Chinese Cable Maker Seek to Import UK technology and Seek Agent / Distributor

Posted on 04/10/2012 by BCC LinkToChina

Leading electrical wire and cable manufacturer seeks to import advanced technology and agent and/or distributor for sale and after-sale service

This company turns over GBP 100 million and employs more than 1000 people.  It has been accredited with the certifications of China Green Environment Protection, EU GE, German GL, UAS ABS, Norway DNV, LR (UK), etc.

The company, with its capacity in design, manufacturing, marketing, and delivery ability for international projects, provides applications of various cables, for sectors in wind power, locomotives, ships, off-shore platform, and nuclear power stations.

Its products have been widely used in the large projects such as the Beijing Olympic stadium, the Three Gorges Dam power plant, the Err Tan power plant, the Qinghai-Tibet railway system and more generally in the project to transmit electricity from the west to the east. The company’s products have been exported to more than 20 countries, including Singapore, Australia, Brazil, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Syria, Bengal, India, Sudan, and Angola.

The company seeks to import advance technology in wire and cable industries as well as opportunities to form partnership with an agent / distributor and cable service firms for its products in the UK.

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UK – China SME Week

Posted on 24/09/2012 by BCC LinkToChina

The UK-China SME Week curtain successfully came down last week.

On Monday, 230 delegates from UK and China packed into the conference hotel hoping for face to face meeting opportunities to explore the potential in each other’s market.

The forum, expert panels, seminars, exhibition and consultation, one-to-one meetings, and networking were all well attended by delegates from the two countries. The day ended with Priestmangoode and Hytera being announced as winners of the The Windsor Awards 2012, respectively for Export of British Services and Investment in the UK, as reported in this website.

The one-to-one business matchmaking sessions enabled more than a hundred meetings and Mr. Qiu Jibao, President of Feiyue Group and Vice-chairman of China Chamber of International Commerce, said “This tops all my previous visits to the UK. I have two potential agreements from the one-to-one meetings”.

Three groups of Chinese business delegates chose to visit Bracknell Forest, Oxford and Slough in the Thames Valley to witness first-hand business opportunities and were impressed with what they saw, as reported by BBC and other media.

The day of business partnership building was drawn to a successful close at the award reception when Mr. Qiu Jibao stood up and offered award winner Priestmangoode a contract to design products with his company.

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Hytera Communications (UK) wins Windsor Award 2012 for Investment in the UK

Posted on 19/09/2012 by BCC LinkToChina

Mr. Cai Hai, GM of Overseas Division, Hytera receives the Windsor Award from Mary Bayliss, the Lord Lieutenant of the Royal Berkshire

Last Wednesday’s announcement from Huawei Technology Ltd to invest £1.2 billion in the UK is a timely boost to the UK economy. Fully endorsed and supported by the UK government, it demonstrates that UK is an attractive market with long term stability and future growth.

On Monday, another Chinese investor in the UK, Hytera Communications (UK), was honoured by winning the ‘Windsor Award 2012 for Investment in the UK’, which recognises the success of Chinese investment into the UK.

Mr Cai Hai, General Manager of Overseas Division, Hytera, who flew in to the UK to attend the reception in front of 170 attending guests, received the award from the Lord-Lieutenant for the Royal County of Berkshire, Mrs Mary Bayliss.

The company expanded rapidly from a one person representative office in 2005 to today’s 5,000 sq. ft. new headquarters in a location that was selected with the help and advice of chambers, LinkToChina and its strategic partners.

Mr Andrew Yuan, General Manager of Hytera Communications (UK) said the company has been “enjoying the UK’s excellent business environment and prestigious legal system” whilst they “have been growing tremendously in the recent 7 years” since first entering the UK market.

Today the company in Slough is acting as a sale, marketing, logistic, service, training and application software developing centre for the European market.

In 2010, it became the 1st Asian company to have launched a digital products portfolio under two mainstream digital standards (TETRA and DMR) into European market. Its equipment has been used in many prestigious projects including the celebration of the Diamond Jubilee and the expected sales revenue growth rate in 2012 is 300%.

