- Walbridge honored by Ford Motor Company with a Special Recognition World Excellence Award
- Ford’s World Excellence Awards honor companies that exceed expectations and achieve the highest levels of excellence in quality, cost, performance and delivery
- Awards span 10 categories, including quality, sustainability, safe, smart, aligned business framework, special recognition, diverse supplier of the year, supplier diversity development corporation of the year, gold and silver
DEARBORN, Mich., May 28, 2019 – Walbridge was recognized as a top-performing global supplier at the 21st annual Ford World Excellence Awards. Walbridge was presented with a Special Recognition World Excellence Award by Hau Thai-Tang, Ford chief product development and purchasing officer and Linda Cash, Ford vice president, quality and new model programs.
“The World Excellence Award from Ford is an exciting moment in a continuing relationship between our companies that spans back 102 years,” Walbridge President Mike Haller said. “As a company, we’re immensely grateful for not only that continued relationship but for all the hard work symbolized by this honor.”
“Ford’s annual World Excellence Awards recognize our top-performing suppliers for their contributions to our success,” said Thai-Tang. “Suppliers like Walbridge play an instrumental role in helping us achieve our vision of being the most trusted mobility company.”
Honorees were recognized for achieving the highest levels of global excellence in 10 categories, including:
• Quality, sustainability, safe and smart categories for suppliers that demonstrate leadership in Ford’s primary brand pillars
• Aligned business framework for suppliers that most exemplify the framework’s principles, with an emphasis on quality, value and innovation
• Special recognition for suppliers that delivered results exceeding expectations
• Diverse supplier of the year and supplier diversity development corporation of the year to honor suppliers that excel in integrating diversity into their organization and business process
• Gold and silver for supplier manufacturing sites demonstrating superior quality, delivery and cost performance throughout the year
Walbridge (www.walbridge.com) is a privately held, top-60 construction company founded in Detroit in 1916. Walbridge has been ranked No. 1 in automotive facility construction 16 out of the last 17 years by the Engineering News-Record. The company offers construction management, design-build, general contracting and related services for customers in a broad range of fields including automotive, aviation, commercial, education, industrial manufacturing, mission critical, power and energy, and water/waste water. Walbridge employs 1,000 professionals committed to sustainable construction and maintaining injury-free workplaces.