Sika is delighted to announce it has been shortlisted for the Quality Team of the Year Award at the International Quality Awards which is due to take place on 23rd June 2022.
Spanning eight major categories and now in its fifth year, the International Quality Awards are designed to recognise and reward the contribution of quality professionals, teams and entire organisations across the globe. In a competitive field of entries, the shortlist for Quality Team of the Year award saw the Sika team in Leeds recognised for proactive approach to quality and the guidance and support on new systems. Such is the success of the approach to quality by the team in Leeds, their model will be rolled out across all production sites in the UK.
Sika was able to demonstrate how its Leeds’ team has developed their core skills into a cohesive modern quality department focusing on the transition to Quality 4.0. The team also engaged with all areas of the business to support and lead continuous improvement using six sigma and analytical tools to improve efficiency internally. This is coupled with measuring the success with its customers by seeing a 75% drop in complaints.
Commenting on being shortlisted, John Peers, Head of Quality, Sika UK and Ireland said: “We are thrilled to be shortlisted for these awards. Successful teams don’t happen overnight and are generally built over several years. The team in Leeds are pioneering an approach to quality and we look forward to this model being rolled out across all of Sika’s UK production sites.”
The Leeds team has grown in effectiveness over time. The key to achieving this has been Sika’s approach to management and allowing them to express themselves by providing the tools to achieve this success. Being shortlisted as finalists in this category is validation for years of work by the Leeds team and Sika as a company.
“We are incredibly proud of the team at Sika in Leeds for their continuing success and recognition by being shortlisted for the International Quality Awards. We wish them good luck for the 23rd June,” added John Peers.
The winners of the awards will be announced at the annual presentation on 23rd June at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London.
