Durbin USA wins The President’s “E Star” Award 2018
05 June 2018
We are proud to announce that Durbin USA has won The President’s “E Star” Award. This award is the highest recognition any U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports.
Durbin USA are one of only eight companies in the entire USA to receive the "E Star” award in 2018.The presentation was made in May by Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Ross at their Washington DC headquarters.
In 1961, President Kennedy signed an executive order reviving the World War II “E” symbol of excellence to honor and recognize America's exporters.
This year’s honoree’s helped contribute to exporting more than two trillion dollars’ worth of U.S. goods and services in 2017, and nearly 11 million American jobs were supported by exports in 2016.
As previously announced, this year Durbin in the UK, won The Queen's Awards for Enterprise, International Trade 2018.
It is the first time ever that an organisation has won the highest award on both sides of the Atlantic in the same year.
For further information please contact our Marketing Department on 020 8869 6570 or email marketing@durbin.co.uk.
