If you’re looking to order some promotional plastic pens, Prodir pens will be your number one choice for style and quality. Prodir pens are Switzerland’s greatest export aside from watches, fine jewellery, army knives, cheese and Roger Federer.

Aside from making great branded pens, they have also become a sponsor of a project to bring back brown bears to Switzerland, Italy and Austria. They are backing the Ursina project which aims to create a safe habitat in the Alps, implementing new livestock management techniques to get the bears back roaming the place again.

It is being led by nature conservation charity WWF Schweiz which is already a partner with Prodir. WWF has warned that brown bears will become extinct in the Alps unless action is taken. So help the bears and buy some branded Prodir pens that’s what I say. Quality distributors like Gift Selection and Pens2order can supply the full Prodir range, the DS1 right through to the DS7.

When buying promotional pens, many people want a name they can trust, but don’t want to spend a lot of money on the product. This is where Bic does a lot of business, with my favourite pen in their range being the promotional Media Clic. The beauty of the promotional Media Clic, is the personalisation options available to you. You can have this pen exactly how you would prefer it, as you can choose from twenty barrel colours to Mix N Match with, thirteen clip, grip and plug options. You also have the luxury of picking blue or black ink!

There is a more eco friendly version out as well, which is made from partially recycled plastic, again in various colour options. Not only that, these promotional Bic pens are available with a metal barrel if you have a little more budget, and a range of attractive finishes if you’re sticking with plastic.

Pens2order and Giftselection always have at least one Bic based promotion running at anyone time. It may be that if you order 1,000 pens they will give you 500 branded sticky notes absolutely free to match. You’ll have to keep your ear to the ground, and ask their friendly teams what deals they can do you at the moment!

Of course they can supply the full range of promotional Bic pens, including the popular Bic Grip Roller or the Bic Wide Body Ballpen for example – just let them know exactly what you want, or ask if you’re unsure.

A very popular promotional pen on the continent, is the proudly German, Schneider range of writing instruments.

Well what can I tell you about Schneider pens? Well they certainly think they’re very good, but more interestingly they are the only promotional pen manufacturer to have been certified for more than 10 years with the world’s most demanding Environmental Management System in accordance with the EU Eco-Audit Regulation EMAS.

Created in the late 1940’s to manufacture superior refills for the American pens then being imported, Schneider quickly grew to be one of Germany’s largest pen manufacturers. Schneider today produces a wide range of interesting products; which prides itself on their excellent refill range in particular.

Quality promotional product distributers like Gift Selection and Pens2order, are one of the few promotional product businesses that are able to offer these branded pens in the UK. There is a wide range of pens available, but their Slider range has established itself as a best seller with its new ViscoGlide ink - a high-performance hybrid ink that combines the best features of traditional ballpoint ink and gel ink!

For more information on continental promotional pens – you know who to ask.

We sell promotional products to all different sectors of the economy, and to a wide range of business and organisations. Our main client base is made up of public sector organisations like schools, councils and the NHS. We also sell promotional material to lots of charities, and to large businesses via marketing agencies.

One sector we haven’t broken into is the space industry – yet! The government in conjunction with industry and academia, have said the UK space industry can become a much bigger global player, employing thousands of highly skilled workers and turning over approximately £40bn a year.

The report does warn greater investment is needed, but will position the UK for future success. The Space IGS wants to see R&D spending within industry increase by £5bn, and for the government to double its annual civil space budget to £550m over the next ten years.

The nearest promotional item we can offer for the space industry, is the branded Fisher Space Pen. The Fisher Space pen range was designed for use in Space, when astronauts began to explore the reaches of outer space, Paul Fisher realized that there was no existing pen which could perform in its freezing cold, boiling hot vacuum!

If you think a promotional Fischer Space pen, would make a great corporate gift for your organisation, contact the friendly teams over at Gift Selection & Pens2order.

You can’t catch us out on Prodir pens here, any little update and you’ll be the first to know…

The latest promotional Prodir tit-bit of information are the metal options available on the smart DS3 model. If you fancy making your branded Prodir pens a little luxurious, then why not try the new push button or nose cone in galvanized silver. If you want something a little more feminine then the serious looking galvanized silver, then the DS3 range is now available in a range of attractive gloss finishes.

Finally Prodir have finally come round to the idea of bringing out an eco friendly model, and have realized the corn starch based DS3 too.  Prodir are known for their relatively eco friendly business practices, but is only now that they have included a proper eco pen to their range.

To see some samples of the new promotional Prodir options, ask the friendly sales team nicely at pens2order, and they will be happy to help.

Affordable branded pens are the most popular type of promotional products. Despite Blackberry’s and iPhone’s being everywhere, the branded pen or even pencil are still as useful as ever.

