Bathroom brand dynamics
GROHE will build a 20,000-square-meter solar photovoltaic power generation system at its plant in Germany
According to German media reports, GROHE will build a solar photovoltaic power generation system in the Hemer area of Germany, with a total area of about 20,000 square meters, and is scheduled to be commissioned in early 2022. At present, the park has a small photovoltaic system, but due to the small coverage area, it cannot cover the production and logistics area. In 2015, a thermal power plant was put into operation in the Hammer area, supplying 3,400,000 kWh of electricity per year, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 1,200 tons. The planned photovoltaic power station will provide more than 20% of the independent power generation capacity together with the thermal power plant.
Svedbergs Group completes acquisition of Rober Rhodes
As of December 1, 2021, Svedbergs Group has acquired a 100% stake in Rober Rhodes. As majority shareholders, Mark and Paul Roper (whose father, Brian Roper founded the company in 1979), as well as the board of directors, said they saw the acquisition as good news for the company's future. It is reported that Svedberg Group specializes in the bathroom industry in the Nordic region and is an expert in the design and manufacture of sanitary products. Roper Rhodes is one of Svedberg Group's key strategic objectives to acquire a leading brand in the European sanitary ware industry.
British acrylic bath maker Carron has partnered with Davroc
After six months of negotiations, Davroc announced a strategic partnership with Carron to distribute the full Range of Carron bathrooms nationwide starting in early December. Davroc has three warehouses and distribution centers in the UK and a fleet of 36 vans and drivers. Distributors offer next-day delivery to most parts of the UK without the need for couriers or agents. Davroc currently distributes many well-known and trusted bathroom brands, including Lejia, GROHE and so on. Carron is a British acrylic bath manufacturer, and all of its bathtubs are designed and manufactured in a factory in Falkirk, Scotland.
Hengjie Sanitary Ware was once again invited to attend the 7th "China Brand Forum"
On November 30th, Hengjie was once again invited to attend the 7th "China Brand Forum" hosted by People's Daily, sharing the exploration process and experience summary of the brand "casting new domestic products for sanitary ware" on this authoritative platform. In the "Brand Lecture Hall" session of the forum, Mr. Ding Wei, CEO of Hengjie Group, shared a speech entitled "Casting New Domestic Products of Sanitary Ware with Ingenuity" online, telling how Hengjie has forged ahead with ingenuity and forged ahead in the 23 years of development, how to stand at the head of the tide in the surging national tide and set a new benchmark for sanitary ware domestic products.
Jiumu's "Yongchun Ceramics 5G Smart Cloud Lighthouse Factory" project was selected as a typical application scenario and key industry practice of "5G + Industrial Internet"
Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China announced a number of typical application scenarios and key industry practices of "5G + Industrial Internet", and Jiumu's "Yongchun Ceramics 5G Smart Cloud Lighthouse Factory" project was selected and became an industry benchmark demonstration. Jiumu Yongchun Ceramics 5G Smart Cloud Lighthouse Factory uses 5G technology to carry out the practice of intelligent logistics, AI visual quality inspection, automated data collection of the whole production process, predictive maintenance of equipment, AI robots, smart cloud warehouses and other typical application scenarios to ensure stable product quality, increase production efficiency by 35%, reduce energy consumption per unit output value by 7%, reduce operating costs by 8%, and reduce non-performing cost rates by 5%.
Zhangjiakou Winter Olympic Village (Winter Paralympic Village) test was completed as a whole, and Huida Sanitary Ware delivered a perfect answer
From November 23 to 25, Zhangjiakou Winter Olympic Village (Winter Paralympic Village) conducted a full-load full-load full-load test of the venue's energy facilities, and conducted full-load full-load full-pressure testing of the facilities and equipment of the venue's residential area, operation area, and square area during the game. During the test, the staff gave high praise to the quality and service of Huida products. The person in charge of the construction of Huida Zhangjiakou Chongli Snow Project said that Huida provided 37 categories of sanitary ware-related products for the construction of Zhangjiakou Chongli Competition Area, supplying Olympic Village, Biathlon, Winter Cross Country, Olympic Technical Officer Hotel, Winter Olympic Non-registered VIP Hotel, etc.
Dongpeng Holdings opened its flagship store in Frankfurt, Germany
At 10:00 local time on November 19, dongpeng flagship store in Frankfurt, Germany was grandly opened. At the event, Frankfurt City Councillor Mr. Hajdu, Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce in Frankfurt, Mr. Weinbrenner, Gong Zhiyun, assistant to the chairman of Dongpeng Holdings (remote connection), Ye Weixian, general manager of Dongpeng International Marketing Center (remote connection), Mr. Kien, CEO of Dongpeng Germany, and about 60 key customers and industry media guests attended the meeting. Dongpeng Frankfurt flagship store adopts the visual concept of combining museum + gallery, comprehensively creates application scenario solutions including living room, kitchen, studio, bathroom, outdoor scene, etc., and upgrades the terminal purchase experience to provide customers with humanized services for integrated procurement of walls, floors, cabinets and furniture.
