SALEM, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hunt Valve (www.huntvalve.com), a fluid power engineering company specializing in severe-duty valves and components, has won a 2015 Salem Beautification Sunflower Award. The company was honored by the Salem Chamber of Commerce’s Beautification Committee for its efforts to maintain an attractive presence in the local community.

The Salem Beautification Committee was organized to promote a safe, beautiful community that is appealing to new and current residents, visitors and businesses. In line with the Sunflower Award’s slogan “Planting Pride… City Wide,” the committee honors local companies each year for continued excellence in caring for their landscaping and buildings. Hunt Valve qualified for the award because of its clean windows, neatly maintained entryways and sidewalks and aesthetically pleasing façade.

“At Hunt Valve, we know how important it is to create and maintain attractive facilities as part of Salem’s effort to build a great place to live,” explained Brad Sterner, Hunt Valve’s president and CEO. “It’s very gratifying to see our efforts and investment so well regarded by Salem’s community leaders, and we’re proud to be a part of the Chamber’s efforts to improve the city.”

About Hunt Valve

Hunt Valve brings nearly 100 years of fluid power engineering innovations and solutions to a wide range of industrial and military customers. It specializes in severe-duty valves and complementary engineered components and system solutions for applications that include primary metals (steel, aluminum), energy (nuclear, hydro, downstream oil & gas), process (chemical), and U.S. Navy nuclear-powered vessels, including all submarines and carriers in operation as well as the Virginia Class, Ford Class and soon-to-be-in-production Ohio Replacement. To learn more about the Experts in Extreme Engineering, visit http://www.huntvalve.com.