ZTC is a leading Chinese manufacturer of seats for passenger and commercial vehicles, with customers including Caterpillar and SAIC. Headquartered in Tiantai, Zhejiang Province, ZTC is listed on the main board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Turquoise’s latest white paper, ‘ZHEJIANG TIANCHENG CONTROLS (ZTC) CASE STUDY, is now available to download here.
There is increasing pressure on manufacturers, from both government policy and customer demand, to improve the sustainability of their products while also meeting stringent cost and performance requirements. In this white paper, we interview John Bonas, managing director of Alvant, an advanced materials company that specialises in the design, development, testing and manufacture of aluminium…
In this whitepaper, we interview James Gardiner of Natural Resources Ltd (NRL). He discusses how new technology can allow pulp paper to provide an alternative to plastic in the manufacture of bottles and other packaging. James also explores how social concerns and new regulatory drivers are helping to promote a more energy-efficient and cost-effective manufacturing…
Have you ever wondered about how happy bacteria are? Probably not, but for some industries it’s a critical question. Bactest has combined microbiology and computer science to develop a technique for quickly and accurately detecting and measuring bacterial activity in liquids, outside of a laboratory. The uses for this technology are varied, from testing liquid…
Co-authored by Sophie Maugan, Partner at Cleveland Scott York, and Ian Thomas, MD at Turquoise. What is IP? There is a tendency to equate intellectual property with ‘technology’, as we imagine that any innovative product is immediately surrounded with patents and other forms of legal protection to prevent competitors from copying it. Actually, much of…
Turquoise team members share their thoughts on business issues and give some career insights. Business What has been the most significant technological development of recent years? Although perhaps more in the realm of manufacturing, the reduction in cost of wind turbines and, in particular, solar modules has had a huge impact on the deployment of…
(Robert Schumann) At the start of February, I received an invitation from a former colleague, now at the European Commission, inviting me to moderate a panel session at the EU Industry Day. My first reaction was to be flattered at being asked to participate in what was no doubt a long-established fixture on the Brussels calendar. My…
The Financial Times recently ran a very interesting article (‘The great pensions tax squeeze’, September 2) on the impact of changes to pensions and Venture Capital Trust (VCT) and Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) regulations. Definitely worth a read but, if you are not a subscriber, the salient points were as follows: – The tax-free amount…
Thanks to the good work of my colleague, David Wright, Mandarin-speaker and China expert, Turquoise recently played host to a large delegation of business and government people from Zhejiang Province. Located to the south of Shanghai, Zhejiang has China’s highest per capita GDP and is home to many of the country’s largest, privately-owned companies. Turquoise’s…
Last Thursday saw the third hosting of the Turquoise wine tasting challenge, which afforded us the opportunity to say thank you to the people we have worked with during the course of the past 12 months: clients, investee companies, co-advisers and other partners. The event saw 11 teams competing to demonstrate their knowledge of fine…