Air Liquide Welding Purchasing policy  [ Return towards  Suppliers  ]

AIR LIQUIDE Welding aim is to purchase products and services at worldwide competitive prices and from qualified suppliers.The selection of suppliers will be achieved through an evaluation to find the best supplier’s meeting AIR LIQUIDE Welding’s needs on the following areas.
          - Competitive price
          - Lead-time and delivery
          - Ability to fulfill  all Air Liquide Welding’s logistics requirements
          - Quality
          - Permanence and reliability of purchase
          - Environmental protection
          - Flexibility
          - Long-term relationships
          - Ability to introduce innovations and improvements This evaluation refers to supplier performance targets, which emphasize the importance of these different performance goals in quality, technology, and compliance with general specifications of delivery, cost, environment and responsiveness to those different criteria. AIR LIQUIDE Welding wishes to develop a partnership with their suppliers which is based on a « win / win » approach, enabling each party to be rewarded. In this regard, AIR LIQUIDE Welding is willing to concentrate sourcing on key suppliers:
          - by developing stronger partnership with a limited number of worldwide best suppliers,
          - by offering a wider share of business in accordance with the global vision of AIR LIQUIDE Welding purchases.

Terms and conditions of purchase