Carlsbad, California-based TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company and Hopkins, Minnesota-based River’s End Trading Company announced they have entered into a partnership to bring the the TaylorMade-adidas brand Ashworth Golf Apparel to the promotional products industry exclusively through River’s End Trading Company.
Read MorePromo Marketing Announces Excellence Awards Finalists
Philadelphia-based Promo Marketing magazine, the source of product and marketing information for distributor sales professionals, announced the finalists for the 2009 Supplier Excellence Awards.
Read MoreLeed’s Improves SureShip One-Day Turnaround Program
Leed’s, based in New Kensington, Pa., a member of Polyconcept North America, announced it has made changes to improve its SureShip program. In January, Leed’s expanded SureShip to include uploading onto USB memory devices. Now, three more of the program’s parameters have been expanded to encompass more orders.
Read MoreR.S. Owens’ Scott Siegel Attends White House Town Hall
Scott Siegel, MAS, president of Chicago-based R.S. Owens, was among the 100 individuals selected to attend President Obama’s virtual town hall meeting. This meeting, the first of its kind, was held in the White House on March 26 and included a live audience of business leaders, medical professionals and educators. The event was simultaneously broadcast on the Internet to encourage nationwide involvement.
Read MoreHALO/Lee Wayne Adds Kelly White Marketing
Sterling, Illinois-based HALO/Lee Wayne announced the affiliation of Kelly White Marketing, a promotional products distributor based in Richmond, Virginia. Kelly White Marketing’s four-member sales team will join HALO/Lee Wayne, selling under the Lee Wayne brand.
Read MoreFinn Graphics Celebrates 69 Years
Finn Graphics Inc., a third generation, family-owned Cincinnati-based supplier announced it is celebrating its 69th anniversary. The company was originally founded on April 1, 1940.
Read MoreNorwood Announces Full Compliance with Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) requires all importers and U.S. manufacturers conduct regular testing of children’s products, and to make a certificate of compliance available to the public.
Read MorePROMOTIONS EAST 2009 Announces New Networking Events
PROMOTIONS EAST 2009 announced it will feature new venues and exciting events. Kick off the best trade show of the year at a networking event at one of Atlantic City’s premier venues or with a round of golf at the beautiful Seaview Golf Club.
Read MoreFargo Flooding Doesn’t Stop FRS Industries
In business since 1885, Fargo, North Dakota-based FRS Industries Inc. is normally a manufacturer of items such as rubber stamps, award ribbons, buttons and banners, but over the course of the past week employees have worked hard to produce something else—sandbags. Sadly, two of FRS Industries’ employees have lost homes to water, but Larson is hopeful they will be able to work with city, state and governmental agencies to get help in recovering. With the Red River having crested and most sandbag levees holding, the Fargo area now braces for an expected eight to 14 inches of snow that bring new dangers of freezing and eroding defenses.
Read MoreJournalbooks/Timeplanner Calendars Teams up with Leed’s and Bullet Line Sales Teams
Journalbooks/Timeplanner Calendars, a Polyconcept North America company based in Charlotte, N.C., announced it has expanded sales representation to include sales teams from its parent company’s other two promotional product divisions, New Kensington, Pennsylvania-based Leed’s and Miami-based Bullet Line. The new representatives and territories include:
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