Spartech receives Strategic Supplier Award for 2012 from Brentwood Industries Specialty Product Group

Brentwood SPG is a custom plastics thermoformer; the company has been designing, engineering and manufacturing custom thermoformed plastic products of the highest quality for more than 40 years. Brentwood's reputation for precision in manufacturing rests on the mission that advanced quality planning occurs with all customers' products, so materials from carefully selected suppliers are used to complete a product that meets the customer's requirements.

Spartech has been a long-time supplier partner of Brentwood's for 25 years, providing Brentwood with its Extreme™ TPO product that is used commonly in the commercial trucking industry, among other products.

Brentwood SPG evaluates and monitors its supplier partners across a range of key performance criteria including On-Time Delivery, Quality, Customer Service and Environmental Stewardship among others. Brentwood conducts quarterly reviews and rates their suppliers against these metrics.

"We scrutinize our Supplier's activity and identify a few and select companies who we feel clearly stand out above the competition. Our staff concurs that [Spartech's] efforts and overall performance this past year deserve special recognition," said Art Murphy, Materials Manager at Brentwood SPG in a letter to Spartech announcing the award.

"We are truly honored to receive this award from Brentwood. It's wonderful to know that our hard work and focus on delighting our customers through improving our on-time delivery, quality and customer satisfaction metrics is being recognized by our customers. It is a critical priority for us and we will continue to look for ways to improve our performance and delight our customers," said Vicki Holt, Spartech's President and Chief Executive Officer.