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Crystal D, a Leading Supplier of Corporate Awards, Wins at the 2010 PPAI Awards Ceremony
February 10, 2010 – St. Paul, Minn. – www.crystal-d.com – Crystal D, a leading supplier of corporate awards and plaques, was honored as the winner in the “Etching-Engraving” category for the Parthenon Award at the 2010 PPAI Awards Ceremony.
Parthenon Award
The Parthenon Award was imprinted using a multiple-layered etching process. This required an extensive amount of time and attention to detail, creating the art and etching the award.
Crystal D was nominated in two other categories, “Special Process Not Categorized” and “Customized Non-Catalog Product.”
The Awards in Motion® Illumachrome Andover was submitted for the “Special Process Not Categorized” category. This award included a dazzling combination of 3D subsurface imaging, deep etching and Crystal D’s four-color illumachrome process.
Awards In Motion Illumachrome Andover
The Microscope Award was submitted for the “Customized Non-Catalog Product” category. This award was an intricate, optical crystal microscope mounted to a black glass base, framed with optical crystal columns.
Microscope Award
“Being nominated for these awards was an honor,” says President Chuck Dahlgren. “It was a great feeling winning for the Etching-Engraving category. Crystal D strives to continually improve and provide our customers with the best.”
Crystal D received their awards and was recognized at the PPAI Awards ceremony during The PPAI Expo in Las Vegas on Jan. 13.
About PPAI
The promotional products industry’s only international not-for-profit trade association offers education, tradeshows, business products and services, mentoring, technology and legislative support to its more than 7,500 global members. Promotional products are an $18.1 billion industry and include wearables, writing instruments, calendars, drinkware and many other items, usually imprinted with a company's name, logo or message. PPAI created and maintains UPIC (Universal Promotional Identification Code), the industry's only free identification system and universal company database.
About Crystal D
Crystal D (www.crystal-d.com) has been a leading supplier of corporate awards to the promotional products industry for more than 15 years. The company offers a total of 1,000+ awards and plaques, seven imprint processes and eight substrates. Crystal D maximizes technology to communicate with promotional product consultants via a highly functional website and an online order tracking system.
