NEW CASTLE, DE, January 11, 2009
/24-7PressRelease/ -- Speakman Company is honored to receive the 2008 Delaware Quality W.L. (Bill) Gore Award of Excellence. The "Gore Award" recognizes Delaware based companies that demonstrate high level of performance excellence. This is the highest award given by the independent Panel of Judges of the Delaware Quality Award (DQA).
"We are very excited to be awarded DQA's W.L. (Bill) Gore Award of Excellence for 2008" said Speakman Company President Rod Ward. Since receiving the Commitment Award in 2003, Speakman Company has focused on improving internal processed based on the DQA's recommendations. After five years of dedicated effort the company felt confident about reapplying. "It has been a worthwhile journey" added Ward. "We have spent the last five years making meaningful improvements to our processes including implementing many of the recommendations from our first DQA feedback report from 2003. As a result of our participation in DQA, we are a higher performing company with a brighter future."
About Speakman Company
The Speakman Company was founded in 1869 as a plumbing pipefitting company. Retaining its independent and privately held status, Speakman has forged a reputation for continuous product innovation and quality leadership. The acknowledged leader in specification quality plumbing fittings and electronic faucets, Speakman pioneered water bearing safety equipment more than 50 years ago, and led the market transformation into modern-day showering over 75 years ago. Speakman's products are registered to ISO 9001:2000, please visit our web site at http://www.speakmancompany.com.
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