[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 7, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E838]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO PERCIVAL SCIENTIFIC, INC.

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 7, 2016

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate an exemplary Iowa company, Percival Scientific, Inc. as 
they are recognized with an ``E'' Award, the United States Government's 
highest honor to an American exporter and export service provider.
  The United States Department of Commerce notified Percival 
Scientific, Inc. of the award, citing the company's ``economic dynamism 
and leadership,'' and acknowledging that Percival Scientific, Inc.'s 
officials ``recognize the importance exports have on creating jobs and 
strengthening the United States economy.'' Percival Scientific, Inc. is 
only one of 123 recipients of the President's ``E'' Award.
  In 1961, President John F. Kennedy, Jr. created this award to 
recognize companies who support the expansion of U.S. exports. Percival 
Scientific, Inc. has been in business for over 125 years, established 
in 1886 in Des Moines, Iowa, starting as Percival Manufacturing. The 
company manufactured and sold butcher tools, machinery and fixtures. As 
refrigeration came into being, Percival Manufacturing received a patent 
to manufacture a complete line of refrigerated display units. Since 
2000, the company remains housed in a 60,000-square feet facility in 
Perry, Iowa, employing hundreds of central Iowans and contributing to 
the local and global economy.
  Mr. Speaker, over the last century, Percival Scientific, Inc. has 
left an indelible mark on the manufacturing export industry in Iowa and 
around the world. Their innovation and forward thinking in the creation 
of state-of-the-art refrigeration chambers is recognized and admired 
worldwide among their peers. I commend Percival Scientific, Inc. and 
their employees for a job well done. I also ask that my colleagues in 
the United States House of Representatives join me in honoring this 
company for their unwavering commitment to manufacturing and to the 
state of Iowa. I wish Percival Scientific, Inc. and their employees 
nothing but continued success in their future endeavors.

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