Fremont, OH – Ludlow Composites Corporation, a worldwide manufacturer of vinyl and latex foams used for industrial and retail applications as well as high-performance matting systems sold under the brand name Crown Mats and Matting, is the winner of Ohio’s 2009 Governor’s Small-Medium Business Excellence in Exporting Award.
The award is presented annually to those companies that have shown a strong commitment to increasing exports of Ohio goods and products worldwide. With more than $45 billion in exports, Ohio is now the nation’s seventh largest exporting state.
The award was presented to Bob Moran, Chairman and CEO, and Randy Dobbs, President and COO, by Ohio Governor Ted Strickland. The company, founded in 1943, has been recognized by the state for their exporting activities by receiving honorable mention in 1996, 2000 and again in 2005.
“This is a real honor for us to again receive the state’s highest award for exporting,” says Moran. “We long ago made a commitment to the state of Ohio as well as the professional cleaning industry and are proud to be recognized for our accomplishments.”
Moran says that in recent years, Ludlow has taken a number of steps to ensure that the corporation’s products comply with European standards. This has helped to significantly improve sales and exports to Europe and other parts of the world; a key reason the company is receiving the award.
In fact, one criterion that must be met to win the award, according to the Governor’s Office, is for a company to demonstrate not only improved sales and exports, but also the ability "to overcome obstacles or challenges in exporting” products overseas.
Moran adds that being honored during difficult economic times, which have affected Europe as much as the United States, makes the award all the more significant. “It has been a tough 15 months, no doubt about it,” he says. “But we have been through difficult times before and came out stronger and we will this time as well.”
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