FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Contact: Audra Dahlgren 
Phone: 651-293-4416
Email: audrad@crystal-d.com

CRYSTAL D WINS AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL WEBSITE AND CATALOG

St. Paul, Minn. – January 23, 2006 – Crystal D, a leading supplier of awards and recognition products won the PPAI Web Award at the PPAI Expo on January 11, 2006. The company won the bronze award in the S05 for its website.

The PPAI Web Awards recognize distributors and suppliers for creative and effective websites. Crystal D was recognized along with seven other suppliers for an easy to use website. This is the second year that the company has won this award.

“Winning this award for a second time is a great honor,” says Audra Dahlgren, marketing director, “We have worked very hard over the past years to develop a website that is useful tool for our customers. As we enter 2006, we are already planning enhancements to make it better.”

Also at the PPAI Expo Awards Banquet, Crystal D accepted a Silver Supplier Achievement Award for Best Full-Line Catalog for category S1 through S5. This award honors suppliers for superior accomplishments in service to distributors, craftsmanship, creativity, and graphic arts. Crystal D was one of six winners.

“Our catalog is the premier selling tool that distributors use to present product to end users,” says John Nelson, catalog designer. “Receiving recognition for the design and creativity is a significant accomplishment for all of us at Crystal D.”

About PPAI
PPAI is the promotional products industry’s only international nonprofit trade association offering education, technology, trade shows, and legislative support to its more than 7,000 global members. PPAI created and maintains the UPIC (Universal Promotional Identification Code), the industry’s only free identification system and universal company database.

Company Background
Crystal D has been a leading supplier of awards and recognition products to the promotional product industry for over 15 years.  The company has been under the ownership of Chuck Dahlgren for 12 years.  Available awards include lobby pieces, awards, desktop items, and business gifts.  Crystal D maximizes technology to communicate with its promotional consultants via website e-commerce and online order tracking system.  For more information visit www.crystal-d.com.