Helkama Bica, the Finnish cable manufacturer, has won the cooperation partner of the year award of Meyer Turku, the Finnish shipbuilder, Helkama Bica said in a statement.
“Helkama has shown to Meyer Turku that it is a flexible and cost-conscious companion, which offers quality products and ‘we can do it’ attitude plus excellent, personalised customer service,” Meyer Turku was cited by Helkama Bica as saying.
“All these qualities are valued highly at the shipyard, particularly in the years to come, when our orderbook wil keep us and our suppliers busy.”
The award is an annual tradition of the Meyer shipyard in Papenburg and the event was held in Warnemunde in Germany, where a large number of suppliers and contracors had gathered for the latest event. Meyer Turku shipyard attended the event for the second year in a row.
Meyer Turku has a supplier and contractor network of almost 2,000 companies and about 800 of them have staff working on newbuildings under construction at the shipyard.