Sportsheets International’s Open House drew distributors, peers, and friends from across the nation to the adult novelty manufacturer’s new headquarters on Saturday.
“We’d like to thank everyone who attended for their continued support and for making the effort to share the day with us,” Tom Stewart, founder and president of Sportsheets, said.
Representatives from leading distributors including ADI, Universal, M&M, Eldorado, Honey’s Places, and PeeKay attended the event, as did representatives of novelty manufacturers such as Tantus, Wet, ID Lubricants, Paradise Marketing, California Fantasies, and Topco Sales.
The open house was a casual affair with catering that included a barbeque, a chocolate fountain, and an open bar. Guests mingled and networked, and were taken individual tours of Sportsheets' new facilities.
Sportsheets moved into its new building in March, and it was obvious from the speeches given by Tom Stewart and his sister and partner Julie Stewart that the purchase signified an arrival for their company. “Of course, we owe it all to the distributors and the people who have helped us every step of the way,” acknowledged Julie. “Without your support, we’d probably still be making Sportsheets out of Tom’s garage.”
Tom noted that one of the benefits of their new building was that Sportsheets finally had a permanent showroom, where their products are displayed in a retail-like setting. “What we used to have was a room that doubled as a showroom and a conference room. We had to remove everything from the walls whenever our banker came over, and then it always took forever to remember where we had stashed them.”
Tom also introduced Ed Hayes, Sportsheets’ newly appointed general manager. “We needed someone who could run things when Julie and I are both on the road, and I can’t thing of a better person than Ed. We’re proud to have him here.”
Director of Sales Todd Carter then introduced the Sportsheets sales team and their customer service reps, and additional key staff.
“In this day and age you can work with someone for years and have no idea what they look like, so this was a perfect opportunity for our customers to put faces to the names they deal with on a regular basis,” he said.
A selection of Sportsheets products were provided to attendees in appreciation of their support.
