

APRIL 2015 •
PPB
• 95
87th Annual Academy Awards
Features R.S. Owens & Co.’s
Oscar Statuettes
R.S. Owens & Company
, a Division of St Regis Crystal
(UPIC: RSOWENS), has produced the highly coveted Oscar
statuettes for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences for 32 years. On February 22, its 24-karat gold-
plated, 8.5-pound awards were presented to more than two
dozen recipients at the 87th annual Academy Awards.
R.S. Owens employ-
ees polish the Oscar
statuettes before
plating them in 24-
karat gold.
Summit Group employees take part in an American Heart
Association walk, raising money for the organization.
Summit Group Raises Funds
For Charitable Organizations
Summit Group
(UPIC: summit) employees raised more than
$20,000 for charitable organizations in 2014. Reaching out to
friends, family and the local community, the Silver Spring,
Maryland, distributor raised funds for four organizations—
American Diabetes Association, the American Heart
Association, the Multiple Sclerosis Society and the STOP
Hunger Program, an initiative of Sodexo Foundation—through
silent auctions, spirit days, team walks, bike rides and various
other activities.
The supplier treats
the awards with
tight security. All
awards travel to
each manufacturing
station in a locked
case, moving back
to secure storage
every night, and
each Oscar is
accounted for and
the serial numbers
recorded.
Molten alloy is poured into molds as part of the Oscar production
process.