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Crystal D, leading recognition supplier, Winner of Silver PPAI Supplier Achievement Award

Irving, Texas, (January 23, 2007) Crystal D (UPIC: CRYSTALD) of St. Paul, Minnesota, was honored with a Silver Award in the 51st annual PPAI Suppliers Achievement Awards competition sponsored by Promotional Products Association International (PPAI). Fifty-four winners were recognized for manufacturing excellence at ONE, an evening of awards and entertainment held in January during The PPAI Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. A record-breaking 386 entries were submitted for consideration this year.

"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.” Crystal D was presented a Silver Award in the category of Customized Non-Catalog Product. PPAI Awards committee members, along with representatives from the Printing Industries of America and the Jewelers Association, judged the entries according to criteria specific to each of the competition’s 25 categories.

Crystal D Product Designer John Nelson with Silver Award at ONE.

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About PPAI 

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 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 the UPIC (Universal Promotional Identification free identification system and universal company database.

About Crystal D
Crystal D has been a leading supplier of corporate awards and recognition products to the promotional product industry for over 15 years. Crystal D offers over 750 elegant and innovative crystal awards, desktop items and corporate gifts. Crystal D maximizes technology to communicate with its promotional product consultants via e-commerce and an online order tracking system. For more information, visit www.crystal-d.com.