PPB August 2020

$100,000,001+ Supplier Star SanMar Issaquah, Washington The t-shirt, an iconic symbol of American style, was the product on which founder Marty Lott built his business when he launched it in 1971. Today, SanMar employs more than 4,000 people nationwide, with eight national distribution centers, and offers 21 retail, mill and private label brands—and counting. “We strive to deliver a Canvas for Good,” says President Jeremy Lott. “We follow our mission statement to serve with care and integrity, positively impacting lives and inspiring pride and belonging. This gets to the heart of our company belief that ‘business is personal." Lott recognizes that winning a Supplier Star is the epitome of achievement but getting there is just the way SanMar does business. “It is an honor to earn a PPAI Supplier Star. We are guided every day by our family values including be nice, do the right thing, make a difference, deliver quality, invest in each other and, of course, to passionately serve the customer.” $100,000,001+ Award of Merit Leed’s New Kensington, Pennsylvania Leed’s is a globally-operated supplier of high-quality promotional products, with goods ranging from pens and drinkware to bags and mobile tech. Equipped with an in-house product development team and dozens of leading retail brands, its high-quality customer service and cutting-edge decoration capabilities provide a seamless experience from start to finish. As a founding member of the former Quality Certification Alliance (QCA), Leed’s also promotes quality, safety and integrity among suppliers. President David Nicholson further explains the company’s mission, “We seek to ‘deliver confidence with every brand impression.’ That mission speaks to our focus on trusted service, high-quality products and a relentless commitment to creating value for our distributors and their clients.” For more than 30 years, the company has been honing its competencies to deliver on its promises. “We have never been afraid to change and to evolve,” Nicholson says. “We recognize that we can always do better and that success is only as good as your last order. We know we have to earn our business with every order, every day.” Tina Berres Filipski is editor of PPB . FEATURE | PPAI Supplier Stars 22 | AUGUST 2020 |