Pro-Ad

You can search Pro-Ad’s online catalogue by price band, colour, eco attribute and item type, then ask for a quick quote or a sample from any product page. If you are not sure what to order, you can send an enquiry and its solutions team will suggest products for your brief. The catalogue also has an Express filter, with 3-day and 7-day options on category pages.

Pro-Ad Ltd is a promotional merchandise company at Claremont House in Morpeth, Northumberland. It says it has been providing sustainable promotional merchandise for over 40 years. It describes itself as an extension of a client’s team, with an approach built around People, Product and Planet. Its featured categories are awards, clothing, conference and exhibition, diaries and calendars, drinkware, tech, writing tools and bags. The company says buyers are welcome to visit to discuss their requirements.

Products and catalogue

Its Conference and Exhibition section lists 9,166 items. These include lanyards, lapel badges, name badges, conference folders, printed sweets and chocolate, which makes the section relevant to conference merchandise and event and exhibition buyers. Its Eco Bags section lists 6,241 items. Products featured on its home page include:

• Cafeco recycled A5 casebound notebook, made in the UK and personalised by deboss, foil block or full colour print (see notebooks)
• UK-produced eco lanyards in 15mm, 20mm and 25mm widths
• Tricharge, a folding 3-in-1 cordless charger made from recycled PU (see wireless chargers)
• Bedford Silver, a UK-made golf size umbrella with a windproof frame
• A recycled lip balm in a GRS recycled container

Other sections cover clothing, diaries and calendars, drinkware, tech, sunglasses, sponges and Christmas decorations. The Christmas decorations include tree decorations made in the UK from recycled plastic.

Sustainability and memberships

Pro-Ad says sustainability is part of every aspect of its business, and its website reports that it has achieved EcoVadis Platinum. You can filter category pages by attributes such as recycled, rPET, organic cotton, FSC certified and GOTS. The company says its UK lanyards are made using its newly installed solar power system. Pro-Ad is also a BPMA member. If you are comparing green claims, our guide to eco-friendly promotional products explains how to check them, and Pro-Ad also appears in our eco and sustainable merchandise listings.

Ordering

Each product listing shows its own minimum quantity, from 1 unit for the Tricharge charger to 1,000 for plywood Christmas decorations. The notebook starts at 25 units and the eco lanyard at 100. Prices are shown in bands, for example £0.75 to £1.49 for the eco lanyard. If you are ordering for a stand, our guide to exhibition giveaways that people keep may help with your shortlist. Delivery areas and payment terms are not published.

Source: proad.co.uk, proad.co.uk/contactus, proad.co.uk/conference-exhibition