Incorporated in 2001, Ningbo Hicon International
Industry Co., Ltd. is a Sino-foreign joint venture, a national
hi-tech enterprise and a core subsidiary of Hicon Group. Hicon
Group, first founded in 1972, combines home appliance
manufacturing, real estate development, financing, technology media
and import & export. The Group is one of the earliest domestic
manufacturers of refrigeration parts, member of China Refrigeration
and Air Conditioning Industry Association and China Home Electric
Appliance Association. The Group has six fully-owned subsidiaries
including Hicon International, and at the same time is one of
majority owners of Zheshang Innovation Investment Holdings Ltd.
Presently Hicon International employs close to
2000 people, occupies a land area of about 300,000 square meters
and boasts total assets of over 1 billion yuan. Its main products
include refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner, water dispenser,
ice maker, beverage machinery, wine cooler and other home
electrical appliances. Most of them have made it to international
supermarkets like WAL-MART, Auchan and Home Depot. Hicon
International has been stayed among the top 12 refrigerator
exporters in China for several years in a roll and is now listed
among the most important exporters of home refrigeration appliance.
In addition, it is one of China-based strategic partners of home
appliance giants like GE, Electrolux and Haier America.
Since founding, Hicon International has
maintained a good momentum of growth. In 2001, Hicon was honored as
a Name Brand of Zhejiang; in 2002, Hicon air conditioner was listed
as a national inspection-exempted product; in 2003, it was number
one industrial enterprise in terms of export volume; in 2005, Hicon
ACU air-conditioning and purifying sterilizer was listed as a
hi-tech production of Ningbo and included in the 2005 national
torch program; in 2006 the enterprise was credited by the Ministry
of Agriculture as a pioneer in going global”; in 2007, the trade
name HICON was honored as a Famous Trade Name of China; in 2008,
the company was ratified as a national hi-tech enterprise and Hicon
engineering centre accredited as a provincial-level engineering
centre of Zhejiang; in 2009, the company’s products (refrigerator,
freezer and air conditioner) all won the bid for supplying home
appliance to the countryside.
Hicon International is provided withhome air
conditioner production lines, ice-maker production lines,
refrigerator production lines, freezer production lines, all being
latest at home, plus the world’s first class enthalpy test lab. All
critical equipment was introduced from USA, Japan or Germany. The
enterprise has the right to handle import and export directly and
the products sell to more than 50 countries and regions in Europe,
America and Asia. The Hicon product series are certified to CCC,
ROHS, CB, CE, UL, ETL and GS, some even certified to the Energy
Star and NSF of USA. Moreover, the company has obtained
certification in ISO9001 international quality system, ISO14001
environment management system and OHSAS18001 professional health
and safety management system.