Weihai's town spurs economic growth with tailored measures

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Zhangcun town in Huancui district, Weihai, has recently been driving the growth of enterprises and spurring economic development with a series of strategic measures.

To enhance efficiency, the town has revamped a 2,000-square-meter town-level convenient service hall. The facility now features five "one-stop acceptance" service windows and 22 professional windows, makig it the first 24-hour government self-service intelligent service area in Weihai.

Additionally, the town has introduced the first enterprise-type community and industrial park, complemented by service stations catering to both enterprises and residents.

An aerial view of factories in Zhangcun town, Huancui district, Weihai. [Photo by Sun Yaqian for chinadaily.com.cn]

An innovative project spearheaded by the Zhangcun town government is the Huancui fishing tackle shared base, a full-chain internationalized fishing tackle factory. This base, facilitating research, development, branding, product promotion, green production, and logistics distribution, has fostered collaboration among small and micro fishing tackle enterprises.

To date, nine fishing tackle enterprises have relocated to the base, expressing satisfaction with the increased sales opportunities and business prospects.

"Previously, while operating in the old factory area, we faced numerous challenges related to factory size, recruitment, production, and sales channels, along with concerns about annual sales revenue. Since relocating to the Huancui fishing tackle shared base and with the support of the park, we have diversified our sales channels to attract a larger international customer base. As a result, our current sales performance is stellar," said the leader of a local fishing tackle manufacturing enterprise. (Edited by He Yuge)