Events and Holidays - Ribbon Impressions

Merry Christmas from Our Desk To Yours!

Coller Industries enjoys spoiling their employees! And we all love accepting it, especially at the annual Christmas party!

Now, don’t get us wrong. We care about our customers too. And part of that caring means that we are always giving back to our clients and our local community. But, it also means that we are regularly returning benefits to our employees and trying to make work as fun (and productive) as possible.

So, every year Coller Industries invites all the staff and their families to an annual Christmas party. This event includes lunch, games, presents and wonderful conversations! And this year, we had a special treat of local juggler Marcus Wilson.

Marcus, Funny Man Who Does Tricks
(Marcus found out long ago) that as long as he was on stage people seemed to enjoy his obnoxious antics. In high school, while working at a restaurant, he learned to juggle with rolls and oranges and fell in love with useless tricks and odd skills. At the age of 22, armed with a handful of these tricks and a desire to entertain, he began doing shows. About five years later, he began performing in comedy clubs. Since then, he has been making his living performing.

As per tradition, the Red Lion Hotel in Salt Lake City hosted the Christmas party. This has been a favorite venue for our annual party for many years. The hotel had an excellent buffet of food for lunch including prime rib and salmon for the adults and macaroni and cheese with chicken fingers for the youngsters. And don’t forget the desserts: cheesecake, chocolate cake and pumpkin pie were all there!

Each year Coller Industries also provides an employee Christmas gift that always manages to contain a name tag! Because, well, we just love name tags! This year all the adults received mugs with our logo on them and a name tag in the shape of either a bell or a tree ornament. Each mug had a handful of candy included. And all the kids who were there received a present chosen just for them.

As employees, we would like to give a special thank you to Coller Industries.

And especially the Coller family and our office manager, Eboni, for providing such an enjoyable activity for their employees. And here’s how we say that thank you!

coller industries incorporated annual employee christmas party with fun prizes and a juggler

Danielle (Customer Service): “I’ve never worked for a company that has had a party before. So, this year was great, and I really enjoyed it!”

Ivan (Machine Operator): “I got to spend the time with co-worker and family. It was one of the best parties I’ve ever been to.”

Kylie (Shipping Clerk): “It was different from previous years, and I really liked that we didn’t do the same thing as before.”

Ramona (Marketing Manager): “The people we work with are such a great group, and it was fun to spend time together outside of work.”

Easy Uses for Custom Ribbon Rolls This Holiday

Making your holiday traditions outshine others with personalized ribbon rolls!

With the holidays only weeks away, we are all turning our focus to the gift giving and the feasts with family and friends. Well, this year, why not make those traditions a bit more special with custom ribbon rolls.

From celebrations to awards, custom ribbon rolls are extremely versatile. Each ribbon roll selection can be customized to meet any need by adding text or logos. Ideal for weddings, holidays or other events for decorations and floral arrangements. Add your personalized message and tie them around bags and boxes when giving gifts. Ribbon rolls make great award or awareness ribbons. Customize a ribbon roll of your choice with your message and simply cut them to the length you like and present them to be worn or displayed.

Ribbon rolls are perfect for wrapping, decorating and so much more! We have several styles to choose from to match your needs.

Satin ribbon rolls are relatively inexpensive and are perfect for gift wrapping. Choose from single or double faced depending on how shiny and smooth you want them to look. And they are just simply lovely on those gifts under your Christmas tree this year!

DYNA floral satin ribbons rolls have a slight sheen and a supple, satin feel. This ribbon is easy to tie and knots very well. As such, they are perfect for bows, wrapping gift boxes and using on floral arrangements and table centerpieces.

Chiffon-Organza ribbon rolls are lightweight and translucent. These are 100% nylon and are a unique choice for ribbons. As this ribbon is lightweight, it is easy to work with and provides an elegant, iridescent finish. While these are ideal for offsetting colors of wrapping paper, don’t underestimate how versatile they can be! Try wrapping them around your Christmas tree for a quick, sheer decoration. Or simply hang them from your favorite wreath.

While these are only a few quick ideas, and we didn’t feature all of our available ribbons, we hope that they get your creative juices flowing! Personalize your custom ribbon rolls today before the holidays are over!

And, we always love hearing how you’ve been using your personalized ribbons! Please make sure to share your favorite holiday traditions below. And even better if you include ribbons in those traditions!

Thanksgiving, ribbons and the best customers!

Thanksgiving is so close that we can smell the turkey in the oven!

Families will soon gather in dining rooms across this great nation. And thankfulness is found everywhere. Celebrating Thanksgiving allows us to focus on our blessings, giving thanks for what we have, and for the freedoms which we all enjoy.

We here at Coller Industries Incorporated just wanted to take the time to say Happy Thanksgiving and give thanks to all of our customers, new and old, that have supported our business over the past year. Thank you for stopping by, leaving a comment, and shopping our large personalized ribbon selection. We are blessed to be part of your personalized identification needs.

To help celebrate the Thanksgiving occasion, here’s our list of things for which we are thankful.

