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Belleville Shoe receives Vendor Excellence Award from DLA

23 Jan '06
2 min read

Belleville Shoe received the Vendor Excellence Award in the large business category.

Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Co was among the award recipients when the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) honored 18 industry partners, customers and individuals at its Business Alliance Awards ceremony in Springfield, Virginia.

The award recognizes individual large, small, small disadvantaged and-or women-owned small businesses that have demonstrated overall excellence in superior product quality, on-time delivery, superior customer service, reliability, dependability, consistency and accuracy.

Overall, the Business Alliance Awards recognize those who have demonstrated outstanding efforts to partner with DLA and improve the agency's mission -- providing supplies and services to America's war fighters.

DLA Director Vice Admiral Keith W Lippert presented the annual awards.

The agency's primary role is to provide supplies and services to America's military services worldwide and includes managing more than 4 million consumable items, including rations, medical supplies and equipment, clothing and textiles, and repair parts for land, sea and air weapons systems and platforms.

Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Company recently celebrated its 100th year in business.

The company produced its first military footwear for the World War I in 1917, making Belleville Shoe the oldestand largest manufacturer of US specification military boots.

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