The National Quality Awards play an important role in improving the competitiveness of products and services, especially its exports, says Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan.
Deputy PM Nhan congratulated 98 businesses on winning the awards at a ceremony in Hanoi on February 26 and affirmed that the honour helps businesses improve the quality of their products and management.
The awards offer a good opportunity to promote their trademarks and sharpen their competitive edge in the process of international economic integration, said Mr Nhan.
The annual awards honour outstanding businesses and organisations that have gained significant achievements in production, business and services. Nearly 1,400 businesses have earned National Quality Award since 1996 including the 73 that were presented with the Prime Ministers’ certificates of merit and 26 that won the Global Performance Excellence Award (GPEA) in 2011.
The winners were chosen based on their achievements and improvements in seven areas including leadership; strategic planning; customer and market focus; management of measurements, analysis and knowledge; human resources; process management; and business/organisational performance.
The 2011 gold prize winners include the Thien Long Group Corporation, Trung Nguyen Coffee, Tien Phong Plastic JSC, Pomina Steel Company, Ltd, and Chemical 21 single member limited liability company. The Minh Long I Company, Ltd and Robot Investment Corporation were also honoured with the GPEA from the Asia-Pacific Quality Organisation.
The awards ceremony was organised by the Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality (STAMEQ) under the Ministry of Science and Technology.
(VOVNEWS)
