5th CLAAS Suppliers' Day 2009

True to its motto “Growing Together - Creating Value: First CLAAS Performance”, CLAAS honored its best suppliers in the style of an Oscars ceremony for the fifth time.  On this occasion the trophies were presented in the Congress & World Trade Center in Budapest (Hungary). Some 400 “premium suppliers“ from all over the world came to Hungary, where they were afforded the opportunity of experiencing the Factory of the Year 2007, CLAAS Hungaria Kft., in Törökszentmiklós, live.

Dr. Theo Freye, Speaker of the Executive Board, spoke to the international guests about how positively the CLAAS Group had performed during the last fiscal year and about the global trends that will determine the future of agriculture.

The “Claas Supplier of the Year 2008” award went to Lippstadt-based Hella KGaA Hueck & Co (www.hella.de). The company has partnered Claas for several years now and manufactures light systems. This partnership with Hella is characterized by a high degree of reliability and a close working relationship on development issues.

For seeing the film about the Total Winner please click here.

Camoplast Inc. from Québec, Canada (www.camoplast.com), supplies caterpillar treads for the Terra Trec system, which is part of CLAAS’ most expensive machine, the Lexion Terra Trec. Despite sharp increases in volumes, Camoplast excelled by maintaining quality at a constant high level and thus made a key contribution to benefiting CLAAS customers.

For seeing the film about the winner in the category Quality please click here.

Busatis GmbH, Purgstall, Austria (www.busatis.com)

NTN Wälzlager GmbH, Erkrath, Germany (www.ntn-europe.com)

Weinheim-based Freudenberg Simrit GmbH & Co. KG (www.simrit.de) supplies seals and vibration engineering and is a major factor in CLAAS’ technological leadership. Last year this innovative partnership was awarded the Win-Win Cup by the VDI (Association of German Engineers) in recognition of the commitment of both partners, which represents a win-win situation for both.

For seeing the film about the winner in the category Innovation please click here.

Aage Øestergaard A/S, Horsens, Denmark (www.aao-steel.dk)

Sauer-Danfoss GmbH & Co. OHG, Neumünster, Germany (www.sauer-danfoss.de)

Hamburg-based Kühne + Nagel (AG & Co.) KG (www.kn-portal.com) has been CLAAS’ logistics partner for 40 years and its global network guarantees optimum delivery quality. A successful spare parts joint venture has been in business for several years and has gone on to become an industry benchmark.

For seeing the film about the winner in the category Logistics please click here.

NAF Neunkirchener Achsenfabrik AG, Neunkirchen, Germany (www.nafaxles.com)

Pneumatik + Hydraulik GmbH, Dipoldiswalde, Germany (www.pneumatik-hydraulik.de)

For years Bielefeld-based Oltrogge & Co. KG (www.oltrogge.de) has been the reliable supplier of tooling and recently also of paint shops. As the main initiator of a joint process optimization project, Oltrogge makes a major contribution in ensuring production facilities flexible and retain a high degree of availability. 

For seeing the film about the winner in the category Service please click here.

E.ON AG, Düsseldorf, Germany (www.eon.com)

Heinz J. Bevermann KG, Bad Laer, Germany (www.bevermann.com)