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WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
HONORS TOP U.S.
SUPPLIERS
**BENTON HARBOR, Mich.
— Wednesday, May 24, 2006**
Whirlpool Corporation
(NYSE:WHR) today announced the annual performance awards for the company’s U.S.
suppliers. They will be acknowledged tonight at a Supplier Performance Awards
Banquet at Lake Michigan College’s Mendel Center in Benton Harbor.
Whirlpool’s Global
Procurement Organization partners with suppliers around the world to obtain
high quality, cost-effective materials, components and other products from
top-notch suppliers that demonstrate excellence in quality, delivery,
productivity and innovation.
“Whirlpool’s
world-class supply base has certainly contributed to the success we have
achieved the last few years in transforming our company into an innovative
industry leader that places the customer front and center of our operations
globally,” said Jeff M. Fettig, Whirlpool’s chairman and CEO. “To achieve the
degree of customer loyalty that we are aiming for, Whirlpool depends not only
on the dedication of our more than 80,000 employees worldwide, but also on the
quality and dependability of our suppliers.”
Of the approximately
700 U.S. suppliers Whirlpool worked with in 2005, 17 were recognized for
outstanding performance. These suppliers were judged primarily on quality of
their goods/services, total cost productivity and material management. A total of 20 supplier awards will be issued
at the banquet.
“The suppliers we
partner with are vital in helping us to maintain our status as the world’s
leading home appliance manufacturer,” said Steve Rush, Whirlpool’s vice
president for North American procurement. “Those that we are honoring this year
consistently meet our requirements in quality, productivity, engineering,
design, availability and, increasingly, innovation.”
The companies honored
by Whirlpool and the products they supply to the company are:
· Davlyn
Manufacturing Company* (seals, insulators, shims)
·
EMB
Corporation* (electrical controls)
·
Jabil Circuit
(Huangpu Hub), Inc.* (electronic components)
LCR Electronics, Inc.* (electrical components)
·
Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (foam
ingredients)
·
American Wire Tech, Inc. (electrical controls
& steel components)
·
Brazeway Inc. (aluminum components)
Fort Recovery Industries Inc. (zinc and aluminum castings)
·
McGregor & Associates Inc. (electronic
components)
·
Molon Motor & Coil Corporation (motors –
pumps)
·
Perfection Corporation (steel components)
·
Phillips Plastics Corporation (injection molded
plastics)
·
Premier Tool & Die Cast (steel components,
zinc & aluminum castings)
Regional Die Casting Ltd. (zinc & aluminum castings)
·
Rieter Automotive North America (insulation)
·
Wako Electronics USA Inc. (electrical controls)
Additionally, Jones
Plastics will be recognized with an Innovation Award for its efforts to embed
innovation-centric processes within its organization. The processes enabled Jones Plastics to bring
five new customer-focused innovative ideas to Whirlpool in 2005, addressing
both original equipment, and accessory aftermarket potential. Whirlpool has
committed two of the ideas to fast track consumer concept testing and is
studying a third.
Consecutive-year honorees are American Wire Tech, Davlyn Manufacturing, Jabil
Circuit (Huangpu Hub) Inc., LCR Electronics, Regional Die Casting Ltd. and Wako
Electronics USA Inc.
*Davlyn Manufacturing Co., EMB Corp., Jabil Circuit and LCR
Electronics were honored with distinction.
About Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool Corporation
is the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, with
annual sales of more than $19 billion, more than 80,000 employees, and more
than 60 manufacturing and technology research centers around the world. The company markets Whirlpool, Maytag,
KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Brastemp, Bauknecht and other major brand names to
consumers in nearly every country around the world. Additional information about the company can
be found at http://www.whirlpoolcorp.com.
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