Supplier News

Vantage Apparel Announces New Freight Incentive
October 23, 2017 at 11:41 am

Vantage Apparel, Avenel, N.J., has included S&S Activewear on a program that offers no minimum, free inbound shipping on all brands in the wholesaler catalog to the Vantage facilities located in Santa Ana, Calif.; St. Louis, Mo.; and Avenel, N.J. “The market continues to shift to small orders and faster fulfillment,” said Vantage Apparel president…

Port of Charleston Personnel Seized More Than $12 Million in Water Bottle Knockoffs
October 11, 2017 at 1:44 pm

Charleston has long enjoyed consideration as a prominent commerce location, with Promo Marketing solidifying that estimation just this week through a Power Meeting stop in South Carolina’s oldest and largest city. Its eponymous port plays a huge role in helping end-users to believe in Southern hospitality, but it also allows lawmakers to take to task…

Premiums Plus Affiliates With Geiger
October 3, 2017 at 11:38 am

Geiger, Lewiston, Maine, announced that Premiums Plus Incorporated, owned by PPAI Hall of Fame member Margie Price, MAS, has signed an affiliation and service agreement. Due to an unplanned sabbatical, Geiger will be providing support for Price's customers in order to allow her to focus on the health needs of her family. Price will return…

Pro Towels to Hold Blood Drive After Las Vegas Mass Shooting
October 2, 2017 at 2:35 pm

Pro Towels, Pittsburgh, announced that it has scheduled a blood drive at the Superior Decorating Las Vegas facility to help victims of the shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival outside of the Mandalay Bay hotel. "Understanding a senseless act is asking an impossible task," said Brian Porter, vice president of sales for Pro Towels.…

HandStands Donates Mousepads to New Elementary School
September 29, 2017 at 11:20 am

HandStands, Draper, Utah, gave back to its local community by providing a newly founded elementary school in the Salt Lake City area with custom printed Mouse Mats with the school’s mascot on them. This donation helped supply all faculty members with a mousepad for their classrooms for the new school year. “Here at HandStands, we…

Positive Promotions Inc. Acquires Quality Planners Inc.
September 21, 2017 at 3:02 pm

Positive Promotions Inc., Hauppauge, N.Y., acquired the assets of Quality Planners Inc., including its entire portfolio of student planners and customization capabilities. “This acquisition will enable Positive Promotions Inc. to broaden its already extensive portfolio of educational products that we currently sell to our over 50,000 school customers throughout the United States,” said Nelson Taxel,…

Stran Promotional Solutions Acquires Lindon Associates
September 21, 2017 at 2:40 pm

Stran Promotional Solutions, Quincy, Mass., has acquired Holliston, Massachusetts-based Lindon Associates, making it Stran Promotional Solutions' first major acquisition. The financial details of the purchase haven't been disclosed. Lee Cohen, president of Lindon Associates, will continue at Stran in a business and development role. "Lee has built Lindon Associates over the last 22 years by…

RO-EL and PXK Announce Strategic Partnership
September 13, 2017 at 11:34 am

Pixica announced that its full range of products will be distributed by RO-EL Solutions Inc. throughout North America. “RO-EL, as a company, share our core values, and therefore we are delighted about our partnership," said Serge Birecki, managing director of Pixika. "RO-EL is known for their fast delivery and exceptional customer service—values that are shared…

How Bending Smartphones Could Impact the Industry
September 12, 2017 at 2:07 pm

Today is the day of the big iPhone announcement. And, like many people, we're excited to see what Apple has in store for its next generation of smartphone products. But, Apple isn't the only game in town anymore. The likes of Samsung have been big-time challengers for the smartphone crown for years now, and Samsung's…

Hub Pen Hires Manufacturing and Quality Engineer Michael Sacco
September 12, 2017 at 11:58 am

Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., has hired Michael Sacco as manufacturing and quality engineer. Sacco worked as product engineer for Tyco fire protection products for more than seven years. “When I was with Tyco, I got to know not only the quality side of things, but design, customer service [and] finances,” says Sacco. “Tyco was…