Whether an award is presented at a student fair, an animal showcase or a sporting meet, rosette ribbons will make anyone feel special at any and all events.

As they are an easy way to identify and recognize different roles people serve, classic ribbons deserve the recognition this time!

From celebrations to holidays, custom ribbon rolls are extremely versatile and are perfect for decorations, gifts and so much more.

Finding people who adore personalized ribbons as much as we do!

There are also a few customers that we need to thank:

We appreciate all of our customers who ask all the right questions. Thank you for your continued encouragement and suggestions.

All of our new customers that we gained this year! Thank you for placing your trust in us and our products.

We love all of our repeat customers. Loyalty sits well with us!

And most of all YOU!

We appreciate your friendship, business and the confidence you have placed in us. So, on behalf of all of us at Coller Industries Incorporated, our best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving.

Enjoy the day, your meal, and especially the company of your family and friends, and let us know what you’re grateful for! And in case, you didn’t know:

WE’RE THANKFUL FOR PERSONALIZED RIBBONS!

3 Types of Ribbon Gift Bows

Every year people share gifts for many occasions, from birthdays, weddings and baby showers to Valentines, Mother’s and Father’s day. And, of course, the year end holidays of Christmas, Hanukah and Kwanza. And, by adding ribbon gift bows, you add a personal touch that makes all of your gifts seem more luxurious or fun. We all like receiving (and giving) presents with flair and finesse.

Classic Gift Bow

different uses for ribbon rolls when making holiday and gift bows

The first bow is quite basic in that it’s the same type of bow we all know from when we learned how to tie our shoes as children. Start by sliding the ribbon under the package, bringing the ends over the top and knotting the two ends together; at this point, check that the tails are the same length. Second, make a loop with the left side of the ribbon pining it between your thumb and forefinger to hold it in place. Finally, make a second loop with the right side of the ribbon and knot the loops on the top of the package, arranging them so everything looks good. See this in action at WikiHow.

Two Colored Ribbon Gift Bows

Make this bow independently and then secure it to the present or gift box. For this bow, you will need two ribbon widths and two colors of ribbon; let your imagination go wild! Place the skinnier ribbon on top of the wider ribbon and secure it into place, either by stitching or gluing it down. Now, you should have a solid, single piece of ribbon to use for your bow. Fold the two edges into the middle of the ribbon to create a continual loop and glue the edges together. To hide these edges, take a smaller length of either color ribbon around the middle. This action will also gather the center to help create the look of a bow. Tie this off, or secure it with a small amount of glue.

Luxurious Pom Pom Bow

The third bow is a classic pom pom bow with tails. Again, make this bow and then secure it to the present or gift bow. Pom pom bows are the most lavish type of gift bow. To make this bow, you will need one very long piece of ribbon. Also, the longer the piece of ribbon, the fuller and bigger the bow will be. Start by folding the ribbon in half to find the middle of the ribbon.

Once you have the center, twist the ribbon and create a loop on one side, do the same on the other side. Repeat until you have an equal number of loops on each side with some ribbon remaining for the tails. Once you reach this step, take a smaller length of the same ribbon and tie it around the center of the bow (where you were twisting the loops) to secure the whole thing. Once it is secure, ensure the tails are the same length and gently pull the loops apart to make the pom pom. Watch a short Better Homes and Gardens video to see this in action.

Personalized Ribbons

Make your gifts look more festive and fun to unwrap with ribbon gift bows. Start shopping now at www.personalized-ribbons.com.

Happy Halloween from Coller Industries!

Trick-Or-Treat and Happy Halloween from Coller Industries!

Not only do we make and sell the best Halloween name tags, signs and ribbons, but we also know how to celebrate! Every year our company looks forward to our annual employee costume contest and potluck. And each year the costumes and food get better!

In past years employees have dressed as werewolves, cartoon characters and more. This year no two costumes were alike. And we had outstanding participation! From a gnome to a banana and even our own resident Forest Gump, the costumes were well chosen and planned out. Some of the costumes were incorporated to fit exactly to the person. Our social media manager came as a social butterfly and an employee named Rainbow came as Rainbow Brite! And, as always, we love to share our festivities with our customers. So, here are all of the costumes!

Thank you to those who participated, and congratulations to the winners!

Every employee cast their vote for their favorite costume. And, each winner received a stock place award ribbon for their efforts. The first place winner also received a gift card in celebration of their hard work!

The company potluck this year was a build-your-own taco bar. Employees participated by bringing taco toppings such as lettuce, cheese, olives, tomatoes and even jalapenos. We all had a choice of taco shells, tortillas and even taco bowls for a salad. Of course, there were sides such as healthy black beans, chocolate covered marshmallows that looked like Frankenstein’s Monster, homemade peanut butter cheesecake, and a wonderful red drink concoction that bubbled and fizzed. No one went hungry!

We also had a reverse trick-or-treat from our marketing department to all our employees. Treats were passed out to everyone, even a couple of visitors. Coller Industries had no shortage of fun and sweets this year!