GOODRIDGE NEWS

When you are the world’s leading supplier of hydraulic hose and fittings, things change very quickly. Whether it is new product ranges, new innovations, new personnel, new in-house capabilities, new applications, new facilities or new customers, we always want to keep you up to date on what is going on at Goodridge. Check back every month for updated and exciting Goodridge news.

Goodridge UK has been officially presented with the Q1 award
Goodridge UK has been officially presented with the Q1 award for consistent quality and delivery to Jaguar, for the products supplied to the vehicles manufactured at Castle Bromwich.

After obtaining TS16949, it was only a matter of time before the Q1 award was afforded to Goodridge, following continued and consistent supply, zero warranty and high-class customer service. Q1 is a status symbol amongst suppliers to the Ford empire, and is also regarded by their competitors as a milestone achievement.

Whilst it is a great achievement to attain this award in the UK, the next steps will be to obtain the same for our facilities in Germany, the USA and Mexico, to further build our reputation in the automotive community as a truly global supplier.

After attaining Q1 the next target is to be selected and called to Dearborn to be presented with awards for delivery, quality and performance that are provided to Ford's most consistent suppliers.

This represents lots of hard work, by a dedicated team of staff, at all levels of our company. It demonstrates our continued progression, and highlights the development that has seen Goodridge grow from a niche supplier to the motorsport and retail aftermarket, to a globally positioned supplier to the world's leading organisations.

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Goodridge continue to explore new markets

Goodridge have continued to expand into new markets with the recent appointment of distributors around the world. Following from their previous success across the globe, Goodridge have recently appointed specialist distributors in China, Argentina, Brazil, Latvia, Ukraine, and Turkey.

Goodridge Award of Excellence - Polaris Industries
Goodridge have received another accolade from POLARIS, in recognition of their outstanding delivery and quality throughout 2007. The system is based on Grade Point Average, derived from 4 main categories - Quality, Cost, Delivery and Business Practices. Goodridge were again rated highly amongst the elite suppliers.

Goodridge Opens New Facility in Mexico
Goodridge USA has opened our latest OEM manufacturing facility in Tijuana, Mexico. The custom 24,000 square foot building houses Goodridge USA's North American OEM business. "We have the capacity to build 10 million brake lines a year out of this facility" says Jamie Ramsden, CEO. "We are already the world's leading supplier of -03 teflon brake hose and we supply to the highest quality standards with customers such as Jaguar, Bentley and Aston Martin. This increased capacity, along with our global supply chain and $1.2m of capital investments in automation that we have recently made will allow us to aggressively and
rapidly develop our OE business worldwide."

Goodridge developing G-Stop Brake Line Applications
The Goodridge G-Stop range which includes 1000+ applications and has the widest range of stainless steel brakelines in the world.  Many of these lines have been developed with the leading OEM manufacturers. This range now includes the 2008 Subaru WRX STi, Mitsubishi Evo X, Audi S5, Audi RS4, Honda Accord, Nissan Altima, Toyota Tundra.  Goodridge lines are DOT and TUV approved and are Guaranteed Forever.