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PassageMaker is a sourcing, vendor coordination, and assembly corporation based in Shenzhen, China, with a North American subsidiary in Salem, Virginia. It has been an American-owned, private corporation since its inception.

History
Founder Mike Bellamy began PassageMaker in 1998 as a response to poor intellectual property and quality control standards among Chinese factories. Starting with injected plastics and metal products in the late 1990s, PassageMaker introduced dedicated assembly lines and a tool and die shop at its Dongguan, China facility in 2005. In 2006, PassageMaker relocated its assembly center to Buji, Shenzhen. Corporate headquarters was moved in 2007 to the Liantang neighborhood of Shenzhen's Luohu District, approximately 5 miles from Sha Tau Kok, Hong Kong SAR

In early 2008, additional offices opened in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, near the Shanghai and Yangtze River Delta metropolitan area. PassageMaker North America also opened its first US office in Salem, Virginia at this time.

Business
The business is centered around supplier research, product assembly, and export. For a fee, Passagemaker compiles a list of Chinese manufacturers for a given client, and rates their performance. Customers may then choose a supplier based on the report.

PassageMaker also offers product assembly, packaging, and export services from its Buji facility.

Clients
Projects developed or assembled at PassageMaker can be found at retailers like Walmart, HP, Target, and General Motors.

Awards and Recognitions
Mike Bellamy has been featured in publications and websites including The China Business Network, The National , The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle , Smart China Sourcing  , and Canada's National Post. He has also given sourcing seminars with Hong Kong-based Global Sources in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Dubai.