Garmin® earns two Supplier of the Year awards from Embraer
January 17 2018 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Garmin International, Inc. a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN),
today announced that it received two Supplier of the Year awards at
the annual 2017 Embraer Suppliers Conference, which was held
recently at Embraer’s facility in São José dos Campos, Brazil.
Garmin was recognized as Supplier of the Year in two categories:
Technical Support to Operators and Electric & Electronics
Systems. These awards join seven Supplier of the Year awards
previously presented to Garmin in various categories related to the
support of the G1000® Prodigy and G3000™ Prodigy Touch integrated
flight decks in the Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 respectively.
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“It’s an honor to again be recognized by Embraer for our
continued commitment to design, manufacture, sell and support
industry-leading avionics,” said Carl Wolf, Garmin vice president
of aviation sales and marketing. “Given the hundreds of suppliers
to Embraer, and the four Embraer business units of Executive
Aviation, Defense and Security, Commercial Aviation and Service and
Support – to win two of the nine Supplier of the Year awards is
incredibly humbling.”
As part of the 2017 Embraer Supplier Awards ceremony, Garmin was
recognized as Supplier of the Year in the Technical Support to
Operators category. This award acknowledges the technical expertise
and product-level support provided by Garmin to Embraer and its
customer base for the G1000 and G3000 integrated flight decks.
Garmin was recognized within this category for its performance
excellence within parts availability, technical manuals and
representatives, AOG response timeliness, as well as superior
product reliability.
Garmin also earned top honors as Supplier of the Year in the
Electric & Electronics Systems category, which emphasizes
design innovation and overall system architecture, as well as
quality and on-time reliability of the supply chain. This award
further highlights achievements in designing and manufacturing
state-of-the-art flight deck systems while being sensitive to
market preference and demand.
These awards join several Embraer Supplier of the Year awards
previously earned by Garmin in the following categories:
- 2016: Electro – Mechanical Systems
- 2015: Electro – Mechanical Systems
- 2015: Material Support to
Operations
- 2014: Material Support –
Aftermarket
- 2011: Electro – Electrical Systems
- 2011: Technical Support to
Operators
- 2010: Electro – Electrical Systems
Supplier of the Year recipients undergo stringent evaluation and
are recognized as having shown outstanding performance, continuous
improvement and increased customer satisfaction among all other
suppliers in their respective categories. Only nine award
categories were presented for Embraer’s entire aircraft portfolio,
including Executive Aviation, Defense and Security, and Commercial
Aircraft. Suppliers are considered among several attributes,
including innovation, delivery, quality, reliability, flexibility
and customer support.
This honor is among the many industry accolades Garmin has
received as of late. For the 14th straight year, Garmin was also
awarded top honors in 2017 for its product support from Aviation
International News, and was named the 2018 top avionics
manufacturer with the best rated product support for the 14th year
in a row from Professional Pilot.
Garmin’s aviation business segment is a leading provider of
solutions to OEM, aftermarket, military and government customers.
Garmin’s portfolio includes navigation, communication, flight
control, hazard avoidance, an expansive suite of ADS-B solutions
and other products and services that are known for innovation,
reliability, and value. For more information about Garmin’s full
line of avionics, go to www.garmin.com/aviation.
For decades, Garmin has pioneered new GPS navigation and
wireless devices and applications that are designed for people who
live an active lifestyle. Garmin serves five primary business
units, including automotive, aviation, fitness, marine, and outdoor
recreation. For more information, visit Garmin's virtual pressroom
at garmin.com/newsroom, contact the Media Relations department at
913-397-8200, or follow us at facebook.com/garmin,
twitter.com/garmin, or youtube.com/garmin.
About Garmin
Garmin International Inc. is a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd.
(Nasdaq: GRMN). Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in Switzerland, and its
principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and
the United Kingdom. Garmin and G1000 are registered trademarks and
G3000 is a trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.
All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and
service marks are the properties of their respective owners. All
rights reserved.
Notice on Forward-Looking Statements:
This release includes forward-looking statements regarding
Garmin Ltd. and its business. Such statements are based on
management’s current expectations. The forward-looking events and
circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and actual
results could differ materially as a result of known and unknown
risk factors and uncertainties affecting Garmin, including, but not
limited to, the risk factors listed in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed by Garmin
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file number
0-31983). A copy of such Form 10-K is available at
www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/finReports.html. No
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