The event was attended by the Mayor of Paterna, Juan Antonio Sagredo, the autonomous secretary for Sustainable Economy, Blanca Marín and the Vice President of the Valencia Provincial Council, Toni Gaspar, among others

• The winners in this second edition have been NBN23 as Entrepreneur of the year; Faurecia in the Research and Innovation category; AIMPLAS as a Socially Responsible Company, Das Audio for its Career and International Projection; B2B Corporación Jurídica as local MicroPyme and Rosalía Mellado, from Lasertall, as Woman Entrepreneur
• The ceremony, organized by the Paterna City of Business association chaired by the Mayor Juan Antonio Sagredo, has served to promote the industrial potential of the municipality, which, with more than 2,800 companies, is one of the main industrial location of the Valencian Community and from Spain

This afternoon Paterna has become the business meeting point with the award ceremony for the II Paterna City Business Awards held at the Grand Theater Antonio Ferrandis.

The ceremony was attended by numerous personalities from the business world and representatives of the industrial estates of the municipality, and has served to promote the industrial potential of Paterna and publicize the companies located in the city.

In this sense, the Mayor of Paterna and President of the Association Paterna City of Business, Juan Antonio Sagredo, highlighted that "this second edition of the awards consolidates us as a true business forum where we value and recognize our companies and entrepreneurs / as well as it motivates us to continue growing and working in this area. "

In addition, the Mayor, who has been in charge of closing the gala, recalled that "with more than 2,800 companies installed, Paterna is today one of the main industrial location of the Valencian Community and Spain. We are leaders in square meters of industrial land. And we also want to be leaders in terms of the quality and modernity of our industrial areas. ".

Likewise, the Mayor stressed that "our policy of attracting companies, together with the improvement and modernization of our business areas, fiscal modifications and the clear commitment to industry 4.0, are causing us to cross borders."

Finally, Sagredo has taken advantage of his intervention to review the industrial and economic strength of Paterna and has announce some of the projects that the City Council is working on to enhance it, such as the signing of agreements with the 5 industrial areas, the Industrial Geographic Information System, the Social Seal or the powerful Citymarketing campaign at national and international level

AWARDED PATERNA CITY OF COMPANIES 2017

The Entrepreneur of the Year Award went to the technology company NBN23, developer of software and Apps related to the sports world and which has received the award from Blanca Marín, autonomous secretary of Sustainable Economy, Productive Sectors and Commerce.

The Business Research and Innovation Award went to the multinational automotive equipment company Faurecia, a distinction that was awarded by the General Secretary of the Valencian Business Confederation (CEV), Miguel Ángel Javaloyes.

The Prize for the Socially Responsible Company of this edition has been for the l Technological Institute of Plastics, AIMPLAS, which offers comprehensive solutions to companies in the plastics sector, and which has received the award from the General Secretary of UGT, Ismael Sáez.

The Local Micropyme Award, this year's new category, has been for the advice and provision of legal and economic-fiscal services B2B Corporación Jurídica, an award that has been presented by the Vice President of the Provincial Council of Valencia, Toni Gaspar.

The Award for Women Entrepreneurs went to Rosalía Mellado fromLasertall, a company that offers laser cutting services for different materials, mainly steels, which has received from the Head of the Caixa Popular area, Alicia Soler.

Finally, the Mayor of Paterna, Juan Antonio Sagredo has been in charge of giving the Award for International Career and Projectionwhich this year went to DAS AUDIO, a company known throughout the world, dedicated to the design and manufacture of systems for sound reinforcement.