Partnerships with the most productive and industrious suppliers play an important role in any company’s long-term success; and FACC AG – like many others - rely heavily on their own world-wide top-notch suppliers. Once again FACC have honoured three of their suppliers for exceptional commitment and exemplary performance with the “Excellent Supplier Award 2013” in Gold, Silver and Bronze. In addition, an organization has also been chosen to receive the “Special Performance Award” in recognition of their services and total support. This year is also rather special as the actual award has been designed by a particular group of FACC apprentices.
With the annual Excellent Supplier Award, FACC recognizes outstanding performance in the areas of high quality products and reliable adherence to delivery requirements. The nomination selection criteria also takes into consideration additional factors such as customer service, flexibility, co-operation, a willingness to develop, accept and implement cost-saving including process-optimising measures. The "Special Performance Award" is presented to a supplier and/or organisation whose performance cannot be measured by conventional methods, but have consistently shown outstanding commitment to both FACC and its customers.
The FACC Excellent Supplier Awards 2013 go to the following companies:
Excellent Supplier Award – GOLD:
Alcore Brigantine
Located in Anglet, France
Offering broad capabilities in structural core materials technology throughout Europe; including aluminium honeycomb (with special processing expertise) and an in-house design office. They also manufacture sandwich panels from simple shapes to extremely complex parts using advanced aluminium honeycomb shock absorption materials which are used as a kinetic energy absorber. Alcore Brigantine is the only company in Europe offering this range of capabilities and expertise in structural core materials technology and technical bonding.
Excellent Supplier Award – SILVER:
Warmelin Precision Products
Located in California, United States of America
Are a precision manufacturer utilising the latest CNC milling and turning technology and committed to providing the highest value to their customers. This is achieved by proactive investments, continuous improvement efforts, sharing cost reductions, implementation of cellular manufacturing systems and total quality management. The company were founded in June of 1968 by Douglass L. Horton and offer almost a half century of experience, unmatched knowledge and skills to any project.
Excellent Supplier Award – BRONZE:
CR System Components
Located in Meßstetten-Tieringen, Germany
Were founded in 2005 by Michael Rupp and Patrik Cura and since then they have specialised in the production and sale of aircraft parts. Thanks to their own production and structured networks of certified sub-suppliers; they are able to produce standard, turned, milled and punched parts in accordance with their customers’ requirements. They are a flexible team producing top quality material at competitive prices.
Special Performance Award:
XPS Stranzinger GmbH & Co KG
Located in Aurolzmünster, Austria
Were founded in 1996 by the CEO Christian Stranzinger - previously a senior staff member at FACC AG. XPS were the first to offer an exclusive cooperation in the field of Packaging and Logistics specifically for FACC thus offering greater efficiency and more expertise. In 1998, XPS developed reusable transport containers for the European Freight sector bringing a significant breakthrough in the reduction of material, time expenditure and an improvement in weight and cavity use.
Rudolf Leitner, Executive Vice President Procurement, thanked the suppliers for their close cooperation and highlighted what FACC expects of its partners: “Without a doubt our Suppliers & Manufacturers are totally influential in the perpetual success of FACC. The absolute commitment of our Supply Chain is entirely paramount in our proficiency to manufacture, produce and deliver high quality products to our customers. The one and only rationale of presenting these annual Supplier Awards is to publically acclaim and congratulate those relentless Suppliers & Manufacturers who by their own accomplishments, enterprises and ingenuity have relentlessly kept up with our ever changing high demands and requirements. On behalf of FACC, I would like to offer my whole-hearted congratulations to the recipients; and also record a ‘Vote of Thanks’ to all of our Suppliers and Manufacturers for their sustained support and patronage”.
With these annual supplier awards, FACC can publicly recognise and reward optimum suppliers within its own supply chain and identify those who are totally dependable, trustworthy and contribute greatly towards our ultimate goal of Total Customer Satisfaction. By achieving and maintaining exceptional performances; these particular suppliers are essential for ensuring the future success of themselves and FACC. Beneficiaries of an FACC “Excellent Supplier Award” and "Special Performance Award" should accept this award as public recognition of their success which – indisputably - will project a positive and constructive image of their company It should also be seen by each member of staff and taken as a constructive statement in regard to their ‘excellence of service’ and consequently motivate them to continually maintain and improve their products, processes and services; thus contributing greatly to the overall success of the firm.
Apprentices design and produce new trohpy
A competition was held between our groups of Apprentices to design the actual trophy for this year’s award. The criteria for the competition was stringent, as the new Supplier Award trophy should be a symbol of the “firm and permanent” commitment of FACC as constituted in the statement "Extend Your Expectations"; to consistently surpass the high expectations set in the company and its supply chain. Creativity combined with craftsmanship was in demand in the implementation phase. The apprentices gave great proof of their acquired skills by designing and manufacturing a trophy that is representative of FACC’s special performance and high quality products. The shape of the winning trophy is based on the FACC logo and is made from carbon, the material most commonly used by the company.
About FACC
FACC AG is one of the world’s leading companies in the design, development and production of advanced fibre reinforced composite components and systems for the aviation industry. Their range of products reaches from structural components for the fuselage and wings to engine components to complete passenger cabins for commercial aircraft, business jets and helicopters. FACC is a supplier to all large aircraft manufacturers such as Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer, Sukhoi, and COMAC as well as for engine manufacturers and sub-suppliers of manufacturers. In the business year of 2012/13, FACC achieved a turnover of 433.91 million Euros. In Austria, the company currently employs 2,600 employees.
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Andrea Schachinger
Corporate Communication
Tel: 059/616-1194
E-Mail: a.schachinger@facc.com