| ChinaLink
helped TTL to secure £3m contract from China |
| Telescope Technologies Ltd. (TTL), a subsidiary of Liverpool
John Moores University, has beaten off competition from US, Japan
and Australia to won the contract of designing and manufacturing a
2.4m astronomical telescope, the biggest optical telescope in China. |
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The £3m contract was signed on 31st January 2002 after two rounds
of international tendering and a two week long negotiation in Kunming,
the capital city of Yunnan. Mr. Alistair Duncan, the Managing Director
of TTL, was delighted: "We are delighted to have won this prestigious
order. This is TTL's first major commercial order in the Far East.
It is a terrific vote of confidence in our world beating technologies."
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© 2002 ChinaLink |
| Mr. Alistair Duncan of TTL (central left), accompanied
by Dr. Kegang Wu (left) presented a model of the 2.4-m telescope to
Director Yan Li (central right) and Deputy Director Zhong Liu (right)
at the contract signing |
| The project has been awarded to TTL because of the cutting
edge of its telescope technologies and its close tie with the astronomical
research community in the UK. Part of the contract is a 20 year long
international co-operation plan involving astronomical scientists
from British universities and research institutes. TTL has also teamed
up with the Astronomical Research Institute of the Liverpool John
Moores University to announce a two scholarship aimed at providing
training for Chinese astronomical scientists for the advanced robotic
operation of their new generation telescope. |
| ChinaLink, Liverpool Chamber of Commerce and Industry
who works closely with Trade Partners UK national and regional teams,
was appointed by TTL as the project's international market consultant
in this project . Dr. Kegang Wu, Director of ChinaLink, who helped
to facilitate and steer the tendering and negotiation throughout the
past months, was pleased with the positive outcome: "I am delighted
to be involved in this important project and very pleased that ChinaLink's
consultancy and intermediary service has helped to secure the contract.
" Speaking about the service of ChinaLink at the signing ceremony
Mr. Duncan commenting on "the commercial and diplomatic skills and
excellent bilingual facilitation" of ChinaLink. |
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Dr. Wu believes that the TTL contract is a good model more technology
transfer projects. There is huge potential in the Chinese market
for British technologies.
ChinaLink has been organising the British hi-tech companies to
China Hi-Tech Fair in three consecutive years in conjunction with
Trade Partners UK to promote British technologies. Before December,
a high level delegation from the national China Hi-Tech Transfer
Centre visited Liverpool and signed a long-term agreement with ChinaLink
on providing facilitating and intermediary services for technology
transfer. Source: Liverpool Chamber of Commerce & Industry Tel:
0151 227 1234
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