Six Top Performing Suppliers honored at the “Celebrating Success”
Awards Dinner
DULUTH, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 2016--
AGCO (NYSE: AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and
distribution of agricultural machinery and solutions, presented six
supplier awards during its third annual AGCO North America Supplier Day
held near its global headquarters in Duluth, Georgia recently. The event
served as an opportunity to honor six suppliers for their superior
performance and contribution to AGCO’s success in the areas of direct
materials, indirect materials & services, and logistics.
AGCO’s leadership shared with attendees updates concerning the current
industry and business conditions, supply chain advancements and their
appreciation for the supply base, especially the top performers. Robert
Crain, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Americas, commented on
the overall agricultural industry and highlighted that the underlying
fundamentals for the industry remained strong. Josip Tomasevic, Global
Vice President and Chief Purchasing Officer, provided updates on several
key activities and expectations for AGCO’s global supply base and
reviewed ASPIRE - the global supplier performance management system.
Michael Clem, Vice President North America Purchasing & Logistics, along
with John Navarra, Director North America Purchasing, highlighted the
importance of AGCO’s Supplier Awards ceremony as a celebration of
outstanding performance by its partners in the areas of corporate
sustainability, collaboration & innovation, quality, logistics, indirect
materials & services, and direct material supplier of the year. At the
same time these suppliers were also recognized for their commitment to
AGCO’s core values: accountability, integrity, respect, team spirit and
transparency.
AGCO 2015 Supplier of the Year winners are:
2015 Sustainability Award - East Penn Manufacturing of
Lyon Station, Pennsylvania, represented by Jeffrey Coleman – Vice
President of Sales, OEM Batteries, Jason Brunner - Account Executive,
and Linda Koch – Sr. Environmental Specialist. Since 1946, East Penn has
been an industry leading manufacturer, designer, and recycler of
world-class quality lead-acid batteries.
2015 Quality Award - Straub Metal, of Ashley Pennsylvania,
represented by Doug Straub, President and John Parsons, National Sales
Manager. Straub Metal is a Worldwide Distributor of Stainless Steel.
Founded in 1970 as a Northeastern US distributor of Type 409 Stainless
Steel, Straub Metal International now “Services the World” with Type
409, 409 Aluminized, 439, 441 and 18CrCb Stainless Steel.
2015 Collaboration Award – Cope Plastics, Inc., of Alton,
Illinois, represented by John Lee, Vice President Sales and Marketing,
Josh Kuhnash, Vice President Operations, and Jon Gregory, Director of
Strategic Accounts. Cope Plastics supplies AGCO with fabricated plastic
sheet, rod, and tube. Starting with one small office in St. Louis,
Missouri in 1946, Cope Plastics has continually been recognized by
industrial firms as the dependable source for plastic stock shapes and
fabricated machine parts.
2015 Indirect Materials & Services Award – FCA LLC,
Moline, Illinois, represented by Brian Jones, Business Development
Manager. Since 1985, FCA LLC has been providing state-of-the-art
packaging design and testing capabilities.
2015 Logistics Award – Doug Bradley Trucking, Inc. of
Salina, Kansas, represented by Doug Bradley – Owner / President, Jamie
Bradley – Vice President and Jesse Bradley – Director, Fleet Operations.
Doug Bradley Trucking Inc. provides fleet operations and warehousing
support operations to AGCO and earned the award based on their superior
support of AGCO’s inbound operations.
2015 North America Supplier of the Year – Baldor Electric
Company of Ft. Smith, Arkansas, represented by Randy Colip – Executive
Vice President of Sales and Robert S. Nemecek – Vice President of North
American Mechanical Sales. Since 1920, Baldor has been recognized as the
industry leading manufacturer of electric motors and mechanical power
transmission products in the world.
About AGCO
AGCO (NYSE: AGCO) is a global leader in the design, manufacture and
distribution of agricultural equipment. AGCO supports more productive
farming through a full line of tractors, combines, hay tools, sprayers,
forage equipment, grain storage and protein production systems, seeding
and tillage implements and replacement parts. AGCO products are sold
through five core equipment brands, Challenger®, Fendt®, GSI®, Massey
Ferguson® and Valtra® and are distributed globally through a combination
of approximately 3,100 independent dealers and distributors in more than
140 countries. Founded in 1990, AGCO is headquartered in Duluth, GA,
USA. In 2014, AGCO had net sales of $9.7 billion. For more information,
visit http://www.AGCOcorp.com.
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