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Leed's, located in Pittsburgh, unveiled yesterday the new category of Mobile Tech which includes over 190 items compatible with smartphones and tablets. Leed's has already established its leadership in Mobile Tech and is now inviting distributors to join in Powering the Curve.

Newton Manufacturing Company, the distributor based in Newton, Iowa, named the company's top 10 suppliers from 2012 this week.

Pittsburgh-based Leed's is starting the New Year by launching 400 new products. The 2013 launch reinforces the company's "Make it Yours" tagline by making more of the most sought-after products, popular brands and trusted services available for distributors to make their own.

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Ten years ago, Leed's took its revolutionary one-day turnaround service, SureShip, to the next level by extending it to include new art in addition to exact reorders. Since that time countless distributors have taken advantage of the 'in by midnight (EST), ship next day' program. This year, distributors can take advantage of SureShip orders for their last-minute projects through December 20, 2012.

Fortune 1000 companies continue to focus on vetting their supply chains and requiring their partners to prove compliance. In order to meet these customer requirements, two more suppliers have begun taking the necessary, proactive steps to provide safe and compliant products. Woodstock, Illinois-based American Ad Bag and Ontario, California-based Otto International Inc. have applied to participate in the comprehensive compliance accreditation program developed by the Quality Certification Alliance (QCA), the promotional product industry's only independent, not- for-profit organization dedicated to helping companies provide safe products.

Newton Manufacturing Company, Newton, Iowa, welcomed more than 100 representatives for "Drive More Sales," the company's first-ever national sales meeting. The racing themed event was held Sept. 19-21 in the company's home town of Newton.

Leed's launched more than 100 new items across a variety of categories in August, and in order to give distributors the opportunity to discover these new items, the company has introduced the "Leed's Latest" Facebook campaign.

AIA Corporation's 2012 national sales summit, "Connecting in a New World," was held earlier this month in St. Charles, Ill., and included an awards presentation to top Most-Valued Partner (MVP) suppliers.