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Wyeth Recognizes Drug Plastics as Supplier of the Year
Pictured above Paul Addis, Wyeth's Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer presents Fred Biesecker President of Drug Plastics the Supplier of the Year Award.
Boyertown, PA, September 16, 2009 - Wyeth (NYSE: WYE) presented Drug Plastics & Glass Company with the 2009 Supplier of the Year Award at a special luncheon on September 16, 2009. The award was part of Wyeth's Global Recognition for Outstanding Wyeth Suppliers (GROWS) awards program.Over 1,000 suppliers throughout the world were evaluated by Wyeth for their performance during 2008 in six categories: Quality; Delivery; Customer Service; Technical Support; Continuous Improvement; and Supplier of the Year. Suppliers to Wyeth's major manufacturing sites in North America and Europe were evaluated by a selection committee made up of procurement, manufacturing and quality and compliance representatives from the company's Technical Operations and Product Supply (TO&PS) network.
Headquartered in Boyertown PA, Drug Plastics provides plastic bottles, child resistant closures and standard plastic closures to Wyeth plants across North America, Puerto Rico and Europe. "Since 1963 our absolute commitment to perfect quality, unmatched service, timely innovation and a will to satisfy our customers' most urgent requirements has made Drug Plastics a most valued supplier amongst pharmaceutical customers," remarked Biesecker. "We have a talented, dedicated, caring team that prides itself in providing Wyeth, and our other fine customers the best of everything. We are proud, yet humbled, to be selected as Wyeth's Supplier of the Year."
Wyeth selected other suppliers for recognition in specific areas. They were:
• Klockner Pentaplast Group, Quality
• Colorcon, Inc., Delivery
• H. S. Crocker Co., Inc., Customer Service
• DSM Nutritional Products Ltd, Technical Support
• Schreiner MediPharm, Continuous Improvement
• Colorcon, Inc., Delivery
• H. S. Crocker Co., Inc., Customer Service
• DSM Nutritional Products Ltd, Technical Support
• Schreiner MediPharm, Continuous Improvement
"High quality materials and dependable service are critical to providing the exceptional products our customers expect and consumers deserve," says Addis. "This year's winners have distinguished themselves through their strategic alignment with our businesses; their operational performance and outstanding quality; their world class innovation; and their commitment to continuous improvement. We are very appreciative of their strong support and happy to recognize their contributions."