Diebold receives 2011 Indian Manufacturing Excellence Award

Diebold India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD), received the ‘Super Platinum Award’ for excellence in manufacturing for its Goa manufacturing facility at the recently concluded India Manufacturing Excellence Awards (IMEA) 2011. IMEA is an annual award program conducted by Frost & Sullivan. This award program recognizes excellence in manufacturing practices that lead to higher levels of customer satisfaction and return on total assets.

Each year, Frost & Sullivan, conduct the country’s largest on-site audit of manufacturing practices and present the India Manufacturing Excellence Award to recognize and applaud efforts of manufacturing companies toward achieving excellent-to-world-class manufacturing status.

“We are dedicated to delivering world-class solutions to our customers for an enriched customer experience and this award is dedicated to our customers,” said Naresh Hosangady, vice president and managing director, South Asia, Diebold. “Diebold India is committed to implementing the best manufacturing practices to enhance the benefits to its customers, employees and suppliers.”

Diebold’s plant in Goa is a state-of-the-art facility featuring the latest technological processes. The plant is certified for the requirements of ISO 9001:2000 & ISO 14001:2004 (International Organization for Standardization certificates for Quality Management Systems & Environmental Management respectively) and OHSAS 18001:2007 (Occupational Hazard & Safety Assessment Series certification in the integrated management system)

With a mission “to recognize the Indian manufacturing capability and assess its global competitiveness,” IMEA has a robust, highly acclaimed and constantly updated assessment process in place derived from the best global manufacturing practices. Being the only one of its kind in India, IMEA has, over the years, increasingly received the reputation of being an independent, unbiased and credible evaluation of supply chain efficiencies with respect to their leanness and flexibility.

About Diebold India

Diebold India is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Diebold, Incorporated, and is headquartered in Mumbai, India, with an infrastructure supporting more than 780 locations across the country. A leader in managed services for ATMs in India, Diebold provides services 24 hours a day, seven days a week to more than 27,000 ATMs in the country. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.dieboldindia.com.

About Diebold

Diebold, Incorporated is a global leader in providing integrated self-service delivery and security systems and services. Diebold employs approximately 16,000 associates with representation in nearly 90 countries worldwide and is headquartered in the Canton, Ohio, region, USA. Diebold is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ‘DBD.’ For more information, visit the company’s website at www.diebold.com.