Jabil Receives Mexican Government's National Quality Award
First Electronics Manufacturing Services Company to Receive Prestigious Award
23 April 2007
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara, Jalisco – April 23, 2007 – Jabil Circuit, Inc. (NYSE: JBL)Guadalajara was recently recognized by the Mexican Government with the National Quality Award 2006. The award is the maximum recognition at the national level given annually to an organizations that has the best total quality management practices.
In addition to implementing best practices and total quality programs in their management standards, Jabil Guadalajara received the prestigious award for its continuous improvement efforts.
Since the award was established seventeen years ago, only two companies in Jalisco have achieved this recognition. Jabil is the only electronics manufacturing services company to ever receive the award. (There are five major electronics manufacturing companies located in Guadalajara.)
Ernesto Sanchez Proal, Jabil’s senior director of Mexico was presented the award by Mexican President Felipe Calderón at the official residence of Los Pinos. “This award recognizes the excellent execution of Jabil’s Guadalajara plant and is a reflection of the excellent practices of Jabil worldwide,” said Sanchez Proel. “The goal of Jabil Guadalajara was to become the best plant in the electronics industry and this recognition makes our vision a reality.”
“For Jabil, this recognition is a tribute to the work of our dedicated employees that make an effort every day to increase the efficiency of the company and to continuously improve the service to our customers,” he stated.
While this is the most prestigious award the Guadalajara site has earned, it has also received numerous other distinctions, including the National Export Award; the Jalisco Quality Award; the Jalisco Export Award; an Including Company award; and New Labor Culture recognition.
The National Quality Award is compared in importance with the Malcolm Baldrige of the United States, the Deming Prize of Japan and the European Foundation for Quality Administration Prize of the European Union. These awards are meant to make organizations competitive, innovative, adaptable and socially responsible, through the development of their capacity to generate intellectual capital, value and life quality.
Jabil will participate in a press conference in conjunction with the Jalisco State Government at Lopez Cotilla 1505, Guadalajara, on Monday, April 23 at 5 p.m. For more information, please contact Federico G. Lepe M., Deputy Secretary Foreign Trade & Investment, Jalisco State Government via email at flepemo@jalisco.gob.mx or by phone at +52-33-3678-2000 xt 55030.
About Jabil
Jabil is an electronic solutions company providing comprehensive electronics design, production and product management services to global electronics and technology companies. Jabil helps bring electronics products to the market faster and more cost effectively by providing complete electronic product supply chain management around the world. With more than 65,000 employees and facilities in 20 countries, Jabil provides comprehensive, individualized-focused solutions to customers in a broad range of industries. Jabil common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol, "JBL". Further information is available on the company's website: www.jabil.com.
About the National Quality Award
The Mission of the National Quality Award is to stimulate and promote the adoption of integral processes of Total Quality based in the National Model of Total Quality. The award also recognizes those companies and institutions that operate in Mexico distinguished by their best practices of Total Quality and promote them as models for the Mexican community. The National Quality Award promotes competitiveness, innovation, adaptation and Social Responsibility among organizations, by the development of their capacity to generate intellectual capital, value and quality of life.
Local Agency Contact:
Jazmín Fajardo B.
Directora de Tecnología
Edelman
jazmin.fajardo@edelman.com
Cell: (044) 55 54 12 95 27
For further information please contact:
Michelle Kay
Marketing Communications Manager – Americas
St. Petersburg, Florida
Michelle_kay@jabil.com
Direct: 727-803-7360
Cell: 813-431-0691