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Luis Franco, winner of the IV Prize Txema Elorza

13/07/2010

July 13, 2010

The Foundation Txema Elorza held on Friday 9 July in San Santiago de Compostela awards dinner to leading professionals in the sector in 2009. The Act, the presence of the Honorary President of the Foundation and former President of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Jordi Pujol, former President of the Xunta of Galicia Gerardo Fernández Albor, and the Minister of education, Jesús Vázquez, was closed by the President of the Xunta de GaliciaAlberto Núñez Feijoo.

Jordi Pujol, Honorary President of the Foundation and former President of the Generalitat de Catalunya, presented the award-winning a sculpture in bronze and stone of José Ramón Casas and two lithographs by Eduardo Chillida the two finalists.

Luis Franco, President of Industrial meeting, received the award of this year, a sculpture in bronze and stone of José Ramón Casas, from the hands of Jordi Pujol, who delivered equally two lithographs of Eduardo Chillida the two finalists. The nominees for the prize 'Txema Elorza professional and human values in the hardware and DIY sector' in this fourth edition were Miguel Ortiz, President of hardware Ortiz and Carlos Pérez Padrón, President of Eurolatón, both recognized successful professionals and prominent people at the human level".

On the other hand, was also of the scholarship of studies George Cross, which is part of the assistance actions of the Foundation Txema Elorza, on an annual basis and whose aim is to raise the level of excellence of professionals in the sector of the hardware and DIY. With an endowment of $ 3,000, its sponsor, SNA Europe, gave the name of the winner: the student Mikel Aristi López.

Also, the day of fraternisation on Saturday passed with a guided visit to the roof of the Cathedral of Santiago and a typical city, courtesy of Brico King and Universal Barbosa-organized activities.

Luis Franco established in 1985 together with Jorge Micó, meeting Industrial, REI, manufacturer of shooters, with 8,500 m2 of surface...

Luis Franco established in 1985 together with Jorge Micó, meeting Industrial, REI, manufacturer of shooters, with 8,500 m² of surface, 100 direct employees and exporting 80% of its production to 45 different countries.

In the words of the Organization, in a year marked by crisis "this event was the purpose of bringing together the most relevant members and highlight the values of work, perseverance, innovation and good work with the sector facing these difficult times". The event brought together nearly 250 prominent members of the sector and their companions.