DANBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Praxair, Inc. (NYSE:PX) announced today that it has been recognized by Worthington Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WOR), a leading global diversified metals manufacturing company, as its 2017 Supplier of the Year.
“We are pleased to name Praxair as our Supplier of the Year serving our Pressure Cylinders business,” said Steve Denny, director of purchasing for Worthington Industries. “Reliability of our suppliers is critical to provide quality products to our customers. Praxair has been supplying us for over a decade and is being recognized for its consistently safe and reliable performance.”
“Praxair is honored to receive this recognition,” said Todd Lawson, vice president, east region for Praxair’s U.S. industrial gases business. “This award reflects our commitment to safety, reliability and customer satisfaction.”
Worthington’s Pressure Cylinders business developed the Supplier Quality Program to track performance and communicate with its partners. Suppliers are rated on a number of metrics, including reliability, safety and performance. Each year one supplier is named the Worthington Industries Supplier of the Year based on strong results across these metrics.
About Praxair
Praxair, Inc. is a leading industrial gas company in North and South America and one of the largest worldwide. With market capitalization of approximately $40 billion and 2017 sales of $11 billion, the company employs over 26,000 people globally and has been named to the Dow Jones® World Sustainability Index for 15 consecutive years. Praxair produces, sells and distributes atmospheric, process and specialty gases, and high-performance surface coatings. Our products, services and technologies are making our planet more productive by bringing efficiency and environmental benefits to a wide variety of industries, including aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage, electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, primary metals and many others. For more information about the company, please visit our website at www.praxair.com.
