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Supplier Awards
GM suppliers honoured
for excellence
Twenty General Motors South Africa (GMSA) suppliers were awarded the accolade for supplier quality excellence
at a glitzy awards ceremony in Port Elizabeth on 27 November 2014. The winning companies are amongst
1 506 suppliers to General Motors manufacturing locations across the world who met or exceeded 13 stringent
quality performance criteria to achieve the awards.
T
his was the third year that
GMSA measured and
recognised its local suppliers
against the corporation’s global
standards for achieving the highest
levels of quality performance over
a 12-month period of supply to the
company. John Astbury, GMSA
vice-president for Global Purchasing
& Supply Chain (GPSC), said,
“The awards criteria applied to all
suppliers across the world, making
this global recognition for South
African-based suppliers, who play a
vital part in the overall quality of our
vehicles.” The “youngest” suppliers
to receive the award were thirdtime winner First National Battery
and first-timer Trek Plastics, both
suppliers to GMSA since 2010, while
glass manufacturer Shatterprufe has
been supplying GM vehicles since the
1950s. The winning suppliers to GMSA
were:
ACOUSTEX, first-time winner, supplying
deadeners for the Chevrolet UTE, Spark
and Isuzu pick-up models.
BOSAL AFRICA, first-time winner,
supplying exhaust pipe and muffler
components to the Isuzu pick-up.
CLOMARK, second-time winner,
supplying stick-on data labels and decals
for Chevrolet UTE and Spark, Isuzu pickup and various GM import models.
CREATIVE GRAPHICS INTERNATIONAL,
second-time winner, supplying stick-on
data labels and decals for Chevrolet UTE
and Spark, Isuzu pick-up and various GM
import models.
FAURECIA INTERIOR SYSTEMS OF SA,
second-time winner, supplying door trim
panels for Chevrolet UTE models.
S & N RUBBER, first-time winner,
supplying small moulded rubber parts
for Chevrolet UTE and Isuzu pick-up
models.
➲ Three time winners of this prestigious awards
are from left, Michael Klimment, CEO OPM Tooling,
Michael Grannum, Port Elizabeth branch manager Sondor
Industries, Russel Bezuidenhout, managing director,
First National Batteries and Len Terblanche, Managing
Director, Schaeffler SA with Ian Nicholls, vice president for
GMSA Operations (second from right).
FEDERAL MOGUL SEALING SYSTEMS S.A,
second-time winner, supplying exhaust flange
gaskets for the Isuzu pick-up models.
FIRST NATIONAL BATTERY, a repeat winner
in all 3 years that the award has been
presented, supplying automotive batteries for
Chevrolet UTE and Isuzu pick-up models.
KAYMAC STRUCTURAL FOAM, a first-time
winner of the award, supplying the utility box
ASM for the Isuzu pick-up Extended Cab
model.
OPM TOOLING IMPORT AND EXPORT, a
repeat winner in all 3 years that the award
has been presented, supplying a range of
small to medium size stampings for Chevrolet
UTE and Isuzu pick-up models.
SCHAEFFLER SOUTH AFRICA, a
repeat winner in all 3 of the years
that the award has been presented,
supplying a range of clutch
assemblies and a wheel bearing for
Chevrolet UTE and Isuzu pick-up
models.
SHATTERPRUFE - Struandale Plant,
first-time winner, supplying the side
door glass for Chevrolet UTE models.
SONDOR INDUSTRIES, a repeat
winner in all 3 of the years that the
award has been presented, supplying
a range of foam products for Chevrolet
UTE, Isuzu pick-up and Isuzu truck
models.
STATELINE PRESSED METAL, first-time
winner, supplying medium size stampings
for Chevrolet UTE and Isuzu pick-up
models.
SUMITOMO RUBBER SOUTH AFRICA,
first-time winner, supplying a range of
tyres for Chevrolet UTE and Isuzu truck
models.
TREK PLASTICS, first-time winner,
supplying small to medium size vacuum
formed plastic parts for Chevrolet Spark
and Isuzu pick-up models.
PRINCIPLE PLASTICS - Deal Party, firsttime winner, supplying small to medium size
plastic injection moulded parts for Chevrolet
UTE and Isuzu pick-up models.
TRW OCCUPANT RESTRAINTS SOUTH
AFRICA, first-time winner, supplying
seat belt components for Chevrolet UTE
models.
PRINCIPLE PLASTICS - Markman, secondtime winner, supplying medium size plastic
injection moulded parts for the Chevrolet UTE
models.
UTI-CMH SUB ASSEMBLY, second-time
winner, supplying wheel and tyre ASM’s for
Chevrolet UTE, Spark and Isuzu pick-up
models.
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