Meritor Suspension Systems Company’s Chatham Facility Named Industry of the Year
TROY, Mich., (April 4,
2003) — Meritor Suspension Systems
Company’s (MSSC) Chatham, Ont., Canada, facility has been named Chatham Industry
of the Year. MSSC is a joint venture company of the Light Vehicle Systems
business group of ArvinMeritor, Inc. (NYSE: ARM). The
District Chamber of Commerce awarded the Chatham facility this honor based on
excellence in stability and growth, environmental responsibility, community
commitment, health and safety, and employee training, as well as other
community-related factors.
The
QS-9000 - and ISO-14001 - certified manufacturing facility is the largest
independent supplier of automotive stabilizer bars and torsion bars in North
America. The facility has been serving the community since 1901 and
produces more than four million stabilizer bars and two million torsion bars
annually for DaimlerChrysler, Honda, General Motors, Mercedes and
Mazda.
“We are extremely pleased to have been named
Industry of the Year by the District Chamber of Commerce,” said Steven Everitt,
site manager of the Chatham facility. “This award recognizes our
commitment to excellence when serving the community and our customers with the
highest quality suspension products.”
MSSC’s Chatham facility was recognized for a
number of accomplishments, including:
- Developing more than 25 new stabilizer bars,
including tubular bars, water and air quenching systems, and
components.
- Supporting numerous charities, including the
United Way, the Salvation Army Toy Drive, Children’s Safety Village, food
banks, Adopt-a-School Program and Walk for MS.
- MSSC spends more than $30 million annually with
local suppliers for parts, supplies and services.
- MSSC Chatham is approaching two million hours
without a lost-time injury.
- MSSC Chatham prides itself on working closely with
the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) Locals 127 and 35 for mutually beneficial
outcomes.
The Chatham Performance Plan is a joint effort
comprised of health and safety performance, training hours, employee suggestions
and throughput targets.
Meritor Suspension Systems Company is a joint
venture between ArvinMeritor Light Vehicle Systems and Mitsubishi Steel
Manufacturing Company of Japan. Created in 1986, the business supplies
virtually every North American OEM – including the Japanese and German
transplants – and has already produced more than 100 million coil springs in 10
years.
ArvinMeritor, Inc. is a premier $7-billion
global supplier of a broad range of integrated systems, modules and components
to the motor vehicle industry. The company serves light vehicle,
commercial truck, trailer and specialty original equipment manufacturers and
related aftermarkets. In addition, ArvinMeritor is a leader in coil coating
applications. The company is headquartered in Troy, Mich., and employs
32,000 people at more than 150 manufacturing facilities in 27 countries.
ArvinMeritor common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the
ticker symbol ARM. For more information, visit the company’s Web site
at: http://www.arvinmeritor.com/.
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