The award was officially handed over at the Volvo headquarters in Göteborg, Sweden. Attending the ceremony and accepting the awards were Plant Manager Dr. Jochen Luft, and Sahil Cubuk, Quality Customer, on behalf of Pierburg's Neuss Niederrhein location, as well as, on behalf of the Pierburg Hartha location, Olivier Lemaire, Sales, and Thomas Jäpel, Quality Customer. The award was presented by Bill Rosenlund, Head of Quality Management at Volvo and Bert Larsson, Director Powertrain Purchasing, Volvo. The winning Pierburg locations supply Volvo with solenoid valves, cooler modules, water pumps, and recirculating water pumps.
Dr. Luft commented: "Volvo has been a customer of ours for many years. We are especially proud to have received such a prestigious award for our efforts over the past years, thus also further strengthening our relations with the customer. My thanks go to all the employees whose work has earned us this distinction."