One of the most popular of all these pen ranges, are the branded ‘Senator Super Hits’. Melissa Chevin, marketing manager at promotional pen manufacturer Senator, observes: “The pen , with its practical, portable and cost effective credentials, continues to be one of the most popular items of promotional merchandise. There is no doubting its role as an integral part of the marketing mix, both internally and externally, in creating and maintaining brand awareness. It is as effective with employees as with customers in communicating a campaign, a launch or a way of thinking.”

She goes on; “The promotional pen has universal appeal (among the literate community) and this is one of the reasons that it spans industries and is utilised by a whole range of organisations from SMEs through to the major blue-chips. However, with thousands of different types of pens on the market, selecting the right one for the can job can seem like a daunting task for the person responsible for making the choice.”

The branded Senator Super Hit is a great choice if you’re looking for something practical and affordable. For the full range, check out www.senatorsuperhit.co.uk and ask their friendly promotions team if you have any questions at all.

For 2010 Giftselection and Pens2order are launching a new range of low cost promotional pens – the Scripto series.

Scripto being the Latin word for ‘I write’, this budget pen brand is actually rooted in early 20th Century American ingenuity and design. Scripto went into business in 1923 and was known as the M. A. Ferst Company. It was a major supplier of graphite leads. The following year the company name was changed to Scripto. The company hasn’t looked back, and is popular in the U.S promotions market.

In the New Year they will offer a collection of “noteworthy” promotional items, in a range of smart designs and expressive colour ways. There is the eye catching Scripto feather ballpoint, right through to the cost effective Stockholm and Marcos models, set to rival popular models such as the Senator Superhit or the Alaska Frost.

 So if you are looking for a low cost promotional pen, the sort of thing to give out at trade stands, or to send out in the mail, why not make some enquiries about the new Script range of branded pens.

Personalised pens are the most common corporate gift, within the promotional product industry. What would you do if you received an ugly branded pen? Well your not likely to use it are you. What’s more, you may even be left with a negative image of the brand rather then a positive one.

Generally people want a low cost branded pen that can be given out in bulk at trade shows and exhibitions or sent out in the mail. One great value branded pen, that won’t let you down in the style stakes is the printed Newport Pen from pens2order.com

A printed Newport Ballpen is built for comfort, without compromising on style. With its sleek modern finish, and curves in all the right places, this promotional pen offers exceptional quality for such a low cost.

If you’re in the market for a printed promotional ball pen, why not send over your artwork over to their friendly team – and they will create a visual for you free of charge. Different artworks suit different styles of promotional pens, so it’s always worth looking at a few different options.

We brought you news about the original promotional Prodir Pen Books when they first arrived, and how your organisation could order them from pens2order.com. Well those clever Swiss chaps have brought out a new model - the CS8 - which is a slimmed down version of the original promotional Prodir pen book.

The new size zero Prodir Pen Book is designed to fit into any handbag or jacket pocket. While the classic printed Prodir DS3 remains tucked away inside. Prodir have been producing and supplying promotional pens and writing instruments since the early 1980s. These have and still are manufactured exclusively in Switzerland. The reason for this is backed up by the company’s philosophy which has always been “a promotional product is part and parcel of the message itself - and quality and creativity are the least we can contribute to the credibility of that message”.

The Prodir Pen Book’s cover is made from fine soft touch paper in three standard colours; black, red and grey. Your organisation’s artwork will look it’s best, with quality silkscreen printing up to two colours, or as a shiny transparent relief. This stylish note pad has an elastic band as standard in either black or white, while a personalised calendar bookmark is available as an option.

If you’re interested in the promotional Prodir Pen Book, then please bare in mind that the minimum order quantity is 500 pieces. If you require a sample, visual or quote then let the friendly team know at www.pens2order.com

The best selling promotional pen that Gift Selection offer is the promotional Senator Super Hit. But who exactly are Senator? Time for a quick history lesson…

Under the name of “Merz & Krell” three people with a vision founded the company back in 1920. Two brothers Friedrich and Geog Merx, together with master wood-turner Justus Krell. Their maxim, “ideas and products which are different from others”, still applies today.

The high-quality handicraft company for promotional pens and mechanical pencils is now one of the international leading manufacturers of promotional products in general. Promotional Senator products can be found in more than a hundred countries around the world.

Senator themselves look to the future and consistently invests in innovative promotional product ideas, unique design, efficient technologies, measures for active environmental protection and an even higher quality of customer service.

For the full range of promotional Senator Super Hit pens, check out the imaginatively named www.senatorsuperhit.co.uk. For more expensive promotional Senator pens, ask the friendly team at Giftselection and pens2order who will be happy to help.