St. Louis-based TRG Group, an international leader in the travel gear industry, participated in its second annual adoption of families from St. Louis’ 100 Neediest Cases last month. With the help of the United Way and the “St. Louis Post-Dispatch,” the St. Louis 100 Neediest Cases is a tradition, that each year publishes local personal stories of hardship and tragedy, in hopes of generating a spirit of giving to those less fortunate. The organization accepts group and individual donations by soliciting the help of friends or colleagues to adopt a family, or multiple families. This year, TRG Group was able to provide five
Read MoreNew Products Hires Goranson as Assistant Chief Operating Officer
Chestnut Ridge, New York-based supplier New Products International Inc. has hired Andrew Goranson, MAS, as assistant chief operating officer. He has over 16 years of industry experience and previously worked at Jetline and Timecal International Corp. “I am thrilled to be part of the New Products team,“ said Goranson. “I look forward to contributing to their tradition as a leader in innovation and excellence.” For more information on New Products, visit www.npionline.com
Read MoreVisstun Launches Hot Cup Product Line
Las Vegas-based Visstun announced the launch of its new line of paper cups for hot beverages with a low minimum of 250 pieces and the 11-day turnaround on a four-color process. Currently, the line consists of a 12-oz. cup and a white, cappuccino-style lid with other sizes becoming available in the future. Visstun feels the product is appropriate for business meetings and provides a more economical alternative to our plastic cups for those promotions that do not require the cup to be reusable. In addition, Visstun announced their reusable plastic cups, launched in June of 2007, have passed the lead and
Read MoreUnibind Releases Eco-Friendly Photobooks
Alpharetta, Georgia-based Peleman Industries Inc., manufacturer of the award-winning Unibind PhotoBook Creator and a line of high-quality binding and lamination products, announced its environmentally friendly Unibind Green PhotoBooks, which are made from natural and recycled materials. The Unibind Green PhotoBooks will be debuted at the 2008 Photo Marketing Association (PMA) Convention, held January 31 to February 2, 2008 in Las Vegas. The Green PhotoBooks are manufactured with a natural cover comprised of 100 percent cotton-flax, made from natural and recycled materials. Additionally, 35 percent of Unibind’s products are made with recycled materials. The environmentally friendly PhotoBook is one of
Read MorePromotional Specialists Named Distributor of the Year
The Promotional Specialists (TPS) of Ontario, Canada, proudly accepted the award for Distributor of the Year 2007, Central Region at the Promotional Products Professionals of Canada annual expo trade show and awards ceremony in Toronto yesterday. TPS also received two other prestigious Image Awards for outstanding creativity, strategy, execution and results in the categories of: Best Catalogue Program: Silver – For the Royal LePage “Red Market” Best Self Promotion: Silver – for “Promotions That Pop” “We are honoured and humbled to be recognized by our peers. Each of these awards is a testament to the quality of our people, the relationships we
Read MorePromotions Expand Archway Management Team
Fulfillment leader Archway Marketing Services Inc., based in Rogers, Minn., has expanded its management team with the promotions of Megan Nelson to director of marketing and Rob Walters to director of operations of the Midwest Trade Division. The management team expansion reflects Archway’s commitment to meet and exceed client expectations from client service to operational excellence. “Archway’s recent growth is directly attributed to our employees, each of whom is committed to delivering exceptional service and continual process refinements,” said Mike Moroz, president of Archway. “Since joining Archway, Megan and Rob have [made] a significant contribution to Archway’s success. With these promotions, they will be
Read MoreSonoma Lapel Pin Worn By President Clinton
Sonoma Promotional Solutions, based in Sonoma, Calif., is proud to announce that the Hillary campaign pin designed by company president, Bernard L. Friedman, has been sighted on quite the famous lapel. Former President (and potential future first husband) Bill Clinton has been spotted on television wearing the Hillary ’08 pin on many important occasions. In fact, the former president is seen wearing the pin during the recent campaign trip to South Carolina with daughter Chelsea. This elegant pin is made from the finest hard enamel cloisonné with 22K gold accents and features patriotic U.S. flag colors of red, white and blue
Read MoreWood Added As National Sales Manager of MAC Specialties
Oceanside, New York-based, MAC Specialties, Ltd makers of the Sport Products Line announced the addition of Scott Wood as national sales manager. Previously, Wood spent 17 years as the national sales manager for Time Products in Chicago. “I am thrilled at the high level of professionalism that Mr. Wood brings to us. MAC Specialties will be rolling out the most ambitious new product expansion that we have ever undertaken in late 2007 with an official launch in January 2008. We are all very excited by the response we are receiving from select distributors that Mr. Wood has already shown a sneak
Read MoreHPC Global Enters Health and Beauty Aid Lines
HPC Global announced it will be adding nine new personal hygiene items to its product line effective January 2008. These items are comprised of an arrangement of mini keychain sprayers, writing pocket sprayers, and anti-microbial hand gels and classic sprayers. “When we researched and saw that Health and Beauty product category was growing at such incredible rates it really caught our attention,” said Ken Cecco, national sales manager at HPC. “We were successful in securing the confidence we needed in our supply chain and it was an easy decision once we had aligned all the pieces together.” Cecco further added that there
Read MoreApple Imprints Apparel Opens New Manufacturing Location
Apple Imprints Apparel, Inc in its 27th year, is pleased to announce it has added a new location for the manufacturing of printed apparel. Tampa, Fla. is the site of the newest acquisition for their contract silk-screen services. Its adding additional automatic press services as well as a manual print division. Having both Florida and New York operations will allow Apple Imprints Apparel to service up to 30 states with one- to two- day ground shipping—allowing their clients to be more competitive with increased time and cost savings on shipped goods. For more information on Apple Imprints Apparel, visit www.appleimprints.com or
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