KRUG'S Klippan Subsidiary Receives Two Gold Awards For its Safety Seats
23 November 1999
KRUG'S Klippan Subsidiary Receives Two Gold Awards For its Children's Automobile Safety SeatsATLANTA, Nov. 23 -- KRUG International Corp. (Amex: KRG) announced that its European subsidiary, Klippan Limited, earned Mother & Baby Magazine's highest awards for its Prima and Futura automobile safety seats at the Mother & Baby Magazine's awards ceremony in London. Klippan won the only two awards presented for baby car seats. Both the Prima and Futura will be featured in a special awards supplement of Mother and Baby Magazine published during the first week in January, 2000. Klippan's Prima seat, designed for use by children from birth to 15 months, won the Gold Award for the Best Infant Carrier. The judges selected the Prima for its ease of handling, comfort and protection. No Silver Award (second place) was granted by the judges this year leaving the Prima with sole honors in its category. Klippan's Futura seat, designed for use by children from birth to six years, won the Gold Award for the Best Combination Car Seat. The judges selected the Futura for its secure fit, ease of installation and utility of movement from car to car. Again, the Futura gained sole honors in its class as no runner-up award was granted. David Wright, managing director of Klippan, said, "We are especially delighted with these Mother and Baby Magazine awards because parents, our most important customers, as well as consumer experts made up the judges panel." Robert M. Thornton, Jr., president and chief executive officer of KRUG commented, "The quality and comfort features of Klippan's children's automobile safety seats, combined with the latest designs which appeal to a broad range of customers are driving these awards. The new Klippan seats have now won six first place awards in three European countries since their introduction in late 1998. The Mother and Baby Magazine awards are another exciting milestone in our continuing efforts to develop Klippan's business."