In an industry, first a furnace alloy supplier has won the "Honda New Supplier Award". "Sajjan, LLC" represented in North America by "William Wright & Associates" was presented the award at a recent ceremony. According to "KC Wilbur" of "William Wright" the award recognizes new suppliers who have demonstrated exceptional performance, reliability, and commitment to collaboration; these suppliers exceeded expectations and enhanced customer satisfaction within their first two years of partnership.

"KC" also had this to say; "I was honored to accept the 2026 New Supplier award from the HONDA North American Indirect Procurement Team, with Vikram Chhabra, managing director for Sajjan. It was a great accomplishment for everyone at Sajjan, LLC, and wouldn't have been possible without the collaboration of the Honda associates we have had the privilege to work with to supply Honda with their heat-resistant castings."

For more on the background to this story we would suggest this link from "The Monty Heat Treat News" Wm. Wright & Associates Makes Major Investment in Alloy Business

Honda Recognizes Top Indirect Suppliers at Annual Conference

• 37 suppliers earn awards at annual Honda Indirect Procurement Supplier Conference
• Honda purchased more than $7 billion in equipment, materials, products and services from over 5,600 suppliers and businesses across North America in 2025

MARYSVILLE, Ohio, June 11, 2026 – Honda honored 37 suppliers that provide indirect products and services to Honda business operations during Wednesday's annual Indirect Procurement Supplier Conference in Dublin, Ohio. In 2025, Honda spent more than $7 billion (USD) on a wide variety of equipment, products and services from over 5,600 indirect suppliers for its business and manufacturing operations across North America.

The theme of the 2026 conference, 'Driving Forward Together,' underscores the importance of collaboration between Honda and its suppliers as the company strengthens its ability to meet customer needs in the rapidly changing market conditions.

"As we continue to invest in the growth of our business in America, we are working closely with our indirect suppliers to increase our speed to market and offer even greater value for money to our customers," said Elly Bradford, director of the Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, LLC Indirect Procurement Division. "We congratulate and thank all of our supplier award winners for their outstanding support of our efforts to meet the needs of our customers."

Supplier award winners were selected for their achievements in award categories including Supplier of the Year, New Supplier, Sustainability, Challenging Spirit and Outstanding Value, as well as two new award categories – Strategic Partner and Innovation.

This year's conference also included a first-ever charitable component with Honda making a $10,000 contribution on behalf of its suppliers to Form5 Prosthetics, which designs and produces adaptive prosthetic and assistive products for individuals with limb differences.

2026 Honda Indirect Procurement Supplier Award Winners

Supplier of the Year

This award is bestowed upon the supplier that has set the standard across every pillar of their Honda partnership. This supplier embodies Honda's own relentless pursuit of excellence, consistently delivering flawless quality, unwavering reliability, and unmatched value while proactively driving improvements, reducing costs, and ensuring business continuity.

• Targetbase – Irving, Texas

New Supplier

This award recognizes new suppliers who have demonstrated exceptional performance, reliability, and commitment to collaboration; these suppliers exceeded expectations and enhanced customer satisfaction within their first two years of partnership.

• GTI Energy – Des Plaines, Illinois
• Incedo Inc. – Florham Park, New Jersey
• MESSRING Inc. – Ann Arbor, Michigan
• SAJJAN, LLC – St. Charles, Illinois
• Torq Consulting – Plano, Texas

Sustainability

This award recognizes suppliers who exemplify excellence by driving impactful initiatives across environmental, social, ethical, and governance pillars aligning with Honda's commitment to be a company that society wants to exist.

• Amazon Web Services, Inc. – Seattle, Washington
• Cotterman & Company, Inc. – Minster, Ohio
• Hightowers Petroleum Company – Middletown, Ohio
• Midwest Logistics Systems LTD – Marysville, Ohio
• RTC Industries, Inc. – Bellefontaine, Ohio
• TPG Trade Show + Event Marketing – Warrenville, Illinois

Challenging Spirit

This award recognizes suppliers who demonstrate resilience, overcome obstacles, and consistently rise to meet complex challenges. These suppliers deliver meaningful impact through their solution-oriented mindset and unwavering commitment to excellence.

• APLS – Birmingham, Alabama
• Arcadis U.S., Inc. – Novi, Michigan
• Assemble-Rite, Ltd. c/o Spencer Butcher Group – Windsor, Ontario, Canada
• Convergint Technologies LLC – Columbus, Ohio
• Martin Brinkerhoff Associates – Irvine, California
• Motion – Birmingham, Alabama
• Palo Alto Networks – Santa Clara, California
• Sapphire Printing Group, Inc. – Ontario, California

Outstanding Value

This award recognizes suppliers that have provided a strong competitive advantage by consistently going above and beyond to deliver exceptional value, forward-thinking solutions, and cost efficiencies through their dedicated service and project implementation.

• Acclarity – Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• LTM Limited – Edison, New Jersey
• P&R Communications Service, Inc. – Dayton, Ohio
• SBM Management Services, LP – McClellan, California
• Targetbase – Irving, Texas
• TARUS Products Inc – Sterling Heights, Michigan

Strategic Partner

This award recognizes suppliers who have evolved beyond transactional engagements into true strategic partnerships built on collaboration and trust; they operate as an extension of the Honda team. By helping position Honda as a customer of choice, these suppliers deliver meaningful and lasting impact to our business.

• Adecco USA, INC. – Marysville, Ohio
• Amazon Business – Seattle, Washington
• BI WORLDWIDE – Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Ernst & Young LLP – New York, New York
• IBM – Armonk, New York
• PowerBuilt Material Handling Solutions, LLC – Bellefontaine, Ohio

Innovation

This award recognizes suppliers who have delivered breakthrough innovations with a profound impact to Honda. These suppliers have introduced new ideas, technologies, or processes that drive measurable improvements in cost, quality, delivery, safety, or customer satisfaction.

• American Solutions for Business – Glenwood, Minnesota
• ARC3 GASES – Burlington, North Carolina
• Humble Construction Co. – Bellefontaine, Ohio
• Microsoft – Redmond, Washington
• Pacific Rim Capital – Irvine, California
• Pattison ID – Knoxville, Tennessee

Honda in America

Honda started operations in the United States with American Honda Motor Co., Inc. in 1959. Today, Honda employs over 30,000 associates in America engaged in the development, manufacturing, sales and service support of Honda and Acura automobiles, Honda power equipment, Honda powersports products and the HondaJet advanced light jet.

Based on its longstanding commitment to build products close to the customer, Honda operates 12 major U.S. manufacturing facilities, working with 665 U.S. OEM suppliers to produce a diverse range of Honda products using domestic and globally made parts. Honda has built automobiles in America for over 40 years, and in 2025, more than 62% of all Honda and Acura automobiles sold in the U.S. were produced in America.

Honda also conducts research and development activities at 23 facilities in America where it fully designs, develops and engineers many of the products the company manufactures in America. Honda and Acura high-performance racing programs are also conducted in America including the design and development of powertrain, chassis, electronics, and performance parts, as well as technical and race support.