On Thursday, October 23 at a gala ceremony held in Warsaw Wielton was awarded the 2014 Innovator Award for the most innovative and best growing company of the year. Mariusz Golec - Vice President Wielton SA received the beautifully crafted commemorative statuette on behalf of the company.

As emphasized during the ceremony - submissions for the contest was so many that the organisors needed to use dedicated software.

Of the 500 companies taken into consideration , 39 received nominations. In the final stage 16 companies received statuettes - the best in the various sectors of the Polish economy. In the category of industry, awards wee presented by  Jaroslaw Pachowski, chairman of "Wprost" magazine. They were given to Avon Operations Poland and Wielton.

Vice-President Mariusz Golec thanked the jury for the award on behalf of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board Wielton SA., "Our company is only 17 years old so we are still are young business and yet we find ourselves in such an illustrious group. We operate in the automotive industry and we would not be here if not for
a young, dynamic team to whom is dedicated this award"  said M.Golec taking the statuette for Innovator of the Year 2014.

The award received by Wielton, was in recognition of new product development for example the "huckepack" road and rail trailer which Wielton as the only Polish semi-trailer manufacturer developed in response to foreign competition.  As stated in the explanatory memorandum: "The most important business direction for Wielton is sustainable development, and above all, taking care of the highest quality of products, by investing in the best specialists, as well as modern processes engaging automation and robotics production. Thanks to these advanced processes not only the quality but also the powers and capabilities of the firm are consistently increasing. Wielton invests in innovative technologies, such as its production line with five lines of robots, blasting, paint and  new equipment department, production preparation and automated warehouse. The most innovative products include the current line of ultra lightweight aluminum tippers "Super Light" - the most durable in its class with an exceptionally low curb weight and the currently unmatched Huckepack trailer designed to transport road-rail - Poland's only manufacturer of this type of semi-trailers."

Wielton does not intend to slow down. The planned 20mln USD investment  in the construction of a new Research and Development Center is now well into design stage.

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