Vantage Apparel: One Company – Three Awards

Feb 25, 2008

Avenel, N.J. -based Vantage Apparel, a manufacturer and decorator of logoed apparel, recently was honored with two Gold Awards at the 52nd annual PPAI Suppliers Achievement Awards competition and a first place finish in the 2008 ASI Distributor Choice Awards for Decorated Apparel.

The Gold Embroidery Award, sponsored by Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), was won with a 140,000-stitch multimedia logo called the Shell Game, which conveyed the picturesque scenery of the event location through appliqué, 3-D puff, metallic threads, creative color choices and impeccable registration. The Gold Web award was presented to Vantage Apparel in the category of Functionality/Usability of the company’s Web site, vantageapparel.com, which provides its customers with an easy-to-use environment showcasing a broad line of products, extensive decoration and custom services and distributor sales and marketing tools. Real-time inventory and password-protected account information also helps to streamline and enhance the sales process.

In addition to being voted the No. 1 decorated apparel supplier through the ASI Distributor Choice Awards for the category of Wearables — Decorated, the company was a finalist in the categories of Environmentally Friendly, Wearables – Shirts, as well as Wearables — Women’s. Vantage has been a winner or finalist in the ASI Distributor Choice awards since its inception.

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