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The
best in wool!
During the 75th IWTO Annual
Congress held from 9 to 12 May 2006 in Cairo (Egypt) the International
Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) announced the
winners of the second edition of World Wool Award (WWA). Sponsored by
The Woolmark Company, the award has been introduced to celebrate wool’s
unique natural performance properties and versatility, to encourage its
future use through research and innovation into new product developments
and the marketing and promotion of wool values.
Jury member Mr. Georg Steffens (The Woolmark Company) said: “The World
Wool Award is an excellent platform for textile students around the
globe to show and communicate how they see the most natural fibre in the
world - WOOL.”
During the Awards Ceremony, held at the 75th Anniversary Gala Evening of
the Congress, IWTO President Mr. Michael Lempriere and CEO of The
Woolmark Company, Mrs. Brenda McGahan, presented the trophies and
diplomas to the laureates. As part of the award prize, the winners were
also awarded:
· Free participation in the
IWTO Annual Congress held in Cairo, and
· An exhibition area at the
IWTO Congress to show and promote the winner’s project.
· International exposure
via the IWTO website for one year, where IWTO presents details of all
the awarded projects including
Certificates of Merit on its website www.iwto.org.
The second edition of the World Wool Award attracted entries from around
70 projects representing more than 20 countries from all continents.
Split into three categories, the competition was open internationally to
students, trainees and professionals from textile/fashion universities,
academies and schools, companies and institutes.
Enter The World
Wool Award 2006 Section
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An IWTO Project,
sponsored by Woolmark
Previous Editions :
WWA Edition 2005:
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