Gates Elizabethtown Plant Receives Key Awards
July 25 2011 - 6:31PM
Business Wire
The Gates power transmission facility and its employees in
Elizabethtown, Ky. were named recipients of a key supplier award in
May from long-time, valued customer Harley-Davidson for
participation in the company’s Supplier Continuous Improvement
Process. The award recognizes excellence in broad business
management, quality, cost, delivery, technology and continuous
improvement. Elizabethtown employees were honored for exceeding all
performance improvement goals and best-in-class metrics established
by Harley-Davidson.
In acknowledging the performance by the Elizabethtown facility,
Harley-Davidson Vice President of Materials Management Paul Wiers
noted, “Gates exceeded all performance improvement goals and
best-in-class metrics established by Harley-Davidson. The company
demonstrated truly outstanding performance.”
Tribby Warfield, President of Gates Commercial North America,
said, “This is a great achievement for the Elizabethtown facility,
and I can tell you all associates are very proud to be recognized
for their performance and commitment to continuous improvement. We
are thrilled to move forward with new growth projects with
Harley-Davidson.”
The Elizabethtown plant recently had the distinction of
receiving the first annual President’s Award for 2010 by Gates
Corporation. This newly established award recognizes Gates
manufacturing facilities in North America that make the most
overall improvement over the prior year. The Elizabethtown plant
reduced costs across the board while also increasing sales.
Ken Friedman, President of Gates Operations, presented the Gates
award to Larry Brewer, Elizabethtown plant manager, in Denver,
Colo., earlier this year. Joining in the presentation was Warfield
and James McCoy, Vice President, North America Operations. A second
presentation took place in Elizabethtown and included many of the
plant’s 163 employees.
The Gates Elizabethtown facility produces recreational and
industrial belts. In addition to Harley-Davidson, customers include
Yamaha, Kawasaki and various industrial facilities worldwide. The
plant is certified to the highest safety and quality standards
through ISO 14001/18001 and TS16949.
Gates Corporation this year marks its 100th anniversary, and
celebrates its position as a world leader in engineering,
manufacturing, marketing and distribution of industrial and
automotive belt and hose products, systems, components and
services. For more information on the Gates Centennial go to
www.gates.com/100.
About Gates Corporation
Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2011, Gates Corporation
(gates.com) is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of
industrial and automotive products, systems and components with
operations in 29 countries. Gates maintains sales and marketing
operations in every major industrial and automotive market,
including North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and the
Middle East. Gates is part of the Industrial & Automotive group
of Tomkins Ltd., which is owned by a consortium comprising Onex
Corporation and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. Tomkins
enjoys strong market positions and technical leadership across all
of its business activities and owns some of the best-known brands
in their respective markets.
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