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Norma Group earns Go Further
Award for Business Excellence
after Ford Motor challenge
NORMA Group, an international market
and technology leader for engineered
joining technology, has been recognised
with the Go Further award for excellence
in the face of unforeseen business
challenges.
Ford Motor Co hosted its 15th annual
World Excellence Awards (WEA)
ceremony on 23 May 2013 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 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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