- Annual awards programme underlines importance of suppliers
- 13 suppliersfrom around the world recognised for performance around the world
- Jaguar Land Rover has an annual production purchasing spend of some £13 billion and more than 2,600 suppliers globally.
Jaguar Land Rover has recognised its top suppliers at the company's yearly Supplier Excellence Awards. The awards were presented for excellent operational delivery, issue resolution, quality, flexibility and understanding of Jaguar Land Rover's standards.
Ian Harnett, Jaguar Land Rover Director of Human Resources and Global Purchasing, said: "The Supplier Excellence Awards highlight the vital role that our suppliers play within our business. I'm thrilled to have played a part in recognising the achievements of those who have exceeded expectations and helped Jaguar Land Rover to meet our growing production capabilities."
A total of 13 awards were presented for performance in 2015: three gold, five silver and five bronze. Winning companies were presented with awards by British TV presenter, Jodie Kidd, at the ceremony held in the company's heartland in the West Midlands.
Jaguar Land Rover is largest automotive manufacturer in Britain. Over the past five years, Jaguar Land Rover has doubled sales and employment, more than tripled turnover, and invested over £12 billion in new product creation and capital expenditure. With an annual production purchasing spend of some £13 billion, Jaguar Land Rover has more than 2,600 suppliers globally. With the introduction of the Jaguar XE, a total of £8 billion global supplier contracts have been placed: 55% in the UK, 38% in Europe and 7% outside Europe.
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Notes to editors:
- Jaguar Land Rover is the largest automotive manufacturer in Britain;
- In January Jaguar Land Rover was named 'Best UK Employer 2016' by Bloomberg;
- Jaguar Land Rover invested over £3 billion in its products and facilities in Fiscal 2015 /16
- The company plans 50 product actions over the next five years;
- Jaguar Land Rover is one of the UK's largest exporters and generates over 80% of its revenue from exports
- The winners of the Jaguar Land Rover 2016 Supplier Excellence
Awards were:
Gold
Cooper Standard Automotive Ceska Republika in Czech Republic: specialise in rubber and plastic sealing, fuel and brake lines, fluid transfer hoses and anti-vibration systems;
Autonavi Software Company Ltd in China: deliver class-leading navigation systems and are working with Jaguar Land Rover on the next generation of infotainment (NGI) project;
MAG IAS GmbH in Germany: one of the global leaders in high-end turnkey metal machining systems. Founded in 2005 in Germany, they are also represented in the UK, Hungary, Switzerland, China, the U.S and India.
Silver
Dau Drӓexlmaier Automotive UK Ltd in the UK: Drӓexlmaier started in 1875 and provides premium interior trim, and a key partner in providing a high-level of luxury and quality instrument panels to Jaguar Land Rover customers; to Jaguar Land Rover customers;
Robert Bosch GMBH in Germany: the Ansbach plant is the global lead for the production of restraint control electronics;
Altair Engineering Ltd in the UK: global software supplier providing technology, support and services;
Lear Corporation Poland: is now one of the world's biggest suppliers of seats and electrical systems and largest automotive employer in Poland;
Drӓexlmaier Automotive Group in Germany: high quality interior trim for a range of Jaguar Land Rover vehicles.
Bronze
Maxion
Wheels in Germany: the world's largest wheel
manufacturer;
FPK Lightweight Technologies Coop in Spain: manufacturers of lightweight plastic components;
Hutchinson Nichirin Brake Hose in Spain: global leader in design, development and manufacture of flexible brake hoses;
Borbet Solingen GMBH in Germany: alloy wheel supplier;
The Event Business Ltd in the UK: organise a wide breadth of major events, from retailer conferences to investor meetings, to Jaguar Land Rover's Goodwood Festival of Speed stand.