2017
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SPE Automotive Division Hall of Fame
November 2017Inteva was named to the Automotive Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE®) Hall of Fame for the thermoplastic polylefin (TPO) skin first used on the 2000 Pontiac Bonneville. Inteva accepted the recognition along with its customer, General Motors, at the SPE's 47th annual Automotive Innovatiion Awards Competition & Gala.
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Staffmark Safety Committee Award
November 2017Inteva Vandalia Technical Center (VTC) was awarded with a safety award from the temporary staffing agency, Staffmark. The recognition was given to Inteva for demonstrating excellent safety programs and continuously working to improve the safety and communication. VTC was selected as a winner from numerous nominations Staffmark received from its eight Dayton, Ohio locations.
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Employer of the Year
October 2017Inteva Gadsden Operations was named Employer of the Year by Darden Rehabilitation. Gadsden Operations was acknowledged for its ongoing commitment to Darden Rehabilitation. Since 2011, employees from Gadsden have been working side by side with the organization to help assist people with disabilities find, obtain, and secure competitive employment.
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The Best and Brightest in Wellness
September 2017Inteva received the 2017 Michigan’s Best and Brightest in Wellness® award for our commitment to employee wellness and success in maintaining a healthy environment and culture. Inteva was one of 74 businesses– and the only automotive tier-one supplier – honored with the recognition.
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Best Plants
September 2017Inteva was selected as a finalist in the 2017 IndustryWeek Best Plants awards competition. Inteva was one of 19 finalists. The IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards program annually recognizes North American plants that demonstrate manufacturing excellence. A panel of Industry Week editors and outside experts ranked applicants in such areas as quality, customer and supplier relations, employee involvement, productivity, cost containment, manufacturing flexibility, inventory management, safety performance and market results.
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India Altair Technology Conference
July 2017Team members from Inteva’s India Technical Center placed third for the paper, “Optimization Studies of an Automotive Latch Actuator Housing Using OptiStruct,” at the 2017 India Altair Technology Conference. The paper was one of the 26 submissions in the Optimization Component/ Subsystem category. The paper presented how topology optimization could be applied on the hard stops of actuator housing against a typical abuse torque
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Entrepreneur of the Year
June 2017Our CEO, President and Founder Lon Offenbacher was named a 2017 Entrepreneur of the Year in Automotive & Technology for the Michigan and Northern Ohio Region. The annual Ernst & Young (EY) Entrepreneur of the Year award honors entrepreneurs who excel in innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their business and communities.
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CORP! Economic Bright Spot
June 2017Inteva was named one of Corp! Magazine's 2017 Michigan Economic Bright Spots. Winners were selected based on recent growth as well as their economic impact in Michigan. Inteva was recognized in the large business category for its continued expansion and creation of new jobs filled with Michigan talent.
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CLEPA Innovation Awards
June 2017Inteva received an international innovation award for our structurally integrated large panoramic sliding roof for our customer, Daimler. The 2017 CLEPA Innovation Awards, organized in cooperation with Deloitte, celebrate automotive excellence in the categories of Environment, Safety, Connectivity & Automation and Cooperation.
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Best Employers in Ohio
May 2017Inteva was selected as one of the 2017 Best Employers in Ohio. The annual list was created by the Ohio SHRM State Council. The statewide survey and awards program is designed to identify recognize and honor the companies in Ohio that best benefit the state's economy, workforce and businesses.
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Jaime Bermúdez Cuarón Medal
February 2017Inteva Mexico Technical Center (MTC) in Juarez was awarded the Jaime Bermúdez Cuarón Medal by AMAC-Juarez (The Association of the Maquila Industry). The medal, named after a local leader and pioneer of the manufacturing industry in Mexico, is awarded to organizations involved in social causes. MTC employees helped the ‘Casa Hogar Mi Esperanza,’ a center that provides food, shelter and assistance to adults over the age of 65 who have been rescued from the streets. The Inteva team collected and donated food, clothing, blankets and other basic necessities and volunteered their time.
2016
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Alabama Manufacturer of the Year
May 2016Inteva Products Gadsden was named a 2016 Alabama Manufacturer of the Year Finalist. This program honors the companies that bring uncompromising excellence to Alabama manufacturing. These awards recognize the state’s top manufacturers for their accomplishments. Applicants are judged on financial growth, workforce enhancement, market and manufacturing leadership and leadership development. Awards are presented in three categories based on employee size and revenues. Inteva Products Gadsden competed in the large manufacturer category.
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Dayton Healthiest Employer
May 2016This program recognizes organizations that create and implement outstanding health and wellness programs. All nominees were evaluated using six core areas of workplace wellness including culture and leadership commitment; foundational components; strategic planning; communication and marketing; programming and interventions; and reporting and analysis. Inteva's wellness program, Wellness 4 Life, is aimed at educating employees on the personal and company benefits of living healthy lives, improving the well- being of employees and their families, and creating a healthy worksite culture. In Vandalia, an employee-driven wellness committee organized activities such as regular walks during the lunch hour to promote a culture of health.
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CLEPA Innovation
March 2016Inteva Products received top honors for collaboration with customer General Motors in the 2016 CLEPA Innovation Awards program. The CLEPA Innovation award recognizes the innovation capabilities of European automotive suppliers for technologies, products or business models and cooperation. For 2016, CLEPA received more than 75 applications, and Inteva Products was recognized for the all-Olefin, Soft-Skin, Stitched Full Instrument Panel System.
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SAIC-GM Excellent Supplier Award & Electronic Management Effective Advance Award
February 2016Inteva Waigaoqiao Operations was honored by SAIC-GM as 2016 Excellent Supplier at the annual Supplier Conference in Wuhan, China. They also received the ‘Electronic Management Effective Advance Award.’ This award honors suppliers for efforts in quality control and product tractability.
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Inteva Products Named 2016 Best Employers Ohio
February 2016Inteva Products has been selected as one of the 2016 Best Employers in Ohio for its Vandalia site. This statewide survey and awards program is designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in Ohio, benefiting the state's economy, its workforce and businesses. The annual list of the Best Employers in Ohio was created by the Ohio SHRM State Council and Best Companies Group. Inteva Products is one of 39 companies to be recognized on the list this year.
2015
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FAW-VW Awards SAMAP Chengdu with Quality Stability Award
December 2015On December 18, FAW-VW Chengdu held its annual conference and awarded SAMAP Chengdu with the Quality Stability honor for its excellent quality control in 2015. FAW-VW is a joint venture between FAW Group and Volkswagen Group which manufactures Audi and Volkswagen marque passenger cars for sale in China. Inteva currently supplies FAW-VW with Door Modules for the Volkswagen Magotan and Roof Systems for the Audi Q5.
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100 Leading Women in Automotive
November 2015Every five years, Automotive News names 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry. This list includes female leaders who are making astonishing impacts on the future of the industry at automakers, suppliers, and dealerships. Inteva Products Vice President of Supply Chain Jan Griffiths, was named to Automotive News' 2015 list of 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry. Griffith was recognized for her many accomplishments over her career, including boundary-breaking improvements in supply chain.
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TATA Motors Best Supplier Award for Quality
October 2015The Best Supplier Award is the outcome of Inteva’s outstanding quality, delivery and execution performance on the T-latch that has now been successfully launched across multiple platforms.
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PACE Award
October 2015In October, 2015 Inteva Products was named a finalist in the 2015 Automotive News PACE Awards for the Soft-Skin, Stitched Full Instrument Panel System. The award was founded in 1995 to celebrate innovation and technological advancement among automotive suppliers. The award is given to a supplier who has created something that “changes the game.” Awards are given for products, materials, services, and processes.
