Commerce Secretary Gutierrez
Honors Centrix for Export Achievements

Shelton, CT – Centrix, Inc. of Shelton, CT has received the U.S. Commerce Department’s Export Achievement Certificate. The award was presented to Bill Dragan, president of Centrix, Inc., by United States Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez at a recent forum attended by area business leaders and hosted by Congressman Christopher Shays. The event was co-sponsored by the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce, the Shelton Economic Development Corp. and the Bridgeport Regional Business Council.

The award is one of only two earned by Connecticut companies in 2006 thus far. Said Congressman Shays, “I congratulate Centrix both on their contribution to the economy and for winning recognition from the Department of Commerce for their exporting success.”

The Export Achievement Certificate was created by the U.S. Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce to recognize U.S. companies that successfully penetrate international markets for distribution of their products. The Service maintains a network of more than 100 U.S. Export Assistance Centers throughout the United States and more than 150 international offices located in American Embassies and Consulates throughout the world, providing a direct link to international markets for U.S. companies wishing to initiate or expand export sales.

Carl Jacobsen, Director of the U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center in Middletown explained, “The primary mission of the U.S. Commercial Service is to assist U.S. companies to sell their products and services into international markets. The clients we work with are primarily internationally minded executives of small and medium sized businesses looking to enhance their skills, expertise, and networks in order to improve their company’s international sales performance.”

He said further, “The world looks to the U.S. and companies such as Centrix for leadership in products for the medical/dental industry. We have worked with Centrix to explore markets in such countries as Brazil, China, Germany, Russia, Taiwan and Ukraine. The Export Achievement Certificate publicly recognizes those companies that are doing well in international markets. Centrix has done a very good job and is to be applauded.”

Centrix is a world leader in product development and innovation to make the art of dentistry easier. Beginning with the C-R® Syringe and later introductions of the original power handle syringe, pre-filled capsules for light-activated composites and the revolutionary Benda®Brush, Centrix products have changed the way dentistry is practiced. Centrix products are distributed in 53 countries worldwide.

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