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Leed's to Close Facility In Warren, Ohio
March 3, 2009

Leed’s announced the company will close its production operations in Warren, Ohio, effective April 27, 2009.  Leed’s began leasing the 256,000 square-foot facility in August 2006, to serve as an overflow warehouse and production facility to its New Kensington, Pa. headquarters.

Leed's Bolsters EcoSmart Line with Less Than $5 Price Points
February 24, 2009

New Kensington, Pennsylvania-based Leed’s, a member of Polyconcept North America, announced it added products to its EcoSmart line to meet market demands for “green” promotions at a range of price points and across an array of styles and categories. [...] a portion of the proceeds from the sale of EcoSmart products is donated to American Forests, a nonprofit conservation organizatio, to plant trees in North American planting projects.

Leed's Announces Leadership Changes
February 17, 2009

New Kensington, Pennsylvania-based Leed's, a member of Polyconcept North America and the second largest supplier within the promotional products industry, announced it has hired a business development representative for Leed’s Canada and a regional sales manager for the Northwestern U.S. Leed’s also announced it has expanded roles within its sales and marketing areas to ensure stronger alignment across those functions.

Leed's Garners High Industry Honors
February 10, 2009

New Kensington, Pennsylvania-based Leed’s, a member of Polyconcept North America, accepted awards in January from the Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), based in Austin, Texas, the Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI), based in Trevose, Pa.; and Promotional Products Professionals of Canada (PPPC), based in Saint-Laurent, Québec. In addition, Leed's received awards from leading distributors Jack Nadel International of Los Angeles, the multilocation PeerNet Group and San Jose, California-based Brandvia. Several sales and service representatives from Leed's also received honors from distributors and associations.

Leed's Reaches Tier II C-TPAT Supply Chain Certification
January 27, 2009

New Kensington, Pennsylvania-based Leed’s, a member of Polyconcept North America, the second largest supplier within the promotional products industry, announced it has taken the next step to further secure its international supply chain by participating in an overseas audit and achieving Tier II certification with the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT).

Leed’s Partners With Duracell Lighting
September 2, 2008

New Kensington, Pennsylvania-based Leed’s, a member of Polyconcept North America and the second largest supplier within the promotional products industry, announced the addition of Duracell Lighting to its portfolio of retail brand partners. Since the 1980s, Duracell has been making high-quality flashlights, which will now be offered to the promotional products industry exclusively through Leed’s. The initial offering consists of five premium flashlights and includes the new Duracell DayLite which was unveiled on Aug. 19, 2008. Developed with patented TrueBeam technology, the DayLite captures, focuses and delivers more light, providing best-in-class performance. “With the addition of Duracell Lighting, Leed’s now offers a premium tier

Leed’s Honored by Top Distributors and Industry Publications
August 11, 2008

Pittsburgh-based Leed’s, a member of Polyconcept North America, the second largest supplier within the promotional products industry, recently earned acclaim from Geiger, Proforma, Caliendo Savio Enterprises, Jack Nadel, Identity Marketing, Promo Marketing and Adventures In Advertising. At the Geiger Galleria Awards Dinner in July, Geiger proclaimed Leed’s to be their production partner of the year and named Jennifer Markulin as their customer service associate of the year. In early August, Proforma also selected Leed’s as their Gold Hard Goods Supplier. Caliendo Savio Enterprises acknowledged Heather Newingham as their customer service rep of the year. Steve Kaplan was honored by Jack Nadel as their outside

Leed’s Bolsters Product and Business Development Teams
July 29, 2008

Pittsburgh-based Leed’s, a member of Polyconcept North America, the second largest supplier within the promotional products industry, hired a director of product development and a business development representative to further enhance its product development process, customer service and sales teams. The company believes the added roles will elevate existing efforts to maintain and grow Leed’s position as a product innovator and service-oriented industry leader. By filling the role of director of product development, Michele Petruccelli became the newest member of the Leed’s senior leadership team. Petruccelli joined Leed’s on May 5 and is responsible for the strategic direction of product development and design, coordinating

Leed’s Hires Supply Chain Vice President
July 1, 2008

Leed’s, a member of Polyconcept North America, the second largest supplier within the promotional products industry, announced the addition of Peter Healy to the Leed’s senior leadership team in the role of vice president, supply chain. This position will be responsible for overseas sourcing and logistics, coordinating with product development, working with planning and forecasting and handling the logistics of importing to the company’s warehouses. Sharon Willochell, chief operating officer of the New Kensington, Pennsylvania-based company explained, “Leed’s is known for the quality and value of our products, and adding Peter to the team will allow us to continue our focus on our

Leed’s Launches Reloaded Full-Line Catalog and Updates Pricing
June 2, 2008

Pittsburgh-based Leed’s, a member of Polyconcept North America, the second largest supplier within the promotional products industry, unveiled its final phase of completely revamping its collateral approach: a mid-year catalog. For the past several years, Leed’s has been one of the only suppliers to launch new products on a rolling basis throughout the year. Now, in an effort to keep the full-line catalog as comprehensive as possible, the “2008 Catalog Reloaded,” includes all of the new products that have been rolled out during the first part of the year, plus a large sampling of products that will be new in Leed’s “Wrap it Up”