R&D Staff 10 to 19, machinery/equipment for R&D from Taiwan and the USA. There is a constant evaluation of potential new products by conducting marketing research or production testing to improve quality and reduce cost. We also pay attention on material sourcing and enhancing production efficiency. It takes about three months to develop one new product and 10 new products are developed each year on average.

We have in-house QC staff. All QC inspectors are experienced. Special training is provided to them. Regular meetings are held to maintain a thorough QC process. Production staff are also trained to perform QC inspections.

In order to assure the best quality of our products, all raw materials have to pass a strict inspection before production. Each production process for stitching, sewing and printing are inspected by our experienced QC staff. All inferior products are rejected. All finished products are checked twice by two individual QC departments before packaging.

Metal frame, wood, nylon plastic and fiberglass are sourced from Taiwan and China. All incoming materials, work-in-process and finished products are tested to conform our standard requirements.

We believe that all terms and conditions of employment should be based on an individual's ability to do the job and not on the basis of personal characteristics or beliefs. We provide employees with a working environment free of discrimination, harassment, intimidation or coercion relating directly or indirectly to race, religion, sexual orientation, political opinion or disability.

We do not use any prison, slave, indentured, or forced labor in the manufacture of any of our products.

We do not utilize child labor in the production of any product. We do not employ any person under the age of 15 (or 14 where local law allows), or the age at which compulsory schooling has ended, whichever is greater.

We maintain reasonable employee work hours based on the limits on regular and overtime hours allowed by local law, or where local law does not limit the hours of work, the regular work week. Overtime, when necessary, is fully compensated according to local law, or at a rate at least equal to the regular hourly compensation rate if there is no legally prescribed premium rate. Employees are permitted reasonable days off (at least one day off in every seven-day period) and leave privileges.

We acknowledge the value of our staff and treat each employee with dignity and respect. We do not use cruel and unusual disciplinary practices such as threats of violence or other forms of physical, sexual, psychological or verbal harassment or abuse.

We fairly compensate our employees by complying with all applicable laws, including minimum wage laws, or the prevailing local industry wage, whichever is higher.

We maintain a safe, clean and healthy environment in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. We provide adequate medical facilities, clean restrooms, reasonable access to potable water, well lit and ventilated workstations, and protection from hazardous materials or conditions. The same standards of health and safety are applied in any housing we provide for our employees.

We believe it is our duty to protect the environment and we do this by complying with all applicable environmental laws and regulations.

It is our policy to prohibit employees from entering into sensitive transactions -- business dealings generally considered to be either illegal, immoral, unethical or to reflect adversely on the integrity of the Company. These transactions usually come in the form of bribes, kickbacks, gifts of significant value or payoffs made to favorably influence some decision affecting a company's business or for personal gain of an individual.

We take extra care to keep our customers' trust and confidence in us. Thus, we prohibit employees from disclosing confidential or proprietary information outside the Company that could be harmful to our clients, or to the Company itself. Such information may only be shared with other employees on a need-to-know basis.

Our factory is located to sea port, railway station and airport. It takes only five minutes from the airport to our factory. From our factory to Hom Hung railway station in Hong Kong, it takes about one hour and five minutes. We have a warehouse with 1,500 square meters in size, storing materials and finished products. Our monthly production is about 50,000 to 60,000 dozens.

Our total capital investment is US$400,000-500,000. Among our machines, 50% are imported whereas 50% are locally sourced. Our factory is equipped with cutting machines, sewing machines and molding machines. There are six assembly lines in a systematical production process. Professional silkscreen and offseting printing are used. We have two QC departments for inspection of both materials and products. Recycled materials are used for packaging. Tailor-made packaging is available.