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Leighmans Announces Ten Years of Success in Branded Gifts Sector

Incentives and rewards specialist Leighmans this week announces that it is celebrating ten years in the gifts and rewards industry.

Darren Leigh founded the Bury-based business a decade ago and the company has enjoyed exponential success since. Demand for innovative, different and best selling products which help companies to incentivize their staff and customers.

Since its foundation a decade ago Leighmans has gone from strength to strength and today enjoys a strong reputation in the industry for innovative products and solutions.

In addition to establishing itself as one of the industry’s leading players, Leighmans has enjoyed exponential financial success. The company is set to exceed the £1 million turnover level this year.

Darren Leigh, Leighmans.com founder and managing director, commented: “It’s a great honour to be announcing our tenth anniversary and we’re delighted to be on course for the £1 million turnover target. It’s a great endorsement of the way we work and how we help our customers.”

Leighmans.com offers over 100,000 products, from branded ladies umbrellas through tocase logic bags and much more. Leighmans also boasts an in-house design department which is able to tailor products to customer specifications.

Darren Leigh went on: “We’re delighted to continue helping our customers set themselves apart from the competition. Branded and customized corporate goods and gifts are a fantastic way to incentivize and reward people.”

For more information visit www.leighmans.com, or follow the company on Twitter@Leighmans.com.

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Leighmans Signs Exclusive Distribution Deal and Targets £1m Turnover

Dedicated promotional gifts supplier Leighmans has announced a new, exclusive distribution deal and also that it is on target to reach £1m turnover for the current financial year.

The promotional gifts sector has been buoyant recently and Leighmans products – such as branded polo shirts, post-it notes and more – have been in high demand.

Leighmans was founded a decade ago and has gone from strength to strength in the incentives and rewards sector since, en route to its goal of £1m per year revenues.

Leighmans customers have in recent times ramped up demand for technological gifts such as customisable e-readers, USB memory sticks and iPad duo pens.

2012 has seen Leighmans sign a new partnership to distribute iPrints, technological gadgets which allow mobile phone users to operate their devices even when wearing gloves.

Darren Leigh says: “It’s been a great year for us so far and we are on course to hit our target of £1m turnover – and this is in part due to the demand for new technological gifts such as iPrints.”

“We work closely with all our partners and customers to ensure that they can all choose the right gifts and incentive products and also to help them get the most possible for their budgets.”

Examples of the type of customer Leighmans works with include Deutsche Bank, Volkswagen, the Football Association and McDonald’s. Leighmans offers customers up to 100,000 products and gift ideas.

Leighmans customers use their products as both external gifts for customers and for internal reward and incentive purposes too.

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Business Innovation Competition Lions’ Lair Recognises Leighmans

The Lions’ Lair, one of the North West’s leading business innovation competitions, has recognised Leighmans.com in this year’s awards ceremony. Leighmans was announced as the contest’s winner by the expert panel of businesspeople and entrepreneurs.

At the Lions’ Lair event this year Leighmans pitched the new iPrint, a corporate gift and merchandise product. The new item was rated as the winner by the Lions’ Lair panel in a ‘Dragons’ Den’ TV show-style judging session.

At the Lions’ Lair event 2012 Leighmans managing director Darren Leigh went before the judging panel to pitch the iPrint as the latest in innovative corporate gift ideas. The iPrint lets is an adhesive strip that lets people use mobile phone and handheld devices even when they are wearing heavy gloves.

Leighmans has received positive feedback from customers about the new iPrints, with companies citing mobile and commuting workers as particular fans.

Leighmans MD Darren Leigh says: “This is a real privilege and we’re pleased to receive this award from the Lions’ Lair panel. The judges obviously liked the quality of the new iPrint product we have sourced for our customers.”

Leighmans has offices in Bury, Lancs, and works with customers of all sizes – from SMBs through to blue-chip companies.

For further information, please visit www.leighmans.com.

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