After almost four months of careful deliberation, the winners for the 14th Taichung Golden Hand Awards for Outstanding SMEs competition, organized by the Taichung City Industrial Development and Investment Promotion Committee and the Golden Hand Award Winners Association, have finally been announced. On Nov. 21, the 2015 Taichung Golden Hand Awards ceremony took place at the Taichung City Government’s meeting hall, and Taichung Mayor Lin Chia-lung addressed the attendants and presented the awards, congratulating the winners. The theme for this year’s ceremony was “World Maker,” highlighting the fact that Taichung’s small and medium manufacturing enterprises are an essential part of the global supply chain.
In addition to presenting the awards, the mayor presented a special award to former presidents of the Golden Hand Award Winners Association to thank them for their contribution to small and medium manufacturing enterprises. Lin said that Taichung is the center of Taiwan’s small and medium enterprise manufacturing industry and that many outstanding Taichung manufacturers play a crucial role in the supply chain of various industries. He also said that the Taichung City Government in the future would work toward establishing the Central Taiwan Conference and Exhibition Center and several infrastructure projects such as the Greater Taichung 1-2-3 plan in order to provide these outstanding SMEs with invaluable support and to work together with industry toward a brighter future.
Huang Wang-hsiu, director-general of the Industrial Development and Investment Promotion Committee, one of the organizers, said that in addition to reviewing printed materials, the selection process for this year’s Golden Hand Awards also included visits at the companies’ premises and evaluations of several benchmarks, such as innovation, research and development, management systems, human resources development and marketing, praising each company for their outstanding performance. Chen Shun-yuan, president of the Golden Hand Award Winners Association, praised the Taichung City Government’s efforts as part of the selection process for the awards. He said that thanks to the participation in the selection process, the participating manufacturers not only got substantial feedback on various aspects of their operations, they also had the opportunity to increase their exchanges with other outstanding manufacturers.
Twenty companies were awarded this year: Excetek Technologies Co., Ltd., Eversharp Pro Company, Hung Rong Communication Mechanism Co., Ltd., Jeenxi Technology Co., Ltd., Lien Sheng Mechanical & Electrical Co. Ltd., Dr. Oxford Bio-Tech Factory Co., Ltd., Prowin Plastech Co., Ltd., Daiken Tools Enterprises Co., Ltd.?Kotec Precision Machinery, Inc., Taiwan Domino Amjet Company Limited, Hwaguo Electrical Machinery Co., Ltd., Nal Hon Industrial Co., Ltd., Gutsun Die-casting Co., Ltd., Ke Hung Industrial Co., Ltd., Auto Well Enter. Co., Ltd., Techway Industrial Co., Ltd., Tong Chi Enterprise Co., Ltd., William Tools Co., Ltd., Whirlpower Enterprise Co., Ltd. and Avertronics Inc.
Taichung’s manufacturing industry is a microcosm of hard work, fighting spirit , innovation, vitality and creativity, and in addition to celebrating the outstanding winners of this year’s Golden Hand Awards, the honor should also be shared with the former presidents of the Golden Hand Award Winners Association who have all worked hard to use the Golden Hand platform to connect advanced companies with newcomers in order to build a good industrial environment in Taichung.
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