CHICAGO, March 23, 2005 -- Thirteen companies from four countries were honored tonight with Boeing's [NYSE: BA] premier supplier award, presented to the company's top suppliers in recognition of their commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction.
The 13 award-winning Boeing Suppliers of the Year were selected from a field of more than 10,000 Boeing suppliers in nearly 70 countries and approved through a rigorous and thorough review process. Boeing saluted these companies at its annual Suppliers of the Year award ceremony in Newport Beach, Calif.
Jim Morris, Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice president of Engineering and Manufacturing, said the honored suppliers this year "have sustained exceptional effort that makes them the best across the supply base at providing technical and business solutions" while consistently meeting stringent quality, cost and delivery requirements.
"Engaging effective and efficient suppliers such as the 13 honored this year is vital for Boeing to reach new levels of performance and be successful in an increasingly competitive global environment," Morris said. "The success of Boeing and all of its suppliers is interlinked, and our financial health is interdependent."
Awards are presented in 13 categories: Avionics; Electronic, Hydraulic and Mechanical Systems; Major Structures; Purchased Outside Production; Propulsion; Common Aerospace Commodities; Interiors; Aerospace Support; Non-Production; Small Business; Small Minority Business Enterprise/ Small Disadvantaged Business; and Small Woman-Owned Disadvantaged Business.
A new category this year, Technology Advancement, recognizes a supplier who brings breakthrough technology to Boeing.
The winning suppliers in each category were chosen on statistical measurements of quality, on-time delivery, post-delivery support and cost during the 12-month period up to September 2004. They also were evaluated on their ability to anticipate and respond to changing customer requirements
Of the 13 recipients, three are based outside the United States, and two more are owned by non-U.S. companies; five are small businesses; one is a woman-owned company; and one is a minority owned company.
A list of winning suppliers follows. Please click on each supplier name for more information about their accomplishments, including photos and video.
Avionics
Harris Corporation Department of Defense, Melbourne, Fla.
Electronic, Hydraulic and Mechanical Systems
Kidde Technologies Inc, Wilson, N.C.
Major Structures
Stork Fokker AESP, Papendrecht, The Netherlands
Purchased Outside Production
J. D. Ott Company, Inc. Seattle, Wash.
Propulsion
Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines, East Hartford, Conn.
Common Aerospace Commodities
Radiall, Rosny Sous Bois, France
Interiors
Draeger Aerospace and Carleton Technologies, Orchard Park, N.Y.
Aerospace Support
ST Aviation Services Co. Pte Ltd (SASCO), Singapore
Non-Production
Dell, Inc., Round Rock, Tex.
Small Business
Helicomb International, Inc., Tulsa, Okla.
Small Minority Business Enterprise/Small Business
Creative Management Technology, Inc., Cocoa Beach, Fla.
Small Woman-Owned Business
Patriot Machine, Inc., St. Charles, Mo.
Technology Advancement
Waveflows LLC, Glenview, Ill.