ContiTech Anoflex wins PSA award

June 25, 2013: ContiTech has reinforced its strong position as a strategic partner of the French PSA Peugeot Citroën Group. Hose specialist ContiTech Anoflex S.A.S. from Caluire (near Lyon) has now received a ‘Supplier Award 2013’.

Member of the Continental Executive Board Heinz-Gerhard Wente received the award from PSA Chairman Philippe Varin and Yannick Bézard, Purchasing Director of PSA. "The supplier award is a particularly important award for us as it reinforces our position as a strategic PSA supplier and strengthens us economically as well," said Heinz-Gerhard Wente, who is also Chairman of the Executive Board of ContiTech AG.

PSA is France's leading automotive supplier and manufactures 40 percent of its vehicles in France. In the process, the company gives preference to local sourcing. More than 50 percent of supplies to the French vehicle production plants come from France.

"Thanks to our sites in France, we are able to support this course," says Virginie Perol, Key Account Manager for PSA at ContiTech in Caluire – a site that primarily manufactures oil lines for turbochargers used in PSA's petrol and diesel engines. In addition, ContiTech operates a site for moulded brake components in Andrézieux, France (Rhône-Alpes region).

PSA conferred the award in eight categories. ContiTech came out on top in the Industrial Excellence category representing exceptional achievements in quality, logistics, and the continuous improvement of industrial processes. "The award came as no surprise to me. After all, the quality and logistics services of ContiTech Anoflex set standards. This gives the site a bright future," said PSA Purchasing Director Yannick Bézard when handing over the award. Two years ago, ContiTech and PSA together began to optimize processes in their collaboration. "This makes our collaboration particularly efficient and has now paid off," says Joël Ripamonti, Site Manager in Caluire.

Photograph: Heinz-Gerhard Wente, Member of the Continental AG Executive Board, with PSA Vice President Purchasing Yannick Bézard (left) and Jean-Baptiste De Chatillon, PSA Executive Vice President, Finance (right).