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Debco Celebrates Two Award Wins and Five Nominations
Recognized by Merch Canada for supplier excellence, innovation, and industry-leading service.
Last month, Merch Canada hosted its annual awards ceremony, recognizing outstanding suppliers, distributors, products and industry professionals from across Canada.
We're proud to announce that we received two award wins and earned five total nominations, a testament to the incredible dedication, innovation and teamwork demonstrated across our organization.
What We Won
🏆 Canadian Supplier of the Year
This year's biggest achievement was being named Canadian Supplier of the Year.
Voted on by distributor partners across the country, this award recognizes suppliers that consistently deliver exceptional service, innovative products, reliable operations and outstanding partnership.
Being recognized as Canada's top supplier reflects the passion, commitment and teamwork demonstrated by every member of our team.
This award belongs to all of us.
🏆Supplier Best Sales Tool: Storyboard+ 2.0
We're also proud to share that Storyboard+ 2.0 was recognized as the winner of the Supplier Best Sales Tool award.
Storyboard+ helps distributors quickly create professional presentations, flyers, flipbooks and custom sales materials, making it easier to engage customers and uncover new opportunities.
A special congratulations goes to Alan Walker, whose dedication helped bring this platform to life.
🏆 Congratulating Our Partners
West Coast Multi-Line Agency of the Year: Donna Klaassen, Ventura Sales
Donna's dedication to her distributor partners, deep industry knowledge and commitment to customer success continue to make her one of the most respected professionals in the industry.
👏 Our Top Finalist Categories
☑️ Most Creative New Promotional Product: Tiki Speaki Wireless Speaker Lantern
The Tiki Speaki earned recognition as one of Canada's most creative new promotional products.
Originally sourced by Brendan Ho from our sister company Origaudio, this unique product combines ambient lantern lighting with wireless speaker functionality, creating a branded experience unlike anything else currently available in the Canadian marketplace.
Discover the Tiki Speaki Wireless Speaker Lantern
☑️ Sales Representative of the Year Finalist
Cindy Puritt
Senior Business Development Manager | Sales
Cindy continues to be recognized among Canada's top supplier sales representatives thanks to her customer-first approach, industry expertise and commitment to distributor success.
☑️ Customer Service Representative of the Year Finalist
Patricia Ortiz
Manager of Key Accounts | Customer Service
Patricia's responsiveness, professionalism and unwavering commitment to customer success have made her a favourite among distributor partners throughout Canada.
A New Chapter for the Industry
This year's awards also marked a significant milestone as the Promotional Products Professionals of Canada officially rebranded to Merch Canada.
With a refreshed identity and forward-looking strategy, the organization is focused on helping Canada's promotional products industry continue to grow and thrive.
Thank You, Team Debco
Winning Canadian Supplier of the Year, Supplier Best Sales Tool, and earning recognition in five award categories reflects the incredible people who make our company what it is.
To our customers, distributor partners, and Team: thank you for your continued trust, support and partnership.
We're honoured by this recognition and inspired to keep raising the bar.
Want to see more from the event?
View the full Merch Canada gallery here. 🎉
