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Awards

Awards from customers, business partners and other organisations we work with are highly valued at GKN Powder Metallurgy and we take great pride in these achievements. 

2023 GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award
2023 GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award
2023 GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award

We are pleased to announce that our GKN Conover Team has received the 2023 GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award (SQEA) for the 7th consecutive year! This recognition reflects our team's unwavering dedication to service quality. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this achievement!

100 Best Managed Companies - Emporium
100 Best Managed Companies - Emporium
2023 AISIN Quality Award - GKN Hortolândia

GKN Hortolândia received the 2023 Quality Award from Aisin Automative Ltda.

2023 IPS Supplier Excellence Award
2023 IPS Supplier Excellence Award
2023 IPS Supplier Excellence Award

GKN Sinter Metals Yizheng received the "Excellence Supplier Award" from IPS for the year 2022-2023.

2022 Mando Best Supplier of the Year - GKN Sinter Metals India
2022 Mando Best Supplier of the Year - GKN Sinter Metals India
2022 Mando Best Supplier of the Year - GKN Sinter Metals India

GKN Sinter Metals India has earned the Best Supplier Award for the Year 2022 from Mando. 

2022 Pierburg / KSPG Supplier Excellence Award - GKN Hortolândia
2022 Pierburg / KSPG Supplier Excellence Award - GKN Hortolândia
2022 Pierburg / KSPG Supplier Excellence Award - GKN Hortolândia

GKN Hortolândia received the 2022 Supplier Excellence Award from Pierburg Brazil.

2022 Gabriel Best Supplier Award - GKN India
2022 Gabriel Best Supplier Award - GKN India
2022 Gabriel Best Supplier Award - GKN India

GKN India received "Best Supplier Award for DOL parts" from Gabrial India Limited, and also recognized with another award, for securing >90% score in their EHS compliance audit for the year 2022. 

2022 NSG Group Quality Award - GKN Sinter Metals Hortolandia
2022 NSG Group Quality Award - GKN Sinter Metals Hortolandia
2022 NSG Group Quality Award - GKN Sinter Metals Hortolandia

GKN Sinter Metals Hortolândia, Brazil, received the 2022 Quality Award from NSG Group.

2022 Zhixin Tech Supplier Excellence Award - GKN Sinter Metals Danyang & Yizheng
2022 Zhixin Tech Supplier Excellence Award - GKN Sinter Metals Danyang & Yizheng
2022 Zhixin Tech Supplier Excellence Award - GKN Sinter Metals Danyang & Yizheng

GKN Sinter Metals Danyang & Yizheng received the 2022 Zhixin Tech Supplier Excellence Award.

2022 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Conover
2022 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Conover
2022 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Conover, North Carolina

For the 6th consecutive year, GKN Sinter Metals Conover has earned General Motor's Supplier Quality Excellence Award. General Motors uses this award to recognize its valued suppliers for outstanding performance during the fiscal year of 2022.

2022 Denso Quality Award - GKN Sinter Metals China
2022 Denso Quality Award - GKN Sinter Metals China
2022 Denso Quality Award - GKN Sinter Metals China

GKN Sinter Metals China received the Denso Quality Contribution Award for the year 2022.

2022 Honda Motorcycles & Scooters Award for Quality Management
2022 Honda Motorcycles & Scooters Award for Quality Management
2022 Honda Motorcycles & Scooters Award

GKN Sinter Metals India received the award for "Quality Management" from Honda Motorcycles & Scooters India (HMSI) for the year 22-23.

2022 GKN China BorgWarner Best Cooperate Award
2022 GKN China BorgWarner Best Cooperate Award
2022 GKN China BorgWarner Best Cooperate Award

GKN Sinter Metals China received the 2022 Best Cooperate Award from BorgWarner.

2021 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Gallipolis
2021 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Gallipolis
2021 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Gallipolis, OH

GKN Sinter Metals Gallipolis has earned General Motor's Supplier Quality Excellence Award. General Motors uses this award to recognize its valued suppliers for outstanding performance during the fiscal year of 2021.

2021 Denso Quality Award - GKN Sinter Metals China
2021 Denso Quality Award - GKN Sinter Metals China
2021 Denso Quality Award - GKN Sinter Metals China

GKN Sinter Metals China received the Denso Quality Contribution Award for the year 2021.

