Sales are up for the military-aerospace division despite a tough global economy.
 
Marc Dionne, military-aerospace division leader, reported that orders are coming from long-time Atlantic Fasteners customers as well as from new ones. Business from Lockheed Martin has increased in part as a result of the STAR Supplier Award from Lockheed Martin-Electronic Systems.
 
The Lockheed Martin STAR Supplier Award recognizes high-performing suppliers of Electronic Systems and Lockheed’s other three business areas.
 
The award was formally presented by Lockheed Martin executives to Dionne and the military-aerospace division staff August 13, 2009 at Atlantic Fasteners headquarters.
 
To be nominated, Atlantic Fasteners met the quality, delivery and other business requirements set and evaluated by Electronic Systems for at least 12 months. Of the Lockheed division’s 4,625 vendors, only 36 received the award, placing Atlantic Fasteners in better than the top 1% percent of suppliers. Companies are re-evaluated annually in order to retain their status as STAR Suppliers.

“All of us worked hard, and it feels great to get something back,” said Dionne, adding, “It’s great motivation for all of us in the aerospace division.” The award also led to new relationships with other Lockheed Martin divisions.
 
During the award ceremony, he said the Lockheed Martin presenters noted that Atlantic Fasteners “deserved the award for helping the Electronic Systems division meet critical deadlines.”

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