Balluff Recognized with Bosch Global Supplier Award
Florence, KY (PRWEB) July 31, 2013 -- Balluff GmbH, sensor specialist and industrial networking provider based in Neuhausen a. d. Fildern, was recently bestowed with the "Bosch Global Supplier Award" by Robert Bosch GmbH. Balluff won the award in the Indirect Procurement category.
Bosch awards the prize in appreciation of outstanding achievements in the manufacture and supply of products or services. Managing Director Florian Hermle received the award on behalf of Balluff GmbH. As MD Florian Hermle commented at the awards ceremony, "We regard service and quality as the basis for successful customer relations. The award from Robert Bosch GmbH is a great honor for us and pays tribute to the excellent work of our Key Account Manager and his team."
In all, Bosch awarded prizes in five categories to 38 suppliers from nine countries. The technology and service company be-stowed the Global Supplier Award for the thirteenth time this year.
In 2012 Bosch Group reported global procurement figures of around 27 billion euros. The procurement list includes production material, in particular electronic components, mechanical and electromechanical components and plastic parts. Procurement is focused on Europe with a share of around 65 percent of the total volume.
"The Bosch Global Supplier Award is both a tribute and incentive. It is an accolade for the services of our top suppliers, and an incentive to all our other suppliers to aspire to excellence themselves," remarked Dr. Volkmar Denner, Chairman of the Bosch Board of Management, at the awards ceremony in Stuttgart.
It has production and development locations as well as 54 subsidiaries and representatives all over the world. High delivery reliability and short distances to the customers are a matter of course. Production is not only sited at the company's headquarters in Neuhausen a. d. Fildern near Stuttgart, but also in modern production facilities in Hungary, Switzerland, the USA, Brazil and China.
Photo from Awards Ceremony:
(left to right) Dr. Karl Nowak, the Robert Bosch GmbH board of management, President of the Corporate Sector Purchasing and Logistics; Florian Hermle, Managing Director Balluff; Alessandro Guerrieri, Balluff Key Account Manager; Robert Huter, Central Purchasing Manager Maschinery and Facilities at Bosch
About Balluff
As a leading, globally active sensor specialist and connectivity provider with more than 2,450 employees, the Balluff Group offers a complete line of high-quality sensors, position measurement systems, RFID systems and industrial networking solutions for all areas of factory automation. The company has been family-run for four generations and invests a high percentage of its revenue in research and development.
Kelly Panko, Balluff, Inc., http://www.balluff.us, 1-800-543-8390, [email protected]
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