First Battery Awards
First Battery has received many industry awards and accolades including the following:
Toyota
- Most Improved Supplier: 1990
- Top 10 Supplier: 1991, 1992
- Meritorious Service P&A (Silver): 1991
- Supplier of the Year (Electrical Systems): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001
- Supplier of the Year: 2001
- Top Supplier P&A: 1995, 1999
- Service Excellence P&A (Gold): 1995, 1998 1999
- Meritorious Service P&A (Silver): 2000
- Nominated: Supplier of the Year in the Quality and Delivery Categories: 2002
- Supplier Recognition (Delivery): 2003
- Certificate of Excellence P&A: 2004, 2005
- Quality Performance Award: 2005
- Supplier Achievement Award – Delivery: 2007
- Supplier Achievement Award – Quality: 2007
- Supplier Achievement Award – Quality: 2008
- Supplier Achievement Award – Quality Performance: 2012
- Supplier Achievement Award – Stable Production: 2012
Nissan
- Supplier of the Year: 1992
- Finalist Top Supplier: 2003
- Outstanding Service Award: 1992, 1993
- Top 5 Supplier: 1994, 1995, 1996
- First Place P&A Direct Supplier: 2002
Daimler Chrysler
- Top 5 Supplier: 1998
VW
- Supplier Excellence: 1994
Midas
- Supplier of the Year: 1994
- Shop of the Year, Marketing Support: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
NAPA
- Supplier of the Year: 1988, 1993, 2001, Nominee 2005
CYMOT/Midas Namibia
- Supplier of the Year: 2007
NAPA Midas
- Supplier of the Year: 2006, 2007
- Nominee Supplier of the Year: 2009
Robert Bosch
- Local Supplier of the Year: 1996
- Overall Supplier of the Year: 1997
- Top 10 Supplier: 1998
Parts Inc/Motolek
- Manufacturer of the Year: 1994, 1995, 1997
VETSAK
- Supplier of the Year: 1995
- Top 5 Supplier: 1996
NTK
- Supplier of the Year: 1996, Finalist 2003
- Top 10 Supplier: 1997, 1998, 1999, Finalist 2003
Senwes
- Supplier of the Year: 1996, Finalist 2002
- Top Supplier, Trade Department: Finalist 2003
- Merit Award: 1997
Tirisano
- Excellence Award: 2005
- Certificate of Recognition: 2005
Agrinet
- Top 10 Supplier: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002
Telkom
- Manufacturer Controlled Release: 1999
- Quetel Gold: 2000
GWK
- Supplier of the Year Mechanical 2007
- Finalist Supplier of the Year 2009
- Supplier of the Year Mechanical 2010
- Finalist Supplier of the Year 2010
Capricorn
- Million Rand Supplier 2007
Automechanika South Africa
- Gold Award Winner Automechanika SA Innovation Awards 2011 for Raylite Ultimate VRLA/AGM Battery
General Motors
- Supplier Merit Award 2010
- Finalist Supplier of the Year 2010
- Supplier Quality Excellence Award 2012
- Supplier Quality Excellence Award 2013
- Supplier Quality Excellence Award 2014
- Supplier Quality Excellence Award 2015
- Supplier Quality Excellence Award 2016
Ford
- Silver Award for Service Excellence Parts and Accessories 2011
- P&A Supplier of the Year: 1994, Nominee 2008
- P&A Elite Direct Supplier: 1994
- Top 20 Supplier: 1996, 1997
Accenture Innovation Index
- Top 20 Concept Finalist 2013
General
- Eastern Cape Top Green Organisation awards – 2nd place Platinum award
