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Contact: Fred Parker, CEO
Phone: 704-529-0999
fred.parker@bluegrassltd.com
VICTAULIC PICKS BLUEGRASS PROMOTIONAL
MARKETING FOR GLOBAL WEB STORE
Charlotte, NC (August 1, 2006) - Bluegrass Promotional Marketing is pleased to
announce it has been chosen to design and develop promotional merchandise for
Victaulic, and to operate the company’s first global web store. Easton, Pennsylvania-
based Victaulic is the world’s leader in grooved and plain-end mechanical pipe joining
systems.
“Our partnership with Victaulic is an extraordinary opportunity to give our innovative
promotional merchandise both national and international exposure,” says Fred
Parker, CEO of Bluegrass Promotional Marketing. “We are also honored to work with
this highly respected company with an 80-year history of success,” adds Parker.
Any client or stakeholder interested in Victaulic promotional merchandise on
www.victaulicstore.com can expect highly efficient customer service and quick
delivery. The global web site is supported by product distribution centers
throughout the United States and Europe. “This allows the shipment of Victaulic
promotional merchandise from the closest possible distribution center straight to the
customer, says Parker.
The Victaulic global web store at www.victaulicstore.com was launched in April.
About Bluegrass Promotional Marketing
Founded in 1995, Bluegrass is a full-service promotional marketing firm specializing in
custom products and brand marketing. In 2003, the eight year old company expanded
into several new markets which added new clients, doubled their staff and tripled their
revenue. Bluegrass has won four consecutive Golden Pyramid Awards from the
Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) and was also honored by the
Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) with the 2004 Best Client Promotion Award. In 2004,
Bluegrass was recognized as one of the industries “Top 10” fastest growing distributors.
The Charlotte Business Journal also recognized Bluegrass as one of the fastest growing
companies in the region in 1998, 2001, and 2003.
The expanded Charlotte, NC-based company now has offices in Denver, Seattle and
Houston with market coverage in Chicago, Louisville, Nashville, Raleigh, St. Louis and
Winston-Salem. Warehouse facilities are strategically located across the United States
with additional warehouse facilities in Canada and the United Kingdom.