This year marks a record achievement for the Permatex Creative Team as the recipients of fifteen design awards from two national competitions. The awards cover the categories of advertising, brochures, collateral, and packaging and support a variety of brands including Permatex, Grease Grabber, Spray Nine, AV-8, Wiper Restore and No Touch. The announcement was made by Lauren Mencarini, Creative Director at Permatex, who noted, "We are very honored once again to have been selected as award recipients. We look forward to participating each year and find it gratifying when we can gain additional exposure for our brands through these competitions." Team members Courtney Riley, Graphic/Multimedia Designer and Penny Crowley, Packaging Production Specialist, also appreciated the recognition of work submitted and noted that is was great to be among so many notable entrants.

Earlier this year, the American Inhouse Design Awards recognized the Permatex team with eight Award Certificates of Excellence. This year’s competition attracted over 4,500 entries from all across the country, with Permatex among a highly select group. Permatex winning entries include:

• Advertising: Permatex® Repair Kits
• Advertising: Permatex® Wiper Restore™
• Brochures/Collateral: No Touch® Interior Detailing Mousse Sell Sheet
• Packaging: Permatex® Grease Grabber™ Heavy Duty Hand Cleaner
• Packaging: Permatex® Mechanic’s Hand Repair Lotion
• Packaging: Spray Nine® Outdoor Window
• Packaging: No Touch® Screen Clean
• Packaging: No Touch® Engine Detailing Kit

The winning entries were published in the July/August GDUSA Inhouse Design Annual and in the online winners gallery at the gdusa.com website. Check them out at http://www.gdusa.com/contests/aida11/se.php?x=ADV1093-ADV1094-BRO1089-PKG1087-PKG1088-PKG1090-PKG1091-PKG1092

The American Inhouse Design Awards is the original and premier showcase for outstanding work by inhouse designers. It has provided a unique opportunity for inhouse designers within corporations, publishing houses, non-profits, universities and government agencies to be recognized for their talent, for the special challenges they face, and for their contributions to their businesses and institutions bottom lines.

The team also received seven Award Certificates of Excellence from the American Graphic Design Awards. This year’s competition attracted well over 8,000 entries nationwide, with Permatex once again among a select group recognized. Permatex winning entries:

• Advertising: Permatex® Free Training Clinics
• Brochures/Collateral: AV-8® Aircraft Soap
• Packaging: Permatex® Grease Grabber™ Heavy Duty Hand
• Packaging: Permatex® Mechanic’s Hand Repair Lotion
• Packaging: No Touch® Screen Clean
• Packaging: No Touch® Engine Detailing Kit
• Packaging: No Touch® Interior Detailing Mousse

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The winning entries will be published in the November/December GDUSA Design Annual and in the online winners gallery at the gdusa.com website in the coming weeks.

For nearly five decades, Graphic Design USA has presented the American Graphic Design Awards, a national competition that spotlights areas of excellence for creative professionals. It is one of the original flagships, open to everyone in the community: advertising agencies, design firms, corporations, institutions, publishers and more. It honors outstanding work across all media: print and collateral, advertising and sales promotion, corporate identity and logos, internet and interactive design, packaging and P-O-P, broadcast and motion graphics.

Permatex is a leading manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of premium chemical products to the automotive maintenance and repair markets. Since 1909, Permatex has been an acknowledged leader in the development of innovative new products and services for the automotive aftermarket. Permatex markets a wide range of products under well-known ITW brand names such as Permatex®, Fast Orange®, Spray Nine®, The Right Stuff®, Gel Twist®, PermaPoxy®, Ultra Bond® and Dr. Bond®, Ultra Cherry®, Grez-Off®, and Earth Soap®.

Permatex currently operates in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the U.K. and exports products to more than 85 countries around the world. North American operations include Permatex’s headquarters in Hartford, CT, a state-of-the-art manufacturing, distribution, and technical center located in Solon, OH, and a manufacturing facility in Kansas City, KS. Permatex is a division of ITW (Illinois Tool Works Inc.), a US based, NYSE listed corporation, founded in 1912. ITW is a Fortune 200 diversified manufacturing company.