Awards July 12, 2017
Top 40 Suppliers 2017
Counselor’s exclusive ranking of the suppliers with the most revenue in the ad specialty market.
Click on the company links below to find facts and figures on each Top 40 company, as well as reasons for why they hold their current positions on the list. There is also a five-year revenue change number that tracks each Top 40 company’s success in the industry back to 2012.
| ASI Number | 2017 Rank | Suppliers | 2016 Sales (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34063 | 1 | Alphabroder | $1,140.0 |
| 84863 | 2 | Sanmar | $819.0 (E) |
| N/A | 3 | Polyconcept North America | $583.1 |
| 61125 | 4 | Hit Promotional Products | $354.5 |
| 40480 | 5 | BIC Graphic | $316.9 |
| 84358 | 6 | S&S Activewear | $275.0 |
| 52493 | 7 | Ennis | $235.0 |
| 89380 | 8 | Staton Corporate and Casual | $156.6 |
| 56842 | 9 | Gildan Activewear | $150.0 (E) |
| 60582 | 10 | Heritage Sportswear/Virgina T's | $141.6 |
| 79530 | 11 | Prime Line | $116.8 |
| 90518 | 12 | TSC Apparel | $115.5 |
| 68507 | 13 | The Magnet Group | $113.4 |
| 67866 | 14 | Logomark | $108.9 (E) |
| 90075 | 15 | Sunscope | $103.7 |
| 82588 | 16 | River's End Trading Co. | $101.4 (E) |
| 56070 | 17 | Gemline | $97.0 |
| 91240 | 18 | 3M/Promotional Markets | $96.0 (E) |
| 51197 | 19 | ETS Express | $95.1 |
| 90305 | 20 | Sweda Co. LLC | $91.3 |
| 97270 | 21 | ADG Promotional Products | $75.9 |
| 61966 | 22 | Hub Pen Company | $74.8 |
| 93990/47700 | 23 | Imagen Brands | $69.8 |
| 51752 | 24 | Edwards Garment Co. | $66.5 |
| 36320 | 25 | Antigua Group | $63.5 |
| 40653 | 26 | Blue Generation | $59.8 |
| 47965 | 27 | Cutter & Buck | $59.0 |
| 92125 | 28 | Tri-Mountain | $58.2 (E) |
| 56950 | 29 | Gill Studios | $56.1 |
| 66224 | 30 | Lanco | $55.7 (E) |
| 89910 | 31 | Stouse | $51.9 |
| 37940 | 32 | Bag Makers | $51.3 |
| 93390 | 33 | Vantage Apparel | $49.5 |
| 55990 | 34 | Garyline | $49.3 |
| 74360 | 35 | Noteworthy | $49.3 |
| 52840 | 36 | Evans Manufacturing | $47.0 |
| 44620 | 37 | Charles River Apparel | $46.4 |
| 49172 | 38 | Delta Apparel | $45.0 |
| 57653 | 39 | Gold Bond | $44.9 |
| 36730 | 40 | Ariel Premium Supply Inc. | $42.9 |
(E) = estimate