Kennametal Receives Award from Bosch
They are the only tooling manufacturer to receive the Global Supplier Award.
Posted: September 8, 2015
Kennametal Inc. (KMT; Fort Mill, SC) has been awarded the Bosch Global Supplier Award 2015 from Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany), a leading global supplier of technology and services. The biannual award recognizes outstanding performance in the manufacture and supply of products or services, notably in the areas of quality, costs, logistics and innovations.
“It is an honor to be recognized by them as the only tooling manufacturer to receive their Global Supplier Award,” said Don Nolan, the president and chief executive officer of Kennametal. “This award acknowledges our global team that is working relentlessly to deliver innovative products, superior quality and outstanding performance to the customer every day.”
Kennametal was among 58 suppliers out of 35,000 that Bosch presented with this esteemed award. To be eligible, suppliers must deliver best-in-class services, quality and total cost of ownership as well as guarantee global footprint and significant sales in the purchasing category.
“This award honors our top suppliers who play such a key role in our success,” said Dr. Volkmar Denner, the chairman of the Bosch board of management. “Our suppliers are important partners in helping us shape the connected world. We want to work with them to develop beneficial solutions for our customers.”