On March 10th, 2010, the Vice-General Manager from TCM (Anhui) Machinery Co., Ltd., Shinobu Sugita visited to Anhui Heli Co., Ltd. accompanied by the other two superiors from TCM (Anhui). The General Manager from Heli Joint Stock Company Limited Xue Bai and Assistant of General Manager Chen Xianyou welcomed the guests warmly on behalf of the company.

TCM (Anhui) Machinery Co., Ltd., which was Anhui TCM Forklift Co., Ltd. before, was a sole-funded enterprise invested and established by Japan TCM Co., Ltd. TCM (Anhui) was officially opened in December in the year 2006. In 2010, the company is expected to produce and sell 4000 sets of products, among which 20% is supposed to be electric forklifts while 60% of internal combustion forklifts will be equipped with engines which are made by domestic enterprises.

During the meeting, General Manager Xue Bai introduced the general background of Heli and the construction stage of Heli Industrial Park. Faced with the fierce impact and influences taken by the global financial crisis in the past year, Heli continued to gain satisfactory performance. Against the macro situation in domestic forklift market that underwent a year-on-year reduction in terms of total sales amount in the field, Heli realized an increasing rate of 23% in domestic sales with domestic market share increasing 5.2% compared with the same period of the previous year, ranking the first among the forklift enterprises in China in successive 19 years. Though the competition on Chinese forklift market was hot, there existed great development potential because of the large demand from the market. Referring to the two categories of markets, Heli had been marching toward the high-end and diversified products simultaneously as seizing the market share of medium and low end products.

Shinobu Sugita, the Vice-General Manager of TCM (Anhui) highly praised the stable, healthy and sustainable development of Anhui Heli in recent years. The two parties conducted discussions on the supply of parts, and showed the good wish of further strengthening the communication and partnership so as to promote for the mutual development in the future.

Besides, the guests also visited the business departments, including small internal combustion forklifts, electric forklifts, axle transmission and heavy equipment departments.

About Anhui Heli

One of the ten largest manufacturers of forklifts in the world, we are also engaged in the production and sales of various construction vehicles, mining machinery, and related spare parts. Furthermore, we are also involved in the outputting of metal materials, petrochemicals (excluding dangerous chemicals), electronic products, electric devices and rubber products.

Having received government investment and support, in addition to cooperating with a Japanese forklift manufacturer in the past, our products meet international quality standards. In 1999 we received ISO9001 certification for our management system, with our products having been evaluated as compliant with European 'CE'quality and safety regulations.

Marketed under our proprietary "HELI" brand, our forklifts are suitable for use in various applications. These include ports and harbors, airports, construction sites, shopping malls, warehouses, and for short distance transportation. With capabilities for forklift truck design, manufacturing, testing and inspection that lead the domestic market, we are the sole company in this field to be listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

With the only national-level forklift R&D center in China, we can also provide scientific consultancy for the domestic materials handling industry. If you are interested in any of our series, please feel welcome to contact us. We are looking forward to working together with your company for future cooperation.