HALO/Lee Wayne Issues Supplier Awards

HALO/Lee Wayne, Serling, Ill., presented its 2006 Supplier of the Year and Supplier Representative of the Year Awards to Pittsburgh-based Leed’s and Largo, Florida-based Hit Promotions, respectively, at the company’s Preferred Supplier Mixer, held during the PPAI Expo in January. Leed’s received the 2006 Supplier of the Year Award as a result of votes from account executives and home office staff. Terry McGuire, HALO/Lee Wayne’s senior vice president of marketing, said, “Leed’s innovation and service continue to help us grow our sales. They set the standard for supplier-distributor relationships with the many special things they do for us.” Of his company’s designation, David Nicholson,

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Alcraft Recognizes Champion At Work, Play

Alcraft, Pawtucket, R.I., is proud to count a champion among its team members. Andy Goodhart, along with his wife Pam, has applied professional screen printing skills with Alcraft for more than 22 years. One of Goodhart’s passions is playing flag football with the United States Flag and Touch League. After a grueling season beginning last March, Goodhart’s team earned the top spot at the championship games held in Orlando, Fla., in January. Sixteen teams competed in double-elimination battles to determine the winner. In addition, Goodhart was named this year’s All-American Offensive Lineman. Alcraft has served the promotional products industry for more than 45 years.

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Leed’s Raises the Bar on SureShip Service

Pittsburgh-based Leed’s has extended the hours of its SureShip express-order program. Orders placed as late as 12:00 a.m. (EST) will be shipped the next day at no additional charge. All of Leed’s products qualify for the program, as do 90 percent of its decorating methods, with few restrictions on artwork. In 2005, Leed’s made its customer service department available 24 hours. Now, with the fastest turnaround time and least restrictions, the company provides a service combination to meet distributors’ every need. In related news, Los Angeles, California-based LogoCleanUp.com, a company specializing in domestic originated vector art services, offers same-night art services to distributors needing

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Hanes Changes Name of Authentic Tagless T

For almost four years, Hanesbrands, Winstom-Salem, N.C., has quietly asked screen printers and distributors to go tagless with its 5250 Authentic Tagless T. However, this year, Hanes won’t only be taking out the tags; the company will be changing the way it promotes its tagless product by introducing a new name, logo and line of collegiate-inspired colors. Mike Reed, director of marketing, said the new Tagless initiative is in response to embellishers’ desire to offer end-users the same tagless shirts available in retail. “The Authentic name meant more to us than it did to screen printers; and since most screen printers were already

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S&S Activewear to Host Ninth Annual Open House

S&S Activewear, Bolingbrook, Ill., will host its ninth-annual Open House on Fri., April 27, from 1 to 8 p.m. The day-long event will include an up-close look at the company’s newest brands: Alo, Code V, French Toast, Game Sportswear, Redsand and Stormtech. In addition, tours of S&S Activewear’s 454,000-sq.-ft. warehouse and office facility will be given. The Open House will also feature a trade show format with representatives from the leading mills in the industry, a 30-minute runway fashion show, dinner and live music, as well as special promotions, giveaways and prizes. For more information, call (800) 523-2155 or visit www.ssactivewear.com.

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Leed’s Unveils 525 New Product Styles in 2007 Catalog

Leed’s, Pittsburgh, has introduced its full-line catalog with a host of options and ideas, complete with superb feature images, collection shots of entire branded lines, and a layout that is easy to navigate. With 1,167 product styles in multiple color options spanning 11 categories and including 10 retail brands, the 596-page resource provides a one-stop shop for distributors. According to David Nicholson, president, Leed’s primarily focused on “quality and innovation” during the development of the 2007 product line. “We designed, researched, investigated and tested thousands of options before we honed in on this exciting combination of products.” And the company’s products come in a

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