CTI Industries Corporation's United Kingdom Subsidiary Wins Supplier of the Year Award


LAKE BARRINGTON, IL--(Marketwired - Jun 23, 2014) -  CTI Industries Corporation (NASDAQ: CTIB), a manufacturer and marketer of vacuum sealing systems, foil balloons, latex balloons, printed and laminated films, is pleased to announce that its United Kingdom subsidiary, CTI Balloons, Ltd., has been awarded the Inbound League Champions Trophy 2013 by Asda. A subsidiary of Walmart, Asda is the UK's second largest chain by market share.

With this award, Asda recognized CTI UK's "lean" and "agile" performance by achieving a 99.7% effectiveness grade in the Celebration Division for 2013 for the sale, delivery and support of foil balloons. This top standing was achieved by high marks in all twelve of the performance metrics used by Asda including Inbound Performance and Relationship Management. Asda expects from its suppliers no inventory shortages, on time delivery and a 2 day order lead time for deliveries direct into the Asda Distribution Centres via the supply chain.

CTI Industries is one of the leading manufacturers and marketers of foil and latex balloons, develops, produces and markets vacuum sealing systems for household use and produces laminated and printed films for commercial uses. CTI markets its products throughout the United States and in a number of other countries.

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