STANLEY^® Engineered Fastening Receives General Motors Quality Award

2014 was yet another banner year for STANLEY^® Engineered Fastening, with three separate General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Awards. Three years ago, GM initiated a program to reward their suppliers for providing the highest levels of quality performance over the past 12 months. Both POP^® and Gripco^® have received this award three years running and Dodge^® for the last two years.

These suppliers have demonstrated their commitment to quality excellence, and their outstanding performance is essential to GM’s efforts to provide its customers with the best products and services in the industry.

–Sheri Hickok, Executive Director Supplier Quality
General Motors

These globally recognized brands are used extensively throughout GM automobiles including automotive body, automotive exterior trim, automotive interiors, powertrain, and chassis. 

• Dodge^® Inserts – Threaded inserts & compression limiters used in plastic assemblies 
• POP^® Rivets – Blind fasteners used to assemble different types of metals and plastics
• Gripco^® – Internally threaded nuts and assemblies used to hold critical joints

“These suppliers have demonstrated their commitment to quality excellence, and their outstanding performance is essential to GM’s efforts to provide its customers with the best products and services in the industry,” said Sheri Hickok, GM executive director Supplier Quality. 

“Inside and out, automobiles of all styles and purpose benefit from high-performance fastener and assembly solutions from STANLEY^® Engineered Fastening. These well-known brands have been effectively used throughout GM vehicles for decades,” says David Calkins, Dodge^® Product Manager.

Inside and out, automobiles of all styles and purpose benefit from high-performance fastener and assembly solutions from STANLEY^® Engineered Fastening.

–David Calkins, Dodge^® Product Manager
STANLEY^® Engineered Fastening

Awards were presented to a proud group of Quality Managers including Rob Bingham (Dodge^®), Cindy Uher (POP^®), and Kyle Roe (Gripco^®).

Photo - From left: Kyle Roe, STANLEY^® Engineered Fastening/Gripco^® Quality Manager; Randall Pappal, GM Executive Director, Cindy Uher, STANLEY^® Engineered Fastening/POP^® Quality Manager; Sheri Hickok, GM Executive Director; Charles Stumb, STANLEY^® Engineered Fastening Business Unit Director; Robert Bingham, STANLEY^® Engineered Fastening/Dodge^® Quality Manager; Syed Farhatullah, STANLEY^® Engineered Fastening Vice President Global Quality