EXPORTER OF THE YEAR
JSC Latvijas Finieris
Latvia’s leading producer of birch plywood products, Latvijas Finieris, was founded in 1873 and has been the leader in the industry for over 100 years. In 1992 Latvijas Finieris became a joint-stock company. Since 1990s the company's production capacity has increased over five times. The company has gained a reputation of a competitive, quality-conscious, innovative and reliable business partner both locally and internationally. www.finieris.com
BEST EXPORTER (LARGE / MEDIUM-SIZE COMPANIES)
1st prize: Livonia Print Ltd. (printing)
Livonia Print has established itself as a major player in printing industry in the Baltic Sea region. Over the years the company has developed a highly-advanced printing factory and bindery. With a full production cycle of black-and-white and colour printing the company provides fast and top quality service. Livonia Print produces books of different kinds (art, photography, school, reference, travel), design, type of binding and paper. Their regular customers are from Norway, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Iceland, and other European countries. www.livoniaprint.lv
2nd prize: Cemex Ltd. (portland cement)
Cemex is one of the world’s leading producers of building materials. The company was established in 2005 when it took over the Brocēni cement plant. It has invested around 250 million Euros in production technology and is now among the most advanced plants of this kind in Europe. www.cemex.lv
3rd prize:
1) Baltic Candles Ltd. (powder pressed candles)
Baltic Candles is the biggest producer of candles in the Baltic countries and one of the largest in Europe. It produces top-quality designed candles in full spectrum of colour. The company uses environmentally friendly state-of-the-art production technologies.www.balticcandles.com
2) Lauma Fabrics Ltd. (lace fabric)
In 2006 Latvia's leading lingerie manufacturer Lauma Lingerie Ltd. opened a lace fabric production enterprise Lauma Fabrics Ltd. The company produces a variety of lace fabric - plain knit, elastic and rigid wrap-knit, cloth ribbon and embroidery. The company currently exports to more than 15 countries worldwide. www.lauma.lv www.laumafabrics.com
Recognition prizes
Bruker Baltic Ltd. (spectrometric devices)
Bruker Baltic specializes in the development and production of spectrometric devices based on semiconductor silicon, high-pure germanium and cadmium-zinc-tellurium detectors. Their products are used in nuclear energetic and ecology, geology and mineral resource industry, medicine, customs control and other areas. These spectometric technologies are used by NASA and the European Space Agency. www.bruker-baltic.lv
JSC Grindeks (pharmaceuticals)
Grindeks is the leading pharmaceutical company in the Baltic countries. One of their top producrts, the “Capsicam” ointment, since developed in 2008 has been exported to 13 countries. www.grindeks.lv
Kolumbija Ltd. (fish products)
The company produces a wide variety of canned fish products and currently exports to 25 countries. Their best-known product is smoked canned sparts called “šprotes” locally. This fish product is typically listed as characteristic of Latvian national cuisine.www.fish-pk.lv
JSC Severstallat (steel product distributor)
Founded in 1992, JSC Severstallat is a distributor of various metal products manufactured by leading steel manufacturers in the Western and Eastern Europe, CIS countries and South East Asia. Last year the volume of sales exceeded 300 000 tons. It also produces thin-wall welded tubes for exporting to Europe. www.ssl.lv
Stenders Ltd. (bath and body cosmetics)
The company started as a small enterprise known as Stenders Soap Factory with just one store in Riga. Their natural handmade bath and body cosmetic products became top-sellers in the local market and soon were exported abroad. Now Stenders has over 190 franchise shops in 20 countries worldwide. Stenders trade-mark is an example of how old tradition can be fused with today's needs to create an innovative product. www.stendersshop.com
Sungate Ltd. (transport and logistics)
Established in 1992, Sungate Ltd. is one of the leading international transport service companies. With extensive experience in the Baltic Sea region, the company has developed a wide profile of services - sea, railway and road transport as well as administration of paperwork required for transport and forwarding. www.sungate.lv
BEST EXPORTER AMONG SMALL COMPANIES
1st prize: Dīlers Ltd. (secondary aluminium alloys)
Dīlers produces secondary aluminum alloys as well as recycles ferrous and non-ferrous metal scrap. In 2007 the company widened their profile with collection and recycling of domestic and hazardous waste. Dīlers exports to more than 10 countries. Currently, their main export market is Germany. www.dilers.lv
2nd prize: Nordtext Ltd. (translation and language localization)
Founded in 2006, Nordtext is has developed into one of the leading translation companies in the Baltic Sea region and Eastern Europe. The company has offices in Latvia and Lithuania, a network of 1200 freelance translators working in 65 languages. They also offer their expertise in desk top publishing, software, web design, and marketing. www.nordtext.com
3rd prize: AmberCRO Ltd. (clinical research)
AmberCRO is a clinical research company conducting a wide variety of medical research studies for health care industry. Their clinical research services comprise all stages of the process: research design, protocol development and advice on related legal matters. Company's services are exported to international pharmaceutical and clinical research companies.
