{"id":7084,"date":"2018-05-08T08:44:25","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T07:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=7084"},"modified":"2018-05-08T08:44:25","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T07:44:25","slug":"gp-wins-international-trade-award-at-2018-west-midlands-business-masters-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/gp-wins-international-trade-award-at-2018-west-midlands-business-masters-2\/","title":{"rendered":"G&#038;P wins International Trade Award at 2018 West Midlands Business Masters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Automotive and aerospace quality management experts <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gpqm.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">G&amp;P<\/a><\/span> &#8211; with its global headquarters at Fort Dunlop, Birmingham &#8211; has won the International Trade Award at the West Midlands Business Masters 2018.<\/p>\n<p>It was the first time that GP entered the West Midlands Business Masters Awards, where it was also a finalist in the Large Business and Innovation categories.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nAccepting the award on 3rd May, Julian Dawes, UK Managing Director at G&amp;P, said: \u201cThis is a fantastic achievement by G&amp;P as there was some very strong competition from other leading businesses across the West Midlands region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is also a real accomplishment that G&amp;P was recognised for its outstanding success in other areas such as large business and innovation, proving that G&amp;P is making a real, and positive, difference to the West Midlands region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>G&amp;P works with many of the world\u2019s leading vehicle manufacturers and their key suppliers at manufacturing facilities around the globe.<\/p>\n<p>It is also transferring this expertise and experience into the aerospace industry, which shares many similar complex supply chain issues.<\/p>\n<p>G&amp;P\u2019s overseas expansion has been possible due to the success of its award-winning Quality Excellence Model which has helped the company\u2019s automotive and aerospace manufacturing customers reduce their levels of waste by more than \u00a31.4bn in 2017 alone.<\/p>\n<p>As a result the company has expanded significantly and now employs 1,400 people around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Automotive and aerospace quality management experts G&amp;P &#8211; with its global headquarters at Fort Dunlop, Birmingham &#8211; has won the International Trade Award at the West Midlands Business Masters 2018. 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