Most Admired Kingdom Company #3: Meixia International ::
Bill Job, talented artist and entrepreneur from the mountains of Tennessee in the southeastern United States, came with his family to Xiamen, China in September 1987 and attended Xiamen University to study Mandarin Chinese.Three months after arriving in China, the family focus shifted. Bill learned about a new policy allowing foreigners to set up wholly owned Foreign Investment Enterprises. In March of 1988 he brought together several American investors and obtained a license to produce handicrafts in the Special Economic Zone of Xiamen in Fujian Province. Meixia International was born. Over the years Bill has gathered together a management staff of key people from the US, Australia and the Philippines.
After 3 years of manufacturing high quality Tiffany lampshades, Bill developed a technology of building miniature houses out of stained glass and accessorizing them with pewter attachments, signage, trees and figurines. This new collectible line was called Forma Vitrum. The buildings included replica lighthouses, churches, businesses and Bed and Breakfast Inns. Among these collectible series were The Disney© Lighted Village and Coca Cola™ Through the Decades.
Recently, after years of research and development using varying stained glass techniques, Bill has created a superior quality laminated stained glass product. This 'inlaid stained glass' can be designed for any architectural or art glass application, and is subjected to rigorous ANSI safety glass standards.
Meixia International continues to produce Tiffany lampshades and other fine quality products for distribution in the United States and is currently expanding markets in both the United States and the Asia Pacific region.
Meixia also specializes in serving the needs of companies who design, manufacture and market their own product lines, but are finding their profits squeezed due to rising domestic production costs.
Several months ago our team at Rightnow also created a 4 minute video clip surrounding Bill's company. To view the story, click here.
Labels: 25 Most Admired Kingdom Companies 2007, Case Studies
