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Vataple Group was founded in Hong Kong in the early 1980s. In the early stage, its main business was in the marketing and technical services of non-destructive testing equipment and various airport equipment in China. The headquarter operation moved to Australia in 1988.
In the middle of 1990s, the company started to design and manufacture non-destructive testing equipment for industrial safety and production quality control. In year 1992, agriculture and property investment business was added to the Group's profile. In 1994, Vataple cooperated with FMT Sweden in the supply and installation of a full range of passenger terminal building and airside services equipment for the Zhuhai Airport in China. The FMT equipment included glass-walled passenger boarding bridges, fully automatic passenger luggage handling system and vehicle-free ramp services system. Zhuhai Airport was the first modernized airport in China fitted with the most up-to-date passenger handling and aircraft handling systems. The construction of the Zhuhai Airport marked the beginning of a new era in civil aviation in China. In 2004, Vataple Group further expanded its business scope into the design and manufacture of airport/seaport equipment.
In 2004, Vataple Group and Kone Corporation Finland established a joint venture Vataple Kone Escalator Equipment Co.,Ltd, The core business of the company is to manufacture escalators/escalator trusses and escalator/elevator parts for Kone corporation Finland.
In 2006, Vataple Group established a base in Kunshan (a city next to Shanghai) which combines engineering design and manufacture of airport / seaport equipment, escalators / escalators parts and the contract manufacture of custom-designed steel structures and machineries in one complex. The base comprises over 230,000m2 of land with over 150,000m2 of workshops and offices spaces to be built in three stages.
In 2008, an engineering design centre Etteplan Vataple Technology Centre Ltd ( EVTC ) was established in joint venture with Etteplan Oy; a publicly listed engineering design and consultancy company in Finland. The addition of EVTC further strengthens the technical design capabilities of the Vataple design and manufacturing base in Kunshan.
In 2010, a new division, Vataple Sustainable Building Technology was added to Vataple Machinery (Kunshan) Ltd.
In 2012, with the support of Finnish Government and Kunshan Government, Vataple Group established the Green Tower Kunshan to help European cleantech companies grow and prosper in China. The initial focus of Green Tower Kunshan is Finnish and other Nordic cleantech firms. GTK aims to join the best in their fields in green technology to a single location.
Vataple Group was founded in Hong Kong in the early 1980s. In the early stage, its main business was in the marketing and technical services of non-destructive testing equipment and various airport equipment in China. The headquarter operation moved to Australia in 1988.
In the middle of 1990s, the company started to design and manufacture non-destructive testing equipment for industrial safety and production quality control. In year 1992, agriculture and property investment business was added to the Group's profile. In 1994, Vataple cooperated with FMT Sweden in the supply and installation of a full range of passenger terminal building and airside services equipment for the Zhuhai Airport in China. The FMT equipment included glass-walled passenger boarding bridges, fully automatic passenger luggage handling system and vehicle-free ramp services system. Zhuhai Airport was the first modernized airport in China fitted with the most up-to-date passenger handling and aircraft handling systems. The construction of the Zhuhai Airport marked the beginning of a new era in civil aviation in China. In 2004, Vataple Group further expanded its business scope into the design and manufacture of airport/seaport equipment.
In 2004, Vataple Group and Kone Corporation Finland established a joint venture Vataple Kone Escalator Equipment Co.,Ltd, The core business of the company is to manufacture escalators/escalator trusses and escalator/elevator parts for Kone corporation Finland.
In 2006, Vataple Group established a base in Kunshan (a city next to Shanghai) which combines engineering design and manufacture of airport / seaport equipment, escalators / escalators parts and the contract manufacture of custom-designed steel structures and machineries in one complex. The base comprises over 230,000m2 of land with over 150,000m2 of workshops and offices spaces to be built in three stages.
In 2008, an engineering design centre Etteplan Vataple Technology Centre Ltd ( EVTC ) was established in joint venture with Etteplan Oy; a publicly listed engineering design and consultancy company in Finland. The addition of EVTC further strengthens the technical design capabilities of the Vataple design and manufacturing base in Kunshan.
In 2010, a new division, Vataple Sustainable Building Technology was added to Vataple Machinery (Kunshan) Ltd.
In 2012, with the support of Finnish Government and Kunshan Government, Vataple Group established the Green Tower Kunshan to help European cleantech companies grow and prosper in China. The initial focus of Green Tower Kunshan is Finnish and other Nordic cleantech firms. GTK aims to join the best in their fields in green technology to a single location.