RD Taylor named as Raytheon Systems Limited's Service Provider of the Year 2004
RD Taylor & Co Ltd, the supplier of high technology materials to the aerospace and defence industries, has been recognised at the Third Annual Raytheon Systems Limited Supply Chain Conference and Scorecard Awards, as Service Provider of the Year for 2004.
RD Taylor won the award in recognition of the support given in 2004 to Raytheon's Harlow and Glenrothes sites. It also won the Q3 2004 Service Provider and Q4 2004 Service Provider awards.
James Tully, Director of Supply Chain Management, who presented the awards, said:
"The Scorecard Award ceremonies allow us the opportunity to communicate the high-level expectations of partnerships and to recognise and reward those partners who have supported Raytheon through exceptional or consistently high performance. RD Taylor have delivered a consistently high performance to both our Harlow and Glenrothes sites throughout the year and thoroughly deserve this award."
Andy Drummond, Managing Director of RD Taylor, said:
"We are obviously honoured by this award. Our business model is built around developing strong and enduring partnerships with our customer base. To be recognised in this way by Raytheon is testament to the success of this strategy, and to the enormous commitment of our people to deliver our products and services to an exceptional standard on a daily basis."
Based in Glasgow, RD Taylor is a wholly owned subsidiary of Umeco plc.
The company is a major supplier of adhesives, sealants, tapes, lubricants, abrasives and coatings and is the officially appointed distributor to many of the global manufacturers. The company is a well respected market leader of the above product ranges and currently hold a number of single source contracts with major companies within the Aerospace and Defence market.
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For further information, please contact:
RD Taylor & Co Ltd 0141 427 5103
Andy Drummond, Managing Director
Raytheon Systems Limited
Mike Brown, Media Relations Manager 0207 569 5517 | 