2021 Hilite International Award - GKN Sinter Metals China
2021 Hilite International Award - GKN Sinter Metals China
2021 Hilite International Award - GKN Sinter Metals China

GKN Sinter Metals China received the Hilite Excellent Cooperative Partner Award for the year 2021.

2021 JLRQ Award - GKN Sinter Metals Danyang
2021 JLRQ Award - GKN Sinter Metals Danyang
2021 JLRQ Award - GKN Sinter Metals Danyang

GKN Sinter Metals Danyang received the JLRQ Quality Award for the year 2021.

2021 Shiroki Technico Award - GKN Sinter Metals India
2021 Shiroki Technico Award - GKN Sinter Metals India
2021 Shiroki Technico Award - GKN Sinter Metals India

GKN Sinter Metals’ team in India has received 2021 Shiroki Technico Award for Zero PPM Achievement.

2021 Zero PPM Achievement - GKN Sinter Metals India
2021 Zero PPM Achievement - GKN Sinter Metals India
2021 Zero PPM Achievement - GKN Sinter Metals India

GKN Sinter Metals’ team in India has received a "Zero PPM" Achievement Award from Toyota Kirkloskar Motor Pvt Ltd. 

2021 Ford Quality Performance - GKN Bad Brueckenau
2021 Ford Quality Performance - GKN Bad Brueckenau
2021 Ford Quality Performance - GKN Bad Brueckenau

GKN Bad Brueckenau has been selected by Ford as one of the Dagenham Engine Plant and Diesel Center's oustanding quality performers for ahieving zero quality rejections in 2021.

2021 Sonceboz Best Performance Award - GKN Sinter Metals Italy
2021 Sonceboz Best Performance Award - GKN Sinter Metals Italy
2021 Sonceboz Best Performance Award - GKN Sinter Metals Italy

GKN Sinter Metals Italy (Bruneck – Milano) received the Best Performance Supplier Award from Sonceboz for the year 2021.

2021 Nexteer Perfect Quality Award - Menomonee Falls, WI
2021 Nexteer Perfect Quality Award - Menomonee Falls, WI
2021 Nexteer Perfect Quality Award - Menomonee Falls, WI

GKN Sinter Metals in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin has earned the 2021 Perfect Quality Award from Nexteer for achieving zero quality claims over all product groups from a specific location.

2021 Zero QR and Warranty Claims - GKN Sinter Metals Pune
2021 Zero QR and Warranty Claims - GKN Sinter Metals Pune
2021 Zero QR and Warranty Claims - GKN Sinter Metals Pune

GKN India Pune plant has earned a Recognition Award from Ford India Private Ltd for the team's contribution towards achieving Zero QR and Zero Warranty Claims throughout 2021. 

2021 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Conover
2021 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Conover
2021 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Conover, North Carolina

For the 5th consecutive year, GKN Sinter Metals Conover has earned General Motor's Supplier Quality Excellence Award. General Motors uses this award to recognize its valued suppliers for outstanding performance during the fiscal year of 2021.

2020 Perfect Quality Award - Menomonee Falls, MI
2020 Perfect Quality Award - Menomonee Falls, MI
2020 Nexteer Menomonee Falls

GKN Sinter Metals in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin has earned the 2020 Perfect Quality Award from Nexteer for achieving zero quality claims over all product groups from a specific location.

2020 Best Support on Localization Award - GKN Sinter Metals India
2020 Best Support on Localization Award - GKN Sinter Metals India
2020 Best Support on Localization Award - GKN Sinter Metals India

GKN India has earned the Best Support on Localization Award from Mando India Limited for the team's support in localizing production in 2020. 

2020 Supplier Performance Awards - GKN Sinter Metals India
2020 Supplier Performance Awards - GKN Sinter Metals India
Supplier Performance Award - GKN Sinter Metals India

GKN India has earned the Supplier Performance Award from Honda Siel Power Products LTD in India for the team's overall quality and delivery performance  throughout 2020. They were also honored with a second award for their excellence in Best Practice.

