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DEFENDERS AWARDING CEREMONY
The tradition dates back for eighteen editions - the International Defence Industry Exhibition in Kielce is where the prestigious DEFENDER awards are presented. The ceremony is the final note of the expo; this is when products described as innovative and technically original are presented with the accolades. This year there have been 76 competition entrants. The Jury panel awarded twelve of them.
- The list of winners includes the products which have already been released to the army. I hope to see other products put on display at the expo become a permanent part of the army equipment - said Czesław Mroczek, the Secretary of State at the Ministry of National Defence upon DEFENDERS presentation - The Polish army is in the midst of the great technical modernization process; and the events like MSPO are very much needed and required.
This year's MSPO saw inauguration of awards presented by the Chief of the Inspectorate for Armed Forces Support. The special Distinction for development and implementation of innovative solutions in food provision for the armed forces has been presented to the Military Research and Implementation Centre for Food Services. The Distinction of the Inspectorate for the best product in the "Training" category was awarded for the Logistics training Centre from Grudziądz, the Distinction for Innovativeness went to the The Olesnica Technical Workshops of the Forth Regional Logistics Base in Wroclaw.
- The expo proved to be a success and showed to be very much in demand. The business sector cast their votes with the legs. We have broken all records: with regards to the number of exhibitors, the exhibition area and the number of visitors - said Andrzej Mochoń, Targi Kielce President of the Management Board. This year's event has brought together over 500 exhibitors from 27 countries; 100 exhibitors more than last year. The number of foreign companies has increased by over 40%, and exhibition was staged on over 25 thousand square meters. MSPO 2014 was a true success. The equipment put on display represents considerable industrial achievements. On behalf of the Minister Tomasz Siemoniak I would like to thank everyone for their presence and assure you of the MOD support for the Kielce expo. - declared Minister Czeslaw Mroczek at the end of the ceremony.