ITASCA, Ill. – Bando USA President and CEO Joe Laudadio recently congratulated all company employees for a job well done, after receiving recognition for excellence in customer service by two of leading OEMs – American Honda and General Motors.
 
At its recent Supplier Business Conference in Indianapolis, American Honda presented Bando USA with its Supplier Performance Award for 2012. Bando has been honored with this award 11 times in the past 12 years and is among only two suppliers to have been presented with the award more than 10 times. As stated by American Honda, “Bando has a very strong focus on meeting our needs and expectations.”
 
General Motors Customer Care and Aftersales awarded Bando USA with its Certificate of Excellence and Platinum Supplier status in recognition of achieving 100 percent on-time delivery in 2012. Of the more than 4,000 companies that supply General Motors, Bando USA is among the fewer than 500 to achieve Platinum Supplier status.
 
“I am proud of all that we have accomplished, and being recognized by these two great companies is most appreciated,” said Laudadio. “These awards belong to each and every employee of our manufacturing plant in Bowling Green, Ky.”
 
Bando USA, headquartered in Itasca, Ill., is the North, Central and South American sales, marketing and manufacturing subsidiary of Bando Chemical Industries (BCI). With 17 plants in 15 countries, BCI is headquartered in Kobe, Japan, and for more than 100 years has been pioneering technologies and development of all types of power transmission products.