Resolutely resign and start a factory. In the early 1990s, electric mopeds emerged quietly in the domestic market, but the quality and performance of domestic lead-acid batteries could not meet the requirements. At this time, Zhou Mingming, who came from a family of batteries and loved chemical technology, resolutely resigned as a teacher at 1995 and set up a battery factory, determined to develop high-quality domestic batteries. At the beginning of the venture, the battery factory had only 8,000 yuan of start-up capital and three batteries.
Technological innovation promotes growth. Zhou Mingming is both a factory director and a technician. On the one hand, he innovated independently, on the other hand, he visited the top experts in the domestic industry with the help of the external brain to solve technical problems. In April, 2000, after more than two years of research, Wei Chao's first product, the battery of electric moped, went on the market. After testing, its performance index exceeds many well-known manufacturers, and it has been purchased by major electric moped manufacturers in China. In 200 1 year, Zhou Mingming organized Wei Chao technical team to carry out nearly 100 tests, and took the lead in successfully applying nanotechnology to the manufacture of batteries for electric bicycles among domestic peers. The product has been tested by the authoritative department of the state, and all performance indexes have exceeded the industry standard in an all-round way, and the most critical service life has exceeded the industry standard by more than 2 times. Overall performance exceeds similar imported products. Wei Chao nano-battery has become a bright light in the market in one fell swoop, rated as a provincial-level high-tech product by Zhejiang Science and Technology Department, listed as a national torch key project by Torch Center of Ministry of Science and Technology, and jointly evaluated as a national key new product by Ministry of Science and Technology, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, Economic and Trade Commission and Environmental Protection Bureau.
Pay attention to brand marketing and seize the market. Relying on the leading edge of technology, Zhou Mingming actively explored domestic and foreign markets and established marketing channels. Up to now, the product sales market covers 29 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, and 3,500 distribution points have been established, which are exported to Singapore, India, Israel and other countries. Among them, the annual production and sales volume of lead-acid batteries for electric mopeds ranks second in the same industry in China, and keeps 17% year after year.
Scale expansion, rapid development. With the continuous expansion of the market scale, Wei Chao has expanded its production capacity through mergers and acquisitions and investment expansion. More than a dozen branches and OEM companies have been established in Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui, with an annual output of 35 million batteries. The average growth rate of business performance such as output value, profits and taxes reached more than 50%. In 2009, the group company achieved sales revenue of 58.
Second, business and management performance.
Under the leadership of Zhou Mingming, Wei Chao Company has been committed to the construction of enterprise modernization system. It has successively passed the ISO900 1 quality management system certification, ISO 1400 1 environmental management system certification and GB/T2800 1 occupational health and safety management system certification, forming a set of core values of loyalty, responsibility, results and dedication. It takes more than ten years for the company to develop from a family workshop with only 8,000 yuan of venture capital at the beginning to a leading enterprise with more than 8,000 employees and total assets exceeding 800 million. The company has successively won the top ten industries with independent innovation ability in China, the top 500 private enterprises in China, the top 50 private enterprises in China, and the most growing 100 high-tech small and medium-sized enterprises.
Third, the performance of brand building.
Zhou Mingming has always attached great importance to brand building and maintenance, led all employees of the company to constantly carry out technological innovation, develop new products, pay close attention to product quality, provide customers with the best quality products and services, and resolutely support the government and industry in cracking down on counterfeit and shoddy products. Nowadays, Wei Chao brand has become one of the most trusted brands for consumers, and it has been rated as Zhejiang famous brand product, national inspection-free product and Wei Chao trademark.
Fourth, promote the listing of enterprises.
In order to accelerate the development of enterprises and promote the capital operation of enterprises, under the leadership of Zhou Mingming, the company introduced foreign capital in 2005, implemented the shareholding system reform and implemented the listing plan. At present, all the work is progressing smoothly, and it is expected that the listing target will be achieved within 20 10 years.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) scientific and technological innovation achievements
1, guide the company's scientific and technological innovation achievements.
