External Awards 

Timken is proud of the awards and recognition received for global citizenship. A few highlights from recent years include:

  • Forbes Magazine: Timken named among 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in 2009
  • American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai Corporate Social Responsibility Award: 2008 finalist.
  • Automotive News PACE Award: 2008 finalist for our Applied Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) sensor.
  • Corporate Citizen – Industry of the Year: Presented to Timken-Asheboro, N.C., for corporate citizenship by the Asheboro/Randolph Chamber of Commerce in both 2006 and 2007.
  • Corporate Citizen Award: Timken honored by the Rotary of Bangalore, India, in 2005.
  • Frost and Sullivan 2007 Innovation of the Year Award: For innovation in motion control technology for improvements to our magnetic encoder (ASIC).
  • Outstanding Performance 2008 – Best Supplier Award: Timken India Ltd. Honored by Mahindra & Mahindra with its 2008 Best Supplier Award for outstanding performance.
  • Overall Supplier of the Year 2008: Awarded to our Canton Technical Center by Clipper Wind Power for delivery and technological innovation.
  • Plant Engineering Magazine 2005 Product of the Year: For our StatusCheck™ wireless condition monitoring system.
  • Team NEO Economic Impact Awards: Honored by Northeast Ohio’s Team NEO for financial support and leadership in promoting regional development in 2008.
  • NorthCoast 99: Named one of Northeast Ohio’s top employers in 2006, 2007 and 2008 for workplace excellence in management, benefits, communication, community partnership, selection and retention of top talent. 
  • United Way Spirit of Caring: Timken and our associates were honored in 2007 for donating more than $1 million to United Way in the United States.
  • Wuxi Environmental Protection Agency Green Enterprise Award: Our Liyuan Plant in China received the Green Enterprise distinction in 2007.