Voith Paper Fabric & Roll Systems, Germany, has won Mondi’s Machine Clothing Supplier Award in a competitive process overseen by Beatrix Praeceptor, procurement director of Mondi Europe & International, and Peter Putz, operational director of Packaging Paper, Mondi Europe & International. 

This award was established in 2013 to showcase the best performing business partner in the machine clothing sector, which plays a critical role in the paper production process. 

"Our 13 mills rely on these tailor-made engineered fabrics to produce the high quality paper-based products that our customers expect," explained Praeceptor. Mondi set up an internal panel of procurement and paper production experts to evaluate all current suppliers and the winner was announced during a recent event at the Mondi Europe & International headquarters in Vienna, Austria.  

Voith Paper Fabric & Roll Systems is a family-run multinational corporation in the mechanical engineering sector, with worldwide operations. "We are extremely happy and proud to get this award. This will motivate us even more to take our products and services to new levels, which allow us to support Mondi in reaching together our common goals,’ said Thomas Jäger, SVP Voith Paper FRS. 

In the Voith personnel photo below are (l-r): Thomas Rost, head of Operational Improvement; Peter Putz, operational director of Packaging Paper; Martin Serr, director Key Account, EMEA; Beatrix Praeceptor, procurement director, Europe & International; Thomas Jäger, SVP of Sales EMEA; Thomas Treml, sales director, FRS East EMEA; Christian Meralla, category manager of Pulp & Paper Consumables; and Peter Puck, category manager of Spare & Wear Parts.