Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Cañon City, CO - Portec Flomaster - a leading manufacturer of specialty conveyors, has just been awarded the 2008 Governor's Award for Excellence in Exporting.  This award honors Colorado companies that have made outstanding contributions to exporting from Colorado during the past year.

Portec was awarded the 2008 Export Award for a Large Sized Manufacturer in the state of Colorado. Governor Bill Ritter presented the official award at the World Trade Day breakfast, May 1, 2008, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Downtown Denver.  Almost 1500 of Portec's products can be seen in the new Beijing Capital International Airport and the new Shanghai Pudong Airport in China.  Portec's international efforts have contributed to 21% of their annual sales.

PORTEC FLOMASTER, founded in 1957, is a global manufacturer of specialty conveyors with an industry reputation for delivering dependable, high quality products.  PORTEC FLOMASTER'S specialty material handling equipment has been incorporated in airport baggage handling systems, mail and parcel handling, manufacturing, distribution, food processing facilities, cement plants, fertilizer plants, salt plants, printing plants, etc. around the world. PORTEC FLOMASTER has produced equipment to handle all ranges of products from light electronics to truck body frames and refrigerators. They are known for tackling unusual and difficult applications by designing heavy-duty equipment to meet those particular challenges. PORTEC FLOMASTER is headquartered at PO Box 589, Cañon City, CO 81215-0589. For more information, please visit www.portec.com.