Post-Up Stand (asi/79052) has announced the addition of the Vintage Collection to its expanding product line. The Vintage Collection is a line of antique weathered signs and boards.

The Quality Certification Alliance (QCA) reaffirmed its collaborative partnership with AsiaInspection (AI), its longest-tenured collaborative partner, as part of last month’s ten-year anniversary commemoration.

Reciprocity Road, a collective of eight distributors with more than $200 million in projected gross revenue, has announced the second recipient of its BrandGood Give Back Contest: an Oklahoma City-based nonprofit that offers camps, ongoing programs and annual events for 12,000 children and their families.

Sir Speedy (asi/398043) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The first Sir Speedy location opened as a “quick-printer” in Costa Mesa, CA, on August 16, 1968. Five years later, it became one of the fastest-growing franchises in the United States. 

Proforma (asi/300094) is holding its 2018 Convention & Family Reunion at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas from August 26-29. This year’s sessions include hearing from the most influential Proforma Owners during their “Inside Look at Successful Best Practices” opening session, learning how to grow business with e-commerce, implementing marketing strategies such as enhancing social media presence to grow a customer base, and discovering new products and trends. Attendees will also get to hear from motivational speaker John Davis. “This year our focus is ‘The Steps’ to achieve success,” said Greg Muzzillo, founder of Proforma. “There is no better opportunity to learn, share lessons and exchange ideas with other owners and industry professionals than at our Convention and Family Reunion.”

HanesBrands (asi/59528) has introduced its first line of Hanes women’s apparel and a unisex collection from Alternative in collaboration with the National Park Foundation.

Penn Emblem Company (asi/77120) has relocated its corporate offices to 2577 Interplex Drive, Suite A, Trevose, PA, 19053. All contact numbers, email addresses and its website address (www.pennemblem.com) remain the same.

Promo Direct (asi/300477) recently launched Promo Direct EXPRESS, an online service designed to help customers locate products from factories closest to them, bringing down shipping time and delivery costs. With the new service, all products will now have a transit time of one to three business days.

BAMKO (asi/131431) has been ranked number-one among medium-sized companies for Best Places to Work by the Los Angeles Business Journal. BAMKO makes the list for the second consecutive year in the medium-size company category. “This is an incredible testament to the collaborative and engaging environment we have created at BAMKO. This is one of the most gratifying accomplishments in the history of our company,” said Philip Koosed, president of BAMKO.

Castelli (asi/44305), a division of The Magnet Group (asi/68507), has announced that Hunter Seidler, son of Amber Sheffer of Jam Printing & Promotions, is the 2018 recipient of the Castelli North America Scholarship.

LBU (asi/65952) has announced that it has moved to a new 40,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility located in Paterson, NJ.

Lizzz Kritzer, owner of Kritzer Marketing (asi/245947), was recently featured on Below Deck Mediterranean on Bravo TV.

Prime Line (asi/79530), the hard goods division of alphabroder (asi/34063), has launched a deep inventory program called PrimePlus, featuring 30 top-selling items that come with the company’s deepest inventory commitment, which means in stock all the time. The PrimePlus program, modeled after alphabroder’s program, can fill large orders of 5,000–25,000 units from on hand inventory.

Ariel Premium Supply (asi/36730) has announced the joint launch of its 2018 Fall New Products and Gift Collection catalog.

4imprint (asi/197045) has awarded promotional products grants to more than 330 organizations in the second quarter of 2018. 4imprint provides three $500 grants every business day through the “one by one” charitable program, helping organizations acknowledge their volunteers, raise funds, educate their communities, and build awareness for their causes.

Prime Line (asi/79530) has released its 2018 Awareness Collection as a fully interactive digital catalog featuring embedded product videos and links to product pages on Primeline.com. To view the catalog, visit PrimeLine.com.

Vapor Apparel (asi/93396) has added two new military colors – Coyote Tan and OD Green – to its UPF 50+ moisture-wicking Solar Performance line.

Fully Promoted (asi/384000), along with three other brands from parent company United Franchise Group, will be featured on Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 list.

Prime Line (asi/79530), the hard goods division of alphabroder (asi/34063), has released its 2018 Gift Collection catalog in both print and digital formats: https://bit.ly/2LBkbA5. The 136-page catalog features 74 new items from Prime Line and Jetline, Prime’s value line. Print and digital editions are available with a personalized cover.