PPB November 2021

PPAI Supplier Star Awards | FEATURE increasing market while maintaining the multi-million-dollar operation of today. With 250 million pens sold annually and 300 talented employees on board, Hub is proud to continue delivering the highest quality product to the promotional products industry. Award of Merit Showdown Displays PPAI 254687 Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Showdown Displays is the global leader in lightweight, portable signs and displays. Sold only through authorized reseller distributors, Showdown makes it easy by offering no minimums, fast delivery and innovative solutions for any portable display opportunity. The supplier offers endless branding opportunities, ranging from table coverings, outdoor tents and canopies to flags and sail signs, retractable banners and floor displays, including custom SEG frames. $100,000,001+ Supplier Star SanMar PPAI 110788 Issaquah, Washington Family-owned since 1971, SanMar is an award-winning supplier of retail, private label and mill brands. SanMar supplies apparel and accessories to screen printers, embroiderers, promotional products distributors, athletic dealers, industrial launderers and more. SanMar’s broad brand portfolio includes such industry leaders as Nike, OGIO ® , The North Face ® , New Era ® , Eddie Bauer ® and Alternative ® . Private label offerings, including Port Authority ® , Red House ® , Port & Company ® , District ® , Sport-Tek and CornerStone ® , complete their high-quality private label offerings. BELLA+CANVAS ® , Anvil ® , Gildan ® , Jerzees ® , Hanes ® and much more are also available from SanMar. Award of Merit Leed’s PPAI 112361 New Kensington, Pennsylvania Leed’s is a premier supplier of high-quality promotional products, with goods ranging from pens and drinkware to bags and mobile tech. With an in-house product development team and dozens of leading retail brands, Leed’s continually introduces products with the look, feel and performance customers want while maintaining award-winning service and cutting-edge decoration capabilities, providing a seamless experience from start to finish. With global operations headquartered in Pennsylvania, Leed’s has been synonymous with excellence for more than 20 years. Tina Berres Filipski is editor of PPB. What sets this competition apart fromother PPAI awards, is that thewinners are determined solely by distributor votes based on results in these three key areas. | NOVEMBER 2021 | 63