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12/5/2011
AVON, Ohio (December 5, 2011) – ShurTech Brands LLC, the marketers and manufacturers of do-it-yourself, office and housewares products under the Duck®, Painter’s Mate Green®, FrogTape®, Caremail® and Easy Liner® brands, announced today the launch of its direct-to-consumer online storefront, powered by Alice.com, an e-commerce platform and online marketplace for household essentials. Through its new online retail section, Duck® brand products are now available directly to U.S. consumers.
11/29/2011
AVON, Ohio – This holiday season, imagine if the packaging used to send gifts could have as much personality as the gift itself. Thanks to ShurTech Brands, LLC, marketers of Duck® brand products, your package can show its true colors with decorative and trendy packaging tapes.
9/30/2011
AVON, Ohio (September 30, 2011) – According to the American Cancer Society, after lung cancer, breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women.* So, for the third consecutive year, ShurTech Brands, LLC, marketers of the Duck® brand of duct tapes, packaging supplies and home products, is joining the fight to find a cure by contributing up to $100,000 to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).
9/9/2011
AVON, Ohio (September 9, 2011) – Loyal football enthusiasts from all over are celebrating their team pride and showing their spirit in tailgate gear, dorm room décor and around-the-house repairs with College Duck Tape® brand duct tape. Now, sports lovers can head to Facebook, put their creativity and love of sports to use and enter the Duck Tape® School Spirit Photo Contest.
9/2/2011
AVON, Ohio (September 2, 2011) – R.I.P. to the classic tradition of carving a pumpkin that doesn’t last the entire autumn season and leaves a mess for you to clean up. This Halloween, take the carving tools to the graveyard and wrap your real or artificial pumpkin in Duck Tape® brand duct tape. The best-decorated, creepy or costumed creation will win a $1,000 grand prize in the Stick or TreatTM Jack-O-Lantern Contest.
7/20/2011
AVON, Ohio (July 14, 2011) – Students Lindsay Ashby and Jarrid Scott will each head to college $5,000 richer, after winning the 11th annual Duck Tape® brand duct tape Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest. The seniors combined creativity and duct tape to create one-of-a-kind prom outfits for their high school prom, impressing the judges, including Miss America 2011, Teresa Scanlan. After being chosen as one of the Top 10 couples, Ashby and Scott went on to amaze the public, receiving a large portion of the more than 21,000 votes sent in between June 17th and July 11th.
AVON, Ohio (July 22, 2011) – Students, alumni and loyal fans, from Oregon to Alabama, have been celebrating their team pride this year with the newest option in team spirit accessories – College Duck Tape® brand duct tape, introduced in early 2011 for 27 colleges featuring the schools’ colors, logos and mascots. Now, supporters at 12 additional schools, from Georgia to Washington, can also go to great lengths to show their spirit in tailgate gear, dorm room décor and around-the-house repairs as Duck Tape® brand duct tape rolls out the following additions to the College Duck Tape® line.
5/26/2011
AVON, Ohio (May 25, 2011) – Whether or not your favorite team has a winning record, Real Fans Stick Together™ to show their loyal support. And this year, they can also attend the eighth-annual Avon Heritage Duct Tape Festival to celebrate their love of sports and pay tribute to America’s favorite fix-all – duct tape. This Father’s Day weekend tradition features fashions, sculptures and parade floats made out of Duck Tape® brand duct tape, along with festival fun, food and entertainment.
7/22/2010
AVON, Ohio (July 22, 2010) – College move-in day. The scene is almost always the same: hundreds, sometimes thousands, of students cramming the tight quarters of dormitory rooms or off-campus rental units on a hot summer day with the mission of unpacking their belongings and settling into their new living space as quickly as possible. For parents, this means the daunting task of setting up their child’s “home-away-from-home” – everything from moving in furniture, programming electronics, unpacking clothes, and, of course, cleaning and disinfecting rooms from top to bottom.
6/19/2010
AVON, Ohio (June 19, 2010) – A time warp occurred in Avon, Ohio, over Father’s Day weekend with the Seventh-Annual Avon Heritage Duct Tape Festival, complete with a colorful parade that rolled down the streets with participants sporting peace signs, flower power and…Duck® brand duct tape. This year’s festival celebrated all things duct tape in a far-out way by taking festivalgoers on a retro rewind to the 60s, 70s and 80s with a Peace, Love, and…Duck® Tape theme.
6/18/2010
AVON, Ohio (June 18, 2010) – For the 10th year, students snipped and stuck their way to one-of-a-kind prom fashions for a chance to win scholarship dollars in the Duck® brand duct tape Stuck at Prom® Scholarship Contest. But, for 10 couples, the competition has only just begun! Now, these students must vie for online votes to determine which of 10 scholarship prizes – including the $3,000 top prize – they will receive.
