LTK awarded Green Medalist Certificate in the Hang Seng Pearl River Delta Environmental Awards

2009/12/09

LTK was awarded the Green Medalist Certificate in the Hang Seng Pearl River Delta Environmental Awards under the 1-1-1 (One Factory - One Year - One Environmental Project) programme on December 9, 2009. The programme was jointly organized by Hang Seng Bank and Federation of Hong Kong Industries with an aim to encourage industry to participate in cleaner production and to foster a green culture. The Green Medalist Certificate signifies our commitment and continuous effort in green contribution to the society. This year the programme received 123 entries covering a total of 400 environmental projects in eight areas, energy conservation, water management, waste discharge reduction and treatment, recycling of resources, air emissions, noise abatement, green management and others.

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LTK awarded Class of Excellence - The Productwi$e Label

2009/11/23

LTK was awarded Class of Excellence - The Productwi$e Label, a recognition scheme established to recognize efforts and honour successes in reducing environmental impact arising across products’ life-cycle; and promote product with less environmental impacts that are available in Hong Kong market. The criteria for Class of Excellence label includes contributed and achieved improvements in at least 4 out of 6 product life-cycle stages (materials/components manufacturing process product packaging; transportation; product use; and end-of-life) when comparing to competing products/previous generation products of similar purpose and/or functions.

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LTK Seven Successive Years as WWF Corporate Member

2009/07/09

LTK has become a WWF Hong Kong Corporate Member for seven successive years. As an outstanding Green cable and wire manufacturer, LTK treasures this opportunity to demonstrate its commitment to the environment, to join WWF to address on issues as diverse as climate change and marine conservation, and to engage their staff in environmental conservation.

LTK's Speech in Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence Sharing Seminar

2009/06/04

LTK was invited to give a speech in the information dissemination & experience sharing seminars for 2009 Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence (HKAEE) on June 4, shared with the audience our experiences and achievements in participating in the HKAEE. Other speakers in the seminar included HSBC, CLP Holdings, MTR Corporations.

Belden Invested $40 million U.S. Dollars to Build New Suzhou Plant -The Largest Factory Outside of America

2009/03/16

Belden has built the largest facility outside the Americas in Suzhou, China, with total land area of 100,000 square meters. With approximately $40 million U.S. dollars of investment to build this new plant, it is anticipated to generate over $220 million U.S. dollars of revenue per year when fully ramped up. The plant supports the production and sales of Belden’s copper cables, an essential element of Belden’s signal transmission solutions, under brand names such as LTK, Belden, Thermax etc.
Key government officials like Mr. Zhou, Xuerong, Member of the Standing Committee of CPC & Deputy Mayor of Kunshan Municipal People’s Government and Mr. Shen Huafei, Deputy Secretary of The Party Committee & Deputy Director of The Administration Committee of Huaqiao Economic Development Zone, Kunshan Jiangsu have attended the event together with other government officials.

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LTK achieved the 2008 Hong Kong Awards for Industries: Environmental Performance Certificate of Merit

2009/02/11

LTK has been awarded the "Environmental Performance Certificate of Merit for 2008 Hong Kong Awards for Industries" among a total of 245 applications from different businesses.
Our environmental performance have successfully achieved the criteria on the areas like RoHS compliance products, actively promoting the green manufacturing concept and influencing the parties concerned, cooling water recycling system, energy saving measures and R&D on environmental friendly products. This move is once again a testament to LTK's high level of achievement in their pursuit of continuous enhancement in environmental performance.

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LTK Rewarded Diamond Award (Number 1) of HSBC Living Business Award 2008

2008/09/09

LTK has been rewarded the Diamond Award (Number 1) of The HSBC Living Business Award 2008. We went extra mile this year to get the Diamond Award as we were one of Emerald Award winners last year. HSBC Living Business Award is a corporate responsibility program designed to help enterprises become more profitable and productive by implementing socially and environmentally responsible business practices. The judging criteria is based on 4 major criteria where companies have made commitment and contribution to (i) Environmental Protection (ii) Employee management (iii) Community Development (iv) Management Quality and effectiveness. This award signifies LTK is a recognized green products company, excellent in people management and being a good corporate citizen in where we are. These include for instance (1) how Belden/LTK fits corporate citizenship responsibilities to its talent management model; (2) how Belden/LTK responded to Sichuan Earthquake by setting up emergency relief committee to oversee the situation, using company lorry to ship camping tents to our associates in need, company dollar-to-dollar matching donation to China Red Cross Sichuan Relief Fund, providing just-in-time 24-hour employee assistance program and counselling services to employees and their families, plant facilities to achieve water saving, energy efficient and many others.

LTK's Involvement in "China RoHS" Development

2008/04/07

LTK, currently a member of the "China RoHS" working committee under the Ministry of Information Industry of the PRC, was invited to give a talk at the seminar on "China RoHS" latest development, jointly organized by the Hong Kong Electrical Appliances Manufacturers Association and the Hong Kong Productivity Council on April 7, 2008. At the seminar, LTK shared her experience in the participation in developing "China RoHS" standards and guidelines with two hundred representatives from the Hong Kong electronics manufacturing sector. LTK was the world-first cable manufacturer to obtain EU-RoHS UL Green Mark.

