Benton Harbor, MI, May 18, 2005 - LCR received the "Suppliers Performance Award" from Whirlpool Corporation tonight at a banquet at Lake Michigan College’s Mendel Center in Benton Harbor.Whirlpool Corporation’s Global Procurement Organization partners with suppliers around the world to obtain high quality, cost-effective materials, components and other products from top-notch suppliers that demonstrate excellence in quality, delivery, productivity and innovation.
Out of the company’s approximately 700 U.S. suppliers, Whirlpool Corporation recognized 21 companies for outstanding performance. These suppliers were judged primarily on three criteria: quality of their goods, productivity and material management.
Those honored this year consistently met Whirlpool Corporation’s requirements in quality, productivity, engineering, design, availability, and, increasingly, innovation.
LCR has also won an award from KitchenAid (Whirlpool Corporation) in 2000.
LCR is a leading supplier of EMI filter, electronic controls, backplanes, subsystem enclosure and suppression components to various industries including Appliance, Commercial, Telecommunication, Medical and Military. LCR has a fully integrated facility at Norristown, PA and a low cost manufacturing facility at Kunshan, China. Visit www.LCR-inc.com for more information.
Whirlpool Corporation is the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, with nearly 50 manufacturing and technology research centers around the globe. The company markets Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Brastemp, Bauknecht, Consul and other major brand names to consumers in more than 170 countries.
LCR Contact: Anand Awasthi, anand@lcr-inc.com Tel: 610 278-0840 ext. 202