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pass Leviton s manufacturing complex here sprawls across a few acres and consists of a production and distribution site large dormi tories for its workers and a cafeteria Dongguan is critically important to Leviton s business In keeping with that vaunted profile in the Leviton portfolio Leviton China is impeccably organized effi cient and spotless A close look also reveals that the facility boasts a state of the art ret rofitted sprinkler system A man for all people Swee Leong Lim president of Leviton China and a seasoned commander strides purposefully down a central aisle Dressed in jeans and a polo shirt Lim chooses to blend in rather than stand out among the staff he oversees I believe in my people I believe that people are at the heart of this organiza tion and that if I treat them well they will do a good job It s simple In his five years as president of Levi ton China Lim has managed to treat his people well Since coming into leadership he has provided staff with comparatively roomy living conditions a higher quality of food and safe working environments In doing so he has also managed to increase worker retention which is famously low in China s factory world He runs a democratic non authoritarian business and abides by an open door policy I don t care who it is he says proudly Anyone who has something to discuss with me knows they can speak with me at any time Lim is so proud of his operation and how he s changed the culture of his orga nization that the sentiment hangs from the lanyards his employees and visitors wear while on the premises China Organization Culture it reads Culture of Commitment Culture of Transparency Culture of Team work Culture of Continuous Improvement and Culture of Unquestionable Ethics The sprinkler upgrade Leviton has been a client of FM Global s for 13 years In that time field engineers have conducted risk assessments at all of the com pany s key facilities The conclusion was that Dongguan was the most critical location in the company s risk profile says Grace Ries the account engineer on the project and a key player in FM Global s relationship Even though they did have some level of protection we strongly recommended that they upgrade their sprinkler system We knew that would work Grace Ries Account Engineer FM Global