Five 'Prestigious Long-Established Companies' Selected Including Korea's First Diamond Tool Manufacturer

Sunil Safe Manufacturing, UNI, Comprehensive Maritime, Hanbang Uvis, Ewha Diamond Industry Selected
Expected to Present Desirable Corporate Awards for Small and Medium Enterprises

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on the 21st that it selected five companies, including Seonil Safe Manufacturing and U&I, as prestigious long-established companies in 2020. The person on the left in the photo is Kim Young-sook, CEO of Seonil Safe Manufacturing, and the person on the right is Min Hong-gi, CEO of U&I. Photo by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] Seonil Safe Manufacturing, UNI, Comprehensive Marine, Hanbang Uvis, and Ewha Diamond Industry have been selected as the '2020 Prestigious Long-Established Companies.'

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on the 21st that five companies, including Seonil Safe Manufacturing, were selected as the 2020 Prestigious Long-Established Companies.

Prestigious Long-Established Companies are selected based on maintaining business for over 45 years in their respective industries, contributing economically through stable job creation and faithful tax payments, as well as recognized social contributions. Especially from this year, candidate companies were selected through public and local government recommendations.

Seonil Safe Manufacturing is a company that led the distribution of domestically produced safes in the Korean safe market dominated by Japanese safes. They introduced digital locking devices to safes and developed safe designs combined with artworks.

Following them, UNI, the world's number one company in the neutral ink sector for stationery, Comprehensive Marine, a ship repair company, Hanbang Uvis, Korea's first fire safety company, and Ewha Diamond Industry, the first domestic company to localize diamond tool products, were selected as Prestigious Long-Established Companies.

These companies can use the Prestigious Long-Established Company mark when promoting their companies and products, and receive additional points when applying for Ministry of SMEs and Startups support projects such as policy fund loans.

Park Young-sun, Minister of SMEs and Startups, said, "Like Germany, many prestigious companies that contribute to economic and social development over generations will emerge in Korea, and the government will increase support so that these companies can continue to grow."

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