Advanced Composites Inc. Receives Utah Manufacturer of the Year Award

    SALT LAKE CITY, UT, November 06, 2014 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Advanced Composites, Inc. (ACI) is pleased to announce that the Utah Manufacturers Association has awarded them the 2014 Utah Manufacturer of the Year Award.

On November 1, 2014, at the Utah Manufacturers Association 109th Annual Banquet, the UMA recognized four exceptional Utah companies--among them ACI--for their outstanding operational performance and best practices, as well as for their economic achievement, workplace safety, community involvement and fidelity to the principles of free enterprise. ACI garnered the award for the 51-200 employee size category for its demonstrated expertise and its outstanding business practices.

In its twenty-three years in business, ACI has enjoyed steady, sustainable growth in the development and production of composite structures for a wide variety of applications. The company works to foster an atmosphere of empowerment, camaraderie and productivity among its staff. Randy Philpot, president of ACI, announced that he was "proud to accept this honor on behalf of all of the managers and employees of ACI, whose dedication and commitment to quality and on-time delivery made this award possible."

"We are excited to be recognized as an exemplar of Utah manufacturing," said Jerry Cooney, ACI's vice president of sales, "and we will continue to work hard and work smart to be worthy of this recognition in 2015 and beyond."

ABOUT ADVANCED COMPOSITES, INC.

ACI builds composite structures for applications as diverse as prosthetics, water purification, energy extraction, national defense, and aircraft safety. Clients include Lockheed Martin, the US Government, ABB, Chevron, Boeing and many other world-renowned firms. Additionally, the company manufactures and sells its two internationally respected recreational product brands: Wound Up Composites for cycling components, and whitewater oars and accessories through Cataract Oars. Learn more from our website: www.advancedcomposites.com.

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