Safety-Kleen Captures 'Best Overall Value Award' From AutoNation
PLANO, Texas, March 14 -- Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. was recently awarded the "Best Overall Value Award" from AutoNation, America's largest automotive retailer.
"Safety-Kleen handles our hazardous waste removal, parts washers and solvents, and hauls our waste oil," said Laura Payne, AutoNation's director of strategic sourcing. "We're particularly pleased with Elizabeth Semrau, manager of the AutoNation account, who has done a phenomenal job of working across all levels of our company to provide competitive pricing, highly responsive service and lower overall management costs."
"Because of their service levels and commitment to our partnership, Safety-Kleen has earned this year's award for Best Overall Value," Payne said.
Mike Fraser, Safety-Kleen senior vice president of sales, noted that the award is the result of an ongoing, collaborative effort between Safety-Kleen and AutoNation.
"We began working with AutoNation in 2002 and have continued to work diligently since then to add value and contain costs," he said.
"Since being named our 'Most Improved Supplier' in 2003, Safety-Kleen has truly become a strategic ally, always looking for ways to improve their services and our business," Payne said. "It's a pleasure to acknowledge their efforts with this award."
"We're very proud to have won this award," said Safety-Kleen CEO/President Frederick J. Florjancic, Jr. "I am especially proud of the Safety-Kleen team for their ongoing commitment to AutoNation, as well as our other customers, as we continue to drive world-class performance throughout the organization."
Other AutoNation award winners were DME, DuPont, Federal Express, G&K Services, MOC Products and Reynolds and Reynolds.
About Safety-Kleen
Safety-Kleen, a privately held company, is the leading oil recycling and re-refining, parts cleaner and industrial waste management services company in North America, with approximately 4,500 employees serving hundreds of thousands of customers in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Please visit http://www.safety-kleen.com/ for more information.
About AutoNation, Inc.
AutoNation, Inc., headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is America's largest automotive retailer and was recently named "America's Most Admired Automotive Retailer" for 2007. A component of the Standard and Poor's 500 Index, AutoNation has approximately 26,000 full-time employees and owns and operates 331 new vehicle franchises in 16 states. For additional information, please visit http://corp.autonation.com/ or http://www.autonation.com/ , where more than 90,000 vehicles are available for sale.