The award committee comments that “This company’s success is inspiring to many others Chinese companies that we know who are considering the UK market.”

BCC LinkToChina and its strategic partners, who supported Hytera in their selection of location and premises, welcome Chinese investment to the UK. It has been offering support in helping Chinese companies to identify suitable opportunities and locations, enabling access to professional services such as banking, accounting, tax planning, foreign currency service, training, technology incubating & soft-landing, and consultancy.

BCC LinkToChina has been the UK partner to CCPIT and CCOIC at the Chinese overseas investment conference for the last 5 years and this year published its popular guide on “How To Do Business in the UK – A Practical Guide”.

LinkToChina and its partners are enabling increasing numbers of prospective Chinese investors to opportunities in the UK market.

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Priestmangoode wins the Windsor Award 2012 for Export of British Services

Posted on 19/09/2012 by BCC LinkToChina

Paul Priestman, Director of Priestmangoode, received the award from Mr. Qiu Jibao, Vice-Chairman of China Chamber of International Commerce

British service industries are known worldwide for their high standards and quality. Export of British services is often more challenging than that of goods, yet with China embarking on an economic structural transformation, there will be huge potential for British firms in these sectors for years to come.

Priestmangoode Ltd, a London based leading industrial design company, has won The Windsor Award 2012 for Export of British Services to China. Mr Paul Priestman, Director of Priestmangoode received the award from Mr Qiu Jibao, Vice-Chairman of the China Chamber of International Commerce – partner of the UK-China Business Conference organised by BCC LinkToChina.

The Windsor Award recognises the success of the best of British services that are exporting to the Chinese market. Priestmangoode is the UK’s leading design consultancy, working in aviation, transport, product, environment, branding and packaging design for a roster of significant brands across the globe.

In 2011, the studio opened its first overseas office in Qingdao, China. It is the first British product and transport design company to have set up an office there. The office supports on-going work that the studio has been carrying out in China for the last four years. The company has a growing client base in the country, including a long-term contract with a major Chinese rolling stock manufacturer.

Since the successful launch of its Qingdao office in 2011, it has established a reputation for world class design in China, participating in events such as the Wuxi exhibition and Beijing Design Week.

BCC LinkToChina and its partners are pleased to have been able to support the company at various stages of the company’s recent work in China and it is delighted that the company has been the chosen by the award panel to receive this award.

It was announced on Monday 17th September at an award reception at Copthorne Hotel Slough-Windsor, which was attended by 170 British and Chinese delegates, many of whom were delegates for the UK-China Business Conference.

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Nomination for Windsor Award Closes on 12 Sept

Posted on 06/09/2012 by BCC LinkToChina

 

Nomination for the inaugural Windsor Awards for export of British Services and for investment in the UK will be closed on 12th September. An award dinner reception will be held on 17th September at the UK China Business Conference.

The award nominations this year are open to British companies and Chinese investors in association with the BCC LinkToChina programme and its partner. The committee is seeking successes that will inspire other British exporters of service industries and Chinese companies interested in investing in UK.

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2012 Top 100 Chinese Brands to be announced in the UK

Posted on 05/09/2012 by BCC LinkToChina

Who are at the top of 100 most valuable Chinese brands? The Beijing Brand Evaluation Co has the results for 2012 but you will have to find out from the UK-China Business Conference (17th September 2012). For the very first time in its 18 year history, the company will announce the outcome on UK soil.

Ms Jing Wang, General Manager of the Beijing based company, has accepted an invitation to speak as a panel member and will announce the result at the conference.

Haier topped the table in 2011. Among the Chinese delegates taking part at the conference, Wuliangye and TCL ranked 3rd and 7th respectively.

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Designed by UK, Made in China – Paul Priestman to share his experience

Posted on 04/09/2012 by BCC LinkToChina

Paul Priestman, the leading UK designer who has been successful in the China market and has only just set up a practice in China, is to share his experience in a case study at the UK China Business Conference (17th September).

