New Kensington, Pennsylvania-based Leed’s, a member of Polyconcept North America, accepted awards in January from the Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), based in Austin, Texas, the Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI), based in Trevose, Pa.; and Promotional Products Professionals of Canada (PPPC), based in Saint-Laurent, Québec. In addition, Leed’s received awards from leading distributors Jack Nadel International of Los Angeles, the multilocation PeerNet Group and San Jose, California-based Brandvia. Several sales and service representatives from Leed’s also received honors from distributors and associations.
Read MoreBoundless Continues Growth Acquires Corporate Specialties
Austin, Texas-based Boundless Network, a technology-enabled branded merchandise distributor, announced it acquired Dallas-based distributor Corporate Specialties.
Read MoreSanMar Debuts 46 New Seasonal Styles
Seattle-based SanMar Corporation, a leading supplier of imprintable apparel and accessories, is debuting its new apparel and accessory offerings for the warmer months in its 2009 Spring/Summer Arrivals catalog.
Read MoreCavemen and Germs
Greetings loyal readers,
I just got back from another trade show, this time in Dallas. The experience was pretty much the same as last time, except that, unfortunately, I’ve come back a little under the weather.
Read MorePilgrim Plastics Acquires Chatco
Brockton, Massachusetts-based Pilgrim Plastics announced it purchased the assets of Chatham, New York-based Chatco, a manufacturer of molded plastic products including golf bag tags, custom tags, name badges and clip strips.
Read MoreCorvest Rolls Out One-Day Service Option
Largo, Florida-based Corvest, promotional products supplier and parent company of Adva-Lite, Toppers and It’s All Greek To Me, announced the introduction of its new one-day rush service option, Rapid Response, and a new deep inventory program, Stock Stars. The new programs are among several recent changes to the company’s product lines and services.
Read MoreLeadership Advisory Committee Issues Call to Serve
Members of the PPAI Leadership Advisory Committee released a message for its members urging participation in the industry by submitting a nomination form for the PPAI Board of Directors.
Read MoreJames Moore, Owner, Bay State Specialty Company Passes Away at 75
James Moore, owner of Bay State Specialty Company passed away January 23rd. His company released the following statement about its loss:
“Bay State Specialty Company, with great sadness, announces the passing of its owner and chairman, James G. Moore, at the age of 75.
Read MoreAugusta Sportswear Revamps Web Presence
Augusta, Georgia-based Augusta Sportswear announced it has upgraded its online business tools. Key components of the ordering process include real-time inventory, order history, 24-hour ordering and email notifications for order configuration and shipping status.
Read MoreCharles River Apparel Makes Hiring Announcement on Vice President of Sales
Medford, Massachusetts-based activewear manufacturer Charles River Apparel announced the hiring of Rob Haughey as vice president of sales for the company.
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