SAWO Trade Fair 2024 Awards Presented!
On the first day of the International Trade Fair for Occupational Safety, Fire Protection, and Rescue SAWO, leaders in the industry were honored with prestigious awards during the Fair Opening Ceremony. This year, 16 products were awarded The Gold Medal Award - SAWO Fair 2024. The Grand Prix SAWO was awarded to 5 companies, while the Acanthus Aureus distinction went to 9 firms.
For years, the SAWO Trade Fair has provided an opportunity to showcase the latest achievements of Polish and international manufacturers of equipment and supplies for safety, healthcare, and occupational protection. It also serves as an ideal platform for presenting contemporary rescue technologies and solutions dedicated to occupational safety. It is these innovative, standout products and solutions that are annually recognized and honored with awards at the SAWO Trade Fair.
The Gold Medal Award 2024
At the Opening Gala of the SAWO Trade Fair 2024, statues of one of the most prestigious and recognizable trade awards in our country — the Gold Medal Award — were presented.
The competition acknowledges innovation, creativity, and modernity. Submitted products and services showcased at the trade booths stand out in the market due to their quality, technological, and functional merits.
The winners of the SAWO Trade Fair Gold Medal competition received their awards from Tomasz Kobierski, President of the MTP Group, and Jakub Chojnicki, Chairman of the SAWO Trade Fair Gold Medal Competition Jury and Director of the Supervision and Control Department at the Main Inspectorate of Labor in Warsaw.
Statuettes were awarded to the following 16 distinguished products:
- ATLAS FIT Insole – shoe insole offered by ATLAS-SCHUHFABRIK GmbH & Co. KG
- Automatic Gate Traffic Dock Gate R2, offered by Anter System Polska Sp. z o.o.
- Acoustic barrier utilizing sound scattering structures, offered by the Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute
- ELOStopTime – treadmill, offered by ELOKON POLSKA Sp. z o.o.
- EVO® ALTA™ - helmet, offered by JSP Safety GmbH/JSP
- HID-RATION™ ACADEMY – Proper Employee Hydration Programs, offered by OSMOTEQ Sp. z o.o.
- JALAS® EXALTER 9988 GTX – safety shoes, offered by EJENDALS AB
- Click Pocket System Hanging Pockets, offered by Mascot International Austria GmbH
- ChemGuard Nomex® Comfort clothing set with EcoForce™ technology, offered by PW KRYSTIAN Sp. z o.o.
- Nitrex 265RP – gloves, offered by UNIGLOVES UK Ltd.
- High-visibility clothing with LED technology, offered by PW KRYSTIAN Sp. z o.o.
- OLIVIER S1 work shoe, offered by STALCO Sp. z o. o. S.K.A.
- SEAL MID S3S FO SR- footwear, offered by BICAP/CALZATURIFICIO 5BI SRL
- TEGERA 8846 – cut-resistant gloves, offered by EJENDALS AB
- Barracks uniform for the Volunteer Fire Brigade, offered by the State Clothing Company RAKON in Raciborz
- Self-retracting device with electronic control for reducing fall distance, offered by the Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute
FULL GALERY AT THE END
The Gold Consumer Choice Award
Consumer opinion is just as important as the judgment of a professional jury, which is why within the Gold Medal competition, there's also an open online voting for the best product. The product with the highest number of votes receives an additional distinction - the Gold Consumer Choice Award of the SAWO Trade Fair 2024.
This year's Gold Consumer Choice Award at the SAWO Trade Fair was received by OSMOTEQ Sp. z o.o. for HID-RATION™ ACADEMY - Proper Employee Hydration Programs.
This product received 29% of all votes cast in the poll.
FULL GALERY AT THE END
Grand Prix SAWO 2024
Additional awards, known as the Grand Prix SAWO 2024, were also conferred to the following products in the competition:
- Self-retracting device with electronic control from the Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute
- ChemGuard Nomex® Comfort clothing set with EcoForce™ technology by PW KRYSTIAN Sp. z o.o.
- HID-RATION™ ACADEMY - Proper Employee Hydration Programs by OSMOTEQ Sp. z o.o.
- EVO® ALTA (alpinist-style helmet)
- High-visibility clothing with LED technology
These products were recognized with the Grand Prix awards at SAWO 2024.
FULL GALERY AT THE END
Acanthus Aureus SAWO 2024
The culmination of awards ceremony was recognition of winners in the Acanthus Aureus competition, which honors companies that best understand how modern expo marketing builds a company's image and business value. Statuettes and diplomas were jointly presented by Tomasz Kobierski, President of the MTP Group, and Dagmara Suprun, Director of the SAWO Trade Fair.
At the SAWO 2024 Trade Fair competition jury awarded the Golden Acanthus to following companies:
- ALFA I OMEGA Sp. z o.o. Sp. K.
- TIAJO COMERCIO TEXTEIS LDA.
- UVEX SAFETY Polska Sp. z o.o. Sp.k.
- MASCOT® WORKWEAR
- ATLAS OBUWIE OCHRONNE Sp. z o.o.
- KRYSTIAN Sp. z o.o. PW
- BENNON Group a.s.
- SAFETY FIRST PPE GROUP SP. Z O.O.
- TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES EASTERN EUROPE Sp. z o.o.
- IMPEL S.A.
These companies were honored with the Golden Acanthus award at the SAWO 2024 Trade Fair for their excellence in modern expo marketing and building corporate image and value.
