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2007 Winter

Recipient of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Medal of Honours

Dunwell's Managing Director, Mr Daniel M. Cheng, was awarded the Medal of Honour for his valuable contribution to the local environmental industry. The Honours presentation ceremony was held on October 27. Mr. Daniel M. Cheng received the Medal of Honour from the Chief Executive, Mr. Donald Tsang at the Guest House, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). This year also marked the 10th anniversary of the establishment of HKSAR, giving the award an additional piece of commemoratory.

Since returning from US during the early 80's, Mr. Cheng has already aware the importance of environmental protection to Hong Kong and has been has actively promoting the environmentally friendly concept to the public through different channels, such as conferences, seminars, radio and television programs. In 1993, Mr. Cheng started a new stage of his career by investing on a used oil recycling facility in Hong Kong, servicing the city by properly treating this potential severe chemical pollutant. The facility was originally built by an Australian Group in 1990 which went bankrupted in 2 years. Mr. Cheng successfully transformed the company from a used oil recycling company to a one-stop environmental technology provider, specialized in water and wastewater treatment and reuse as well as used oil recycling.

With continuous effort in pursuing better quality and environmental protection, Mr. Cheng lead his company’s research team and developed the first vibrating membrane used oil recycling technology – VMAT. The technology received the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Environment Award in London, UK; the Bronze Prize from the Wall Street Journal Asia - Asian Innovation Awards 2006 in Singapore; and the Grand Award of the 2005 Hong Kong Award for the Industry: Machinery and Equipment Design. Mr. Cheng was also selected as winner of The Young Industrialist Awards of Hong Kong 1995, Innovative Entrepreneur of 1996 and Hong Kong Ten Outstanding Industrial Engineers Award in 1999.

Mr. Cheng serves as Member of HK Central Policy Unit Panel on the Pan-Pearl Driver Delta, Member of the Trade and Industry Advisory Board, Assessors for the Innovation and Technology Support Programme under Innovation and Technology Fund and Member of Small and Medium Enterprises Committee of Hong Kong Government. He also serves as the Deputy Chairman, the Vice-Chairman of Sustainable Industry Council, and the Chairman of the Group 26 (Environmental Industry) of the Hong Kong Federation of Industries, Founding President of Hong Kong Environmental Industry Association, Director of Business Environment Council.

Mr. Cheng was the Chairman of the Innovation and Technology Fund (Environmental Projects) Vetting of HKSAR and the Chairman of Board at Friends of the Earth (HK) from 2000 to 2004, Committee Member of Nanotechnology Projects Vetting Committee of HKSAR from 2002 to 2005, Expert Member of the Committees of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Managing Board from 2003 to 2004, also served as Member of the HKSAR Advisory Council on the Environment from 2001 to 2002 and Board of Directors of Applied Research Council HKSAR from 1996 to 2002.

   
 
VSEP: Towards Finer Processing of Landfill Leachate in Zhengzhou, China
Innovative Nanoparticle for Waste Water application – Regenerable Core-Shell Nanoparticle

Provision of wastewater recycling system to Architectural Services Department of HKSAR

MBR Waste Water treatment for the Largest Bakery Plant in Hong Kong
One Stop Environmental Consultancy and Clean-up Services
Water Consumption Efficiency Audit Program for HK Jockey Club
 

2007 Spring
 

VMAT from Hong Kong Won 2 International Awards Back to Back

Proud to announce that Dunwell's VMAT Oil recycling process just won two international awards back-to-back in October 2006.

• 2006 IChemE Awards - Environment Award (Oct 5, 06 at London, U.K.)
• 2006 Wall Street Journal Asian Innovation Award - Bronze Medalist (Oct 31, 06 at Singapore)

These two awards signify world class expertise in the areas of technological advancement and financial/commercial recognizing the achievements of Dunwell's VMAT in terms of innovation, contribution to safety, environment, sustainable development and improvement in the quality of life.

The same vibrating membranes technology has also be applied on landfill leachate treatments, pig waste , as well as other industrial wastewater treatments such as a water reuse system for a famous soy sauce company Lee Kum Kee.

This technology has also been accepted by major oil refineries in United States for recovering water for zero discharge applications.

VSEP application : Upgrade of leachate treatment plant
VSEP application : Waste Emulsified Cutting Fluid Disposal
Safety and Operation Training on Methane Gasholder

Successful Completion on 7th Gasholder Seal Replacement

Water reuse technology projects in Macau

Dunwell Bio-diesel Additives - Solution to exhaust pollutants mitigation

Oil Analysis – An effective and efficient way to reduce repairing cost

Empteezy from France – Absorb spilt oil effectively with full range products

Supporting Local Science and Technology Development
Dunwell Group Received the Federation of Hong Kong Industries (FHKI) 1-1-1 Programme Green Medalist
 

2006
封面專題:正昌科技有限公司獲頒香港工商業:機器及設備設計大業
 

2005
封面專題:正昌環保管理有限公司榮獲「中小企營商新動力」獎勵計劃第一名『鑽石獎』
 

2004
封面專題:2004香港工業總會廿六分組召集人及主席鄭文聰共同推動香港環保工業