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MADE IN GREECE awards for the BODYFIX handmade mattress collection
CANDIA has won the INNOVATIVE PRODUCT award at the MADE IN GREECE 2017 awards with the BODYFIX hand-made mattress collection. The awards are organized by the Greek Academy of Marketing, with the aim of highlighting and rewarding Greek companies that achieve outstanding performance in the creation and distribution of their products. In this renowned organization, they have been distinguished 100 companies over the past years for their quality, innovation, extroversion and their brand power, that take key role to the company’s growth and prosperity.
The awards run with the support of the Greek Ministry of Rural & Food Growth and the ceremony took place on 11th of December at Athens Concert Hall (‘Megaron’), in a festive evening for Greek production.
The INNOVATIVE PRODUCT award was received from Mr. Giannis Velivassakis, Director of Retail, who stated: "It is an honor for us to receive this award from this distinguished institution, rewarding a truly unique product, the manufacture tradition of which has been transferred from generation to generation and that only a few companies worldwide can manufacture. This commitment and dedication for quality products and love for a restful sleep is transferred to us from our parents and today we are proud to see the handmade collection being loved in Greece and abroad. "
Candia is the 1st company in Greece that manufactured the handmade BODYFIX mattresses in 1983, and now exports to more than 12 countries in Europe & Asia. This unique mattress is made by experienced artisans entirely by hand with 100% natural materials, a process that may last up to 12 hours! They also incorporate CANDIA's global innovation, the treatment of fabrics with olive oil that offers natural antibacterial protection and neutral Ph.
Candia has already been awarded as a SUPERBRAND in 2016 and continues its distinction at the MADE IN GREECE awards for the commercial success and importance of the innovations embodied in the handmade BODYFIX collection.
