Top 40 distributor American Solutions for Business (ASB, asi/120075) hosted its second annual virtual Vendor Award Ceremony this week, which recognized suppliers in seven categories.

The virtual awards recognized industry suppliers for their quality customer service and diverse product lines.

The winners during the event on Feb. 8 were Lippmann Printing & Graphics, Top 40 supplier SanMar (asi/84863) and Top 40 supplier Hit Promotional Products (asi/61125) for both the American’s Choice and Best Customer Service awards; Chris Brooks of Lippmann, Rob Newell of SanMar and Matt Argo of Hit Promotional Products for Salesperson of the Year; ASI and its proprietary ESP promotional products database for Top Service Provider; Dubow Textile (asi/700107) for Top Decorator; and FAST Platform, BEL Promo (asi/39552) and CFC Print for the Rising Star award.

In addition, winners of this year’s Horizon Award were Maple Ridge Farms (asi/68680), Atlantis Headwear (asi/37380), Logojojo Custom Label Craft Coffee (asi/67851), Premium Custom Products, CoasterStone (asi/60965), Timbuk2 (asi/91272), Augusta Sportswear Brands (asi/37461), Delta Apparel (asi/49172), Otterbox (asi/75326), and Printco (asi/79583). ASB says this new award spotlights suppliers with noteworthy customer service and unique product lines.

“The supplier partners that were featured came as no surprise to any of us,” said Dana Zezzo, ASB vice president of marketing, vendor relations and events. “These awards were selected based on a combination of sales associate votes and department analysis of suppliers who best exemplified what we look for at American – dedication to customers, great response time and excellent communication.”

With 2020 North American promotional product revenue of $238.3 million, Glenwood, MN-based ASB ranked eighth on Counselor’s most recent list of the industry’s largest distributors.