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Sapa Selected as Supplier of the Year

ContiTech Vibration Control and Stihl both award the aluminum tubing manufacturer.

Posted: May 11, 2015

Sapa, one of Stihl’s five suppliers of the year, is represented here by sales manager Jan Verslyppe and sales assistant Jessy Demeyer. The two, who work at the Sapa aluminium tubing plant in Litchervelde, Belgium, are holding certificate number two from the right.

(l-r) Sales representative Peter Slosiarik and managing director Teodor Kvapil of Sapa in Slovakia, Sapa global automotive key account manager Thomas Lai, and Heinz-Gerhard Wente (Continental AG executive board member and head of ContiTech) and Hicran Hayik-Koller (ContiTech, lead buyer resins and chemicals).

Stihl uses Sapa aluminium tubes in many of its products.

Two global leaders in their respective fields have named Sapa AS (Oslo, Norway) as one of their suppliers of the year. ContiTech Vibration Control has awarded Sapa’s aluminium extrusion plant in Slovakia, and Stihl has presented its top award to Sapa’s aluminium tubing plant in Belgium. The awards demonstrate Sapa’s focus on exceeding customer expectations through quality, value creation and supply performance.

ContiTech Vibration Control, a subsidiary of Germany-based Continental AG, delivers vibration control, sealing technology and noise insulation systems to automotive OEMs around the world. The company selected five suppliers (out of 180) as its suppliers of the year. Over the last six years, Sapa in Slovakia has supplied 13.5 million pieces to ContiTech in Europe and Mexico, including aluminium parts for engine-transmission brackets and internal aluminium cores for dampening blocks.

Close collaboration and a commitment to quality and on-time delivery resulted in Sapa being selected as one of ContiTech’s top suppliers. “Delivering great quality parts and innovative technologies to our customers are hugely important to us, and we continue to strive to do our best to always be one step ahead in order to add value for our customers,” says managing director Teodor Kvapil of Sapa Profiles Slovakia.

Stihl’s mindset is driven by research and development, and the company is committed to zero defects and zero claims. Its yardstick for the award covers excellence in quality, technology, innovation, service, on-time delivery and value. “This is a major achievement for us and an acknowledgment for all the hard work this team has done throughout the years,” said global sales director Hubbe Vanneste, who is based at the Lichtervelde plant.

Tolga Egrilmezer, the executive vice president responsible for strategy and business development for Sapa, said the company is “honored and proud to be recognized by not just one, but two of our valued customers. This is a testament to the commitment of our employees, from research labs to the shop floor, who are delivering high-quality aluminium solutions with service excellence.

“We believe that smart logistics solutions and punctual deliveries are as important as the solutions we deliver. It doesn’t matter how good our products are, if they are not where they need to be at exactly the right time.”

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