Camellia Universal Limited (China Business & Investment Advisors) offers an International Business platform between the West and China. We specialise in providing consultancy on doing business and investing in China with a tailor-made end to end service, sourcing products with a skilled quality and ethical inspection team in China and various Chinese product manufacturer networks. We also offer Chinese business culture and opportunity seminars and workshops, market research and a translation and interpretation service. Camellia Universal can find and build relationships between the West and Chinese business partners as a vital component to any successful joint business venture or wholly owned foreign enterprise, including interaction with the Chinese government. Our services are customised to the needs of individual businesses to maximise their success in China. Please click here for a prospectus.

Low labour costs and high profits, but make sure there are no ethical problems, such as use of child labour and workers suffer with daily exposure to the environmental issues. Most companies are looking for low labour costs in order to be competitive, but are keen to avoid unethical exploitation of workers. We take these issues very seriously, and take great care to recommend only organisations with high ethical standards. Camellia Universal is also advising and encouraging European and American companies to check ethical problems of manufacturers in China, before they source or manufacture products from China. In order to protect the welfare of workers, we are also giving advices and encouraging Chinese manufacturers to meet the ethical standards.

Camellia Universal Limited (China Business & Investment Advisors) is currently working together with Thomas McMillan & Associates as a broker on multi-million pound land deals in China, for four major international hotel chains and other foreign property development investment businesses. We are arranging for a leading and oldest Savile Row bespoke tailoring company to enter the luxury market in China. Camellia Universal is also helping several companies in the UK to develop and manufacture new products from China. We also can expand our product range at any time in response to customer demand.

Our Founder & CEO, Mr Biao Wang, is a British Chinese and UK MBA graduate in International Business Studies. He was educated and worked in the commercial world in China before coming to Britain. Mr Wang has a high standard of English and has studied western customs and culture. His extensive network of Chinese government and business connections, together with the amalgam of his Chinese background, British education and multinational work experience, leaves him well placed to bridge the business knowledge gap between the two cultures. Mr Wang is able to give its clients a unique inside view of what is happening in China found nowhere else. He is also a Key Note speaker, speaking on a wide range of China-related business and culture topics.

The senior China business investment advisor is Mr John Craig, CBE. During his career, he was a director of Standard Chartered plc, chairman of the executive committee of the British Bankers Association and a member of the Deposit Protection Board. He has been a director of several other companies, including Jupiter International Group Plc, and of several investment trusts. He is also a non-executive director of New Star Asset Management. Mr Craig has been to China for investment projects many times. He has a very good connection with Chinese government and understands the Chinese business culture.

The company secretary & legal director, Mr Barry Draper, has a BSc (Hons) degree. His working background is the civil service, where he undertook a wide variety of tasks that belies the traditional perception of such a career. He developed and utilised important skills such as negotiation, accountancy, report writing and application of law. Together with a gift for planning and organising, his eye for detail provides a solid foundation for the successful operation of the company. He has been to China many times and is accustomed to the Chinese business culture.

Mr Beric Cook has 15 years experience of working in the Sourcing Industry. He has been a Board Director of several Sourcing Companies, and owned his own Premium Sourcing Company for 5 years. He has extensive knowledge of purchasing goods from China, and is fully conversant with all Trade initiatives and legislation appertaining to importing goods from China, such as ROHS, WEEE, CE, EMC, and ASTM. He also has thorough knowledge of patents, design restrictions, quotas, QC, and ETI (ethical Trade initiative). He has long established client relationships with blue chip companies in the UK, Europe, and Africa. He has visited China many times, and fully understands the Chinese business ethos. His fluent spoken and written French is an important asset for our future plans.

Our product sourcing & ethical inspection director is Ms Yingying Fan. She has been in the sourcing industry for more than 12 years in China and has built up an excellent wide network and mutual trust with the various Chinese manufacturers. She often carries out field visits with her colleagues to the assigned factories to inspect the quality of various products in order to ensure that the quality of the product meets the required standard. She has a high standard of negotiation and persuasion skills, which are integrated with Chinese business culture. She is the director of our sourcing company with seven sourcing and quality and ethical inspection staff in China.

