On September 6th, 2006, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and China Famous Brand Strategy Promotion Committee awarded Gree brand air conditioner the title of "China World Famous Brand". Among thousands of products in China, together with two enterprises announced in 2005, only six enterprises have won this honor, and Gree is the only air-conditioning product, and Gree air-conditioning has thus become the first and only world-famous brand product in the air-conditioning industry in China.
According to the "China World Famous Brand Product Evaluation Work Plan" issued by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, the enterprises applying for "China World Famous Brand Product" must be in the forefront of the world in terms of the total output and export volume of the whole product industry, have a high reputation and influence among international peers, reach the advanced level of international similar products, and have independent intellectual property rights for the core technologies and key technologies of the products. Enterprises have outstanding achievements and outstanding performance in the process of opening up the international market and striving for world famous brands. Enterprises have a strong sense of social responsibility and have achieved remarkable results in developing circular economy, protecting ecological environment, saving resources, reducing energy consumption, safe production and supporting social welfare undertakings. Gree won this honor after layers of evaluation and competition.
On April 4th, 20061/kloc-0, Gree Electric was awarded the National Quality Award, the highest national quality management award. Since the award was launched in 20001year to 2006, only 35 enterprises such as Baosteel, Shanghai Volkswagen and Lenovo have won this honor.
On 25th, 2006 1 1, Gree Electric was awarded the title of "Export Inspection-Free Enterprise" by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, becoming the first and only enterprise in the air-conditioning industry.
On February 12, 2007, Gree was awarded the title of "the most competitive brand in the market" by the Ministry of Commerce.
On July 26th, 2007, the selection and commendation work leading group jointly composed by the Ministry of Personnel and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine passed the rigorous evaluation, and for the first time, 80 "National Advanced Collections of Quality Work" were awarded nationwide. Gree Electric was the only home appliance enterprise that won the award.
On April 30th, 2008, Guangdong Province held a meeting to celebrate May 1st International Labor Day and commend model workers and advanced collectives. Gree Electric was awarded the "National May 1st Labor Award" by the All-China Federation of Trade Unions.
On September 1 2008, the Facilities and Environment Department of the Olympic Media Village under BOCOG presented pennants to the units that made outstanding contributions to the media village during the Olympic Games to show their gratitude. Gree Electric is the only air-conditioning enterprise that won this honor.
In 20081October 1 1 day, State Taxation Administration of The People's Republic of China published the list of "Top 500 Taxpayers in China in 2007", and Gree Electric ranked first in the home appliance industry for eight consecutive years.
On February 25th, 2008/KLOC-0, the "China Charity Conference" was held in the Great Hall of the People. At the meeting, enterprises and individuals who had made outstanding achievements in charity in 2008 were commended. Zhuhai Gree Electric Co., Ltd. was on the list and won the "China Charity Award". It is the only professional air-conditioning enterprise and the only home appliance enterprise in Guangdong Province with many brands.
In February, 2009, the Ministry of Science and Technology announced the list of the National Engineering Technology Research Center in 2008, and the National Engineering Technology Research Center for Energy Saving and Environmental Protection Refrigeration Equipment officially settled in Gree. This means that Gree's "National Energy Saving and Environmental Protection Refrigeration Equipment Engineering Technology Research Center" is the first and only national engineering technology research center in China refrigeration industry. The establishment of the center has not only achieved zero breakthrough in the national engineering technology research center of refrigeration industry, household appliances industry and air conditioning industry, but also filled the gap in the national engineering technology research center of refrigeration industry, household appliances industry and air conditioning industry, and it also marks that Gree Electric has become the research, development and engineering base of energy-saving and environmental protection refrigeration equipment in China.
On the morning of March 7th, 2009, Hu Jintao cordially met the female representative of Guangdong delegation before attending the deliberation of Guangdong delegation of NPC and CPPCC, and humorously criticized Gree for "the noise is too small" when meeting Dong Mingzhu! On February 2, 20091February 2 1 day, General Secretary Hu Jintao visited Gree Electric for the second time after 1994, and said with deep feelings: "Gree's practice fully shows that whoever has independent intellectual property rights and independent brands will be in an invincible position in the international market in the world economic downturn."