Zero QR and Warranty Claims - GKN Sinter Metals Pune
Zero QR and Warranty Claims - GKN Sinter Metals Pune
Zero QR and Warranty Claims - GKN Sinter Metals Pune

GKN India Pune plant has earned a Recognition Award from Ford India Private Ltd for the team's contribution towards achieving Zero QR and Zero Warranty Claims throughout 2020. 

Appreciation Award - GKN Sinter Metals India
Appreciation Award - GKN Sinter Metals India
Appreciation Award - GKN Sinter Metals India

GKN India received a certificate of appreciation from Knorr-Bremse for the team's efforts to supply parts during the Covid 19 pandemic in 2020. 

100 Best Managed Companies - Emporium
100 Best Managed Companies - Emporium
100 Best Managed Companies - Emporium

In 2020, Ford Motor Company recognized GKN Sinter Metals Emporium as one of the top 100 best managed companies for its 2019 performance. 

2020 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Conover
2020 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Conover
2020 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Conover, North Carolina

For the fourth consecutive year, GKN Sinter Metals Conover has earned General Motor's Supplier Quality Excellence Award. General Motors uses this award to recognize its valued suppliers for outstanding performance during the fiscal year of 2020.

2020 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Manitowoc
2020 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Manitowoc
2020 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Manitowoc, Wisconsin

GKN Sinter Metals in Manitowoc, Wisconsin has earned General Motor's Supplier Quality Excellence Award for the second consecutive year. General Motors uses this award to recognize its valued suppliers for outstanding performance during the fiscal year of 2020.

2020 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Radevormwald
2020 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Radevormwald
2020 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Radevormwald, Germany

GKN Sinter Metals Components GmbH in Radevormwald, Germany has earned General Motor's Supplier Quality Excellence Award. General Motors uses this award to recognize its valued suppliers for outstanding performance during the fiscal year of 2020.

Klimahouse Trend Award
Klimahouse Trend Award
Klimahouse Trend Award 2020

GKN Powder Metallurgy's global Hydrogen team has received the Klimahouse Trend Award from the Klmiahouse Exhibition. The award recognizes innovative and sustainable technology developments in the Hy2Green storage system.

2019 Perfect Quality Award - Menomonee Falls, WI
2019 Perfect Quality Award - Menomonee Falls, WI
2019 Nexteer Perfect Quality Award - Menomonee Falls

GKN Sinter Metals in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin has earned the 2019 Perfect Quality Award from Nexteer for achieving zero quality claims over all product groups from a specific location.

2019 Perfect Quality Award - St. Marys
2019 Perfect Quality Award - St. Marys
2019 Perfect Quality Award - St. Marys, PA

GKN Sinter Metals in St. Marys, Pennsylvania has earned the 2019 Nexteer Perfect Quality Award for achieving zero quality claims over all product groups from a specific location.

2019 Carbon Reduction Award - Gallatin
2019 Carbon Reduction Award - Gallatin
2019 Carbon Reduction Award - Gallatin, TN

GKN Hoeganaes in Gallatin, Tennessee has earned the 2019 Carbon Reduction Award from the Tennessee Valley Authority for having a significant impact on carbon reduction as a result of lowering the location's peak in demand.

 

Excellent Supplier Award 2019
Excellent Supplier Award 2019
Excellent Supplier Award 2019

GKN Sinter Metals’ team in Danyang (China) has received the 2019 Excellent Supplier Award from Getrag Jiangxi Transmission. The award recognizes good QCD performance.

2019 Best Response to Development Award - GKN Sinter Metals India
2019 Best Response to Development Award - GKN Sinter Metals India
2019 Best Response to Development Award - GKN Sinter Metals India

GKN India has earned the Best Response to Development Award from customer Gabrial India Limited for the team's timely and effective communication and production throughout 2019. 

Quality Service Award of Excellence 2019
Quality Service Award of Excellence 2019
Quality Service Award of Excellence 2019

GKN Sinter Metals’ team in Conover (USA) has received the Quality Service Award of Excellence from GM. The award recognizes the good performance in 2018 and was received the second year in a row. GKN showed 0 defects in parts and components and was meeting 13 GM requirements for above standard performance.

Supplier Quality Excellence Award 2019
Supplier Quality Excellence Award 2019
Supplier Quality Excellence Award 2019

GKN Sinter Metals’ team in Bruneck (Italy) has received the 2019 Supplier Quality Excellence Award from GM. The award recognizes the good performance in 2018.

