For Immediate Release

DONNELLY CUSTOM MANUFACTURING RECEIVES DIEBOLD SUPPLIER AWARD
Award recognizes excellence in the areas of quality, delivery and cost.

Diebold, Incorporated, a global leader in providing integrated self-service delivery and security systems and services to banks and financial institutions, government agencies and retail establishments, has awarded Donnelly Custom Manufacturing with one of two Supplier Awards for 2005.

The award is part of Diebold’s Supplier Certification program that sets stringent supplier performance standards in strategic areas including: Quality, Delivery, and Cost.   Only two suppliers received awards in 2005 – each receiving the bronze award.

To earn the Bronze Supplier Award, Donnelly met or exceeded performance criteria with the following scores:

• 100% on time deliveries
• 2.5% annual cost reductions
• 810 defects per 1 million parts

According to Ron Kirscht, President of Donnelly Custom Manufacturing, “Donnelly has enjoyed a strategic partnership with Diebold for over 21 years. Since the program’s inception, we’ve continuously delivered on our promises to provide superior quality, on-time deliveries and increased value.  Because Diebold’s performance criteria represents world-class benchmarks, this is an outstanding achievement for everyone at our company.”

Diebold’s Strategic Procurement Manager, Brett Wolford, agrees.  “Donnelly exhibits an eagerness and a willingness to do what they have to do to support us.  They are very responsive, and meet all of our needs.  Their award status exemplifies this approach with their customers.”  

Based in Alexandria, Minn., Donnelly’s 230 employees are dedicated to setting the standards in the custom injection-molding marketplace for “How Short Run Is Done.” The company’s focus is on providing its OEM customers with value added engineering, and highly customized manufacturing and customer support services.  A strong customer service orientation ensures outstanding customer satisfaction.
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