A year crowned with awards

Borusan Holding and its Group companies, distinguishing themselves from the competition with innovative and agile management styles, were granted 10 awards for projects that contributed to society in 2020.

Stevie and Felis Awards to “Education on the Hanger”
Borusan Holding strives to create benefits in education in every reporting period. In 2020, the Holding launched the “Education on the Hanger” campaign as part of its fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Promptly organizing resources, Borusan Holding raised funds from Group companies in collaboration with 18 universities and 27 student clubs and touched the lives of 11,290 university students. Borusan Holding’s “Education on the Hanger” was granted the Bronze Award at the Stevie Awards, and it won the Grand Prize in the ‘education’ category and the Achievement Award in the ‘digital’ category at Felis, one of the outstanding advertising awards in Turkey. In addition, the Holding was presented the “COVID-19 Collaboration Project of the Year” by the Business Administration Faculty of Istanbul University.

Bronze at the Stevie Awards and Silver at the Crystal Apple Awards for the Gender Lens Program
Believing that gender equality should be adopted and internalized at corporate and individual levels, Borusan Holding established the “Equal Borusan” platform in 2015. In 2020, the “Gender Lens Program” was launched under this platform. The program is intended to examine the invisible barriers causing gender inequality at work and contribute to the efforts to eliminate these barriers. The Project was deemed worthy of a Bronze in Community Management at the Stevie Awards, and to a Silver at the Crystal Apple Awards in the category of ‘Gender Equality in Advertising’.

Additional awards to Borusan Holding are listed below:
• Social Media Management, Social Media Awards, Data Analytics Bronze Award
• The Most Admired Companies in Business, Capital Magazine, Ranked 12th
• ‘Digital, Social Media and Activation’ Category, Crystal Apple Awards, Bronze Award
Second Most Admired Company in the Steel & Iron Sector: Borçelik
A Borusan Holding company, Borçelik remained the leading brand of the sector in the 2020 fiscal period. Borçelik was the second “Most Admired Company” in the Iron and Steel Sector according to the Capital Magazine survey, “Turkey’s Most Admired Companies,” conducted with the participation of 1,470 leaders from more than 600 businesses in different sectors. In addition, the Company ranked 27th in the Istanbul Chamber of Industry’s (İSO) 2019 survey, “Turkey’s Top 500 Industrial Enterprises,” and ranked 53rd on the Fortune 500 list for 2019. The Company also won the following awards in 2020:

• Ranked 66th on the Capital 500 list
• Third Place for the “Overhead Crane Simulator Project” by Borçelik Technical Academy, which maximizes success to 100% and minimizes risks to 0%, in the ‘Innovation Project of the Year’ category at the IDC CIO 2020 Awards, chosen by the votes of the CIOs from Turkey’s largest 100 enterprises
• Borçelik Technical Academy was a Finalist at the Excellence in Vocational Education Awards, which selects exemplars of excellence and quality in vocational education in Europe
• Golden Suggestion Award for the “Safe Coil Transfer Project” at MESS Occupational Health and Safety Contests
• Awards in the categories of ‘Top 1,000 Exporters of Turkish Exporters Assembly-TİM’ and ‘İSO’s Top 500 Industrial Enterprises’ at the Made in Manisa Awards Ceremony held by the Manisa Organized Industrial Zone
• COVID-19 Safe Production Certificate by the Turkish Standards Institute (TSE)
• TurkishTime “R&D 250, Companies with Highest R&D Spending in Turkey” Survey, 100th Place
• “Most Successful Voluntary Project” award with the "3 Dimensional Volunteering Program" from the 13th Awards from the Heart organized by Private Sector Volunteering Association (OSGD)

Borusan Mannesmann Pipe US Selected the Year’s Pipe Manufacturer on Global Markets
A global brand in the steel pipe industry, Borusan Mannesmann’s US Subsidiary Borusan Mannesmann Pipe US won its third Tube and Pipe Producer of the Year award at the Steel Excellence Awards organized by American Metal Market (AMM), a prestigious and independent steel industry publication. Other awards granted to the Company are listed below:

• Safe Production Certification for the Bursa Gemlik and Halkalı Plants as well as the Bursa ABYK Plant; Safe Service Certification for the Salıpazarı Office
• The Golden Glove Award at the MESS OHS Contests with the “B’Dost Behavior-Oriented Safety Management” App; Golden Suggestion Award for the “Internal Chipping Robot Project”
• IATF 16949 Automotive and Quality Management System Certificate for the New Automotive Plant

International Occupational Safety Award for Borusan Automotive Group
Standing out with its solid brand mix and international quality standards, the Borusan Automotive Group was recognized with an international occupational safety award by the British Safety Council. Other awards granted to the Company are listed below:

• ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System Certification
• Golden Award in the categories of ‘Best Use of Social Media’ and ‘Best Technology Innovation’; Silver Award in the ‘Best Customer Services’ category at the Contact Center World Awards’ EMEA Region Finals
• SAP Quality Awards, “Borusan Automotive S/4HANA Digital Transformation Project”
• Call Center Quality League Awards, First Place
• Bureau Veritas Hygiene Inspection Certificate
• Automotive Distributors’ Association, the 2020 Gladiators, PR/Event Execution of the Year Award

Borusan Cat Garnered Excellence Awards
Conducting international operations at outstanding quality standards, Borusan Cat was deemed worthy of numerous excellence awards in 2020. The Company’s operations in Turkey were presented a Silver Award in the categories of ‘Excellence in Marketing’ and ‘Sales and Excellence in Rental Business’ from among representatives in the Middle East and Africa, and a Golden Award in the ‘Excellence in Service’ category. The Company also won the Golden Award in the category of ‘Excellence in Components Processes’. Other awards granted to the Company are listed below:

Turkey operations:
• The highest number of views in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East region in Caterpillar’s contest for digital marketing advertisements

Far East Russia operations:
• Golden Award for the Excellence in Caterpillar Components Processes program
• Golden (Amur) and Bronze (SM) in Caterpillar’s Excellence in Service Program
• Golden Award in Caterpillar’s Excellence in Warranty Processes Program
• Silver in Caterpillar’s Digital Excellence Program
• Bronze in Caterpillar’s Excellence in Marketing and Sales Program
• EAMI CI Sales Rally - First Place in TDV (SEM) Kazakhstan operations:
• Golden Award in Caterpillar’s Excellence in Warranty Processes Program
• Golden Award for the “Excellence in Caterpillar Components Processes” category
• Silver Award in Caterpillar’s Excellence in Service Program

Great Place to Work Award to Borusan Lojistik
By meeting the criteria of an excellent workplace with a high culture of trust, Borusan Lojistik was ranked as a “Great Place to Work 2020” company by Great Place to Work Turkey.