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MHIAE wins Beijer Ref supplier award

UK: For the second time, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHIAE) has been named as Beijer Ref UK & Ireland’s Supplier of the Year. 

The award was presented at Beijer Ref UK & Ireland’s Supplier Dinner in York last week, which was attended by many members of Beijer Ref’s key supply chain from UK and further afield. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries last won the Supplier of the Year Award in 2019.

Pictured above: MHIAE managing director Ryoichi Kariya receives the award from Beijer Ref UK & Ireland MD John Billson. Also in the photo are MHIAE sales manager Louis Sullivan (left) with operations manager Fernando Martinez, Beijer Ref purchasing director Greg Cattell (fifth from left) and MHIAE general manager Shingo Matsukura (right).

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