GENERAL DIY
mechanisms,
over half a million
Managing Director
access control,
padlocks daily and
of the Yantai Lock
door automatics
exports to over 160
Manufacturing Group,
countries.
to South Africa ten
and door
hardware, meet
It has been
years ago, the incidence
increasingly
marketing its Tri-
of counterfeit locks
complex
Circle locks directly
coming into the
demands across
to South Africa for
country has decreased
diverse market
nearly 30 years
significantly. The last major incident
sectors including
through Yantai Lock
involving counterfeit locks occurred when
hotels, hospitals,
Supplies, the factory’s
an entire shipment was seized from a local
universities,
own warehouse.
wholesaler and destroyed.
schools,
Genuine Tri-Circle
The factory is an ISO 9001 company
airports, corporate environments, homes,
locks are supplied only from the Germiston
and the only Chinese lock manufacturer
government facilities, office parks and
Warehouse to the whole of southern Africa.
to be awarded the ‘Chinese Gold Medal
warehouses.
Any other locks purporting to be either
of Excellence’. Many locks that are
TRI-CIRCLE
Tri-Circle or OEM brands arriving in Southern
manufactured in China in recent years have
The Tri-Circle lock factory was set up in
Africa are not supplied by the Yantai Lock
a reduced number of security features,
China in 1930 and is the oldest Chinese
Industry Group Co. Ltd. To protect dealers
making them cheaper, inferior locks. The
lock factory being one of the biggest
through to consumers the Tri-Circle name
company has maintained the highest
lock manufacturers worldwide with
and logo are registered Trade Marks in South
security standard for over 80 years, and will
6 000 employees. Yantai lock factory
Africa and China.
continue to do so in the future, ensuring
manufactures over 200 line items, producing
Since the last visit of Zhang Shuliang,
consumers the best value for their money.
HARDWARE AFRICA 2014
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