During the solemn Gala held at the Warsaw NOT Technical House on November 7th this year, the VIII edition of the Stanisław Staszic Competition for the best innovative products, "Innovation Laurel 2018", was summarized. The organizer of the "Innovation Laurel" competition is the Federation of Scientific-Technical Associations, the Chief Technical Organization. In the eighth edition of the competition, held in 2018, the recognition of the Competition Committee chaired by Dr. hab. Eng. Tadeusz Pawłowski, Prof. PIMR, Vice-President of the Main Board of FSNT-NOT, found 23 projects in 9 categories. Vanstar P.W. Paweł Szostak was awarded the bronze laurel in the category of Mechanics, machinery, and devices for: "Implementation of a new technology for the production of bent pipes for complete exhaust systems". The company was recognized for its continuous improvement of the quality of offered products as well as for seeking the most reliable solutions in the field of exhaust systems for commercial vehicles.