Garrett Turbo Technologies recently received Ford’s silver-level World Excellence Award in recognition of their outstanding performance in 2011 in key areas including on-time delivery, quality and corporate responsibility. The silver-level award was presented to only 24 suppliers at Ford Motor Company’s 14^th annual World Excellence Awards event.

« Meeting our customers’ needs in terms of quality and delivery is critically important, » said Garrett President and CEO. « Our team in Atessa has proven that they understand what it takes to be a world-class supplier and I’m proud of their efforts which led to this award. I extend my congratulations to Atessa’s plant manager Michele Ranieri for his outstanding leadership and to the entire team for their hard work. Your efforts are clearly making a difference. »

In 2011, the Atessa plant had an average of 99.5% on-time delivery and 6 PPM for the half-million turbos they supplied to Ford. This was possible thanks to the robust teamwork between Garrett’s Atessa team and Ford’s respective teams. They worked together on a daily basis to standardize their work processes and proactively approach potential issues while dealing with changes and implementing new products. This teamwork also led to 0 PPM levels in the Puma Global applications since the start of production in September 2010.

« This award recognizes all of the little things we do every day to satisfy our customers, » said Plant Manager Michele Ranieri. « Earning this award from Ford is a tremendous achievement on behalf of the entire team. In addition to being proud of our team for this achievement, I am excited by the fact that we all continue to grow and improve every day. »