MATIMEX company, 2015 Sustainability Award in Premios Mediterráneo Excelente.

The prize, awarded by El Suplemento to increase and publicize the excellence of products and services of the Mediterranean, was presented at a gala in Valencia on the 20th and gathered entrepreneurs and professionals who stand out for their well done, creativity, respect for the environment, corporate social responsibility, etc.

Premios Mediterráneo Excelente, which are on their fifth edition in Madrid, promote and disseminate the excellence of companies and professionals that bet decisively to give the best of themselves, offering competitive products and services. The winners were chosen based on their innovation, business growth, job creation and internationalization.

The main reasons that have made Matimex be worthy of Premios Mediterráneo Excelente 2015 in the category of Sustainability, is their desire to respect the planet in sustainable development both in product innovation and the way they work.

From this perspective, Active Clean Air & Antibacterial Ceramic, the latest innovation in ceramic market of Gruppo Fiandre Iris Ceramica, is twinned with reduction policies of the main gases responsible for atmospheric pollution and acid rain. It is a product that fights bacteria, contributing actively to air purification and preventing dirt from adhering.

This environmental commitment can also be seen on MATIMEX building. It is a building that follows rules of sustainable architecture combining at the same time design and technology: geographic orientation to the north, gardens with Mediterranean native vegetation, ventilated facade with Geos system, 'rooflights' in the inner rooms for the use of natural light, rational use of resources, use of motion sensor switches for turning on the lights of low consumption, electronic management to reduce paper consumption and waste segregation using separate containers in the same company.