Beijing, China, November 19, 2002 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology company, announced today that ABB Xiamen Switchgear Co. Ltd. is awarded the China National Quality Management Award during the 8th Asia Pacific Organization Conference that took place in Beijing. This is the first time in the history of the China National Quality Management Award that the honor is granted to a medium sized enterprise.
"We are greatly honored to win this award,"says Peter Leupp, Chairman and President of ABB (China) Ltd. "This is in line with our commitment to share our state-of-the-art technology and management skills with local partners in China."
"This is also reinforcing the value of the ABB brand and strengthening the leading position in our markets – locally and globally," said Guido Traversa, ABB Group Senior Vice President and Head of Medium Voltage Technology Business Area.
The China National Quality Management Award is the highest level to honor and to recognize performance in quality and management. Granted by the China Association for Quality, the award is based on five operational aspects that include leadership, business strategy, resource management, process management, information and business results. As from this year onward, the award will be granted yearly to five large enterprises and one small-and-medium size company in China.
Established in 1992, ABB Xiamen Switchgear Co. Ltd. is the largest medium voltage switchgear manufacturer of ABB in Asia. Since 1996, the company established total quality management system which integrates ISO 9001:1994 and ISO 14001 standards. In July 2002, the company was accredited OHSAS 18001 certificate.
ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utilities and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impacts. The ABB Group of companies has about 150,000 employees in more than 100 countries. In China, ABB employs more than 6,000 people in 27 companies and sales office in 23 major cities.