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Kineco Kaman receives BAE Gold Tier Supplier award

By on May 07, 2019

Kineco Kaman Composites India Private Limited, a joint venture between Goa-based Kineco Limited and Kaman Aerospace Group, Inc, a subsidiary of Kaman Corporation of Connecticut, USA, recently announced it won the 2018 Gold Tier Award for exceptional performance and contributions to supply chain success for BAE Systems’ Electronic Systems Sector.

Kineco Kaman was honoured at a ceremony in the US earlier this month, selected from a pool of more than 750 suppliers that worked with BAE Systems in 2018.

Founder promoter of Kineco Group and chairman & managing director of Kineco Kaman Shekhar Sardessai said, “We are proud to be standing among the best in the world for our performance on quality and delivery and being recognised as a gold supplier by BAE systems – one of the world’s most esteemed aerospace majors. This award signifies the maturity that Kineco Kaman has come to achieve in just six years. The mutually shared vision of Kineco and Kaman has been the pillar of the venture’s success and this will continue to make the journey ahead a rewarding one for all stakeholders.”

Executive vice president and president of Kaman Aerospace Group Rick Barnhart added, “The recognition from BAE Systems as a gold supplier demonstrates the high level capabilities and the quality of the products we manufacture with our partners at Kineco Kaman. I am

proud of the work we have done with Kineco to make our joint venture a world-class composites facility and look forward to the continued success of this operation.”

BAE Systems’ Partner 2 Win programme is designed to achieve operational excellence and eliminate defects in its supply chain by raising the bar of performance expectations to meet the demand of current and future customers. As part of the programme, BAE Systems meets regularly with its suppliers at their locations to transfer best practices to ensure that the components and materials that compose BAE Systems products meet the highest quality standards.