Esterline – Souriau Once Again Wins Top Airbus Award

The company's strong customer focus was the second factor that made it stand out. Its Toulouse-based sales teams continually provide Airbus with more local service, more attention to its needs and more technological support.

The third and final reason was how well Esterline Connection Technologies – Souriau's strategy meshes with that of Airbus in terms of competitiveness, R&D programs, ability to bid in US dollars from low-cost countries and ability for fast, upstream development of new products. Esterline Connection Technologies' recent acquisition of Sunbank is part of this very strategy and will strengthen the group's presence in the USA and allow it to provide its clients with a comprehensive offering of not just connectors, but also accessories and conduits.

The award was given by a representative from Airbus' procurement, quality, supply chain and R&D departments as well as a representative of each assembler. "We are especially honoured to receive this award," says Patrick Kalukin, Key Account/Sales Manager EMEA at Esterline Connection Technologies. "It is the culmination of the daily commitment of the company as a whole and of all our times to best meet the needs of Airbus in terms of total quality, operational excellence, innovation and technological support."

Esterline Connection Technologies (SOURIAU + SUNBANK) is a world leader in the harsh environment interconnect solutions market with a culture of operational excellence. We design, manufacture and market high performance and high reliability connectors and backshells for the following markets: Aviation, Defense & Space, Energy & Transportation, General Industry. With more than 3,000 employees Esterline Connection Technologies has a worldwide presence with R&D centers and production sites in Europe, North America, Mexico, Japan and India. The Company is deeply involved in the environmental protection with industrial sites following ISO 14001 and RoHS products. SOURIAU and SUNBANK are now the Connection Technologies platform of Esterline Group.