Smarter Surfaces wins SFA Award
SMARTER Surfaces, whose founder is Arklow native Ronan Clarke, was announced as ‘Exporter of the Year’ at the 2020 SFA gala awards.
The SFA Awards, now in their 16th year, celebrate businesses for the contribution they make to the Irish business sector. The exporter category highlights businesses with a proven track record in export who can demonstrate their success.
The awards night took place on Thursday, March 12, at the RDS Concert Hall in Dublin.
Smarter Surfaces was delighted with the win. Export accounts for 96 per cent of their business and they currently sell to over 25 markets. Smarter Surfaces is supported in their export needs by Enterprise Ireland.
Smarter Surfaces has a large number of customers from a variety of industries, including Airbnb, NASA and Reebok. They are continuing to grow their direct sales, distribution and e-commerce websites in five different languages.
Smarter Surfaces is committed to helping businesses increase collaboration through functional surfaces and coatings, with this latest award win supporting their achievements in the sector.
Commenting after receiving the award, Ronan Clarke said: ‘I was delighted to accept this award on behalf of the entire Smarter Surfaces team and our customers. We will continue to focus on developing products that create work and learning spaces that encourage collaboration and productivity by making walls projectable, writeable and magnetic. We would also like to thank the SFA for putting together a great programme.
‘It was a pleasure to meet all the other finalist companies and I would like to congratulate them all.’
Mr Clarke attended the Christian Brothers School in Arklow.