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Prime Line announced Conn. Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) visited the company’s headquarters in Bridgeport recently for an in-depth tour of its facilities. “It was an honor having Congressman Christopher Shays pay us a visit recently,” said Jeff Lederer, executive vice president. “He took a tour of our facilities and was able to see behind the scenes what is involved in the whole imprinting process and gained insight about the promotional products industry as a whole,” he added. Along with Jeff Lederer, Shays met with company chairman Bob Lederer and vice president of operations Jerry Russo. About Prime Line: Prime Line has focused on service,

Bridgeport, Connecticut-based Prime Line announced company executive vice president, Jeff Lederer, has been appointed to serve on the Committee Board for the International Partnership for Premiums & Gifts (IPPAG). The IPPAG is an international consortium of companies, all specializing in promotional products, from 25 countries worldwide. “I am honored to have been selected to serve on the prestigious Committee Board for the IPPAG,” said Lederer. “Our long-standing partnership with the IPPAG has been a valuable asset to our company, giving us a competitive advantage with custom sourcing and helping to enhance our global buying power,” he added. Currently, Prime Line is the only North

Prime Line, headquartered in Bridgeport, Conn., announced the relaunch of the Rubik’s Cube Web site (www.rubiks.com), the only official source of Rubik’s information on the Web. The enhanced, easy-to-navigate site features news and information about new products, events, games, videos, tips from the pros, facts, history, online shopping and chat rooms. “Prime Line is proud to be the exclusive supplier of this classic, popular game in the U.S.,” said Jeff Lederer, executive vice president. “We are excited to see our partners continually improving their products and services, allowing us to offer the same benefits to our customers,” he added. Since becoming popular

Bridgeport, Connecticut-based Prime Line announced it has expanded its customer-service department by 25 percent due to the tremendous response to its new line of products for 2008. The growth in sales and increased volume of calls made it necessary to expand this department to ensure the highest levels of service that distributors have come to expect with Prime. “The reaction to our new 2008 line has been remarkable,” said Jeff Lederer, executive vice president. “As a result, we’ve enhanced our customer-service department with added support and extended hours to better service our distributors,” he added. “Distributors can check live inventory online, see the

Bridgeport, Connecticut-based Prime Line proudly announced the release of its spring/summer 2008 catalog. The new catalog showcases 100 seasonal items ranging from everyday water bottles, coolers and beach bags to unique new items like Prime Line’s exclusive Pop-Top Chiller— a can holder with a bottle opener built into the base. The Spring/Summer catalog displays Prime Line’s effort to provide distributors with one-of-a-kind seasonal ideas for every customer with prices starting under a dollar. The catalog includes items for the outdoors, including a hammock, beach mats and tents, beach totes, barbecue grilling sets, a wide assortment of coolers, and can chillers. It also highlights

Prime Line, headquartered in Bridgeport, Conn., proudly announced it has expanded its services in Canada, with a new F.O.B. point located in Toronto. The company has also extended its efforts in Australia with their global rebranding strategy. “Our continued focus on domestically offering the highest levels of service and also working internationally further distinguishes Prime and our knowledge of the global marketplace,” said Jeff Lederer, executive vice president. “We plan to continue to expand our reach internationally and tap into markets with further opportunities,” he added. Prime Line is currently the largest and only North American supplier for IPPAG (International Partnership for

Bridgeport, Connecticut-based Prime Line announced its new Tangle Hub won three awards at recent Trevose, Pennsylvania-based Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) Shows in Orlando and Dallas. In January, Prime Line received the award for Most Useful in the new product showcase at the ASI Show in Orlando, and most recently the company received awards for Most Likely To Become a Tried-and-True and Most Fun/Coolest in the new product showcase at the Dallas show in February. “We are excited and honored to receive these awards for this new addition to our line of technology items,” said Jeff Lederer, executive vice president. “This item has

Prime Line, in Bridgeport, Conn., announced it was honored with two Silver Awards at the 52nd annual PPAI Suppliers Achievement Awards competition sponsored by Promotional Products Association International (PPAI). The event recognized Prime’s 2007 award-winning promotional campaigns, products and services. “Winning suppliers are honored for their superiority in craftsmanship, graphic arts, creativity, innovation and service to distributors,” said Steve Slagle, CAE, PPAI president and CEO. “The winners worked very hard to earn this special recognition and their commitment to excellence is a tribute to this industry.” “We are very pleased to be recognized as an industry leader for our innovative products and services,”

Prime Line, headquartered in Bridgeport, Conn., was honored with two Silver Awards at the 52nd annual PPAI Suppliers Achievement Awards competition sponsored by Promotional Products Association International (PPAI). The event recognized Prime Line’s 2007 award-winning promotional campaigns, products and services. “Winning suppliers are honored for their superiority in craftsmanship, graphic arts, creativity, innovation and service to distributors with this award,” said Steve Slagle, CAE, PPAI president and CEO. “The winners worked very hard to earn this special recognition and their commitment to excellence is a tribute to this industry.” “We are very pleased to be recognized as an industry leader for our innovative

Bridgeport, Connecticut-based Prime Line proudly announced the launch of its new Eco-Responsible initiative, intended to educate its distributors about the environmentally friendly qualities in its items. The new program is designed to differentiate and alert distributors about products so they can make informed decisions as to which environmentally friendly features and products are important. Since it is often not clear what makes one item green versus the next, Prime’s Eco-Responsible program takes an innovative new approach to this topic. Part of the program includes an “Eco-Promise” section, including the promise by Prime to continually improve and communicate its Eco-Responsible practices throughout the year.