Shandong hardware industry unique "leader effect"

Shandong Province is an important hardware product manufacturing base and sales center in China. With a long history, the industry is large in scale and strong in strength. Since the reform and opening up, the Shandong hardware industry has maintained a rapid and steady growth. Especially in the new century, it has maintained a rapid development momentum. By 2008, it has basically maintained a rapid growth of nearly 30%. After 2008, due to the impact of the financial turmoil, the growth rate of the industry has slowed, but also About 15% growth was achieved. At present, there are more than 4,500 enterprises in the hardware industry in Shandong, and the overall size of the industry is about 100 billion yuan, accounting for about 10% of the national total. At the same time, the development of the hardware industry in Shandong has distinctive features - the leading role is obvious.

Haier in the kitchen industry, Wendeng in the tool industry, Yantai Third Ring in the lock industry, Jinan Meide in the steel pipe industry, Guoqiang in the window and door hardware industry, cherry blossom in the nail industry, and Dongjin in the stainless steel cutlery industry not only It is a leading company in Shandong, and also a national hardware industry segment. At the same time, it also occupies a pivotal position in the international market. Therefore, the development of the hardware industry in Shandong has an important significance for the development of the national hardware industry.

The author doubts why the industry leaders gather in Shandong. The answer is quite similar, that is, Shandong's honest character and dare to dare to do things. Several company officials said that Shandong's hardware companies are more willing to invest in production after making money, rather than engage in other investment and real estate projects. A large amount of capital investment ensures that the plant, equipment and personnel of the company have been moving toward a higher level, and the scale of the company has also expanded rapidly. The seemingly simple and plain answer just reflects the true meaning of the vigorous development of Shandong hardware: focusing on the hardware industry, it concentrates all its energy on the production and operation of enterprises, and relies on continuous investment in plant, equipment, and technology as well as talents. Together with the training mechanism, it finally achieved a unique status for Shandong's modern hardware manufacturing province.