Strong vision with four facets
KTV Global Corporation is a high definition digital display company located in Korea with a 96% rate of sale overseas. They also produce a line of security monitors, CRT TVs, and specialized displays for hospitals and prisons. They have a sales record of US$118 Million in 2005.
The company employs over 300 people globally, and its headquarters is in Seoul, South Korea. They have many branch offices spread out to cover the globe in Germany, the UK, UAE, Japan, the Philippines, Argentina, and the US. They also have three factories in three different locations -- Germany, Korea, and the Philippines.
Research and development are active in the corporation. It is said that active research is the driving force behind the company's international market penetration. There are a variety of research paths that the company is pursuing right now. General display system design is the most prominent, followed by specialized system designs for unique uses such as medicine. The company also pursues graphical interface application software for use with its displays. In addition, the company pursues research in various interface technologies between new displays such as PDPs, TFTs, DVD Combos, and satellites.
The company has a strong vision of four facets. First, the company aims to be a strong and reliable producer of regular television products based on its extensive OEM experience. Second, the company seeks to become a specialist in the niche markets of hospitals and CCTV monitoring. Third, the company seeks to construct digital products like LCD TVs, digital tuners, and products that combine several digital formats together. And finally, the company seeks to become the leading display product company in the global marketplace.
The company has grown rapidly from its founding in 1969 as a joint venture named Toshiba Korea Co., Ltd. Its Korean manufacturing facility has been built just 10 months ago, in February of 2006. It was the original CRT TV manufacturer in Korea, and now boasts of being in the top 3 TV manufacturers in the peninsula, now selling more than one million units annually.
