Supplier Excellence is intrinsically linked with parameters such as performance and quality, but also with aspects such sustainability and innovation and the introduction of new ways of working in the value chain.
Sustainability is an integral part of the strategies and values of Leonardo. The group recently confirmed, for the twelfth year in a row, compliance with the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) - stock market indicators including best-in-class companies in the area of sustainability on a global level - earning the highest score in the Aerospace & Defence sector. It was also confirmed for the second year in a row on CDP’s (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) “Climate A List 2021”, for its commitment against climate change.
Supplier Awards for Leonardo UK Indirect Procurement were announced as part of our Strategic Partnering Conference. Andy Brown, Procurement Director and Head of LGS UK, revealed the winners and congratulated them for their commitment to excellence, their spirit of collaboration and the results achieved.
Seven suppliers received awards, having obtained the highest rankings in the following two categories:
Performance Excellence Award for Service Excellence:
- ISS Facilities Services Limited
- Sodexo
- Compass Group
- Carlisle Support Services Group
Together, the companies formed an extended enterprise that saw them sharing PPE and helping Leonardo to keep our offices open and safe throughout the COVID19 pandemic. All four companies demonstrated continued excellent service to respond to the rapid demand/supply changes brought during the pandemic.
- DL Complete Refurbishments is a family owned SME that has been an important local supplier to the Helicopters business for over 50 years, and still has the appetite for continuous improvement opportunities and ways to deepen the partnership. The majority of materials used for on-site projects are selected due to their sustainable and eco properties, as well as the skills and support available in the local community.
- Morson Group provides an invaluable service to the Leonardo UK Helicopters division at Yeovil and Offsite across many of our contracts. Morson has been a supplier to Leonardo for over 25 years and has a strong track record of working closely with us to deliver extremely successful Manpower Solutions.
Sustainability Award: results achieved and commitment to sustainable development.
The winner of the award was Xerox, which is truly embracing the Environmental, Social, and Governance criteria, including an impressive CO2e route-map and business transformation. Xerox has a clear carbon offsetting strategy for Leonardo UK that integrates well within our own decarbonisation commitments.
Four suppliers to Leonardo’s UK Electronics business also received awards having obtained the highest rankings in the following two categories:
Performance Excellence Award for Operational Excellence:
- Phoenix Optical Technologies Ltd is a Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) based in North Wales manufactures high precision optics for Leonardo’s Electronic business in UK and Italy. In the course of the last 30 years since their founding, POTL has been on a journey of development and growth in new technologies as well as improvement programmes such as ADS SC-21, leading to their operational excellence we see today.
- JK Engineering is a precision CNC manufacturing engineering company supplying components to the aerospace, medical, motorsport, defence, electronics and scientific industry sectors. JK Engineering is a key supplier to our airborne radar business in Edinburgh and received an award in recognition of their delivery performance over the last year.
- II-VI Compound Semiconductor is a global leader and foundry for the production of high-performance III-V materials on wafers and provides services in development, design, and manufacturing of advanced compound semiconductor epitaxial wafers for use in a wide range of Leonardo’s Radar and Electronic Warfare products. A long history of partnership between Leonardo and II-VI provides a key capability in support of the UK Ministry of Defence and other overseas Customers in this critical technology.
Performance Excellence Award for Service Excellence:
- Astute Electronics Ltd provides a range of services to all Lines of Business within Leonardo Electronics UK. Astute has supported Leonardo for over 25 years, and in the course of a decade has grown from a Small to Medium Enterprise (SME), offering franchised distribution and factoring services, and supporting Leonardo in the fight against counterfeit goods entering the supply chain. As well as project-specific activities and associated services, Astute is an integral supply partner in the provision of Leonardo’s support of the UK Ministry of Defence.
LEONARDO’s Chief Procurement & Supply Chain Officer, Giacinto Carullo, commented: “The Leonardo Supplier Awards are a key element in the company’s relationship with its supply chain, ideally representing the level of excellence that the challenges of the current scenario and the future demand of us and our partners. The suppliers we are rewarding have come up with an outstanding response to our expectations, sharing with us the commitment to building an increasingly competitive, innovative, sustainable industrial ecosystem.”
