25th September, a milestone in global layout, QGM & ZENITH Group took an important step on global expansion. After preparing two years, Apollo Zenith Concrete Technology Co., Ltd. held an opening ceremony in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The deputy governor of Gujarat Province (Nitinbhai Patel), the chairman of QGM (Binghuang Fu), the general manager of QGM (Xinyuan Fu), all executives of Apollo Group and more than 800 guests from all over the world attended the opening ceremony.

The day before the celebration is Mid-Autumn Festival of China. In this day, the directors of the joint venture collectively participated in the blessing ceremony, praying that the joint venture would do excellent business. Through the blessing ceremony, the directors made a good wish and promised to work together to create a new era in the Indian block industry. 

Apollo Group was founded in 2008. After a decade of development, it has 480 employees and it is the fastest growing manufacturer of concrete equipment in India. Until now, it has 22 offices in India, and efficient after-sales service almost covers the whole of India. In 2016, QGM & ZENITH Group officially cooperated with Apollo Group to carry out business in India. The joint venture was designed according to the plan of 50 sets per year and 100 sets of production capacity in the next three years, and is moving towards becoming the leading brand of block making machines in Indian market.

More than 800 guests from the United States, Germany, Italy and India participated in the grand opening ceremony. Nitinbhai Patel: deputy governor of Gujarat province, Mr. Binghuang Fu: chairman of  QGM, Mr. Mitul Patel: general manager of Apollo Group conducted a light up ceremony to the new factory, which wish the new factory can gain endless vitality. Subsequently, Mr. Patel, the deputy governor, gave a warm speech and expressed his appreciation and welcome for this cross-border cooperation. Apollo Group, as a local famous brand, with the technical support of German Zenith, relies on India's huge market growth, there will be a leap forward in the future. In his subsequent speech, Chairman Mr. Binghuang Fu said that the establishment of Indian new factory not only enriched the product line of QGM & ZENITH Group, but also practiced the“One Belt, One Road” and “going out” policies of Chinese government. Infrastructure construction is booming in India and there is a strong demand for building materials. QGM & ZENITH Group brings the most advanced technology from Germany to India and contributes to local development. In the 1970s, Zenith began exporting equipment to India, and now you can see Zenith equipment that in operation for more than 35 years in India. With the unremitting efforts of both teams, we have completed the seamless integration of production technology and after-sales service.

Subsequently, the celebration came to the most important part, and all the guests went to the manufacturing workshop. The deputy governor and directors carried out the ribbon-cutting ceremony under the blessing of all the guests. The manufacturing workshop exhibited ZN400 and ZN600 series block making machines made in India. It was designed by German Zenith and integrated the local production. Also, these machines assisted by the perfect after-sales system. They were in short supply when they were launched. They were installed in major provinces of India. Three customers placing 5 sets of equipment in the ceremony, which is another joy for the celebration.

With the establishment of the Indian factory, QGM Group has four major factory, in China, Germany, Austria and India, providing integrated solutions for block making to global customers. In response to the call of Chinese government, integrate advanced German technology and promote the global development of China's excellent brands of manufacturing. We firmly believe that the establishment of the new factory in India will be a milestone in the history of QGM Group. At the same time, we will take “serve global customers” as a vision and build a bright future together with our customers.