Resolutely resigned and set up a factory to start a business. In the early 1990s, electric mopeds were quietly emerging in the domestic market, but the quality and performance of the domestic lead-acid batteries could not meet the requirements. At this time, Zhou Mingming, who was born in a battery family and loved chemical technology, resolutely resigned as a teacher and set up a battery factory in 1995, determined to develop high-quality domestic batteries. At the beginning of the business, the battery factory only had a start-up capital of 8,000 yuan.
Technological innovation promotes growth. Zhou Mingming is both a factory director and a technician. On the one hand, he innovates independently, on the other hand, with the help of an external brain, he visits top experts in the domestic industry to solve technical problems. In April 2000, after more than two years of research, Chaowei's first product, electric moped battery, came to the market. After testing, its performance index exceeded many well-known manufacturers, and it was purchased by major domestic electric moped manufacturers. For Zhou Mingming to dig the first barrel of gold .2001year, Zhou Mingming organized Chaowei technical team to carry out nearly 100 tests, and took the lead in successfully applying nanotechnology to the manufacture of storage batteries for electric bicycles among domestic peers. The products have been tested by national authoritative departments, and all performance indicators have exceeded the industry standard in an all-round way, with the most critical service life exceeding the industry standard by more than 2 times. The overall performance exceeds that of imported products of the same kind. Chaowei nano-battery has become a beacon in the market in one fell swoop, rated as a provincial 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 explores domestic and foreign markets and establishes marketing channels. Up to now, the product sales market covers 29 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in China, and has established 3,500 distribution points, 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 keeps17 year after year.
Scale expansion, rapid development. With the continuous expansion of the market scale, Chaowei adopted mergers and acquisitions, expanded investment and other ways to expand production capacity. In Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui, it established more than a dozen sub-companies and OEM companies, with an annual output of 35 million batteries. The average growth rate of operating performance such as output value, profits and taxes reached more than 50%. In 2009, the group company achieved sales income of 58.
Second, business and management performance
Chaowei Company, under the leadership of Zhou Mingming, has been committed to the construction of enterprise modernization system. It has successively passed the ISO900 1 quality management system certification, ISO1400/environmental management system certification and GB/T2800 1 occupational health and safety management system certification, forming a set of loyalty, responsibility and safety management system certification. A corporate culture system with the corporate philosophy of "speak with factual data, do what you say, and do what you do". After more than ten years, the company has developed from a family workshop with only 8,000 yuan of venture capital at the beginning of its establishment to five subsidiary companies with more than 8,000 employees and total assets exceeding 800 million. The company has successively won the top ten independent innovation industries in China, the top 500 private enterprises in China and the top 50 comprehensive competitiveness of private enterprises in China. The most growing small and medium-sized scientific and technological enterprises 100, the most influential brand in China's electrical appliance industry, and the world's environmental protection and new energy industry 100.
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 firmly support the government and the industry to crack down on counterfeit and shoddy products. Today, Chaowei brand has become one of the most trusted brands for consumers, and has been rated as Zhejiang famous brand products, national inspection-free products and Chaowei trademark.
Fourth, promote the listing of enterprises
In order to speed up the development of enterprises and promote the operation of enterprise capital, 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.
V. Achievements in scientific and technological innovation
1, guide the company's achievements in scientific and technological innovation.
In order to improve the independent innovation ability of enterprises, under the leadership and organization of Zhou Mingming, the company has perfected the scientific and technological innovation platform, successively set up provincial R&D centers, provincial technology centers, Zhejiang Chaowei New Energy Technology Research Institute and Post-Doctoral Research Center and other scientific and technological innovation platforms, established Industry-University-Research cooperation 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 batteries, internalization process, cathode materials for lithium iron phosphate batteries, etc., and some of them have achieved revolutionary breakthroughs. Two national torch plan projects, two national key torch plan projects 1, two national key new products and one provincial torch plan project 1 have been completed. Provincial new product development project 10, provincial key technological innovation project 1 0. It has been 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, a provincial high-tech enterprise 100, and * * has obtained 8 authorized invention patents and 46 utility model patents. Participate in the formulation of national and industrial standards 1 1 item. Scientific and technological innovation has made great strides in production, sales, profit and tax for enterprises, firmly ranking in the forefront of the national industry, providing a solid foundation and guarantee.
2, personal achievements in scientific and technological innovation
Zhou Mingming personally presided over and participated in the company's technological innovation. He published 35 papers in national journals, 2 in foreign countries, and obtained national patent authorization 15, including 4 invention patents. He presided over 3 provincial-level new product development projects, undertook 2 national torch plan projects of the Ministry of Science and Technology, 2 key torch plan projects 1 and 2 national new product development projects. Provincial Torch Project 1 item, participated in the formulation of national and industrial standards 1 1 item. It won two scientific and technological achievements progress awards in Huzhou and two scientific and technological progress awards in county. In 2009, it won the outstanding entrepreneur who made outstanding contributions to the development of private science and technology in China and the Zhejiang Science and Technology Application Award.
Sixth, the global performance in dealing with the financial crisis
1, increase investment and promote enterprise transformation and upgrading.
Faced with the huge impact of the international financial crisis on the global market, in order to transform innovation achievements into productivity as soon as possible and further improve the core competitiveness of enterprises, Chairman Zhou Mingming decisively took major measures to increase investment and promote the transformation and upgrading of enterprises. The first phase of Chaowei Green Energy Science and Technology Pioneer Park, which invested more than 200 million yuan in 2009, was completed in 2009 10 and has been put into production. In the month when the first phase of the project was completed, another 250 million yuan was invested to build the Chaowei R&D center building and the main workshop of lithium battery, battery for electric vehicle and energy storage battery production line, so as to further strengthen the construction of R&D software and hardware, enhance the industrialization capability of new energy and accelerate the transformation and upgrading of enterprises. In 2009, industrial investment and sales increased by more than 25% year-on-year.