2019 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Bruneck
2019 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Bruneck
2019 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Bruneck, Italy

For the second consecutive year, GKN Sinter Metals Bruneck has earned General Motor's Supplier Quality Excellence Award. General Motors uses this award to recognize its valued suppliers for outstanding performance during the fiscal year of 2019. 

2019 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Manitowoc
2019 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Manitowoc
2019 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Manitowoc, Wisconsin

GKN Sinter Metals in Manitowoc, Wisconsin has earned General Motor's Supplier Quality Excellence Award. General Motors uses this award to recognize its valued suppliers for outstanding performance during the fiscal year of 2019.

2019 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Conover
2019 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Conover
2019 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Conover, North Carolina

For the third consecutive year, GKN Sinter Metals Conover has earned General Motor's Supplier Quality Excellence Award. General Motors uses this award to recognize its valued suppliers for outstanding performance during the fiscal year of 2019.

2019 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Emporium
2019 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Emporium
2019 Supplier Quality Excellence Award - Emporium

GKN Sinter Metals Emporium has earned General Motor's Supplier Quality Excellence Award. General Motors uses this award to recognize its valued suppliers for outstanding performance during the fiscal year of 2019.

Lean Award Bosch 2019
Lean Award Bosch 2019
Lean Award 2019

GKN Sinter Metals’ team in Bruneck (Italy) has received in 2019 the Industry 4.0 award from our customer Bosch. 

Cost Reduction Achivement Performance Certificate  2019
Cost Reduction Achivement Performance Certificate 2019
Certificate of Appreciation 2019

GKN Sinter Metals’ team in Pune (India) has received the Certificate of Appreciation 2019 from Rockman Industries. The award recognizes our performance as a 'Direct On Line Supplier'. 

Cost Reduction Achivement Performance Certificate  2019
Cost Reduction Achivement Performance Certificate 2019
Cost Reduction Achivement Performance Certificate 2019

GKN Sinter Metals’ team in Brazil has received the Cost Reduction Achivement Performance Certificate from Aisin AI Brazil. The award recognizes the cost reduction achievement performance.

Certificate of Appreciation Fiat 2019
Certificate of Appreciation Fiat 2019
Certificate of Appreciation Fiat 2019

GKN Sinter Metals’ team in India has received the 2019 Certificate of Appreciation from Fiat India Automobiles Private Limited. The award  recognizes the Zero PPM and zero warranty performance in 2018.

Perfect Quality Awards 2019
Perfect Quality Awards 2019
Perfect Quality Awards 2019

GKN Sinter Metals’ team in St. Marys, PA and Menomonee Falls have received the Perfect Quality Awards 2019 from Nexteer. The award recognizes the good performance with no quality claims across all products provided from a specific plan.

Excellent Supplier Award - 2018
Excellent Supplier Award - 2018
Excellent Supplier Award - 2018

GKN Sinter Metals’ team in Yizheng has received the 2018 Excellent Supplier Award from Getrag Dongfeng. The award recognizes outstanding performance in quality, delivery and customer cooperation. GKN Sinter Metals Yizheng has delivered over 900,00 sets of oil pumps to Getrag Dongfeng since 2016.

Recognition of Quality 2018
Recognition of Quality 2018
Recognition of Quality 2018

GKN Sinter Metals’ team in Hortolandia has received a Recognition of Quality from Bosch. The award recognizes the improvement in quality from 2016 to 2017.

Quality Achievement 2018
Quality Achievement 2018
Quality Achievement 2018

GKN Sinter Metals’ team in Hortolandia has received a Quality Achievement Award from Toyota Do Brasil. 

Supplier Award 2018
Supplier Award 2018
Supplier Award 2018

GKN Sinter Metals’ team in Menomonee Falls has received the Supplier Award from TK Presta. 

Supplier Quality Award 2018
Supplier Quality Award 2018
Supplier Quality Award 2018

GKN Sinter Metals’ team in Conover has received the Supplier Quality Award 2019 from GM. The award recognizes the good performance in 2017.

Regional Supplier Award 2018
Regional Supplier Award 2018
Regional Supplier Award 2018

GKN Sinter Metals’ team in Danyang (China) has received the Regional Supplier Award 2018 from Jatco. The award recognizes the good performance with no quality issue over the last year and a half.

