Ford Motor Company hosted its 15th annual World Excellence Awards (WEA) ceremony to celebrate 47 of its top-performing global suppliers of 2012. During the event, NORMA Group was recognised with the Go Further award for its contributions to the Evonik fire recovery and emergency resourcing actions.
According to Ford, the tireless work and assistance of the suppliers recognised with this award helped minimise production disruptions at Ford during a time of hardship.
“Our global team demonstrated great commitment, customer focus and creativity during this challenging event,” said Werner Deggim, CEO of NORMA Group. “We are very proud to receive this award on behalf of the NORMA Group employees who helped to mitigate the crisis with great dedication.”
Following the incident that occurred in March 2012, NORMA Group instantly formed a global team of sales, engineering, purchasing, quality, logistics and operations experts to identify and implement solutions in cooperation with customers and suppliers in order to avoid interruptions in vehicle production. The team managed to quickly detect alternative materials, obtain the required approvals and introduce these options onto the market. Consequently, NORMA Group continued to meet its customers’ requirements at all times following the event.
“We want to recognise those suppliers who have demonstrated excellence despite the unforeseen challenges that have happened over the past year,” said Mark Fields, chief operating officer of Ford. “Thanks to your unwavering commitment, we are closer than ever to reaching our goal of delivering profitable growth for all.”
The WEA honours production and non-production suppliers. The award-winning suppliers represent thousands of employees across the globe who bring diverse cultures, values and ideas to Ford.
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