State Quality Award holders to receive hexagonal statuettes from chased metal

The Government will hand over diplomas and hexagonal statuettes made from chased metal to the companies that won State Quality Awards in 2009. The laureates of the first degree will receive statuettes on marble support, while the laureates of the second degree – on wooden support. The statuette contains the logo of the contest, Info-Prim Neo reports. The Government allocated 64,900 lei from its reserve fund for making these statuettes. Eighteen companies took part in the contest for State Quality Awards last year. Nine of them became laureates of the first degree. The assessment criteria include the quality and inoffensiveness of the products or services, their safety and competitiveness, and if the companies implemented international quality management systems and modern technologies.