Lang Whale Sanitary Ware won the "2021 Consumer Trust Ten Sanitary Ware Brands"
Recently, the list of "2021 Top Ten Home Furnishing Brands Trusted by Consumers" was officially announced. With a solid brand foundation and strong development competitiveness, Lang Whale Sanitary Ware won the honor of "2021 Consumer Trust Ten David Bath Brands" with the excellent result of ranking second in the top ten brand network voting. The event covered more than 100 cities in China, with nearly 1,000 participating enterprises, and a total of 15.15 million valid votes on the network. The selection of more than 200 industry association leaders, senior experts and scholars, media leaders, more than 1,000 designers and foremen composed of expert review, from the "product power, innovation, brand power" three dimensions of comprehensive review.
The strategic signing ceremony between Langsi Sanitary Ware and ZhaoShiyun was a complete success
On November 30th, the strategic signing ceremony of "full chain new retail, seize the new track" between Langsi Sanitary Ware and Zhao Shiyun was opened in the conference hall on the second floor of The Headquarters of Langsi Sanitary Ware. On the same day, Lin Junxian, chairman of Langsi Sanitary Ware, signed a brand strategic cooperation agreement with Chen Qituo, founder and CEO of Zhaoshiyun. As a leading omni-channel retail solution service provider, The Cloud Pan-Home New Retail System is committed to the development of new retail systems for pan-home enterprises, helping enterprises to realize retail digital data and create an omni-channel data closed loop.
Rose Island shower room won the bid to attract merchants Shekou strategic collection
Recently, with high-quality products and professional services, Rose Island has become a partner of China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holding Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "China Merchants Shekou") and "2021-2022 Shower Room Strategic Collection", and the two sides will work together to build a better living life. It is reported that China Merchants Shekou, founded in 1979, is the flagship enterprise of the urban comprehensive development and operation sector of China Merchants Group (a state-owned backbone enterprise directly managed by the central government), and is also an important core asset integration and business collaboration platform of China Merchants Group in China.
Xinhai Jialan embraces digital and intelligent transformation and drives the digital development of the industry
On November 23rd, the on-site meeting of the digital and intelligent transformation and development of the manufacturing industry in Jiujiang Town, sponsored by the People's Government of Jiujiang Town, Nanhai District, Foshan City and guided by the Nanhai District Economic Promotion Bureau, was held in the conference room of Foshan Jialan Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd. Through the exchange and discussion between the government and enterprises, the conference further interpreted the government's digital development policy and the role of digitalization in the manufacturing industry, specific practical cases and development paths. At the meeting, Zhang Aimin, chairman of Xinhai Galan, introduced the digital development process of Galan Company, the software core of digital development, and the advantages brought by digital production - warehousing optimization, labor cost reduction, and unified data management.
The training of "Strongest Marketing Manager Special Training Camp" of Oulusha was successfully held
On November 27, the 2021 "Strongest Marketing Manager Training Camp" of Ulusha Sanitary Ware was officially opened, and the two-day system training was successfully concluded on November 30. Among them, Li Longqing of the Custom Support Department conducted three-dimensional home bathroom space design training for the marketing manager, starting from the three-dimensional home front-end customization system, explaining in detail the problems that may be encountered in the design and rendering in the process of software use, and on-site drills to improve the service capabilities of the marketing manager and better serve the terminal.
Shanggao Sanitary Ware "100 Million Yuan War Mining" Kick-off Meeting (Sichuan Station) was successfully held
On November 25th, Shangao Sanitary Ware's 2022 Annual Dealer Annual Meeting and "100 Million Yuan War Gathering" Kick-off Meeting (Sichuan Station) was successfully held in Vienna Hotel. Shangao dealers and prospective franchisees from all over Sichuan gathered together to witness the gratifying results brought by the Marketing Strategy of the Shangao series. The collection and order policy announced on the spot attracted dealers to sign contracts and order one after another.
Home furnishing brand dynamics
Shell acquired Shengdu Home furnishing for 8 billion yuan and completed the equity change
On November 30, the shareholders and main members of Shengdu Home Furnishing changed: the new shareholder Beike akaestone Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, the main member of the company Yan Weiyang was adjusted from executive director and general manager to chairman and general manager, and the new 2 directors were Zheng Shenzhen and Wang Riyang. After consultation, on July 6, Shell Housing announced that it had reached an agreement with Shengdu Home Improvement to acquire 100% of the equity of Shengdu, with a total consideration of no more than RMB 8 billion.
