November 2025 – Diehl Metall has been honored with the Bosch Global Supplier Award 2025 by Robert Bosch GmbH. The strategic business segment Diehl Metal Applications (DMA) impressed with exceptional crisis management and rapid, cross-site collaboration following the 2024 fire at its plating facility – a strong example of teamwork, leadership, and high operational performance.
Professional crisis management ensures supply continuity
After the fire, the DMA team faced the challenge of maintaining Bosch’s continuous supply of plated stamped parts. Through proactive, cross-site coordination, the team pooled capacities and secured supply. By immediately activating pre-prepared emergency plans, maintaining close communication with Bosch, and quickly involving external partners, delivery capability was preserved without major interruptions. This approach highlights DMA’s strength, professionalism, and strong reputation as a reliable partner.
Expertise in plating and product diversity
Diehl Metall offers a broad portfolio in plating technologies, covering all products for Bosch. From functional to highly precise electroplating processes, stamped parts are efficiently refined. This expertise made it possible to maintain both quality and delivery reliability for Bosch, even under exceptional circumstances.
Team performance and cross-site collaboration
The award recognizes the collective efforts of all DMA sites. Employees supported their colleagues in the affected facility and played a decisive role in quickly resuming production. The collaborative teamwork across all locations underscores Diehl Metall’s strength and reliability as a global partner in the automotive industry.
“Leadership shows in times of crisis”
“When our plating facility went offline in May 2024, we immediately realized that this was more than a purely technical challenge,” said Dr. Thomas Hör, Head of the Strategic Business Segment DMA. “Leadership is not proven when everything runs smoothly – it shows when everything comes to a standstill, and the team still moves forward together. In such moments, clear, calm, and authentic action is essential. I am proud of our entire team, which worked together and took responsibility.”
International recognition for partnership and collaboration
The Bosch Global Supplier Award was presented worldwide to only 49 of approximately 35,000 suppliers and stands for excellent cooperation, reliability, and leadership. Bosch particularly recognizes Diehl Metall’s ability to act quickly and professionally in exceptional situations – a key factor for ensuring continuous supply to customers in the automotive industry.
About Diehl Metall:
Diehl Metall is a Corporate Division of the Diehl Group founded in 1902 (sales: 3.8 billion eu-ros, employees: 17,665) and has its headquarters in Röthenbach a.d. Pegnitz near Nuremberg. The company of-fers a broad spectrum of innovative products and technologies in the area of metal processing. In a global pro-duction network with locations in Europe, Asia, South America and the US, Diehl Metall develops application-ori-ented solutions for international customers.
The company assumes responsibility in the area of climate and resource protection, and places great value on recyclable alloys and composite materials. To fulfil this responsibility, Diehl Metall relies on technically optimized production processes and directs its innovation activities toward future trends.