5/21/2010
AVON, Ohio (May 21, 2010) – The art of pumpkin decorating seems to become more intricate every year – from funny faces and scary demons to black cats and witch silhouettes, pumpkin carvers are taking this Halloween tradition to the next level. And, this year, the most creative design could earn $1,000 from the Duck® brand…if it’s made with duct tape.
5/6/2010
AVON, Ohio (May 6, 2010) – Calling all pink lovers…and charity hounds. Once again, Duck® brand products, marketers of tape, packaging supplies and home products such as Duck® brand duct tape, Duck® brand EZ Start® packaging tape and Smooth Top® Easy Liner® brand shelf liner, is contributing a portion of its sales during the month of October to the fight against breast cancer. This year, up to $75,000 will be donated to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® (BCRF) to help find a cure for breast cancer.
4/26/2010
AVON, Ohio (April 26, 2010) – Everyone says there are a million and one uses for duct tape. So why not give the fans of Duck Tape® on Facebook® (www.facebook.com/ducktape) another million reasons to love their favorite crafty, handy fix-all? We’ve reached a milestone in the world of fan pages on Facebook: One Million Fans. So, we’re doing something special to celebrate.Read More
4/21/2010
AVON, Ohio (April 21, 2010) – Each year, many homeowners take on the task of winterizing their homes, locating problem areas where drafts are abundant and warm air may be escaping. While it’s become common practice to prepare for the cold months, many homeowners are overlooking the fact that the drafts they seal against in the winter may be causing their air conditioners to turn on more than normal over the hot summer months as well.
3/30/2010
AVON, Ohio (March 30, 2010) – The New Orleans, La.-based Jerusalem Shriners (local affiliate of Shriners International and Shriners Hospital for Children®) will have a new Mardi Gras-themed sculpture to welcome pediatric patients and help raise money for ongoing care…a Duck Tape® Jester. Created in 2009 by Avon, Ohio-based ShurTech Brands, LLC, marketers of Duck® brand duct tape, for its annual Avon Heritage Duct Tape Festival parade float, the larger-than-life-sized jester head is made almost entirely with Duck® brand duct tape!
3/14/2010
CHICAGO (March 14-16, 2010) – It’s groovy, man. Duck® brand duct tape is excited to add two hip new patterns of duct tape that are sure to catch the attention of hipsters and fanatics alike – Totally Tie-Dye™ and Cosmic Tie-Dye™
2/17/2010
What happens when you combine the 60s, 70s and 80s with duct tape? You create the theme for this year’s Avon Heritage Duct Tape Festival – Peace, Love and…Duck Tape. Over Father’s Day Weekend, duct tape enthusiasts and festivalgoers will be treated to the grooviest retro rewind of the year – complete with far-out fashions, sculptures and festival fare.
2/16/2010
The perfect prom night requires a few essentials: the venue, the music, the friends and the hair. While these may change, there is one key item to bring to prom that has remained the same from year to year: style. Students seek the outfit that will “stick” out and leave a memorable impression on their peers – and, for the past decade, one familiar fix-all has helped many do just that: duct tape.
2/8/2010
AVON, Ohio (February 8, 2010) – Valentine’s Day will be here before you know it and if you’re looking for a creative way to express your feelings for your sweetheart, then Duck Tape® brand duct tape may have just the idea for you. The ancient symbol of love and beauty, the rose, has long been acquainted with Valentine’s Day festivities. But, the beautiful bouquet the Duck® brand is suggesting is free of thorns and might save you enough money to afford a delicious heart-shaped box of chocolates, too.
12/16/2009
Whether you’re a crafter interested in sharing some creative duct tape ideas, a DIYer looking for help with blocking out pesky drafts or a teen searching for unique ways to earn much-needed scholarship dollars, www.duckbrand.com – the new online home of Duck brand products – can help with these solutions, and more!
9/4/2009
The art of pumpkin carving is a centuries-old tradition, dating back to an ancient Celtic holiday called Samhain, meaning summer's end. Over time, the tradition has evolved and the carved pumpkin (or Jack-o-Lantern) has become one of the most prominent symbols of Halloween.
9/2/2009
Whether you’re lining your shelves, sealing a box or wrapping a present during the month of October, Duck® brand products will have you seeing pink and helping the fight against breast cancer. According to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® (BCRF), more than 180,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer this year, so the Duck brand is turning select household products pink to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
8/25/2009
Ever wonder where that draft of cold air is coming from? Or why the heat seems to be kicking on more than usual in the winter? It may be from the cracks and gaps in your home that are commonly found around windows, doors, electrical switches and plumbing. With a little time spent over one weekend, cracks and gaps around the home can be properly sealed.