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III Prize Txema Elorza already has its three finalists
03/02/2009
February 3, 2009
José Leopoldo Portela, founder of the Portela brothers group; Felipe González, founder of Ferretesa; and José Luis López, founder of hardware La Fortuna, are the three finalists of the third Prize Txema Elorza. The election was conducted at the meeting of the Organizing Committee, the last day of January 29, among the 23 candidates who until the 31st day of December submitted the hardware and DIY sector professionals. The three finalists are renowned human and professional ferreteros and ensure that, for the first time, is a hardware the winner of the prize Txema Elorza.
On the other hand, at the same meeting of January 29, had been also adopted the statutes for the granting of the scholarship for studies, George Cross, which will grant the Foundation Txema Elorza on an annual basis to raise the level of excellence of professionals in the sector. With an endowment of $ 3,000, the scholarship covers all areas of knowledge and is addressed to professionals of Ironmongery and DIY or first-degree relatives.