Priestmangoode are a design group working in branding, transport, environment, product and packaging design for a roster of significant brands across the globe. From initial strategy and concept design through to design detailing for production,  their work delivers creative, effective and innovative design solutions that help transform businesses. Priestmangoode has an office in London and Qingdao, China.

Recent projects include a global white goods manufacturer, telecoms company and work for FMCG brands.

Their projects also include the design of cabin interiors and ground services for Turkish Airlines and all interior products for BAA Heathrow Terminal 5 including self service.

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Chinese Retailer want to set up shops in UK

Posted on 03/09/2012 by BCC LinkToChina

 

Opportunity at the UK-China Business Conference (17th September):

A Chinese retailer that is a leading player in the western region of China is exploring the feasibility and location to set up specialist shops in the UK market. The retail chain has over 836 shops in three different provinces and nearly 3 million square feet of trading floor space.

The company is also eyeing opportunities to link up with UK retailers and exporters.

 

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Understanding how to export to China, as told by China

Posted on 30/08/2012 by BCC LinkToChina

British export to China is influenced by the changing policies of China to balance trade surplus, to undergo industrial structure change, to reform the foreign currency control and to internationalise China’s currency among others.

The Chinese partner of BCC LinkToChina, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and China Chamber of International Commerce is to host an inaugural national event China International Import Conference in Beijing on 6th September 2012.

The government policies forum is expected to announce various polices and support measures on export to China. The state agencies that will present at the forum have been announced and they make an impressive line-up: State Development & Reform Commission, Ministry of Science & Technology (for the imports of high-tech products), Ministry of Finance (for the change of tariffs), People’s Bank of China (for cross-border RMB trade transaction), Ministry of Agriculture (for the imports of agri-products), General Administration of Customs (for trade facilitation), General of Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection & Quarantine (for trade facilitation), Development Research Center of the State Council, State Intellectual Property Office, State Administration of Foreign Exchange, State Food & Drug Administration (for the imports of food and drugs), and Export-Import Bank of China (for trade financing).

The organisers have also announced that there will be business matchmaking sessions at the conference. CCPIT and CCOIC, as our partners in China, are also our partners at the UK China Business Conference to be held on 17th September in the UK. Many of their member businesses are coming to take part the UK conference. The proposals and propositions submited by British firms for one-to-one matchmaking at the UK conference will be eventually promoted in China through our partners initiative.

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British and Chinese firms ready to meet in UK days after Olympics

Posted on 29/08/2012 by BCC LinkToChina

Featuring  one-to-one business matchmaking meetings, exhibitions, forums, seminars and a networking dinner, this activity-packed one day conference, will be held  just days after the London Olympics on 17th Sept in the UK. It has attracted Chinese companies and agencies from Beijing, Zhejiang, Jinan, Xi’an, Shandong, Shaanxi, Gansu, Tibet, Sichuan, Nanjing, Shanghai, Qingdao, Guangdong, Ningxia, Ningbo and Henan.

Chinese delegates who have already booked to be present at the conference cover sectors including textile, sports and leisure, construction, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, engineering, biotech, chemical, mining, lighting, consumer electronics, environment, food and medicines. For example, world largest sewing equipment maker Feiyue Group and China’s largest consumer electronics company TCL will be present.

Many British firms have booked to capitalise on this rare opportunity of meeting face-to-face with Chinese manufacturers, chambers, importers and exporters, and government agencies.

Case studies will be presented by UK companies who have made it in China such as PriestmanGoode in industrial design and by Chinese companies successful in the UK such as Hytera in telecommunication. Leading trade and professional services in banking, accounting, tax, law, foreign currency, estate and property, R&D and technology will be exhibiting and answering enquiries.

The forums will feature keynote speakers including Mr. Zhou Xiaoming, Minister Counsellor for Economic and Trade from the Chinese Embassy in London, and Mr Qiu Jibao, Vice-Chairman of the China Chamber of International Commerce and President of China Feiyue Group Co., Ltd.

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