Huahe Group transferred 10% of the shares of Sophia Huahe Door Industry, and Sophia Home took over
On November 30, Huahe Group Co., Ltd. transferred 10% of the shares of Sophia Huahe Door Industry Co., Ltd. to Sophia Home Furnishing Co., Ltd. Sophia Huahe Door Industry is a wooden door manufacturer and seller, mainly engaged in the production and sales of wooden doors and wooden home building materials products. The company was established in 2017 with a registered capital of about 547 million yuan. Previously, Sophia Home furnishing held 80% of the company's shares, and Huahe Group held 20% of the company's shares; after the equity transfer, Sophia Home held 90% of the company's shares, and Huahe Group held 10% of the company's shares.
Xiangjiang Home Furnishing and Lalala work together to carry out overall cooperation in the home scene
Recently, Xiangjiang Home Furnishing and Lalala carried out overall cooperation in the home scene, and held a signing ceremony in Shenzhen. The two sides said that they will work together to create a three-dimensional consumption of home scenes, so that consumers can choose and purchase home products at the same time, but also eliminate after-sales problems such as distribution and installation, which will greatly shorten the time for users to configure their homes or stay in new homes. At present, the cooperation between HeungKong Home Furnishing and Lalala covers Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu, Wuhan, Nanchang, Shenyang, Changchun and other first- and second-tier cities, and will continue to dig deep into the capacity needs of the home service ecological chain in the future to provide industry-leading service and quality experience.
The property held by Zhonglin Wood industry was auctioned by the judiciary, with a starting price of 23.58 million yuan
On November 30, Zhonglin Wood added a new judicial auction information, and the name of the lot was zhonglin wood industry's industrial real estate, machinery and equipment and office supplies located at No. 66 Jinlong Road, Huangze Town, Shengzhou City. The disposal unit is Shengzhou Municipal People's Court, case number (2021) Zhejiang 0683 Zhi 1906. The auction deposit is 3 million yuan and the starting price is 23.58 million yuan. The mark-up is 117,500 yuan. The appraisal price is about 33.68 million yuan. The auction will be held from 10:00 on 31 December 2021 to 10:00 on 1 January 2022.
Zhongyuan Home Furnishing plans to invest 270 million yuan to build the second phase of the future factory industrial park supporting project
On November 25, Zhongyuan Home Furnishing issued an announcement that the company intends to invest in the construction of the "Zhongyuan Home Future Factory Industrial Park Phase II Supporting Project". The total investment amount of the project is 272.5959 million yuan, the construction period is 24 months, and the required sources of funds for the project are self-funded and self-financing. The project will purchase and install advanced automatic transmission systems and unmanned warehouse supporting equipment to build intelligent unmanned warehouses. The project construction site is Kangshan Park, Green Home Industrial Park, Anji County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province.
Industry dynamics
Suning Tesco Double Twelve Smart Toilet Sales Increased by 133%
On December 2, Suning Tesco released a consumption report since the launch of Double Twelve. Suning Tesco data shows that since the launch of Double Twelve, smart home sales have increased by 103%, of which smart toilet sales have increased by 133%, smart lighting sales have increased by 87%, and smart drying rack sales have increased by 69%. Jiumu, Hengjie, Panasonic, Philips and Good Wife have become the Top 5 brands of smart life.
Online smart toilet retail sales of 7.4 billion yuan in the first 10 months of 2021, an increase of 71% year-on-year
On November 25, a forum on the value of comfortable home appliances was held in Beijing under the guidance of the China Household Electrical Appliances Association and hosted by the State Grid of China. Zhang Cun, general manager of GfK China Home Appliances Division, reported that from the performance of the market side, comfort home appliances are also becoming "dark horses" in the home appliance industry. In the bathroom scene, from January to October 2021, the retail volume of online smart toilets was 3.07 million units, an increase of 74% year-on-year; retail sales were 7.4 billion yuan, an increase of 71% year-on-year.
Four sanitary ware companies in Foshan, Guangdong Province, won the "Manufacturing Singles Champion Enterprise"
On December 1, the Management Committee of Foshan High-tech Industrial Development Zone announced the list of 65 manufacturing singles champion enterprises to be identified in 2021 and the support fund arrangement, of which Foshan Gaoming Anhua Ceramic Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd. was the second identification. In addition, the Foshan Hi-Tech Association also announced the proposed awards for gazelle enterprises, manufacturing singles champion enterprises, unicorn (potential, seed) enterprises and incubation and breeding institutions in 2020 (except for R&D fee awards). Among the 63 listed enterprises, there are 3 sanitary ware companies, involving a reward of about 607,200 yuan.