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awaRds and ReCognition
The constant flow of awards and recognition highlights
the Group’s commitment and ability to offer increasingly
innovative products, capable of meeting the expectations of
customers and the community, while continuing to pursue
the integration of social responsibility within our business
strategy.
During 2013, Prysmian received the annual Petrobras prize for
the best supplier of goods and services within the category
of Major Suppliers of Goods to Campos Basin, one of Brazil’s
coastal sedimentary basins. High standards of performance
in terms of quality and the timeliness of deliveries, as well as
the achievement of adequate levels of safety in the workplace,
were just some of the criteria that resulted in this recognition,
confirming the outstanding quality of Prysmian’s supply and
distribution service.
Prysmian Group North America received the RAVE “Reinke
Achieving Vendor Excellence” award for performance over
the two-year period 2012-2013. This prize is awarded every
year by Reinke Manufacturing, a leader in the construction of
mechanised irrigation systems.
During that company’s annual conference, held during October
in Omaha, Nebraska (USA), Prysmian was one of just ten
suppliers to be recognised. This award positions the Group
as one of the most successful suppliers in North America,
based on a series of excellence in supply criteria defined
by Reinke Manufacturing, including punctual and timely
deliveries, service quality and overall assessment of the supply
relationship.
During the 2013 Paris Air Show, the oldest and most important
show for the international aerospace industry, Prysmian
received a “Gold Award” from Fokker, the Dutch firm
specialised in the production of aeroplanes. The activities and
growth of the Group in this market were further confirmed
during the year by receipt of the “Aerospace supplier of the
year” award from Airbus, as the best supplier of electrical
parts. Airbus also emphasised that the union of Prysmian
and Draka has strengthened the position of the Group and
increased the technical and operational synergies released by
the two companies, resulting in further benefits for consumers
since 2012.
In addition, via the Elevator business unit, Prysmian
has been certified for supply excellence in Europe, China
and North America by Kone Elevator, one of the world
leaders in that sector. The process of supplier certification
assessed performance in four main areas: review system,
quality management system, scorecard and environmental
management system. The assessment process took into
account the cost-competitiveness of services and their
reliability, quality KPIs, the level of service and technical
capabilities. The North American business unit obtained Gold
certification for the third consecutive year, while the Origgio
factory in Italy and the Chinese business unit both improved
their scores, passing from Bronze to Silver level.
The Prysmian Group also received the prestigious “Investor
the year” award from UK Trade & Investment, a British
government department. This award recognises those
companies that invest in high quality strategic projects
in the United Kingdom. The decision to give this award to
Prysmian is attributable to the investment and projects
already completed and to be carried out in the UK. Prysmian
is currently involved in projects for the development of
renewable energy in the United Kingdom, supplying power
cables for the connection of a number of major offshore wind
farms.
Important recognition was also obtained for the transparency
and completeness of the information presented on the
corporate website. Following the launch of our new website
at the end of 2012, the Group achieved third place in the
“Best Improver” category in an analysis of the best Italian
institutional websites carried out by KWD Webranking
together with Lundquist. The purpose of this analysis is to
make businesses more aware and help them to improve the
quality of their online communications.
Prysmian Group, through the brand Draka Elevator,
participates in the “E3 - Economy, Energy and Environment”
aimed at strengthening the manufacturing activities in North
Carolina, according to the practices guided by sustainability
and - at the same time - efficiency.
This program consists of five main objectives:
• Improve energy efficiency;
• Provide technical training, skills and support to customers in
the E3 project;
• Increase the efficiency and sustainability of the local
economy;
• Allow the growth of the companies involved;
• Create and maintain jobs in the manufacturing sector.
The recognition of the work done by Draka has allowed the
company to become a part of the “Green Suppliers Network,”
supply network managed by the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), the environmental agency of the Government of
the United States.