In order to improve the enterprise's independent innovation ability, under the leadership and organization of Zhou Mingming, the company has perfected the scientific and technological innovation platform, successively established provincial R&D center, provincial technology center, Zhejiang Weichao New Energy Technology Research Institute and postdoctoral research center, established cooperative relations with Tsinghua University, Fuzhou University, Ningbo Institute of Technology and other institutions, and vigorously introduced various senior scientific and technological talents such as professors, doctors, masters and senior engineers. Good progress has been made in tackling key technical problems in the current industry, such as colloidal battery, internalization process and cathode material of lithium iron phosphate battery, and some revolutionary breakthroughs have been made. Two national torch plan projects, two national key torch plan projects 1 project, two national key new products, one provincial torch plan project 1 project and one provincial new product development project1project have been completed. Each provincial key technological innovation project 1 has been successively recognized as a national key high-tech enterprise, a national intellectual property pilot unit, an innovative pilot enterprise in Zhejiang Province, a provincial excellent R&D center, and a provincial high-tech enterprise 100. * * Eight invention patents and 46 utility model patents have been authorized, ranking first in the industry in terms of patent ownership. Participate in the formulation of national and industry standards 1 1. Scientific and technological innovation has enabled enterprises to make great strides in profits and taxes on production and sales, and has been at the forefront of the same industry in China, providing a solid foundation and guarantee.
2, personal scientific and technological innovation achievements
Zhou Mingming personally presided over and participated in the company's technological innovation. He published 35 papers in national journals and 2 papers abroad, and obtained national patents 15, including 4 invention patents. He presided over 3 provincial new product development projects, and undertook 2 national torch plan projects of the Ministry of Science and Technology, 2 key torch plan projects 1, 2 national new product development projects, and provincial torch plan projects 1. The industry standard is 1 1. He won 2 scientific and technological achievements progress awards in Huzhou and 2 scientific and technological progress awards in the county. In 2009, he won the Outstanding Contribution Entrepreneur of China Private Science and Technology Development and the Zhejiang Science and Technology Application Award.
Sixth, the global response to the financial crisis.
1, increase investment and promote enterprise transformation and upgrading.
Facing the huge impact of the international financial crisis on the global market, Chairman Zhou Mingming took decisive measures to increase investment and promote the transformation and upgrading of enterprises in order to transform innovation achievements into productivity as soon as possible and further improve the core competitiveness of enterprises. In 2009, the first phase of Wei Chao Green Energy Science and Technology Pioneer Park with an investment of more than 200 million yuan was completed in June 2009 and put into production. In the month when the first phase of the project was completed, another 250 million yuan was invested to build the Wei Chao R&D Center Building and the main workshop of lithium battery, electric vehicle battery and energy storage battery production line, to further strengthen the R&D software and hardware construction, enhance the industrialization capacity of new energy and accelerate the transformation and upgrading of enterprises. In 2009, industrial investment and sales increased by over 25% year-on-year.
2. Take the lead in intellectual property management innovation.
With Zhou Mingming's advocacy and personal experience, Wei Chao Company attaches great importance to the intellectual property protection of enterprises. In 2009, it set up an intellectual property management office with four staff members to systematically manage the company's patents and registered trademarks. In addition, the company also hired intellectual property lawyers from Hangzhou and Huzhou patent offices to conduct business training on intellectual property protection, development and utilization for the company's technical personnel and management personnel from time to time. At present, Wei Chao Company has been recognized by China National Intellectual Property Administration as a pilot unit of intellectual property rights for enterprises and institutions nationwide, with only four in Huzhou and only 1 in Changxing County.
3. Actively innovate the marketing model.
With his rich marketing knowledge, Zhou Mingming took the lead in predicting the trend of the domestic battery market shifting from the primary market to the secondary market, and made a comprehensive innovation in the marketing model of the enterprise:
① Take the lead in establishing a large-scale secondary sales market in the national industry. In 2008, 365,438+0 regions, 285 sub-regions and 3,500 distribution outlets were established. By the end of 2009, the proportion of products sold in the secondary market accounted for more than 75% of the total sales revenue. In this year, the sales of the whole industry generally declined, and the sales revenue of Wei Chao increased by 265,438+0% year-on-year.
(2) Introducing sales incentive policy. In 2009, 465,438+0 sales points were used as annual marketing awards, and more than 2.5 million * * * were invested to reward 465,438+0 cars to relevant sales points;
(3) Introduce the training mechanism of marketing personnel. In order to further improve the professional skills of marketers, Zhou Mingming invested more than one million yuan, concentrated more than 300 marketing managers in the national distribution area in Changxing headquarters, and hired famous domestic marketing consulting experts to conduct all-round teaching and training in marketing, which made the professional level of marketers advance by leaps and bounds and the sales performance greatly improved.
