Automotive parts maker Iskra Avtoelektrika, vinyl floor coverings producer Juteks and data systems solutions provider Špica International have been awarded the "Rating of the Year" award. The Slovenian company "I" and one of the leading global rating companies, Dun&Bradstreet, conferred the prestigious prizes for top credit ratings in 2003. The aim of the award is to promote financial discipline among Slovenian companies. The award also has a practical value, as the winning companies will automatically be entitled to more favourable conditions with suppliers, banks and insurance companies. The three companies were selected among the several thousand for which credit ratings are maintained. The top rating of A1 means that companies have achieved, and even surpassed, the required criteria and are successful partners for their customers, banks and suppliers, while also being environmentally-friendly, Michelle Potts of Dun&Bradstreet underscored.