Beijing, April 16, 2012 -- ABB was recently named a "2012 Preferred Supplier of China's Top 500 Real Estate Developers," an award jointly organized by the China Real Estate Research Association (CRERA), the China Real Estate Association (CREA), and the China Real Estate Assessment Center (CREAC). This is the second consecutive year for ABB to win this honor, a recognition of the user-friendly design, reliable quality, and impressive user experience of its Electrical Wiring Accessories (EWA) offerings.
Ms. Huang Jing, head of marketing and sales of ABB China Low Voltage Products Division, said, "Leveraging over 130 years of experience in EWA R&D and manufacturing in Germany, ABB has introduced a number of imported and locally designed product series into China, providing sophisticated EWA solutions that enable a safe and convenient environment for commercial and residential buildings. Winning this honor demonstrates the real estate community's recognition of ABB's leading expertise, helping to further strengthen ABB's visibility and influence in the local real estate market."
To make it possible for every user to appreciate the professional manner in which "the most reliable is always there for you," ABB incorporates security and convenience in its EWA design to achieve unparalleled excellence. ABB's commitment to reliability begins with material selection. For example, the high-quality PC material adopted for its switch sockets delivers high resistance to deformation, color fading, and flame. Additionally, the LED light source featured in its illuminated switches achieves low power consumption and lasts up to 100,000 hours. And the tin phosphorus bronze used for its outlets provides high strength and plasticity, making it safer to use.
ABB has developed extensive EWA offerings with powerful functionality and user-friendly design to meet diverse user needs. As an example, ABB's wall footlight featuring infrared detection can sense a person's presence and automatically switch on and off. This product is ideal for footlights around a bed or porch, and is especially suited for the elderly who need go to the bathroom at night. As another example, ABB's universal socket integrates a conventional power outlet with a USB DC power outlet, eliminating the need to carry a USB charger. This socket provides data line charging for all kinds of electronic equipment, including computers, mobile phones, and MP3 players.
ABB's EWA products have seen annual sales increases of more than 40 percent and have won wide acknowledgement from real estate developers and end consumers as well as many awards from the EWA community. ABB's Uni-art series was named one of "China's Most Fashionable Brands in Home Supplies," conferred by Trends Home magazine in 2009 and 2010. And ABB's universal socket and Uni-art series received the "China Red Star Design Award," one of the most influential awards in the local design community, in 2010 and 2011 respectively. To date, ABB's EWA products have been installed in many high-end apartments, hotels, and office buildings, represented by Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3 Hotel, Tomson Riviera Apartment in Shanghai, and Kempinski Hotel in Chengdu.
Organizers of the "Preferred Suppliers of China's Top 500 Real Estate Developers" awards include CRERA and CREA, both under the Ministry of Construction, as well as CREAC - a non-profit organization for professional assessment. CREA was founded in 1985 and has more than 2,000 members committed to the improvement of living standards for urban and rural residents, the enhancement of urban and rural construction, and the development of the national real estate industry. The organizers selected the preferred suppliers through a professional assessment, based on CREAC's years of experience with real estate developers and stakeholders in the industry chain as well as a scientific, fair, objective, and authoritative assessment index system and assessment method. This year, the top 500 real estate developers include Vanke, R&F Properties, and Poly Real Estate, and the preferred building materials suppliers include Haier, Gree, and Electrolux.
ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 135,000 people. ABB has a full range of business activities in China, including R&D, manufacturing, sales and services, with 18,300 employees, 35 local companies, and an extensive sales and service network across 80 cities.
