Johnson Controls Recognizes Leading Suppliers During Fifth Annual Supplier Conference

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 26, 2011 - Johnson Controls, the global leader in building efficiency, honored its top-performing Building Efficiency suppliers during its annual Supplier Conference Awards ceremony today.

Twenty-three awards were presented to supplier companies that demonstrated their leadership and commitment to Johnson Controls' Building Efficiency business.

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"We believe it is important to recognize our supplier partners for their commitment to excellence and for  helping Johnson Controls deliver solutions that improve energy efficiency for our customers," said Carolyn Woznicki, vice president of purchasing, Building Efficiency, for Johnson Controls.

Johnson Controls' 2011 Supplier Awards winners are presented for top performance in the following key business areas: quality, cost, logistics, development, technology and service. Outstanding performance by the company's suppliers was recognized in two categories – Leadership and Excellence & Execution.

Recipients of the Leadership 2011 Supplier Conference Awards were:

Sustainability – Vebego International, Voerendaal, The Netherlands
Sustainability – Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp., Chicago
Continuous Improvement – New Process Steel, Houston
Global Growth – DSSI LLC, Southfield, Mich.
Customer Satisfaction -- Renesas Electronics America Inc., Santa Clara, Calif.
Customer Satisfaction – International Custom Services Inc., Sussex, Wis.
Customer Satisfaction – United Refrigeration Inc. – Philadelphia
Shareholder Value – Renewable Choice Energy – Boulder, Colo.
Quality – Pratt Industries, Conyers, Ga.

The Supplier Conference Excellence & Execution awards were recognized on four levels – platinum, gold, silver and bronze.

The recipient of the Platinum 2011 Supplier Conference Award was: Atlas Steel Products Co., Twinsburg, Ohio

The Gold 2011 Supplier Conference Award recipient was: Pratt Industries, Conyers, Ga.

Recipients of Silver 2011 awards were:

Prestige Maintenance USA, Plano, Texas
Dynamic Materials Corp., Boulder, Colo.
New Process Steel, Houston
Nalco Inc., Naperville, Ill.

Suppliers receiving Bronze 2011 awards were:

Morrison Products Inc., Cleveland
Wolverine Tube Inc., Decatur, Ala.
Baker Tankhead Inc., Fort Worth, Texas
Pitney Bowes, Stamford, Conn.
Kone Corp., Espoo, Finland
Republic Services Inc., Phoenix
Able Building Maintenance, San Francisco

The supplier receiving the Most Improved award at the 2011 Supplier Conference was:

Morrison Products Inc., Cleveland