GKN Aerospace2016-07-13 11:45:57
GKN Aerospace names SC Aerostar Premier Supplier
In the 10th year of the GKN Aerospace supplier awards, and at the 6th ceremony at the Farnborough International Airshow, GKN Aerospace has named SC Aerostar as its premier supplier for 2015/16. The awards also highlighted the outstanding performance of 5 further companies.
SC Aerostar, based in Bacau, Romania, gained the Premier Supplier award. SC Aerostar are suppliers of metallic parts and assemblies for multiple programmes and were praised for their sustained levels of performance on both delivery and quality.
Rob Soen, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Management commented; "The SC Aerostar team has demonstrated consistent and exceptional support for our business. They have recognised the need to work closely with us and, as a result of this partnership, their performance, across all aspects of their work, has been outstanding."
Other awards presented by GKN Aerospace were:
• Supplier Excellence Award - Aerostructures Europe & Special Products - presented to WSK PZL Swidnik SA for their excellent support of GKN Aerospace's drive to increase the rate and consistency of the output of nacelles, responding swiftly and effectively where additional volumes have been required to meet customer demand.
• Supplier Excellence Award - Aerostructures North America - presented to Cytec Solvay Group, suppliers of lightweight composite materials with fire-retardancy, chemical resistance and high impact strength, for their sustained performance across quality, delivery, and technical partnering.
• Supplier Excellence Award - Engine Systems - presented to Frisa Aerospace. S.A. de C.V. Frisa Aerospace have distinguished themselves for their performance as supplier of ring forgings, supporting GKN Aerospace with equal enthusiasm across high and low volume programmes and developmental work.
• Supplier Excellence Award - Fokker - presented to Sabca Limburg nv, suppliers of complex, precision engineered composite skins and spars for business jet programmes. Sabca Limburg has worked closely alongside Fokker engineers, providing consistently high levels of performance on both quality and on-time delivery.
• Lean & Innovation Award - presented to CIM Tools Pvt Ltd for their innovative response to the need to significantly compress delivery timescales in order to maintain the supply of critical parts for a major aerostructures work package. CIM achieved the increase in speed with excellent programme management, maintaining the required tolerances and conditions of supply throughout.
Commending the Excellence Award winners, Rob Soen continued: "Our supply chain has become a clear differentiator as we strive to maintain and grow our overall competitiveness.All our award winners have demonstrated their commitment to our 2016 Focus on 5* programme and as a result are leading the change we are driving across our entire supply chain."
In the 10th year of the GKN Aerospace supplier awards, and at the 6th ceremony at the Farnborough International Airshow, GKN Aerospace has named SC Aerostar as its premier supplier for 2015/16. The awards also highlighted the outstanding performance of 5 further companies.
SC Aerostar, based in Bacau, Romania, gained the Premier Supplier award. SC Aerostar are suppliers of metallic parts and assemblies for multiple programmes and were praised for their sustained levels of performance on both delivery and quality.
Rob Soen, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Management commented; "The SC Aerostar team has demonstrated consistent and exceptional support for our business. They have recognised the need to work closely with us and, as a result of this partnership, their performance, across all aspects of their work, has been outstanding."
Other awards presented by GKN Aerospace were:
• Supplier Excellence Award - Aerostructures Europe & Special Products - presented to WSK PZL Swidnik SA for their excellent support of GKN Aerospace's drive to increase the rate and consistency of the output of nacelles, responding swiftly and effectively where additional volumes have been required to meet customer demand.
• Supplier Excellence Award - Aerostructures North America - presented to Cytec Solvay Group, suppliers of lightweight composite materials with fire-retardancy, chemical resistance and high impact strength, for their sustained performance across quality, delivery, and technical partnering.
• Supplier Excellence Award - Engine Systems - presented to Frisa Aerospace. S.A. de C.V. Frisa Aerospace have distinguished themselves for their performance as supplier of ring forgings, supporting GKN Aerospace with equal enthusiasm across high and low volume programmes and developmental work.
• Supplier Excellence Award - Fokker - presented to Sabca Limburg nv, suppliers of complex, precision engineered composite skins and spars for business jet programmes. Sabca Limburg has worked closely alongside Fokker engineers, providing consistently high levels of performance on both quality and on-time delivery.
• Lean & Innovation Award - presented to CIM Tools Pvt Ltd for their innovative response to the need to significantly compress delivery timescales in order to maintain the supply of critical parts for a major aerostructures work package. CIM achieved the increase in speed with excellent programme management, maintaining the required tolerances and conditions of supply throughout.
Commending the Excellence Award winners, Rob Soen continued: "Our supply chain has become a clear differentiator as we strive to maintain and grow our overall competitiveness.All our award winners have demonstrated their commitment to our 2016 Focus on 5* programme and as a result are leading the change we are driving across our entire supply chain."
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