At the Advantage catalogue launch and awards dinner on 6th July, Leeds based Stay Sourced were crowned Group Member of the Year for the second year running, as voted for by the Advantage Suppliers. A great effort from the company which was only formed in July 2008. Ben Rosenberg, Gary Reisman and Paul Hough were on hand to collect their award from Advantages’ Lawrence Angelow. Other awards went to, PG Branding and Arcadia Corporate Merchandise, both in the positions of Highly commended, while Staples Promotional Products, Epik Incentives and Roantree Incentive Marketing were each awarded the positions of Commended.

The Award for Supplier of the Year, voted for by Advantage members, was also keenly contested with Adco Products claiming top spot for the first time. Highly commended places went to consistent award winners Listawood and Impression Europe, while Senator Pens, Keramikos and PF Concept were each Commended.

Lawrence Angelow also made a special presentation to Rod Duncan, Managing Director of Prodir, for his services to the Advantage Group, 2000-2011. Rod of course will be retiring later this year. After receiving his award, Rod replied with a few, well chosen, heartfelt words and returned to his seat to a standing ovation from the 100 plus audience.

Published on: March 23rd, 2011