Recognition prizes
Automatizācija Ltd. (industrial automation)
The company's expertise is industrial automation and machine design using advanced 3D CAD technologies. Among their clients are Audi, VW Getrag, BMW, and Scania. www.automatizacija.lv
DME Ltd. (kick-up rudder for sailboats)
The company produces DOTAN kick-up rudder, a unique and easy to use steering system for all types of sailboats as well as catamarans and trimarans. Their innovative design has been patented in the US and the products have been exported to 16 countries. www.dotan.com
M.A.R.I.D.I. Ltd. (language learning programs)
The company has developed „Quick Teacher” and „Slova Begom” language learning programs for Latvian, Lithuanian, German, Russian, Polish, Japanese and Chinese languages. www.maridi.lv
Volburg Ltd. (electronics)
Volburg is one of the leading producers of electronics equipment. The company has developed and now produces smart house automated lighting and heat management electronic modules for homes, offices, hotels and other types of premises. www.volburg.lv
MOST INNOVATIVE PRODUCT
1st prize: Primekss Ltd. (PrimeComposite concrete for industrial floor production)
Primekss develops and manufactures industrial floors. Implementing industrial research findings the company has developed an improved version (PrimeComposite) of traditional industrial cement floors that is cost-effective, durable and environmentallly friendly. Their newly developed PrimeComposite concrete provides increased toughness and durability in a thinner and more economical floor. Apart from Latvia, Primekss has companies in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Estonia, and Poland ranking the company among the leaders of industrial floor producers in Europe. www.primekss.com
2nd prize: Dores fabrika Ltd. (log houses)
Dores fabrika combines old log-house building traditions with new technologies to custom-build modern log houses. Log constructions are weather-tight, durable and eco-friendly made from special glued-wood timber and innovative joint designs. Dores has developed one of the most advanced factory of its kind in Europe and produces up to 350 log houses primarily for export. www.dores.lv
3rd prize: Metrum Ltd. (airport aerial obstacle mapping)
Metrum is an international land surveying and territory planning company. It uses cutting-edge technologies of aerial-photogrammetry and laser scanning. A market leader in the filed, Metrum has produced mapping of Latvian coast line, forest territories and the Riga city. Their innovative aerial obstacle mapping technology has been acknowledged for its outstanding properties and used across Europe and Asia. www.metrum.lv
Recognition prizes
B-phone Ltd. (baby monitoring device)
B-phone is a baby monitoring device. As it communicates with your personal mobile phobe, it has unlimited working range. Activated by sound or motion, it calls you on your mobile phone and lets you listen or talk to your child.www.b-phone.eu
Kolumbija Ltd. (souces for canned fish products)
Along with its most popular product, traditional Latvian sprats, Kolumbija has developed a new line of canned fish products in a variety of newly-created sauces.
www.fish-pk.lv
Sakret Ltd. (decorative cement)
Sakret developed and now produces unique decorative cement made especially for renovating historical buildings.The cement blends seamlessly with the original texture and colour and is an ideal material for authentic restoration works. www.sakret.lv
BEST IMPORT REPLACEMENT PRODUCT
1st prize: Sakret Ltd. (decorative surface treatments)
Until now siliconized, acrylic latex products were not produced in Latvia and therefore were imported. Sakret has developed a plant and now produces these products locally at a competitive price replacing such well-known trade-marks as Caparol, Tikkurila, Atlas, and Mira. www.sakret.lv
2nd prize: Limbažu piens Ltd. (hard cheese Monterigo)
Based on an Italian recipe of a “parmesan-like” hard cheese, Monterigo has become one of the most popular new dairy products in Latvia. Moneterigo cheese is aged for 18 months in an especially designed facility in Limbaži dairy factory. Monterigo is exported widely exross the world.www.rpk.lv
3rd prize: JSC Dzintars (skin care product line Sea Secrets)
Latvia’s best known cosmetic and skin care product manufacturer has developed a Sea Secrets line of skin care products. At a lower price than world's top brands, these products are equally efficient and beautifully presented. www.dzintars.lv
Recognition prizes
Fonons Ltd. (air and screw compressors)
Fonons industrial air and screw compressors for home and industrial use have challenged the more expensive imported compressors by so far better-known producers. The compressors are high-quality, energy-efficient and safe. www.fonons.lv
Grandeg Ltd. (pellet heating furnaces)
Grandeg wood and biomass pellet heating furnaces are efficient, easy to install, safe and environmentally-friendly. The furnaces can be used for heating family houses, apartment buildings, offices but the most powerful furnaces - for generating heat for an entire village.
www.grandeg.lv
JSC Valmieras Stikla Šķiedra (fiberglass nettings)
JSC Valmiera Stikla Škiedra is a producer of innovative fiberglass products and ranks among the top Latvian exporters. Their new silica nettings and e-glass mats have been rated among the most competitive products in the field internationally. www.vss.lv
