MINNEAPOLIS, May 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Valspar
Corporation has been selected as the recipient of a John Deere
supplier innovation award for 2015. The award is presented to a
select group of suppliers who have demonstrated innovation in the
product or service they provide to John Deere.
The Valspar Corporation is committed to innovation and is a
recognized leading global supplier within the paint and coatings
industry. Valspar has provided heavy-duty performance coatings to
John Deere around the globe for nearly 70 years. Valspar employees
accepted the recognition during a formal ceremony on April 21 in Moline,
IL.
"We are honored to receive the John Deere supplier innovation
award," said Jerimy Erickson,
Valspar global marketing manager for heavy machinery. "This award
confirms our commitment to delivering innovation to our customers.
To be recognized by an industry leader like John Deere is true
validation of our commitment to innovation excellence."
Award selections are based on four factors – creativity,
feasibility, collaboration and bottom-line impact. John Deere
created the supplier innovation awards in 2010 to promote
innovation in the company's supply base and recognize suppliers who
think creatively.
Valspar: If it matters, we're on
it.®
Valspar is a global leader in the
coatings industry providing customers with innovative, high-quality
products and value-added services. Our 11,000 employees worldwide
deliver advanced coatings solutions with best-in-class appearance,
performance, protection and sustainability to customers in more
than 100 countries. Valspar offers a broad range of superior
coatings products for the consumer market, and highly-engineered
solutions for the construction, industrial, packaging and
transportation markets. Founded in 1806, Valspar is headquartered
in Minneapolis, Valspar's reported
net sales in fiscal 2015 were $4.4
billion and its shares are traded on the New York Stock
Exchange (symbol: VAL). For more information, visit www.valspar.com
and follow @valspar on Twitter.
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