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| company_name = Gold Peak Industries (Holdings) Limited
| company_name = Gold Peak Industries (Holdings) Limited
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| company_type = Public listed company
| company_type = Public listed company
| foundation = 1964
| foundation = 1964
| industry = electronics industry
| industry = Electronics industry
| products = [[Battery and battery-related products, electronics and acoustics products and automotive wire harness]]
| products = [[Battery and battery-related products, electronics and acoustics products and automotive wire harness]]
| homepage = [http://www.goldpeak.com]
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Revision as of 09:04, 2 August 2012

For other uses, see Gold Peak (disambiguation).
Gold Peak Industries (Holdings) Limited
Company typePublic listed company
IndustryElectronics industry
Founded1964
ProductsBattery and battery-related products, electronics and acoustics products and automotive wire harness
Websitehttp://www.goldpeak.com


File:GP ReCyko+ batteries in PB550 charger, GP Ultra alkaline batteries.jpg
GP ReCyko+ batteries with PB550 charger; GP Ultra Alkaline batteries

Gold Peak Group is an Asian multinational group which owns high-quality industrial investments via GP Industries Limited, its major industrial investment vehicle.

The parent company, Gold Peak Industries (Holdings) Limited, was established in 1964 and has been listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since 1984. Currently, Gold Peak holds an approximately 81.1% interest in GP Industries while GP Industries holds an approximately 49.7% interest in GP Batteries International Limited. GP Industries and GP Batteries are publicly listed in Singapore.

Gold Peak Group has built renowned brand names for its major product categories, such as GP batteries, KEF premium consumer speakers and CELESTION professional speaker drives. The Group has manufacturing, research and development, marketing and distribution operations in more than ten countries around the world[1].

Core businesses

GP Industries Limited

GP Industries is mainly engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of electronics and acoustics products, like KEF consumer speakers and Celestion professional speaker drivers, as well as automotive wire harness.

Electronics and Acoustics

Specialty Electronics

  • Products include professional and home electronic products and battery chargers.
  • Professional electronic products are mainly for professional and commercial applications such as portable public address (PA) system and professional amplifiers, mixing controllers and subwoofer.
  • Home electronic products range from audiophile home amplifiers, high-end home CD players, surround sound home theatre systems to multi-media amplifier systems.


Branded Loudspeakers

  • Having a R&D team for high-end and high fidelity loudspeaker and driver products under renowned brands KEF and CELESTION.
  • The KEF and CELESTION products are sold through a network of over 100 distributors worldwide and enjoy a high level of recognition for their expertise in quality sound reproduction.


High Precision Parts & Components

  • Engaged in the design, manufacture and sales of a wide range of high precision parts and components for use in the electronics industry.
  • Major direct and indirect export customers include manufacturers such as Hitachi, Kenwood, Intel and Shinwa.

Automotive Wire Harness

GP Industries is one of the China’s leading manufacturers of automotive wire harness for domestic market, possessing technical platforms catering for Japanese, European and American automobiles.

The products are supplied to major Chinese JV automakers including Shanghai Volkswagen, Shanghai General Motors and Cummins worldwide operations. In addition, the products are also supplied to the second tier customers like Shanghai Koito in China, as well as Valeo, Decoma and Visteon in the US.

Others

GP Industries also holds a 100% interest in GP Industries Marketing Limited, which is engaged in the marketing and trading of parts and components, and personal hygiene and health care products.

GP Batteries International Limited

GP Batteries is engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of batteries and battery-related products. GP Batteries supplies battery products to original equipment manufacturers, leading battery companies as well as consumer retail markets under GP brand name. Its products include primary batteries (alkaline, carbon-zinc, lithium, silver oxide), rechargeable batteries (nickel metal hydride, lithium-ion and lithium polymer) and chargers. GP Batteries also produces batteries for electric vehicles like Vectrix scooters, and emergency starter batteries using thin metal film lead acid technology. GP ReCyko+ is the new generation nickel metal hydride battery equipped with the latest battery technology. It can be recharged and reused up to 1,000 times, equivalent to 1,000 pieces of alkaline batteries.

GP Batteries also manufactures portable solar chargers.

Controversy

Cadmium poisoning case

Workers at GP factories have been routinely exposed to Cadmium dust,[2][3] an extremely toxic chemical used in the manufacture of batteries. Cadmium poisoning can cause kidney failure, lung cancer and bone disease due to the repercussions of the chemical being inhaled.

In 2006 more than 100 female factory workers in southern China attempted to sue their former employers (GP) over suspected cadmium poisoning.[4]

August 24, 2010, over a hundred workers protested outside GP’s factory in Huizhou. GP had promised compensation to workers affected by poisoning but severely reduced the negotiated amount offering a "take it or leave it" situation.

Karin Mak’s documentary Red Dust follows female workers fighting for medical care from their former employer, China’s GP Batteries factory, after suffering years of cadmium poisoning.[5]

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ [1] http://www.goldpeak.com
  2. ^ http://www.globalmon.org.hk/en/category/01news/021gp-battries-cadmium/
  3. ^ http://www.csr-asia.com/index.php?id=8525
  4. ^ http://www.csr-asia.com/index.php?id=8561
  5. ^ http://nextframe.org/festival-guide/2011-festival/documentary-program/red-dust/
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