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Stephanie Chao and Plumbing Association of Taiwan

mid the COVID-19 pandemic, many global hardware which is also the only plumbing hardware factory with
Ashows faced the inevitable result of either being automized chains in the world at present. At the same time,
canceled or postponed to a later date. Yet, institutions in the Plumbing Association also visited the headquarters of
Taiwan were able to carry on, as usual, seeking new ways the Japan Quality Assurance Organization (JQA) with the
to assist and consult the industry. aim to understand more about JQA’s testing, verification
process, and whether it allows certification results from
When the Taiwanese government postponed school overseas laboratories. There is increasing demand in the
openings at the high school and lower levels in the early industry to enter the Japanese market, however, all related
stages of the outbreak last year, the Plumbing Association products must obtain JQA certifi cation before it can be sold
of Taiwan assisted two local firms to give back to the in Japan.
society. These two fi rms donated useful hardware to help
students combat viruses and maintain hygiene, specifi cally
for junior high and lower-level students in Changhua
County. Chang Yi Shin donated 200 sets of automatic
sensor-type faucets (market priced at NTD$3.16 million)
that combine soap and water, and Tar Li Hardware’s
donation included 200 manual faucets (market priced at
NTD$ 865,000).

To assist in leveraging local companies’ R&D
capabilities, the association also teamed up with Changhua
County Government to visit Japan’s top hardware brand
TOTO’s headquarters and R&D center based in Tokyo in
Nov. 2019, before the pandemic’s outbreak. Out of TOTO’s
four factories, the delegation group visited the one factory The Plumbing Association of Taiwan teams up with local Changhua
with complete automatic and smart production capabilities, companies to donate plumbing hardware for schools. (Photo courtesy of the
Plumbing Association.)

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