Hi,
Please ready very carefully my previous message.
I told you that " $this->element->vendor " is the vendor object.
It is not a string, it is not "I don't know what", it is the vendor object with inside all data for the vendor of the current product.
Now if you do not have the required PHP/development knowledge, please try to find someone to assist you.
Regards,
Jerome - Obsidev.com
HikaMarket & HikaSerial developer / HikaShop core dev team.
Also helping the HikaShop support team when having some time or couldn't sleep.
By the way, do not send me private message, use the "contact us" form instead.