ELECTRICAL goods manufacturer Sharp Brave Holdings has won the Certificate of Merit Award from the Trade Development Council (TDC) for beating the recession by increasing its overseas sales.
Since it was set up in the early 1980s, Sharp has concentrated on the design, manufacture and marketing of calculators, hand-held electronic games and translators.
One of the company's new sales successes is its 'Voice phone' which is helping to underpin its second phase of expansion.
Voice phone users can store the names and telephone numbers of their friends, family and colleagues simply by talking to it. And, when the user decides he or she wants to ring up one of the numbers, they can do so simply by asking it to dial the number stored in the Voice phone's memory.
Other new products include learning cassettes, karaoke cassette players, battery chargers and vacuum cleaners.
Francis Li Chi-hung, managing director of Sharp Brave Holdings, said his company was able to increase exports by broadening its customer base overseas.