On 21 February 2024, a presentation ceremony of the “Ford Q1” Certificate took place at our company. The event was attended by representatives of Ford Europe, Mr. Robert Hoenen (Germany) and Miroslav Klement (Czech Republic), and the representatives of SumiRiko Poland.
We are very proud of this achievement because this "FORD Q1 preferred quality status" is awarded only to the best suppliers fulfilling a number of strict quality and logistics requirements, such as:
- quality of products,
- on-time deliveries to Ford factories,
- overall organizational performance and plant management, including employees’ awareness,
- continuous improvement.
During the ceremony, we also received the Ford Q1 flag, which symbolizes the hard work, dedication and determination that Ford's award-winning supplier has shown in implementing the required criteria for operational performance, both quality and environmental management systems. Ford has established its own quality system, known as Q1, to ensure the consistent high quality of parts across all plants, so that the corporation can produce cars of the highest quality to meet customer requirements.
Receiving Q1 certification, means becoming the preferred supplier of parts for new car models launched by Ford and its group companies. However, we should keep in mind that the Q1 award is not awarded once and for all, it may be taken away if certain conditions are not met in the future.
We will constantly improve our performance to maintain Q1 certificate.