LTK's Speech in Corporate Social Responsibility Workshop

2008/02/29

Mr Thomas Chaung, Director of Strategy Management of LTK, gave a speech on LTK's corporate social responsibility (CSR) practice at the CSR Workshop: "Leap Ahead: Improving Your CSR Initiatives and Reporting" organized by Business Environment Council (BEC) on February 29. The full-day workshop focused at best practice in CSR measures and reporting. Pursuing sustainability has become an integral part of LTK's business strategy. At the speech, Mr Chaung shared LTK's CSR initiatives. The scope covered: protecting the environment, employee management, health & safety, supporting the community and, management quality & effectiveness. Other speakers at the workshop included representatives from Standard Chartered Bank, Coca Cola Pacific Group, CLP Holdings and MTR Corporations. Ms Gaby Oetterli presented souvenir at the end of the workshop.

LTK staff shared Lunar New Year blessings with the needy

2008/02/11

LTK staff participated in the Salvation Army 'Lai See Day' program, shared their Chinese New Year blessings with the needy by contributing their red packet money. This fundraising event aims to support and facilitate the Army's service for children and young people, which includes after-school classes for the children from low-income families. The service enables the children to keep up with their schoolwork and provides extracurricular activities so that the children could broaden their social network and actively participate in the society. It does not only help the youth to solve their urgent needs, but also encourages them to face the difficulties.

LTK New Plant in Chongqing

2007/12/22

The development of industry in Western China, grows rapidly in recent years. To cope with the needs of manufacturers and provide efficient & quality service in the area, LTK Cable (Chongqing) Ltd, the new plant in Chongqing, opened in the December of 2007. The address of the new plant, No. 98-1, Xiyuan 2nd Road, Xiyong Town, Sha Ping Ba District, Chongqing City, PRC, postal code : 401332. Tel : (86) 23 65663788, fax : (86) 23 65663766

LTK Named “Caring Company” for Sixth Year Running

2007/12/01

The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS) has named LTK one of Hong Kong's "Caring Companies" for Sixth Year Running. The award acknowledges LTK's efforts in corporate social responsibility, which the company has demonstrated through its active participation in a wide range of community initiatives. Companies have satisfied any 3 out of the 6 Caring Company criteria will be awarded with a special Logo, in recognition of their sustainable commitment in good corporate citizenship with an extra effort. This year, LTK was recognized for its commitment to developing long-term partnerships with community organizations, encouraging its employees to engage in various volunteer initiatives, particularly in support of the underprivileged and caring for the environment.

LTK Received Emerald Award from HSBC Living Business 2007

2007/07/23

LTK received Emerald Award from the HSBC Living Business 2007 scheme, which recognized LTK's outstanding contribution to the environment and community to sustain long-term business success. "The honor has a positive effect in recognition of our employees' active participation in practicing Corporate Social Responsibility", said Mr Simon Cua, the Managing Director of LTK International Ltd. The scheme was organized by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), supported by the Business Environmental Council (BEC) and the Hong Kong Council of Social Service(HKCSS). The award presentation ceremony was held on the 23rd of July, 2007.

LTK Shared Green Manufacturing Experience at Youth Conference of CEI

2007/07/13

LTK participated in the Youth Conference of Caretakers of Environmental International (CEI) 2007. Different countries take turns to host the conference every year, with the previous conferences held in Sweden, Italy, Kenya, Greece, USA and Poland. This year the conference was held in Hong Kong in July 2007, with more than 300 attendants from over 30 countries. At the conference, Mr Thomas Chaung, Director of Sales & Marketing of LTK International Ltd gave a lecture to share experience in Green manufacturing and social responsibility practice.

LTK Supported Young Leadership Development Program

2007/06/15

LTK participated in a young leadership development program organized by the Global Institute for Tomorrow, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing understanding of the challenges of globalization in Asia. Twenty young executives from six countries came to visit LTK's manufacturing plant in Huizhou in China on 15th of June 2007 to learn from experiences of this environmental protection and CSR practitioner.

LTK Demonstrated Steps To Green Product Excellence

2007/05/29

LTK sponsored Business Environment Council's Eco-Products Award 2007 to promote sustainable production and consumption, one of the hot topics of 21st Century Agenda globally. LTK showcased its ex-award-winning cable products at the launch ceremony on 29th of May 2007. The LTK products demonstrate steps to green product excellence which include eco-efficient design, green materials and suppliers selection, green manufacturing, eco-packaging as well as extended producer responsibility.

Seminar in Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair

2007/01/08

The Seminar: Trend of Green Materials and Green Management System for Toys Industry, co-organised by HKTDC and FHKI, was held at the first day of the Hong Kong Toys and Games Fair 2007.

Mr. Thomas Chaung, Director of Sales and Marketing of LTK, shared with the audience the latest information about EU Directive 2005/84/EC and other regulations that affect the toys industry. He also introduced LTK green cable development and green manufacturing strategy.