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Gwo Lian Celebrates 55th Years ofProsperity and Expects to Reach a New Height
Innovation, Heritage, Sustainability to Achieve Fastener Industry Upgrade and ESG-Driven Mission

From left to right: Excelsior Healthcare Group (Asia) President
and GM Fang-Ming Fan, CB Ceratizit Chairman Wan-Lung Liao,
Gem-Year Industrial President Yonglong Cai, Zhejiang Jiashan
Taiwanese Company Association Honorary Chairman Chi-Li
Taiwanese artist BaiYu presents his painting to Gwo
Chu, Gwo Lian President Chen’s wife Yuan-Yuan Chang
Lian President as the 55th anniversary giftLectures by Chief Sustainability Officer K.D. Tseng of WPG Holdings (revenue: TWD700 billion), Executive Director Chaney Ho of Advantech (world’s top player in industrial
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President Chen, his mother and wife

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Gwo Lian President Chen awarded withAFNOR certificate as Sustainability Manager

PwC President Jacky Lu signs collaborative
contract with Gwo Lian Machinery on adopting
German SAP ERP system

Gwo Lian Machinery is not big but critical. From its workers
to engineers, they all adhere to the spirit of “becoming a
respected craftsman" in the future, which is also an internal
declaration of Gwo Lian. Furthermore, the expectation forpeople to change their stereotype of the machinery industry andconsider it “a driver of industry upgrade and value innovation” isalso one of the reasons that the 55th anniversary event was given.
Gwo Lian would especially like to thank all supporters on itsroad to success and hope that they can continue to give support
and become Gwo Lian’s strong backup and motivation to goforward.
The event had shown quite active participation since theregistration was open. The number of participants rose fromthe initial 550 to more than 700, not to mention those calling toconfirm participation after the registration had been closed. The
total number of guests from Taipei, other cities, and abroad waseven over 300. “I’d like to express my sincere apology to all ifanything was not arranged properly during the event and thankyou all for your tolerance and understanding,” said President
Ahung Chen.
The guests attending the event included political/commercial/academic/art/hospital leaders, public interest groups, fasteners/
electronics/aerospace/hi-tech and other industries’ presidents,
Business Weekly CEO, MISA, principals, professors, EMBA
societies, and many other prominent figures (such as DirectorGeneral Tai-Hsiang Liao of Kaohsiung Economic Development
Bureau, TIFI Vice Chairman Ann Hong and Supervisory Board
Convener Simon Lin, TFTA Founder James Su and Honorary
Former Chairmen Kosky Yen/Jim C.N. Chen/William Liao,Yieh Hsing Enterprise President Lin-Maw Wu, and MIRDC
Chairman Ren-Yi Lin), clearly demonstrating Gwo Lian’s longterm dedication to the industries and President Chen’s wide andgood personal connections.
“I’d attribute the perfect closure of the event to all guests onthat day,” Gwo Lian President Chen said humbly.
On the same day, Gwo Lian and PwC Taiwan signed acooperation agreement for the implementation of German SAP
ERP system, looking forward to a higher level of corporate
governance and digital transformation. President Chen, whohumbly dares not to be called a Buddhist but is a followerof Buddhism, has been trained by his parents (Gwo Lian'sfounders) since he was a child and had an education for spiritual
purification like Nalandabodhi Asia, as a result, he also donated
NT$1.18 million to a Buddhist Institute in Hsinchu. In addition,
Afnor Taiwan (one of the founders of ISO) also presented to國聯機械歡慶55周年 「五五生豐、再造巔峰！」
創新、傳承、永續實踐扣件產業升級ESG使命

President Chen donates NT$1.18 million to a Buddhist Tower
in Taiwan during the 55th anniversary event, hoping thatBuddhism will be passed down in Taiwan for 3,000 years

