On Friday 19th June 2009, Advanced Composites Group Ltd (ACG) welcomed Her Excellency (HE), Madame Fu Ying, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, to its Derbyshire, UK facility.

HE Madam Fu Ying met with some of the Directors and staff at ACG’s Technology Centre and adjacent composite materials manufacturing facility.

ACG was extremely honoured by Ambassador Fu’s visit, which was part of a tour of companies across the East Midlands. ACG was by identified by emda as a strategically important East Midlands company that has established trading links within China, and which continues to offer novel technology that is of interest in supporting the Republic’s growth in various industrial markets.

ACG was pleased to be able to introduce HE Madam Fu Ying to staff involved in a range of high profile technology projects.

In an interview with the Derby Evening Telegraph, Madam Fu Ying said, “There is a perception in China that there is not a lot of manufacturing left in the UK, but this trip has helped dispel those myths and has been extremely useful.” Madam Fu Ying continued, “What the UK can offer China is that innovation and creativity that companies like Advanced Composites Group show. There are a lot of opportunities in China for British companies. The downturn has affected the whole world and countries working together is the way forward.”