honors & awards

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Issued more than 75 Patents worldwide.

Inc. Magazine’s Hall of Fame for being on the INC. 500 List of Fastest Growing Companies for five years.

1997 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Ohio

1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Inc. 500, Fastest-Growing Private Company Award

1998 US Businessperson of the Year Award, Washington DC, SBA

2002 UniKeep innovation was honored by Modern Plastics as one of the best-designed products.

2007 MarCom Platinum Award, EnvyPak Badge Holders

2007 MFSA Award Winner, ANEW Broadband Direct Mail

2007 PEAK Award of Excellence Winner, Tradewinds Management Group, Mailers category

2007 PEAK Award of Excellence Winner, Royal Mail “Britain in Miniature”, Binders (Kit) category

2008 PEAK Award, EcoEndure Kit, Commercial Printing-Kits category

2008 E.I.C. Award Winner from the SWCO PTAC

2009 FTA Award Winner, Excellence in Flexography Award Custom printed, EnvyPakTM mailer created for Little Brown Books.

2009 BIA Product of Excellence Award Winner, “They Said it Couldn’t Be Done” category Algaeventure Systems digitally printed UniKeepTM binder

2009 BIA, 2nd Place Award of Recognition, Givaudan Pure Delivery mini binder

2009 Ohio Alliance for the Environment Award for the efforts of Univenture products and Algaeventure

2009 R&D Magazine Top 100 Award with Battelle and Ohio Soybean Council