16th
December 2008 - WABCO Earns
U.K. Commercial Vehicle 'Supplier of the Year' Award
Third Year in a Row
from Automotive Distribution Federation, a UK Trade Association
WABCO Holdings Inc., a global technology
leader and tier-one supplier to the commercial vehicle industry, today
announced that the Automotive Distribution Federation (ADF) in the
United Kingdom has named WABCO as Commercial Vehicle Supplier
of the Year 2008, marking the third consecutive year that WABCO has
earned this award from ADF, the UK trade association representing over
80 percent of parts distributors in the independent automotive
aftermarket as well as parts manufacturers and importers.
"This award recognizes professionalism,
product quality and expertise for customer service and technical support
across the UK independent automotive aftermarket, and we congratulate
WABCO on their success as ADF Commercial Vehicle Supplier of the Year,"
said Brian Spratt, Chief Executive, Automotive
Distribution Federation. "WABCO has now won this award for three
successive years, demonstrating the consistency of their performance and
showing their leadership in the aftermarket."
"WABCO is proud to be awarded for 2008 by
the UK's largest aftermarket trade association, and we take further
pride in winning this top distinction three years in a row," said
Nick Rens, WABCO Vice President, Aftermarket and Trailer
Systems. "WABCO's aftermarket performance in the UK further strengthens
our global service network covering 450 WABCO Service Centers and over
500 WABCO Service Points around the world."
"We are passionate about product and
service quality, and yet again the ADF award confirms WABCO's ability to
achieve outstanding customer satisfaction on a continual basis," said
Chris Chapman, WABCO Aftermarket Manager, United
Kingdom. "Winning the ADF award proves that customers value
our range of aftermarket support tools, services and training programs,
and they highly rate our support for systems, components and parts
throughout a vehicle's lifecycle."
About WABCO
WABCO Vehicle Control Systems is one of
the world's leading providers of electronic braking, stability,
suspension and transmission automation systems for heavy duty commercial
vehicles. Customers include the world's leading commercial truck,
trailer, and bus manufacturers. Founded in the U.S. in 1869 as
Westinghouse Air Brake Company, WABCO was acquired by American Standard
in 1968 and spun off in 2007. Headquartered in Brussels,
Belgium, WABCO employs more than 7,700 people in 31 countries
worldwide. In 2007, WABCO's total sales were $2.4 billion
Source: WABCO Press Release