (Google Maps; Philips' list and the NEWPAGES directory give the same address).

Phone

016-219 2787 (Google Maps); 012-380 2787 (BizMalay directory and a vacancy banner on the shopfront); 013-361 1963 (Philips list); 03-6274 9091 (NEWPAGES directory); 03-6273 2262 (NEWPAGES directory); 03-6276 9523 (NEWPAGES directory)

Fax

03-6277 7316 (NEWPAGES directory) ; 03-6274 8192 (NEWPAGES directory)

Hours

Monday–Saturday 9:30am–6pm; Sunday closed (Google Maps, October 2026).

Products and business

The fascia reads 'Kedai Barangan Elektrik' (electrical goods shop), 'Syarikat Emerald Electrical Sdn Bhd' and 進步電器有限公司 over a 'Philips Lighting' band. In a customer's January 2022 photo the open shopfront has a dispensing rack of wire reels (white, grey, green, blue and black) with shelves of boxed stock behind it, hanging lamp shades, and a banner advertising vacancies for a shop assistant, clerk and van driver; KDK 'DC Series' ceiling-fan posters, ceiling lights and other fittings fill the first-floor window. A September 2016 photo of the three-storey building shows ceiling lights and fittings on shelves behind both upper-floor windows. Reviewers mention electrical accessories and T5 lamps, and one (2021) says the shop is used mostly by electricians. CTOS gives the company's business as trading in electrical appliances and components.

Brands

Listed by the brand: Philips (Philips Lighting Malaysia where-to-buy list, retail stores, at No. 20 Jalan Development). Signage (2016 and January 2022 photos): a 'Philips Lighting' band with the Philips shield on the fascia and a green Schneider Electric projecting sign at the corner (advertised). KDK 'DC Series' ceiling-fan posters filled the first-floor window in January 2022. Schneider's, Hager's, Maxguard's and CHINT's lists and KDK's Kuala Lumpur dealer locator don't name the shop (checked October 2026).

Company

Syarikat Emerald Electrical Sdn. Bhd., company no. 700875-M (200501018760), incorporated on 24 June 2005, registered in Wilayah Persekutuan; nature of business: trading in electrical appliances and components (CTOS). A 2021 reviewer says the shop has been there for over 40 years, which would make the shop older than the company.

Not to be confused with

Emerald Hardware Sdn Bhd in Sungai Bakau, Rawang, a hardware company on Schneider's list, at a different address with different phones.

Online

We found no website, and a Facebook pages search for the shop's English name found no page (October 2026). We didn't check Shopee or Lazada.

Reviews

Google shows 3.0 from 9 reviews (October 2026). Positive reviews (2020–2024) describe a traditional shop with plenty of choice for electrical accessories, good and negotiable prices and a friendly owner. Negative ones describe T5 lamps supplied in different colours and from old stock that lasted only three months (2022), bad service (2023) and a messy interior full of old items with an impatient boss (2025). The newest, from July 2026, is a 1-star rating without text.