WABCO Holdings Inc. announced WABCO in the Netherlands has been recognized with a top award for quality achievement throughout 2011 by Paccar. Paccar honored WABCO’s manufacturing facility in Meppel, the Netherlands, which supplies TriStop brake actuators for DAF trucks. Paccar’s measure of quality requires 50 or fewer defects out of every one million parts produced by a supplier.
“We appreciate the quality products and services that WABCO provides for DAF trucks,” says Helene Mawyer, vice president, quality, Paccar. “Throughout the world, our truck brands have earned a reputation for unsurpassed quality, and much of the credit for this success goes to suppliers like WABCO who meet or exceed our quality expectations.”
“We are proud to be honored by Paccar for helping to sustain the high-quality standards of DAF trucks, and this prestigious award demonstrates WABCO’s passion for excellence in execution,” says Mike Thompson, WABCO vice president, compression and braking. “Paccar’s top-quality award exemplifies our commitment to ongoing partnership with customers to advance vehicle safety and efficiency, further differentiating WABCO as a supplier of choice for globally operating manufacturers of commercial vehicles.”