Posted on Apr 30, 2008 at 04:24
Alibaba.com Lights and Lighting Sourcing Event lights up members businesses in Guangzhou!
Alibaba.com’s Big Buyer Team held lights and lighting product sourcing event on April 1st, 2008 in Guangzhou. There were more than 50 people attended the event. The event covered two major lighting products - home lighting as well as solar lights for consumer market. Three buyers including Taimarque and Littlewoods from Europe as well as Target from Australia met with more than 20 quality suppliers which are selected prior to the meeting. The suppliers mainly come from Zhongshan, Dongguan, Guangdong, Quanzhou and Xiamen which are famous for manufacturing lighting products in China.
China’s lighting industry has been growing rapidly in recent years. This is due to the rapid economic growth in China. Most lighting products manufacturers are located in the Pearl River Delta area, in particular Zhongshan and Dongguan. We cordially invited Mr HUANG Zhi-tong, Director of Economic & Trade Office of the Guzhen Township People’s Government of Zhongshan City in addressing speech on the event and introduced the present situation in Guzhen, Zhongshan which produce more than RMB 15 billion dollars lighting products each year. A further cooperation was discussed at the event between the Guzhen town’s manufacturers and Alibaba.com.
(Left) Mr Huang Zhi-tong, Director of Economic & Trade Office of the Guzhen Township People’s Government of Zhongshan City addressed a speech at the Alibaba.com Lights and Lighting Sourcing Event for the audience. (Right) Mr Huang and his team come to the event to support the manufacturers from Zhongshan.
About the buyers
‘Alibaba.com and the sourcing event provide an array of suppliers for our selection. It is indeed a convenient tools to us…We are pleased to join other sourcing events organized by Alibaba.com as your service to buyer is better,’ Ivan Mok, Senior Merchandiser, Coles Group Asia.
Coles Group Limited is one of Australia’s largest retailers with more than 2600 stores throughout Australia and New Zealand and annual sales of $34.4billion. Target’s 260 stores across Australia offer customers great style and great value. The company ranges from apparel, soft homewares, toys, consumer electronics, cosmetics and confectionary. The company was founded in 1925 in Geelong, Victoria where it's national office is located. There are 24,000 employees.
‘The event is very useful to me. Alibaba.com buyer team already select suppliers which match our requirement first hand, and thus save me a lot of time in searching. During the meeting with suppliers, I have sufficient time in talking to the suppliers which is far better than visit exhibition and definitely will join and recommend my colleagues to the next event,’ commented by Madelyn Ho, Merchandiser, Littlewoods
Littlewoods Shop Direct Group is the fourth largest non-food retailer in the UK and employs more than 36,000 people. Littlewoods trade under 11 brands, sell over 60,000 product lines via mail-order and websites and distribute over 7 million catalogues a year. Source Direct International Limited is the direct sourcing division of the Group and has offices in Hong Kong, Bangkok, Delhi, Dhaka, Shanghai and Tirupur, employing over 160 people across Asia.
Caspar Yeung, Sourcing co-ordinator, Taimarque Pacific Ltd said, ‘The service provided by Alibaba.com is just great! Being in the office for 8 hours, I use 7.5 hours using Alibaba.com! I am looking forwards to the next sourcing event from you for other products now.’
Taimarque Pacific Ltd. is the buying agent for Wilkinson Hardware Stores Ltd. Wilkinson is a major British retailer of toiletries, food, home ware, hardware, garden, pet care products and more. Wilkinson currently has more than 290 stores in the United Kingdom.
(Left to Right): Ivan Mok from Coles Group introduce the company; Vincent Wong presented a souvenir to Madelyn Ho from Littlewoods. And Caspar Yeung explained Taimarque’s sourcing requirement to the members.
Many suppliers who attended the sourcing event found very excited and welcomed the opportunity to meet with big buyers. Let’s check out their opinion about the event.
‘I feel very good about this kind of event and with the experience, I know how to prepare better next time. And I am willing to share with other members that this is a excellent opportunity not to be missed!’ Weiquan Lin, General Manager, Zhongshan Bossile Lighting Co., Ltd.
‘Good, it increases my opportunity to export overseas!’ Chen Ming-dui, Manager, Zhongshan Yongcheng Spring Electric Co., Ltd.
Thanks Alibaba for offering this opportunity to meet with big buyers. The sourcing event also provides me more market information and export knowledge that I haven’t encountered.’ William, Sales Manager, Ming Star Lighting Co., Ltd.
To participate as a supplier in future events or to find out more about the services offered by Alibaba.com’s Buyer Service Team, please visit our Big Buyer Channel.
