The reporter from 51bxg visited the General Manager of Foshan Guangfeng Stainless Steel Co., Ltd., Ms. Zhan Jierong on March 8th, the Women’s day. Ms. Zhan took the time and gave the reporter a warm reception. The company is located in No. 11-13, Block 8, Lanshi International Metal Trading Center, Chan Cheng District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China.
For the first sight of Ms. Zhan, the reporter amazed that this woman is absolutely a successful entrepreneur image in the stainless steel industry, which to be confirmed during the conversation. General Manager Zhan’s vigorous style and decisive attitude in business had a profound effect on the female team she had led. Under the leadership of this excellent head, the team hold up half the sky and became a beautiful landscape in the stainless steel market.
Across Industry to Witness the Growth of Chinese Stainless Steel
Ms. Zhan Jierong used to work in Jieyang Economic and Trading Bureau. Thought from a public servant to a businesswoman, the industry crossing span seems quite large, it is also undoubtedly logical. Because when Ms. Zhan was in Economic and Trading Bureau, she not only need to contact customers related to stainless steel industry come from major foundries, engineering machinery factories, plate factories, smelting plants, etc., but also always visited these kind of companies or factories. Gradually, she had strong interest in stainless steel. She found herself impossible to live without it and this feeling accumulate day by day. Finally she gave up the secure lifetime job resolutely and engaged in stainless steel industry.
With the experience of contacting stainless steel industry in Jieyang Economic and Trading Bureau, add up with the characteristics of decisively, boldly, good at seizing opportunity and never feel discourage when encounter difficulties, Ms. Zhan was in her element to establish her stainless steel kingdom as time goes by. She said that she was very happy and fortunate enough to witness the rising of Chinese stainless steel industry.
In fact, as the contradiction between supply and demand of stainless steel industry in China was growing at the beginning of 1990s, the Chinese stainless steel industry need to rely on import to solve the problem in a long period. According to Ms. Zhan, the quality of import stainless steel was undoubtedly good, but the price is too high. However, importing stainless steel was still popular in China because the supply fails to meet the demand.
Later, lots of domestic enterprises invest huge amount of money into the stainless steel industry construction as the demand in the stainless steel market and the profit of the stainless steel products grow high. Therefore, Chinese stainless steel industry sprung up and become stronger. Ms. Zhan was proud of her worker identity in Chinese stainless steel industry. The rising of Chinese stainless steel industry also accomplish this steel woman’s stainless steel dream.
Guangfeng seized the opportunity and occupied the market then made rich rewards when the market was starving for stainless steel. On the other hand, Guangfeng also opened a new chapter as it completed its progressive development and products, technologies and equipments’ upgrade.
Great Foresight, Making friends and Developing Altogether
In order to greater develop Foshan stainless steel industry and make some contribution, Ms. Zhan joined the Foshan Metal Materials Industry Association and became the Vice Chairman of the First Session of the Council.
According to introduction, Foshan Metal Materials Industry Association was established on June, 2012, which is the industrial, city-wide and non-profit municipal civil organization consist of enterprises engaged in the stainless steel and metal materials processing and producing, distributing, trading and marketing, downstream metal materials related and sales agent, metal equipment suppliers. Playing the communication, cooperation and linking role between industry and government, members, the association expands its influence gradually, and its cohesion is growing.
Ms. Zhan made a group of like-minded friends in the industry, and they communicate with, encourage to, support and cooperate with each other in the association. Besides, they always give advices and suggestions to the development of the industry together.
Motherly Heart, Wisdom Education
It is the greatest success for a female entrepreneur whose career and family are both well-developed. When talking about her kids, Ms. Zhan said with smile and proud on her face that they are relatively independent.
When it comes for children’s education, Ms. Zhan adopted company management method. She said she had made an agreement with the kids, that is, things outside the contract, you need to get it by yourself. For example, when shopping in the market, the junk food is outside the contract. If the kids want to buy it, the fee need to paid by themselves. This agreement is a clever normalization because it educates the children that all the promise must be practiced. It can cultivate the children’s good habit and healthy attitude toward life and to bear the corresponding responsibility for the things they favorite. What’s more, she let the kids studied in the boarding school when they was very young so that they are self-reliance. Sometimes love does not mean spoil, it can let you grow up healthily and independently then let you fly to your own sky.
Looking Ahead, Brilliant Achievement
According to Ms. Zhan, the main products of Foshan Guangfeng Stainless Steel Co., Ltd cover 200, 300, 400 and so on series. It can not only product the sheet and strip which needed to be stretched, deep drew, bended, 8K grinded, polished and sanded but also make stainless steel pipe used for mechanical structure, industrial piping, food machinery and fluid conveying. It has variety products of full specifications which can meet the market needs no matter conventional or special ones. What’s more, its products are widely used in petroleum, aviation, smelting, food, water, electricity, chemistry, pharmaceutical, machinery and other industries. The company had passed the ISO-9001:2008 Quality System Certificate and will provide customers a comprehensive range of high quality service.
Guangfeng Stainless Steel engaged in stainless steel business for more than a decade, setting foot in import and domestic products, hot and cold rolling and various kinds of products processing. Within the downstream for a long time, Guangfeng received lots of praise from customers for its good product quality.
Ms. Zhan very excited to show her determination for extending industry chain and be optimistic about the roller development prospects during the interview. Her roller production base in Jieyang is an extension. She believed that Guangfeng will get great achievement when the roller production base in Jieyang being put into production. Roller has good wear resistance property and thermal crack resistance, it can be recycled repeatedly without grinding the surface. Besides, it can really improve the rolling shape, efficiency and reduce the production cost.
When making conversation with Ms. Zhan, we can deeply feel her experience of growing with Guangfeng. Pay today, gain tomorrow. We firmly believe that her future blueprint will be better on the way of Guangfeng and customers develop together. And, we deeply convince that her family will be happier on the way she and her children live together.
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