GBC Joins Idealliance Discount Program, Offers Reduced Pricing on Equipment and Supplies
Industry supplier cuts prices up to 40% on binding, finishing, and laminating machines and consumables for association members.
Alexandria, VA. (May 2, 2017)?Idealliance, the communications industry association representing all facets of the global omnichannel media value chain, is pleased to announce that GBC® has joined the Idealliance Member Advantage Program and will now offer Idealliance members a new aggressive pricing structure featuring discounts of up to 40% off GBC document finishing solutions products and equipment, including GBC and HeatSeal laminators and printable vinyl.
“GBC products have been an integral part of the products manufactured by our members for decades and we are happy that we can now offer them significant discounts on these trusted products through GBC’s participation in our Member Advantage Program (MAP),” says Dean D’Ambrosi, Idealliance Senior Vice President, Sales. “To help them enjoy maximum benefits from this program, GBC will also give our members access to a dedicated account manager who will be on hand to answer their questions.”
Part of the ACCO brands family, GBC (www.gbcconnect.com) offers a full line of binding machines and supplies, as well as GBC and Seal dual heat, heat assist, and cold wide-format laminators and laminating film, including printable vinyl. It also provides a comprehensive line of products for the wide-format graphics market, including equipment and materials used to create signs, banners, point-of-purchase displays, and window graphics. The company is headquartered in Lake Zurich, Ill.
“We are excited about our new partnership with Idealliance and its members. Our aim is to provide a broad range of high quality GBC finishing products at a significant price advantage for all Idealliance members,” says Jim Sawyer, Director of Business Development. “Through our diverse portfolio, we help Idealliance members broaden their offering and capabilities in areas such as wide-format lamination while still providing our trusted traditional binding and lamination products. We are glad to be able to make our GBC products even more affordable for Idealliance members.”
For more information on the GBC discount program for Idealliance members, contact GBC Account Manager Karen Kolasinski at (847) 796-4820 or karen.kolasinski@acco.com.
For information on any Idealliance Member Advantage Program offering, please contact Idealliance Membership Coordinator Donna Komlo at dkomlo@idealliance.org or (703) 837-1060. For a full listing of MAP participants, go to https://www.idealliance.org/membership-advantage-discount-program/.
| About the Idealliance Member Advantage Program
The Idealliance Member Advantage Program offers association members discounts on a wide variety of products and services from more than two dozen leading vendors, suppliers, and service providers. These discount affinity programs with highly respected industry suppliers help members realize significant savings on a broad spectrum of business products and services, ranging from insurance to office supplies and computers, shipping to cybercrime protection. For more information on the program, go to http://my.idealliance.org/membership/member-advantage-discount-program/ or call (703) 837-1075. About Idealliance Idealliance is a global non-profit organization providing an open and cross-industry platform for motivated professionals to create a more sustaining, competitive, and compelling visual communications and media industry. With roots to 1896, Idealliance capitalizes on its integrated capabilities and total supply chain focus to deliver best-in-class education, specifications, certifications, research, and consulting that drive community, innovation, and inspiration. You know our work and use it every day. It defines production workflows for color (GRACoL®, SWOP®, XCMYK™, and G7®), content management (PRISM®), mail supply (Mail.dat® and Mail.XML™), forest and paper (papiNet®), and others. Think of us as a think tank for the visual communications and media industry. Visit www.idealliance.org or call (703) 837-1070. About GBC® GBC®, an ACCO Brands company, is a world leader with over 50 years’ experience in products that bind, laminate and display information. GBC’s Commercial Products Group is an innovative technology leader in providing thermal and pressure-sensitive laminating films and equipment and professional-grade binding solutions for the commercial and digital printing markets. For corporate and print-for-pay markets, GBC offers a full range of products and services, from custom presentation solutions and technical service to high-end binding and laminating systems and supplies. ACCO Brands Corporation (NYSE: ABD) is a world leader in branded office products with annual revenues of nearly $2 billion. |