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Halifax Fan grows even bigger in the east of China
Halifax Fan opens new factory in Nantong
There’s no question that quality drives growth in any business and it’s no different in the design and manufacture of top quality industrial fans.
Thirteen years ago, following demand from the burgeoning Chinese market, Halifax Fan identified China and SE Asia as having huge potential for its industrial fans and opened its first Chinese factory in Shenzhen, just across the border from Hong Kong. Growth has been spectacular with demand outstripping capacity.
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The FAN:gineers behind our industrial fans
Halifax Fan globally has many employees dedicated to the design and manufacture of industrial fans.
Although there are many varied skills in this pursuit, Halifax recognises the dedication of all of these personnel and likes to think of them as FAN:gineers. The application, design and building of high quality industrial fans is a highly specialised and extremely technical undertaking.
Read More »New Industrial Fan Facility Opens in Nantong, China
Nantong, A New FANtastic Facility
After FANtasising our dreams are turning into reality, with hard work and lots of sweat (we are in the South of China and the UK on a sunny day) from our team we are pleased to announce our new FANtastic facility. This week we signed for our new building in Nantong. With 6800 square meters this blank canvas of a factory is ready for our team to create new Engineering Masterpieces, this factory is our second fully owned in China, our existing facility in Shenzhen will remain as our Chinese headquarters.
Halifax Fan beat international tariffs by building locally
By manufacturing in the UK, China and the USA, Halifax Fan can avoid tariff penalties
Industrial fans are by their very nature, heavy, voluminous and largely made of steel. This means that shipping costs, either to the OEMs, such as oven manufacturers, who will fit them to their machines or to end users like the steel industry, can add enormously to the quoted cost. Additionally, shipping globally can add substantially to the price because of international tariff barriers. Fans shipped into the USA for example, attract a 27% tariff. USA built fans avoid this penalty completely.
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