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Rheem Water Heating Honors
17 Top-Performing Suppliers

MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA (SEPTEMBER 25, 2008) — The Rheem Water Heating division once again paid special tribute to several of its suppliers at its annual Supplier Awards Ceremony, held July 29 at Wynlakes Golf & Country Club in Montgomery. Read more...

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RH0830-Supplier13.tif Jerry Quinn (holding plaque), quality engineering manager for Burner Systems International in Chattanooga, TN, receives the award for Most Improved Supplier from Rheem’s (left to right) Supplier Development Manager BIll Kennedy; Corporate Vice President of Strategic Sourcing, Ken Jarosz; and Corporate Vice President of Research & Development Alan Kessler.

RH0830-Supplier14.tif Jerry Carmody (holding plaque), owner of Central United Corp. in Newburg, WI, with his wife, receives the award for 2007 Supplier-Partner of the Year - Manufactured Components from Rheem’s (left to right) Supplier Development Manager BIll Kennedy; Corporate Vice President of Strategic Sourcing, Ken Jarosz; and Corporate Vice President of Research & Development Alan Kessler.

RH0830-Supplier15.tif Scott Gardner (holding plaque), sales and marketing manager for Mercury Plastics, Inc. in Middlefield, OH, receives the award for 2007 Supplier-Partner of the Year - Plastic/Rubber Components from Rheem’s (left to right) Supplier Development Manager BIll Kennedy; Corporate Vice President of Strategic Sourcing, Ken Jarosz; and Corporate Vice President of Research & Development Alan Kessler.

RH0830-Supplier16.tif Dar Cusey (holding plaque), engineering manager for Quality Networks in Wetumpka, AL, receives the award for 2007 Supplier-Partner of the Year - Electrical-Mechanical Components from Rheem’s (left to right) Supplier Development Manager BIll Kennedy; Corporate Vice President of Strategic Sourcing, Ken Jarosz; and Corporate Vice President of Research & Development Alan Kessler.

RH0830-Supplier17.tif Brad Webber (holding plaque), president/owner of CM Associates in Tinley Park, IL, receives the award for 2007 Supplier-Partner of the Year - Printed/Packaging/Insulation Components from Rheem’s (left to right) Supplier Development Manager BIll Kennedy; Corporate Vice President of Strategic Sourcing, Ken Jarosz; and Corporate Vice President of Research & Development Alan Kessler.

RH0830-Supplier18.tif Larry Charlton (holding plaque), market manager for Bayer Material Sciences in Pittsburgh, PA, receives the award for 2007 Supplier-Partner of the Year - Raw Materials from Rheem’s (left to right) Supplier Development Manager BIll Kennedy; Corporate Vice President of Strategic Sourcing, Ken Jarosz; and Corporate Vice President of Research & Development Alan Kessler.

RH0830-Supplier19.tif Tim Wilsford (holding plaque), president/owner of Store Room Fasteners in Montgomery, AL, receives the award for 2007 Supplier-Partner of the Year - Distribution from Rheem’s (left to right) Supplier Development Manager BIll Kennedy; Corporate Vice President of Strategic Sourcing, Ken Jarosz; and Corporate Vice President of Research & Development Alan Kessler.

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Alan Kessler, Corporate Vice President of Research & Development; Ken Jarosz, Corporate Vice President of Strategic Sourcing; C.E. Murrell, Montgomery Plant Manager; and Bill Kennedy, Supplier Development Manager, presented a “Supplier-Partner of the Year” award to the top-performing supplier for 2008 in each of six different commodity groupings:

• Manufactured Components: Central United Corp. (Newburg, WI)
• Plastic/Rubber Components: Mercury Plastics, Inc. (Middlefield, OH)
• Electrical-Mechanical Components: Quality Networks (Wetumpka, AL)
• Printed/Packaging/Insulation Components: CM Associates (Tinley Park, IL)
• Raw Materials: Bayer Material Sciences (Pittsburgh, PA)
• Distribution: Store Room Fasteners (Montgomery, AL)

Supplier-Partner of the Year awards are based upon rated performance in five specific categories: technology, delivered product quality, service and support, delivery, and cost.

Also presented was the “Most Improved Supplier” award, presented annually to the supplier that has demonstrated the most overall improvement in delivered product quality and supplier-rating performance versus the previous year. This year’s winner was Burner Systems International (Chattanooga, TN).

In addition, ten companies were cited for achieving “zero defects” or no incoming/in-process material rejections in the products and services they supplied to Rheem Water Heating during 2007. The award recipients were:

• Beckett Gas (North Ridgeville, OH)
• Combined Metals (Chicago, IL)
• Newcomb Spring (Lithonia, GA)
• Central United Corp (Newburg, WI)
• HB Fuller (Covington, GA)
• ICA Corp (Montgomery, AL)
• Multi-Matix (Centerville, AR)
• Nomaco (Zebulon, NC)
• US Silica (Pacific, MO)
• Valspar (Covington, GA)

“Strong, mutually productive supplier relationships are a vital part of our success at Rheem,” Ken Jarosz comments. “These awards are an expression of the high value Rheem places on working closely with our suppliers to maintain the quality standards that our customers have come to expect.”

About Rheem Manufacturing Company
Rheem Manufacturing Company (www.rheem.com) is a privately held company with headquarters in Atlanta. In its 81st year of operation, the company manufactures a full-line of high-quality residential and commercial heating and cooling systems, tank and tankless water heaters, swimming pool heaters and commercial boilers throughout North America and world markets. The premium brands of Rheem Manufacturing Company include Raypak, Ruud and Rheem. Rheem Manufacturing Company is the official heating, cooling and water heating supplier to Richard Childress Racing and Kevin Harvick Inc. as well as the major associate sponsor of the No. 29 Sprint Cup® car driven by Kevin Harvick, 2007 Daytona 500 Champion, 2007 Craftsman Truck Series Champion and 2006 Busch Series Champion. Rheem is also the primary sponsor of Kevin Harvick Inc.’s No. 33 and No. 77 cars in Nationwide® Series and sponsor of KHI's 2 and 33 entries in The Craftsman Truck Series.

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