LiuGong’s David Beatenbough Honored with “2015 Friendship Award” from Chinese Government

Today, China State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA) held an award ceremony for the “2015 Friendship Award” winners in Beijing. David Beatenbough, vice president of LiuGong Machinery, has been chosen as a 2015 Friendship Award recipient. The "Friendship Award" is the Chinese government’s highest honor to foreign experts who have made outstanding contributions to their industry and to China.

Mr. David Beatenbough has worked in LiuGong for 8 years, and has been dedicated to improving LiuGong’s Research & Development work. With his efforts, LiuGong developed its unique product development process (LDP) which combines the product R & D with the real marketing needs, and launched product life cycle management project (PLM) which has largely extended the products’ life cycle not only improving service to LiuGong’s customers but also helping the companies bottom line. He has also pushed the R & D work on series products and introduced multi-functional operation platform concept to LiuGong. David has consistently encouraged development of common core technology to enhance LiuGong’s competitiveness. Under this guidance, LiuGong’s R & D teams have made great progress and several technologies have reached international advanced levels. In 2014, LiuGong’s vibration & noise reduction technology won the top prize of scientific and technological progress for machinery industry. This June, under Mr. Beatenboug’s leadership, LiuGong opened its world-class, innovative, new Global Research and Development Center.

After ceremony, the honorees met with Mr. Ma Kai, Vice Premier of the State Council and exchange their opinions regarding the development of Chinese industry. Mr. Beatenbough spoke in the conversazione. The next day, they met with Mr. Li Keqiang, Premier of the Chinese State Council and attended a National Day’s Banquet.