Key Supplier Award 2018
Key Supplier Award 2018
Key Supplier Award 2018

GKN Sinter Metals’ team in Bruneck, Italy has received the Key Supplier Award 2019 from Brose. 

Regional Quality Award (Japan)
Regional Quality Award (Japan)
Regional Quality Award (Japan)

GKN Sinter Metals has been recognized by Jatco with the Regional Quality Award for efforts in the supplier’s Japanese business. Each year, Jatco awards companies that produce over a 15 month period with a defect rate of zero parts per million (PPM). GKN’s 2017 Quality Award is the first of its recognition from Jatco. Jatco, a tier-one automotive supplier and manufacturer of automotive transmissions, has partnered with GKN since 2009.

Key Supplier Award
Key Supplier Award
Key Supplier Award

The award highlights the excellent quality and delivery performance from different GKN plants as well as the good development partnership on new projects.

Perfect Quality Award - 2017
Perfect Quality Award - 2017
Perfect Quality Award - 2017

GKN Sinter Metals has been recognized by Nexteer Automotive with a Perfect Quality Award. Nexteer acknowledges companies that supply products with zero defects over a 12 month period. This is the first recognition from Nexteer for GKN's Salem location.

Supplier Award
Supplier Award
Supplier Award - 2017

GKN Sinter Metals has received the Best Supplier Award for its quality performance by Somfy, the global market leader in automatic awnings and shutters for buildings. Over recent years, GKN has been a key supplier for Somfy's manufactured shutters. The award recognizes the outstanding performance of GKN Sinter Metals' site in Bruneck, Italy which manufactures high-class planetary gears and components for Somfy´s electrical shutter motors. Since 2014, GKN Sinter Metals Bruneck has shipped over 75 million parts and components with a defective rate of below 10 ppm, which highlights the precision, reliability and cost effectiveness achieved with sinter metal technology in industrial applications.

Best Supplier Award - Category Quality - 2017
Best Supplier Award - Category Quality - 2017
Best Supplier Award - Category Quality - 2017

Receiving this award for sustained high quality and delivery reliabilty marks the positive outcome of a demanding supply situation. Over the past 4 year,s GKN´s business with ThyssenKrupp Bilstein grew in an unexpected way by more than 60% and required a dedicated management to ensure both, meeting high quality standards and reliable delivery.

Best in Support Role - Growing Business Together - 2017
Best in Support Role - Growing Business Together - 2017
Best in Support Role - Growing Business Together - 2017

The award recognizes GKN Sinter Metals' capability to act as a strong engineering partner. Together with the customer, GKN engineers developed a new generation of Pistons and Base Valves for shock absorbers that required the capability to manufacture at extremely close tolerances that haven´t been realised before.

Supplier Quality Excellence award - 2017
Supplier Quality Excellence award - 2017
Supplier Quality Excellence award - 2017

GKN Sinter Metals' locations in Gallipolis, Ohio and Germantown, Wisconsin were recognized by GM with the 2016 Supplier Quality Excellence Award. GM chose GKN Sinter Metals for the recognition due to a strong commitment in quality excellence.

Design Excellence Award – 2016
Design Excellence Award – 2016
Supplier Award – 2015
Supplier Award – 2015
GETRAG Award – January 2015
GETRAG Award – January 2015
2014 Tianjin Tanhas Excellent Supplier – January 2015
2014 Tianjin Tanhas Excellent Supplier – January 2015
GM Supplier Quality Excellence Awards (SQEA) – December 2014
GM Supplier Quality Excellence Awards (SQEA) – December 2014
Award of distinction
Award of distinction
Excellent Supplier of Quality Award
Excellent Supplier of Quality Award
Outstanding Quality and Delivery Performance
Outstanding Quality and Delivery Performance
World’s top five suppliers of steering systems
World’s top five suppliers of steering systems
Quality Achievement Award 2013
Quality Achievement Award 2013
Excellent Quality Supplier Award 2013
Excellent Quality Supplier Award 2013
Supplier Elite Award
Supplier Elite Award
Safety Award
Safety Award

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Christiaan P. Klaus
Christiaan P. Klaus
Global Strategic Marketing Manager