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Indianapolis, Ind., November 17, 2003
Roche Diagnostics Recognizes Suppliers for Customer Focus and Quality
Roche Diagnostics Corporation of Indianapolis, the leading diagnostics
company, today announced nine Supplier Excellence Awards which were
presented recently at Roche's annual Supplier Awards Conference.
The winning companies demonstrated exemplary performance in the
areas of Customer Focus, Quality, Teamwork, Cost, and Innovation.
"Roche Diagnostics is pleased to present these awards to our
outstanding suppliers," said Bob Werner, Director of Indirect
Materials, Roche Diagnostics. "We have a strong relationship
with each of our Suppliers of the Year award winners, and we look
forward to continued success with them."
Roche Diagnostics values its relationships and contributions by
its suppliers, because strong alliances enable Roche to provide
exceptional products and services to its customers.
Patient Care Supplier of the Year - Coppinger Exhibits, Inc.
Coppinger Exhibits is a full service designer and producer of tradeshow
exhibits, graphics and permanent display installations. Coppinger's
ongoing goal is to grow strong partnerships with customers, bring
them the best of current trend developments in the marketplace and
provide branding and product support.
Facilities Supplier of the Year - Crystal Food Services
Crystal Food Service is the premier caterer in Indiana and the 25th
largest food service company in the United States. Crystal Food
Service offers banquet facilities, catering services, corporate
cafeteria management, vending, office coffee and custom food production.
Diverse Supplier of the Year - Dynamic Computer Corporation
For over 24 years Dynamic Computer Corporation has provided IT Hardware
and Software solutions based on industry standard products to America's
best companies. They provide customers with hardware and software
from major brand manufacturers and also offer services for system
integration, installation, configuration, maintenance, repair and
kitting.
Human Resources Supplier of the Year - Hire.com
Hire.com is a leading application service provider and people-management
software provider to some of the world's most recognized brands.
Global 2000 companies use Hire.com's solutions to power their career
Web sites, increasing the quality and speed of talent hired and
retained while lowering costs.
Centralized Diagnostics Supplier of the Year - Raichem
Raichem is a division of Hemagen Diagnostics, Inc., a biotechnology
Company that develops, manufactures and, markets more than 150 FDA-cleared
proprietary medical diagnostic test kits used to aid in the diagnosis
of certain autoimmune and infectious diseases.
Diabetes Care Supplier of the Year - Sanmina - SCI
Sanmina-SCI Corporation, the world's Premier Electronics Contract
Manufacturer (EMS), serves the fastest growing segments of the $125
billion global EMS market. The Company provides end-to-end manufacturing
solutions, delivering unsurpassed quality and support to large OEMs
primarily in the automotive, communications, computing, defense
and aerospace, industrial and semiconductor systems, medical systems,
and multimedia markets. The Company is at the forefront of the industry
due to its commitment to leading-edge technology, cost-effective
manufacturing and unparalleled customer service.
Customer Fulfillment/Physical Logistics Supplier of the Year
- Schenker
With annual sales of 6.5 billion euros, 36,000 employees and about
1,100 offices around the world, the Stinnes subsidiary Schenker
is one of the world's leading providers of integrated logistics
services, offering land transport and air and sea freight services
as well as comprehensive logistics solutions and global supply chain
management from a single source. Stinnes is a Deutsche Bahn AG company.
Core Services Supplier of the Year - Staples, Inc.
As an office supply provider, Staples National Advantage is recognized
as an industry leader in providing both quality service and systems.
Staples works closely with the Fortune 1000 companies providing
the knowledge and tools necessary for these top corporations to
achieve a successful procurement program.
Informational Technology Supplier of the Year - STI
As an IBM, e-certified premier business partner, headquartered in
Indianapolis, STI brings together the knowledge, the experience,
the skills and the technology needed to design, build and implement
solutions that fit the customer's environment and solves their business
problem.
About Roche and the Roche Diagnostics Division
Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Roche is one of the world's
leading innovation-driven healthcare groups. Its core businesses
are pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. Roche is number one in the
global diagnostics market, the leading supplier of pharmaceuticals
for cancer and a leader in virology and transplantation. As a supplier
of products and services for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment
of disease, the Group contributes on a broad range of fronts to
improving people's health and quality of life. Roche employs roughly
65,000 people in 150 countries. The Group has alliances and research
and development agreements with numerous partners, including majority
ownership interests in Genentech and Chugai. Roche's Diagnostics
Division, the world leader in in-vitro diagnostics with a uniquely
broad product portfolio, supplies a wide array of innovative testing
products and services to researchers, physicians, patients, hospitals
and laboratories world-wide. Roche Diagnostics' North American headquarters
are in Indianapolis, Indiana (www.roche-diagnostics.us
). For further information, please visit our websites www.roche.com
and www.roche-diagnostics.com.
For more information contact:
Lori LeRoy
Roche Diagnostics
317-521-7159
lori.leroy@roche.com
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