Sandvik in Chomutov, Czech Republic, has been announced as the winner of the prestigious award Best Innovator of the year in the Czech Republic – recognition of the company’s way of working with innovation. Stainless steel umbilical tubes for the oil and gas industry are manufactured at the site in Chomutov, Czech Republic.
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Sandvik has received the prize in the large companies’ category. The award acknowledges the innovation process of companies, where the jury looks into the way of working and driving innovation, how innovative the organisation is and the engagement for driving innovations among the employees. “We are pleased that the jury recognised our company’s attitude and mind-set towards innovations. We would not be able to defend our position on the market without a strong innovation culture”, says Jiri Polman, managing director of the Chomutov product unit.
