WCA January 2018

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Theleico’s supply award

production facilities and warehouses at its headquarters in Meschede, South Westphalia. A new 3,000-ton press is a further milestone. Moreover, in 2016 a new sales and distribution branch office, Theleico Abrasives (Wuxi) Co Ltd, was established in China with a view to create further storage capacities and to improve service. Products will keep the quality “Made in Germany”, even though Theleico carries out sales and distribution activities in more than 45 countries. The new “Best Supplier Award” has not only been presented because of the expansions of recent years but in particular because of the process knowledge and understanding at Theleico. Processes are documented at the customer in order to be able to develop a custom-tailored grinding tool for the application. “This does not only result in quality improvements but often also in cost savings,” said Mr Grans, while already planning the next stage of improvement. By introducing a new ERP system customers are to benefit from even more effective processes at Theleico. Theleico Schleiftechnik GmbH & Co KG – Germany Website : www.theleico.de

THE “Best Supplier Award 2017” was presented to Theleico, a manufacturer of grinding wheels and abrasive bodies for industrial applications with headquarters in Meschede, Germany, by the Federation of the German Spring Industry (VDFI). This is the fourth time that the family business in the Sauerland region has convinced the jury in the category “process materials”, which no company has previously achieved. When deciding on the award, the members of the Federation of the German Spring Industry put special emphasis on criteria such as quotation, adherence to delivery dates, number and handling of complaints, service, technical service and flexibility. To get a precise assessment, the period under review is three years. “We are proud of the fact that the criteria quality and outstanding service to which we attach the greatest value in our company have again convinced the jury,” said Frank Grans, managing director. “However, we will not rest on our laurels. We want to get better also in the future.” When looking back, it becomes clear that this inner drive works at Theleico. During the past ten years the company, which was founded in 1880, has extended the production area and established other

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