Seven. Achievements of circular economy and energy saving and emission reduction
Under the leadership of Chairman Zhou Mingming, Wei Chao Company established the purpose and mission of enterprise development: advocating green energy and improving human life. Over the years, the company has been committed to energy conservation and emission reduction in the production process of green power energy products, and has made important contributions to promoting the development of circular economy. Under the leadership of Zhou Mingming, Wei Chao Company passed the rectification of the battery industry in Changxing County in 2005. It took the lead in passing the cleaner production audit in the province and was listed as the pilot unit of circular economy in the province. Since 2008, the province has taken the lead in upgrading the manufacturing process of lead-acid batteries, and implemented the technological transformation, industrialization and popularization of cadmium-free internalization process of energy-saving and water-saving lead-calcium alloys. At present, the project has been industrialized in the company headquarters and is being promoted to subsidiaries to reduce energy consumption and resource waste in the manufacturing process for the lead-acid battery industry. It has played an irreplaceable role in realizing low-carbon economy and taking the road of green production. In 2009, the company successfully developed lead-acid batteries for solar wind power generation systems and electric (hybrid) vehicles, which played an important and positive role in the development of clean energy such as solar wind power generation and green electric vehicle industry.
Eight. Achievements in social responsibility
Zhou Mingming believes that the development and growth of enterprises can not be separated from the great help and support from all walks of life. Giving back to society and neighbors is the social responsibility of enterprises. Under the leadership of Zhou Mingming, Wei Chao Company has earnestly fulfilled the social responsibility of leading enterprises in the industry in the harmonious development of enterprises and society, enterprises and environment.
Green environmental protection production, establish an ecological harmonious environment. Wei Chao took the lead in developing environmental protection facilities in the battery industry in 2003, and was reported by CCTV news broadcast in 2006, which was affirmed by the government and all walks of life, but Zhou Mingming was not satisfied with his achievements. In the planning of Wei Chao Green Energy Science and Technology Pioneer Park launched in 2009, Zhou Mingming decided to increase the investment by 30 million yuan and adopt the latest internalization technology. Automation equipment and advanced environmental protection equipment, at the same time, increase greening efforts, build garden-style factories, ensure zero emission of waste gas and wastewater, make workers harmless, completely change people's traditional impression of backward production methods of lead-acid batteries, and contribute to the green production of lead-acid batteries industry.
The group company solved nearly 8,000 jobs for the society, maintained social harmony and stability, and benefited a villager.
Actively participate in the construction of new countryside where the company is located. Under the leadership of Chairman Zhou Mingming, the company has devoted itself to the construction of new countryside around the company for many years, established close relations with surrounding village committees, donated a lot of money every year to support the infrastructure and cultural construction of new countryside, improved rural infrastructure, enlivened rural life, created a healthy cultural atmosphere and promoted the dual development of rural material civilization and spiritual civilization. In 2009, the United Front Work Department of Huzhou Municipal Committee awarded the United Front Work Department of the company to serve advanced units in new countryside and support the construction of new countryside.
Actively carry out activities such as helping the poor, donating money to study, and supporting college students' entrepreneurship. In the past three years, under the leadership of Chairman Zhou Mingming, the company has spent a total of 3 million yuan to support the reconstruction of disaster areas, to support college students' venture funds, youth venture funds and poor students in the company, to help poor households and help the poor, and to be awarded the titles of caring and dedicated entrepreneurs and excellent socialist builders.
5. In the past three years, the tax paid in Changxing area was 250 million yuan, and the subsidiaries of the whole group paid more than 600 million yuan to the local tax authorities.
After 10 years of innovation and entrepreneurship, Wei Chao Company with Chairman Zhou Mingming as the core has realized the transformation from Wei Chao manufacturing to Wei Chao R&D in the industry. In the year of 20 10, Wei Chao Company will accelerate the pace of entering the international market, realize the all-round integration of the product market, technology market and capital market with the international market, and strive to continue to make leading contributions and demonstrations for the sustainable development of the national battery industry in China.
Main contribution: a new practical patent: cylindrical gram maintenance lead-acid battery. There are 8 papers published in Battery: optimized development of cylindrical lead-acid batteries, development of electrothermal series sealed batteries, application practice of low antimony alloy grid in motorcycle and trailer batteries, research on the relationship between self-discharge and air tightness of small valve-regulated lead-acid batteries, discussion on charging methods of valve-regulated lead-acid batteries for electric bicycles, discussion on low-temperature performance of valve-regulated lead-acid batteries, and durability of charging electrode plates. Power Science and Technology published two papers: Analysis of Quality Problems of Small Valve-regulated Lead-acid Batteries and Development of Low Antimony Batteries for Small Density Lead-acid Batteries for Motorcycles (both of which were picked up by American Chemical Abstracts). Research on sealed lead-acid batteries for electric bicycles was published in the Proceedings of the 6th Academic Conference of China Institute of Electrical Technology and Battery Industry. The developed products won the gold medal of the second individual and private enterprise name, excellent, special and new products in Huzhou.