2, take the lead in intellectual property management innovation
Under Zhou Mingming's advocacy and personal experience, Chaowei 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 technicians and administrators from time to time. At present, Chaowei Company has been recognized by China National Intellectual Property Administration as a national pilot unit for intellectual property rights of enterprises and institutions, with only four in Huzhou and the only one in Changxing County.
3, actively carry out the innovation of marketing model
Zhou Mingming, with his rich marketing knowledge, took the lead in forecasting the transfer trend of the domestic battery market from the primary market to the secondary market in the national industry, 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, 3 1 region, 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 Chaowei increased by 2 1% year-on-year.
(2) Introducing sales incentive policy. In 2009, 4 1 point of sale was awarded as the annual marketing award, and more than 2.5 million * * * was invested to reward 4 1 car to relevant point of sale;
(3) Introducing the training mechanism for marketers. In order to further improve the professional skills of marketers, Zhou Mingming invested more than one million yuan in the first place in the national industry, 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 improved greatly.
VII. Achievements in circular economy, energy conservation and emission reduction
Under the leadership of Chairman Zhou Mingming, Chaowei Company has established the purpose and mission of enterprise development: advocating green energy and perfecting human life. For many years, the company has been committed to energy conservation and emission reduction in the production process of green power energy products, which has made important contributions to promoting the development of circular economy. Under the leadership of Zhou Mingming, Chaowei Company passed the rectification of battery industry in Changxing County in 2005. It is the first in the province to pass the cleaner production audit and be listed as a pilot unit of circular economy in the province. Since 2008, it has taken the lead in upgrading the manufacturing process of lead-acid batteries in the province, and implemented the technical transformation, industrialization and promotion of cadmium-free internalization process of lead-calcium alloys with energy-saving and water-saving. At present, the project has been industrialized at the company headquarters and is being promoted to its subsidiaries, reducing energy consumption and waste of resources in manufacturing 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 system and electric (hybrid) vehicles, which played an important and positive role in the development of clean energy such as solar wind power and the green electric vehicle industry.
VIII. Achievements in social responsibility
Zhou Mingming believes that the development and growth of enterprises can not be separated from the strong 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, Chaowei 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, establishing an ecological and harmonious environment. Chaowei Company took the lead in successfully developing environmental protection facilities in the battery industry in 2003, and was reported by CCTV News Network 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 Chaowei Green Energy Science and Technology Pioneer Park, which was launched in 2009, Zhou Mingming made a decision to increase investment by 30 million yuan and adopt the latest internalization technology. Automation equipment and advanced environmental protection equipment, at the same time, increase greening, build garden-style factories, ensure zero emission of waste gas and waste water, and make workers harmless, completely change people's traditional impression of the backward production mode of lead-acid batteries, and contribute to the green production of lead-acid batteries industry.
The group company has solved nearly 8,000 jobs for the society, maintained social harmony and stability, and benefited one villager.
Actively participate in the construction of the new countryside where the company is located. Under the guidance of Chairman Zhou Mingming, the company has been committed to the construction of the new countryside around the company for many years, establishing a close relationship with the surrounding village committees, donating a lot of money every year to support the infrastructure and cultural construction of the new countryside, improving the rural infrastructure, invigorating rural life, creating a healthy cultural atmosphere, and promoting the dual development of rural material civilization and spiritual civilization. In 2009, the United Front Work Department of Huzhou Municipal Committee awarded the company the United Front Work Department to serve the advanced units in the new countryside and support the construction of the new countryside.
Actively carry out activities such as helping the poor, donating money to help students, and supporting college students' entrepreneurship. In the past three years, the company has spent a total of 3 million yuan under the leadership of Chairman Zhou Mingming to support the reconstruction of disaster areas, subsidize university entrepreneurship funds, youth entrepreneurship funds, poor students in the company's resident, help poor village households, help the poor, and be awarded the titles of caring and dedicated entrepreneur and excellent socialist builder.
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 more than 10 years of innovation and entrepreneurship, Chaowei Company with Chairman Zhou Mingming as the core has now realized the transformation from Chaowei manufacturing to Chaowei R&D in the industry. In 20 10 years, Chaowei Company will accelerate the pace of entering the international market, realize the all-round integration of product market, technology market and capital market with the international market, and strive to continue to make contributions and set an example for the sustainable development of China's national battery industry.
Main contribution: a new practical patent: cylindrical gram maintenance lead-acid battery. There are 8 papers published in Battery: Optimum Development of Cylindrical Lead-acid Battery, Development of Sealed Battery for Electrothermal Series, Practice of Low Antimony Alloy Grid Used in Motorcycle and Trailer Battery, Study on the Relationship between Self-discharge and Airtightness of Small Valve-regulated Lead-acid Battery, Discussion on Charging Method of Valve-regulated Lead-acid Battery for Electric Bicycle, Discussion on Low-temperature Performance of Valve-regulated Lead-acid Battery, and Persistence of Charge Electrode Plate. Power Technology published two papers: "Analysis of the quality problems of small valve-regulated lead-acid batteries" and "Small-density lead-acid batteries for motorcycles should focus on developing low antimony batteries" (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 Sixth Academic Conference of China Institute of Electrotechnical Technology and Battery Industry. The developed products won the second gold medal of individual and private enterprise name, excellent, special and new products in Huzhou.