Focus Connection (Pty) Ltd was registered in Johannesburg, July in 1997. And it becomes the only company distributing production of low-voltage electrical components made in China in the range of SA even outside of China.
Whenzhou Hezhong Electric Co. Ltd was registered in Nov， 1997, from when we began to produce low-voltage electrical appliances in accordance with the ISO.
The "HEZHONG" brand of miniature circuit breaker passed through the certification of South African National Bureau of Standards in early 2000.
After a long period of friendly intercourse with Baotou State-Owned Asset Management Co. Ltd, we together invested and established Baotou Focus whole Set Electric Co. Ltd in Economic Development Zones of Mpumalanga provinces in Aug, 2002, with the help of the leaders of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Baotou city, particularly the full support of Yuru Niu who was the mayor of Baotou at that time. Thus, the production and sales of electrical equipment began.
At the same year, Nelspruit, the provincial capital city of Mpumalanga, and Baotou city were caused to establish formal sister city relations by us.
We signed the agreement of "establishing production bases of HEZHONG Automation and Components" with the Yueqing city at the first World Wenzhounese Conference in， Oct 2003. It marks the operation scope of Focus International expanded from the low-voltage electrical to automation components.
The first branch was established in Durban, South Africa in Feb, 2005. It is a symbol that we established our national marketing network in South Africa.
The Wenzhou Hezhong Electric Co. Ltd is promoted to Zhejiang Hezhong Automation Co. Ltd in Sep, 2005. And from then on, we began to invest equipment and system, which are suitable for the using of Chinese low-voltage electrical equipment manufacturers. It is also a beginning of our enterprise to achieve automation for SEMs.
Zhejiang Hezhong Automation Co. Ltd established a strategic partnership with Beijing Institute of Machinery Industry, which is the National Engineering and Manufacturing Automation Technology Center of China, and became its exclusive unit in Wenzhou.
Focus International Economic Development Corporation was registered in Delaware in Mar, 2006. It is a symbol that the Focus International Group was established.
Focus Connection Middle East Co. was established in UAE in April, 2006. It is a symbol that Focus International entered to the Middle East market.
We establish formal cooperative relations with PT. Hezhong Indotama Automation in Aug, 2006. PT. Hezhong Indotama Automation was created formally.
We reached a mutually beneficial agreement with Universitas Merdeka Malang and established an electrical and automation training center together in Aug, 2006.
Zhejiang Hezhong Automation Co. Ltd moved into Riverside Hangzhou Hi-tech Development Zone in May, 2007, which provided an even larger space for the development of automation business.
At the same time, Software Division of Focus International was established. It provides SMEs with management software with the technical ability accumulated in the development of our own Group’s Operating Management System.
Global marketing of Focus International was held successfully in Jan, 2008. And the specific plans of next six years’ development were set down in that meeting. The management level of Focus International gets to a new height of scientific strategic decision.
The Group’s six year Marketing plan was revised from March to April, 2009, based on which we formulate our yearly plan of 2009.
The Group established the core management philosophy of the sales-focused in operation and financial-focused in administration in July, 2009. This pointed out a new direction for the company’s development.
Under the new philosophy of development, the organizational structure was made major adjustments, and the Group marketing centers was set up in July, 2009.