Limpidus Nordeste, based in Recife and managed for over 20 years by franchisee Deborah Moccio Gomes, has just win for the 2nd time, the Parceiros Votorantim award, a recognition given annually to the group's suppliers who most stand out in the year.

Limpidus is the cleaning service provider for Votorantim Cimentos in the region Northeast, for more than 15 years and the standard of demands and disputes between suppliers at a national level is very high, the that values winning this award. According to Deborah, "there are many audits that are carried out monthly and in all cases the minimum grade is 9.45. If you score below this in any audit in a single month, you lose the chance to compete for the prize" . In total, there are 11,000 suppliers nationwide competing for this award, divided into 3 categories: Services, Materials and Inputs. 

In the SERVICES category, only 16 companies are chosen annually for all 4 regions, North, Northeast, South and Southeast.

Limpidus Nordeste won this award for the first time in 2016 and has now won again for quality and performance measured during 2019 and thus achieved  again the Prize in the BRONZE category. The system of Votorantim's award is very interesting.

BRONZE is given to everyone who wins the award in the first year. 

 If the supplier manages to win again the following year, you receive the SILVER award and if you manage to repeat the feat the following year and every year consecutively, he receives the GOLD award annually. 

However, if he misses a year, he starts all over again again! In addition to the honor of being awarded, winning this prize also brings additional benefits to the winner.

According to Votorantim's criteria, whoever receives the BRONZE award has priority in hiring the following year, if you are tied with another company in any quotation.

Those who receive SILVER, in addition to the benefits of Bronze, receives the “Last Call for Sourcing” distinction, which is the right to be called and make one last negotiation in a quote. 

And for those who are GOLD, in addition to these advantages, they participate the following year in the "Suppliers Steering Committee", the supplier committee that defines hiring rules.

To understand how the average of 9.45% reached in 2019  by Limpidus is high, the grading criteria are based on the scale below:

High performance: Grade greater than 70% 

Low performance: Grade equal to or less than 70%

Critical performance: Grade below 70% in 2 assessments consecutively.  On the third consecutive low score in the same year, the supplier is eliminated.