Cosentino is the world’s largest company for the production and distribution of sustainable and innovative surfaces for architecture and design. This morning, Cosentino was awarded the National Innovation Award by the Ministry of Science and Innovation in the category of Large Company. It has been recognized for its development of a strategic R&D management system that puts innovation at the heart of the company’s value chain.
These awards are the highest recognition in Spain for innovation and design. They are meant to recognize those individuals and entities who have made innovation an integral part of their business strategy and growth. . Cosentino was also awarded in this edition, along with Jaime Hayon and Certest Biotec, Expormim, Danny Saltaren, and a special mention to Ramon Ubeda.
This morning, the Awards ceremony was held at Valencia’s Palacio de Congresos under the presidence of Their Majesties Felipe VI and Letizia. Francisco Martinez-Cosentino was awarded the Cosentino Group Chairman’s award by the King and Queen. Eduardo Cosentino was the Global Vice President for Sales and CEO of Cosentino North America. Valentin Tijeras, Vice Presidential of Innovation and Product and Santiago Alfonso were also present.
The Minister of Science and Innovation Diana Morant, Ximo Puig, President of Generalitat Valenciana and Joan Ribo, the Mayor of Valencia were all present at the event. This Almeria-based company is based on the development and innovation of disruptive products like Silestone(r), or Dekton (r), and this vision is applied across the entire organization. It is important to mention the HybriQ(r), the company’s patented technology, as the last major milestone in this field. This has been a strong supporter of the nomination for the awards.