Ms Yi Zhang is our product sourcing consultant in china. She graduated in International Economics and Trade before working for a large product sourcing corporation. Gentle by nature and having a good command of English, she is not only good at communicating with foreign clients, but also establishing close relationships with Chinese manufacturers. She is conscientious, reliable and active in her job. Ms Zhang can be relied on to act in the best interests of clients in obtaining goods of high quality at competitive prices. Her intense passion and high confidence make her an outstanding member of our team.

Mr Albert Timson is the sales and distribution consultant for Camellia Universal Limited. He has been in the sales area for more than 40 years. He is responsible for identifying and developing new sales channels with a view to increasing supplies to and from China and the UK market. Albert has established a wide and strong network of client relationships and is also experienced in training staff in presentation skills, selling techniques and account management. He has been to China for business and is accustomed to the Chinese business culture.

Mr Kevin Wu is our import, export and logistics consultant. He graduated from the University of Plymouth in the UK, holding an MSc International Shipping degree. He is familiar with western culture and has a high standard of English. During his career, he worked for UPS for several years in China. His job covered capturing market share and exploring new sales opportunities, addressing customer enquiries & concerns, identifying their needs and keeping a good relationship with large & medium size customers. His rich work experience enbles him to provide export and import solutions, making sure the whole process goes smoothly. Mr Wu also has a wide knowledge of the international express and shipping industries.

Mr John Zerafa is the director of Camellia Universal (Malta) Limited. He completed his studies in sociology in Italy and worked in the Middle East for 2 years. In 1990, he set up an International Freight Forwarding Company, which has targeted trade with the Far East. Mr Zerafa is a member of a recognised organisation which focuses on trade with China and throughout the world. He is fluent in Italian and proficient in spoken Mandarin and Arabic. Mr Zerafa has considerable experience of China and Chinese business, particularly over the last 8 years. He has visited China and explored Chinese culture on many occasions. Mr Zerafa has also established a firm relationship with Chinese diplomats in Malta.

Mr Richard Dunstan is our partner in the Republic of Ireland. He has a BSc (Hons) degree. He is a UK citizen and resides in the Republic of Ireland where he runs his own training and consultancy business. He is also a qualified teacher in adult education. His career spans light engineering, administration, training and consultancy. He has particular expertise in training the trainers and in muliti-cultural settings and the promotion of valuing diversity. Mr Dunstan is a valuable resource between companies in Ireland, the UK and China. He is the sales and distribution consultant in the Republic of Ireland on behalf of Camellia Universal.

Dr. Thomas McMillan is our partner in the USA for introducing investment funds from the USA to China. He earned a Ph.D. in Southeast Asian studies and has over 25 years of experience in the acquisition, development and sale of commercial and residential property, including hotels, fitness clubs, and office buildings. He has acted on development teams on large projects and has brokered multi-million dollar transactions. He has a good awareness of the nuances and manners of Asian culture. Dr. McMillan has been active in real estate since the early 1970's in the United States. He was a commercial real estate construction lender for the former First National Bank of Chicago (now J.P. Morgan Chase Group). He headed the real estate division of Henry Crown & Company of Chicago for eight years with responsibilities for major land development projects throughout the United States as well as existing property investment opportunities. He formed Elite Realty Services in 1985 and was involved in financing and managing large industrial loft properties which were ultimately renovated and converted to residential loft condominiums. He represented the real estate division of Itochu, the Japanese trading company, in the disposition of some of its real estate investments in the midwestern United States. He began to focus on China approximately four years ago and has now made several trips to the cities of Hangzhou and Ningbo with Camellia Universal.

Ms Weihai Chu is our appointed company lawyer. She has a law degree from the Northwest University of Politics and Law. Ms Chu has a lot of experience of the business cases. She worked in a well-known financial institution as a lawyer and was involved with other law offices part-time. She has helped many businesses win cases and recover from frauds and financial losses. Her involvement with Camellia Universal brings a lot of benefits to the company and clients. She is working closely with China Arbitration Service of Camellia Universal. She and Camella Universal team in China can persuade manufacturers to negotiate a settlement.

Camellia Universal Limited (China Business & Investment Advisors) also has a China outsourcing team in China. In addition, we have a large and strong group of professional associates across China. They are also the key players in the organisation. Without them, Camellia Universal would not be successful today.