Our History
1991 | Established on May 19th 1991 by Mr. Le Ba as Tam Hiep wood processing workshop with only 60 workers. |
1993 | In June 1993, Tam Hiep wood processing workshop became Duc Thanh Wood Processing LTD with registered capital of VND 2 billion, specializing in exporting wooden products with Mr. Le Ba as Director. In August 1993, after two years of studies in Germany, Mrs. Le Hai Lieu returned to take over the company. The members of the company agreed to nominate Mrs. Lieu as Director, at which Mr. Le Ba acted as Chairman and Consultant. |
1995 | The company has started producing kitchenware, household items under the brand name “Go Duc Thanh”. |
2000 | On August 8th 2000, Duc Thanh became a joint stock company being managed by Mrs. Le Hai Lieu acting as CEO. |
2001 | The company achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification for quality management. (changed into ISO 9001:2008 in 2010) |
2003 | In March, 2003, the second factory came into operation in Ward 14, Go Vap District, Ho Chi Minh City. |
2005 | In February 2005, the company signed a strategic partnership contract with the Mekong Enterprise Fund, which invested US$1.35 million. In August 2005, Duc Thanh inaugurated its third factory on a three-hectare land in Tan Uyen District, Binh Duong Province to increase its production capabilities. On May 19th 2005, Mekong Enterprise Fund invested more than US$ 400 thousand. |
2006 | In 2006, alongside available product lines such as kitchenware, household items under the brand “Go Duc Thanh”, the company launched a new product line – wooden toys under the brand name “winwintoys” in order to meet the needs of domestic and overseas customers. |
2009 | In November 2009, Duc Thanh increased its registered capital from VND 74 billion to VND 103 billion to become a listed company on the HCMC stock exchange, with the code "GDT". In August 2009, the Company launched the 1st Winwinshop at 172 Nguyen Van Troi Street, Phu Nhuan Dist., HCMC. |
2010 | In November 2010, the Company launched the 2nd Winwinshop at 021 Nguyen Van Linh St.,District 7, HCMC. |
2011 | On May 19th 2011, the Company celebrated the 20th year anniversary of its founding. |
2012 | On November 21st 2012, PENM Fund, managed by BankInvest, planned to divest capital after 5 years of investing in Duc Thanh. In December 2012, the company bought 8,000 m2 more land to expand the factory in Tan Uyen, Binh Duong. |
2013 | In September 2013, the Elite Fund (Finland) invested in Duc Thanh, holding 837,360 shares and has become Duc Thanh's largest shareholder. |
2014 | The company completely expanding the factory in Tan Uyen, Binh Duong province, increasing the total factory area to 38,000 m2. Elite Fund (Finland) increased their more in Duc Thanh, increasing holding shares to 1,035,000. |
2016 | In June, Duc Thanh won two awards: - Top 50 best companies in Vietnamese stock market by the Forbes Vietnam Magazine. |
2017 | Duc Thanh achieved the 2017 IR Awards voted by Vietstock in collaboration with the Finance and live - organized FiLi. |
2018 | In November 2018, Winwinshop at Nguyen Van Troi St., Phu Nhuan District was relocated to a new location: 216 Ly Tu Trong st., District 1, HCMC. |
2019 | Being enlisted into the Top 3 listed companies with investment management activities (IR
Award 2019) voted by securities companies and investment funds. |
2020 | In December, the company bought 14,000 m2 more land in Tan Uyen, Binh
Duong with plants to expand the production line and the material stockpile. |
2021 | The 30th anniversary, recorded GDT's distinctive mark. At the same time, the
4th factory in Binh Duong would come into operation. |