BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$392.4M
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
Norwood Promotional Products was founded in 1989 and has since become one of the leading suppliers to the promotional products industry. Through several acquisitions, Norwood has built its product base to encompass nearly all of the industry's major hard good and publishing product categories. A brief history of Norwood acquisitions is below.
President & CEO
Paul LageNumber of Employees 130
Contact Information
10 W Market St Ste 1400
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
(317) 275-2500
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing: 326140
Recent Events
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Indianapolis Company Acquired by BIC
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BIC Buys Norwood
News & Analysis
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Your Logo Sells Here
In the advertising world, where fragmented media and products like TiVo have made it harder to capture an audience, the humble tote bag is rising. Sales of promotional products - useful, often cheap things that bear a company logo like that mug on your desk - reached an all-time...
Indianapolis-based promotional-products maker Norwood is in expansion mode.
By Ted Evanoff, The Indianapolis Star Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 26--Gift maker Norwood Promotional Products Inc., owner of the Koozie brand insulated drink holder, may double its Downtown Indianapolis headquarters staff to 200 employees over the next year. ...
Promotional Item Supplier to Cut 200 Jobs in New London, Wis.
By Avi Stern, The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 8--NEW LONDON, Wis. -- Norwood Promotional Products Inc. will close its production facility this fall, cutting 200 full-time jobs. The decision, announced to employees Friday, takes effect Sept. 30....
Maytag/Amana to Add 200 Workers at Middle Amana, Iowa, Plant.
By Dave DeWitte, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 6--MIDDLE AMANA, Iowa--Maytag/Amana Refrigeration Products plans to add about 200 production workers at its refrigerator plant in Middle Amana early next year. The move, following hires...
The Indianapolis Star Viewpoint Column.
By Jill Hammon, The Indianapolis Star Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 6--PROMOTIONAL FIRM MAKES INDY HOME: Moving to Indianapolis has been a good experience for Norwood Promotional Products, says Thomas Roller, the company's president and chief executive officer. ...
Washington, Iowa, Calendar Plant to Close.
By Dave DeWitte, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 5--WASHINGTON, Iowa--Norwood Promotional Products' decision to close its Washington calendar plant early next year will eliminate 200 jobs and end a century-long tradition. Norwood's disclosure follows...
Austin, Texas, Promotional Distributor Moves Headquarters to Indianapolis.
By Norm Heikens, The Indianapolis Star Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 30--An Austin, Texas, firm that sells nearly $400 million a year in promotional products, such as coffee cups and computer mouse pads, is moving its headquarters to the Indianapolis area. ...
Austin, Texas-Based Norwood Promotional Products to Buy Indiana Company.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 1 -- Norwood Promotional Products Inc., the largest supplier in the promotional products industry, plans to buy Bemrose USA, its largest competitor, for $130 million in cash. Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Bemrose, which had revenues of about $130...
Norwood Promotional Products announces second quarter 1997 results
SAN ANTONIO, Texas--BUSINESS WIRE--March 20, 1997--Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: NPPI) today announced results for the second quarter ended March 1, 1997. For the second quarter of fiscal 1997, the Company reported earnings of $165,000, or $0.03 per share, on a 15% increase in shares outstanding, compared...
San Antonio Promotional Goods Supplier Reports Increased Profits.(Originated from San Antonio Express-News)
Dec. 20--Norwood Promotional Products Inc. reported a 6 percent increase in profits for the first quarter ended Nov. 30, compared to the first quarter last year. Company officials credited an increase in sales and earnings to restructuring in the fourth quarter...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Lage | President & CEO |
| Jim Simone | Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer |
| Dave Trax | Senior Vice President, Operations |
| Joe Cade | Senior Vice President, Law General Counsel |
| Joe Devault | Senior Vice President, Sales |
| Robin Quinn | Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Operations Support & Inside Sales |
| Andy Roth | Vice President, Marketing and Merchandising |
| Beth Williams | Vice President, Finance, Treasury |
| Bob Keller | Vice President, Compensation and Benefits |
| Doug Patchin | Vice President, Ebusiness & Technology |
| Eileen Lynch | Vice President, Sales, East |
| Jay Paparone | Vice President, National Accounts |
| Jodi Purtee | Vice President, Finance, Controller |
| Joe Bunsness | Vice President, Publishing |
| Kelly Rezansoff | Vice President, Customer Relations |
| Ken Hearld | Vice President, Finance, Planning & Analysis |
| Kevin Burden | Vice President, Marketing, Canada |
| Kevin Wicks | Vice President, Sales, Central |
| Laurie Ellenberger | Controller & Vice President, Finance |
| Mark Goldring | Vice President, National Accounts |
| Matt Storlein | Vice President, Sales, West |
| Michael Clark | Vice President, National Accounts |
| Patrick Kieffaber | Vice President, Supply Chain |
| Richard Cordaro | Vice President, Pharmaceuticals |
| Warren Harris | Manager |
| Gale Running Wolf Sr |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Joyce Johnson-Miller | Chairman |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. | President & CEO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Law General Counsel | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Operations Support & Inside Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. | Vice President, Marketing and Merchandising | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. | Vice President, Finance, Treasury | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. | Vice President, Compensation and Benefits | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. | Vice President, Ebusiness & Technology | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. | Vice President, Sales, East | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. | Vice President, National Accounts | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. | Vice President, Finance, Controller | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. | Vice President, Publishing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. | Vice President, Customer Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. | Vice President, Finance, Planning & Analysis | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. | Vice President, Marketing, Canada | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. | Vice President, Sales, Central | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. | Controller & Vice President, Finance | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. | Vice President, National Accounts | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. | Vice President, Sales, West | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. | Vice President, National Accounts | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. | Vice President, Supply Chain | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. | Vice President, Pharmaceuticals | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. | Manager | Current |
Gale Running Wolf, Sr. is a nationally known Blackfeet artist; he was born and raised on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation located in Montana near the Canadian border. He makes his home in Bi11ings, Montana. Although Gale has no formal art training, he masterfully portrays his Blackfeet heritage with vivid realism and developed a unique "winter blue" style that is easily recognized. His mediums consist of pencil, oils, gouche, and acrylic. A full time professional artist for over 20 years, Gale exhibits at many prestigious shows and auctions throughout the United States. He is represented by various galleries, museums, National Parks, and art distributors in the country. His work is in collections throughout the United States, Canada, Europe. and Australia. Gale has won a total of 38 awards including 10 "People's Choice Awards." His first major award was the "Newcomer Award," at the Trail of Tears Exhibit, Tahlequah, OK, 1986. In 2006, his most recent award was "First Place" in paintings at the prestigious Northern Plains Tribal Arts, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Gale was the first Native American artist to be selected by the Bradford Exchange, Niles, IL to do a limited edition of collector's plates titled "Chosen Messengers" series. His painting "End of an Era" was selected by the Little Big Horn Battlefield National Monument board of directors to be reproduced and sold as a limited edition print at the Battlefield. Gale is the only Northern Plains artist to be chosen each year from 1990-2008, along with several other well-known Native American artists from Oklahoma and Texas to be published in the Native American Calendar for Norwood Promotional Products Inc., Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. In 2007, two of Gale's paintings were selected by "LEANIN' TREE" Company of Boulder, CO to be published as Christmas Cards, and other reproductions.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. | Current | |
| Lilly Vigil Gallery | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
Executive News
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Indianapolis Company Acquired by BIC
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BIC completes buy-out of Norwood Promotional Products
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