Writing Instruments

The buzz of business is back, and with it, new perspectives, and fresh beginnings. Quality promotional products are a golden opportunity to create lasting impressions with customers. But what products do they want? What products will they enjoy and use the most? We have the inside scoop, and we’re excited to share with you the…

Pen Company of America (PCA) announced the acquisition of Garland Writing Instruments and Ben-Art Manufacturing in two separate transactions. The Garland acquisition is most interesting, because the pen supplier permanently closed in October due to challenges brought on by the pandemic...

The first month of the new year has already come and gone! We thought we’d use this opportunity to let you in on some new and exciting products for 2021. Let’s get right into it by first focusing on keeping those hands clean! First up is the Spencer. It automatically dispenses soap or hand sanitizer…

Let’s talk about consistency for a second! Time and time again, these are the products that are constantly making waves and continuing to impress! These are products you can trust to make an impact—products that always seem to strike the right chord. We’re starting 2021 off with showcasing our best sellers that instill confidence! We…

Gemline, Lawrence, Mass., announced today a strategic long-term partnership with Atlanta-based Newell Custom Writing Instruments. Gemline will be the first supplier partner to offer the Paper Mate and Sharpie brands to the promotional products industry in the U.S. The partnership increases Newell’s reach in the industry, expands Gemline’s presence in the sizable writing instrument product…

Sharing pens isn’t like it used to be. There are sanitary measures that we haven’t really had to take until recently, at least outside of medical facilities. But a doctor in Ohio thinks he’s found a way to keep his current batch of pens without having to risk the spread of any disease or viruses...

The biggest TikTok sensation right now is a pen. Specifically, a Sharpie pen that has more than a million TikTok users obsessed with the smooth gel ink and comfortable grip. TikTok user Jackie Brown recently posted a video of herself hunting for the pen that “glides across paper like Kristi Yamaguchi used to on ice."...

Garland Writing Instruments, Coventry, R.I., announced this week that it will be closing for good as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. You might recognize Garland as the company that manufactured the pens that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi used to sign the articles of impeachment against Donald Trump earlier this year...

Tru Art Advertising Calendars and Cedar Crest Manufacturing have announced the release of their paired catalog, “Paper to Pen.” The collection features items from Tru Art’s newly-expanded line of non-dated products and a selection of pens from Cedar Crest’s line carefully curated to complement them. The catalog serves as a convenient one-stop shop for a…

BIC Graphic North America, Clearwater, Fla., continues to support long-standing donation partnerships in its local communities with a recent donation of 55,176 items to organizations benefiting students and educators. Contributions in both Florida and Minnesota included more than 3,000 backpacks, as well as a variety of notebooks, earbuds, headphones, power banks, writing instruments, sport bottles…