Gwo Lian is passionate about social welfare

Taiwan Association ofMachinery Industry (TAMI)
Chairman Larry Wei

machinery to solve labor shortages, activates digital transformation,and strives to research and develop more environmentally-friendly but
also efficient and ESG-driven machine models. Gwo Lian is definitely
the best example of achieving a win-win in economic development andenvironmental protection.”
Kaohsiung City Deputy Mayor Da-Sheng Luo said: “Gwo Lianemphasizes sustainable innovation and has continued to grow its sales andprofits despite the epidemic. Quality has always been its highest guiding
principle, which has enabled it to create world-class machinery products.
In addition, Gwo Lian focuses on the integration of proactive technology
and has invested over NT$200 million in Luchu-based Kaohsiung Science
Park to develop related digital wire drawing machines. In terms of ESG
and net zero carbon emission, Gwo Lian has also developed related
machines to minimize the damage of the industry to the environment,
hoping to give the next generation a clean environment and fulfill thebusiness mission. In the face of future challenges, Gwo Lian insists onhigh quality, high added value, and high value created by net zero to turncrises into business opportunities.”
Tong Ming President Ching Tung Tsai said: “I have been friends withPresident Chen and his father for over 40 years and have learned a lot
from the legacy they have passed down through the generations. There
must be a reason for the 55 years of prosperity of the company. President
Chen's filial piety is also one of the reasons for the success of Gwo Lian’sbusiness. President Chen’s thanks to his mother on his knees in a crowdof over 700 people is also an important spirit in Chinese traditional
culture. In addition, President Chen is very good at learning and sharing,combining business and practice, and constantly realizing the value oflife, which is not only worthy of recognition and blessing, but also canlead Gwo Lian to innovation and sustainable development.”
TAMI Chairman Larry Wei said: “President Chen is really serious
about his business and continues to follow the spirit of ESG by introducing
smart manufacturing in accordance with the requirements of the times. I
wish that Gwo Lian will go up to the next level, its quality and profit will
get better, and its machinery will be more advanced and can be marketed
all over the world.”
President Chen said: “On behalf of Gwo Lian, I’d like to thank you all
for accompanying us for the past 55 years. Because of you, we can havethis humble achievement. Looking ahead, we see that the international
supply chain has undergone radical changes. Gwo Lian recognizes theESG concept and has a strong sense of mission for the development ofTaiwan industries. Therefore, we regard environmental protection, socialresponsibility and corporate governance as our core values and invest
more resources in them. We hope we can go to the next level and movetowards the goal of being an outstanding 100-year enterprise, and makemore contributions to Taiwan’s industry.”
Gwo Lian has thus far received international certifications from
D&B, ISO9001, and CE. Its self-developed wire processing methods
and machinery have also acquired patents in Taiwan, Japan, and EU. Its
products have been successfully marketed in nearly 50 countries and havereceived high customer satisfaction and reviews industry-wide.

Gwo Lian Machinery: +886-7-9515858 Gwo Lian Jia Xing: +86-573-84182518 Email: sales.dept@gwolian.com

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President Chen a certificate to certify his excellent strategic
management in sustainability.
With the 55th anniversary thanksgiving dinner, Gwo Lian
hopes to do something special, not to sing the praises ofsomething special, but to do something special with a normalheart and follow the altruistic spirit of the founders to give backto customers, colleagues and related supply chains. In addition
to allowing industry professionals to get together, Gwo Lianalso hopes to facilitate cross-industry exchanges and use thisbanquet to throw a brick to attract jade and call more attendees
to support people and groups loving this land and making
contributions, such as Lifeline Association of Kaohsiung,
Bremer String Orchestra, MISA, Afnor, Artist BaiYu, Koji
Pottery Artist Jung Wu, Artist Hsi-Chun Lin, Southern Taiwan
Pops Orchestra Head Shu-Yuan Tsai and Director-GeneralJung-Hsiu Lu, etc.
ESG International Group CEO George Ren said: “Startingwith design side, Gwo Lian knew the importance of theenvironment and pollution reduction, making environmental
protection an integral element of themselves. As a secondgeneration successor, President Chen continues to carryforward the development foundation of the previous generation.
Not only does he take good care of his employees, but he also
values all aspects of ESG and sustainable development of hiscompany.”
Chief Sustainability Officer K.D. Tseng of WPG Holdings
said: “It's not easy for a company established 55 years ago togrow continuously. President Chen has been very serious andactive in learning lots of things that should be learned for thesustainable development of a company. I believe his leadershipwill definitely make Gwo Lian stronger, and I wish Gwo Lian
100 years of prosperity.”
Exe cutive Di re ctor Cha ney Ho of Adva nte ch sa id:“According to statistics, there are about 25,320 companies
with a history of a century in Japan, while there are only 200500 in Taiwan. Currently, there are about 1,000 companies inTaiwan with a history of more than 55 years, and Gwo Lianis among them. President Chen is my first student in MISA.
I wish continuous success to Gwo Lian celebrating its 55thanniversary under President Chen’s leadership, and I hopethat Gwo Lian will take 100 years as the goal of sustainable
development in the future.”
Minister of Labor Ming-Chun Hsu said: “In the past few
years, the global environment has faced great changes, butGwo Lian sees the future trend and begins developing smart

President Ching Tung Tsai ofTong Ming Enterpriseby Gang Hao Chang, vice editor in chief of Fastener World著作權所有

The performance of Bremer String Orchestra

Kaohisung City Deputy Mayor
Da-Sheng Luo

China Fastener World no.68/2023

Minister of Labor
Ming-Chun Hsu