13 top suppliers receive awards for excellent performance

Neuss, Germany – 15 June 2022. Yanfeng (YF), a leading global automotive supplier, recognized the excellent performance of its European suppliers with its annual Supplier Awards. During a ceremony at the company’s European Headquarters in Neuss, a total of 13 suppliers yesterday received the awards in two categories.

With one Distinguished Supplier award and twelve Supplier Excellence awards in five sub-categories, YF evaluated its suppliers according to several criteria. The company’s vision of technology and innovation, as well as sustainability, were particularly important. Moreover, quality, cost, service and customer satisfaction were also assessed. 

“With our annual award we recognize the outstanding performance of our best partners during the past year”, said James Bos, Vice President Global Procurement at YF. “Our suppliers play an important role in our success in delivering and exceeding our customers’ expectations. Therefore, we want to honor their performance with these awards – especially at this unique time in our industry.” 

In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact supply chains. The major global challenges in the automotive business and the current industry environment remained unchanged.

“In light of all that is going on in the industry, sustainability continues to become increasingly important throughout the world. It has emerged as a key selection criterion for all global customers. Yanfeng’s focus is to develop sustainable products and processes to reduce our carbon footprint. Most importantly, we want to achieve our goal of carbon neutrality as fast as possible,” explained Gunnar Buechter, Vice President Sustainability at YF, who is also responsible for Procurement in Europe and South Africa. 

The Supplier Awards event focused on the hard work and consistent efforts of companies across YF's supply base.

“There's no denying that our industry continues to face challenges, but after the year we've been through together, it's more important than ever that we take the time to show our appreciation to our suppliers,” Buechter added.

The award recipients from Europe were:

Distinguished Supplier Award:
•    BASF Polyurethanes GmbH  (Germany)

Supplier Excellence Award – Quality: 
•    Industrias Alegre S.A. (Spain)

Supplier Excellence Award – Customer Satisfaction:
•    DSSI International, LLC    (Slovakia)
•    SIGIT d.o.o.    Serbia

Supplier Excellence Award – Sustainability: 
•    HOFFMANN + VOSS GmbH    (Germany)

Supplier Excellence Award – Technology and Innovation:
•    SemsoTec GmbH    (Germany)
•    Lightworks GmbH    (Germany)

Supplier Excellence Award – Service:
•    CTP    Czech Republic
•    Milsped d.o.o.    (Serbia)
•    Prewave GmbH    (Austria)
•    Schneider Electric SE    (France)
•    SPARETECH GmbH    (Germany)
•    Weber GmbH & Co. KG     (Germany)

About Yanfeng

Yanfeng is a leading global automotive supplier, focusing on interior, exterior, seating, cockpit electronics and passive safety. Yanfeng has more than 240 locations and approximately 55,000 employees worldwide. The technical team of 4,200 experts is located at 10 R&D centers and other regional offices, with complete capabilities including engineering & software development, design and user experience, and test validation. Focusing on Smart Cabin and lightweight technology, Yanfeng supports automakers to explore future mobile spaces and provide leading cabin solutions. 

For more information, please visit https://www.yanfeng.com/en.

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CONTACT:
Yanfeng International
Jagenbergstraße 1
41468 Neuss, Germany
Astrid Schafmeister
tel.: +49 2131 609-3028
e-mail: astrid.schafmeister@yanfeng.com 
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