06/13/2013

From the first design sketch to the big prom night reveal, students across the United States and Canada have been busy creating their 2013 prom masterpieces with Duck Tape^®. They've wowed folks already, including "Project Runway" Season 11 winner Michelle Lesniak Franklin – and now it's the public's turn! Duck^® brand announces its 2013 Top 10 finalists in the 13th annual Stuck at Prom^® Scholarship Contest, which challenges high school students to create original prom looks with Duck Tape^® for a chance to win $5,000 each in college scholarship money.

05/30/2013

Duck Tape^® brand duct tape encourages imagination, wonder and creativity, and is unveiling three new designs that celebrate some of Disney’s most beloved characters – new and old. These enchanting prints are perfect for making your own magical creations.

05/29/2013

Baseball season is in full swing, and America’s favorite fix-all, Duck Tape^®, has a new relationship with America’s National Pastime, as the Duck^® brand introduces new officially licensed Duck Tape^® prints featuring Major League Baseball (MLB^™) teams.

04/18/2013

When was the last time you lined your kitchen shelves? Perhaps it’s when you first moved into your house, or when you installed new cabinets when you remodeled; or maybe it was when you changed the color scheme to keep up with the latest trends. Well...shelf liner has come a long way – and now, Duck^® brand is introducing a first-to-market option: a designer grip-style liner.

04/18/2013

From holding glasses and plates in place to adding a subtle touch of color and design to your shelves, there’s a shelf liner for almost every application. Now, when you need a little extra hold on frequently used shelves, there’s new Duck^® brand Diamond Grip Easy Liner^® shelf liner, a lightweight, PVC-free option that offers two times the grip of most other non-adhesive shelf liners on the market.

03/28/2013

Does One Direction make you “Live While You’re Young”? Then make your One Direction fan kit complete with new One Direction Duck Tape^® brand duct tape! Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall and Zayn have made their way from the tour bus to the toolbox, giving Directioners everything they need to create plenty of personalized One Direction memorabilia.

03/28/2013

Does One Direction make you “Live While You’re Young”? Then make your One Direction fan kit complete with new One Direction Duck Tape^® brand duct tape! Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall and Zayn have made their way from the tour bus to the toolbox, giving Directioners everything they need to create plenty of personalized One Direction memorabilia.

03/22/2013

With more than one billion game downloads^*, the Angry Birds that have taken the world by storm are now catapulting themselves into another sticky situation: Duck Tape^®. The marketers of Duck^® brand duct tape have partnered with Rovio Entertainment, Ltd, the creators of the globally successful Angry Birds franchise, to introduce Angry Birds Duck Tape^®, an action-packed print featuring gamers’ favorite flock of characters.

03/22/2013

From World War II repair kits to the peace-signed vans of the 1960s to the crafting tables of today, what’s the one thing that has stood the test of time – and been a permanent part of everyone’s toolbox? Duct tape, of course! And, this year, we’re celebrating dad’s favorite fix-all once again with the 10^th annual Avon Heritage Duct Tape Festival – an annual Father’s Day tradition that has drawn nearly a half million duct tape enthusiasts from around the country since debuting in 2004 to celebrate all things duct tape.

03/22/2013

It’s the can’t-miss style event of the season for high school students from coast to coast: prom night. And whether they dream of rocking colorful couture in a bold, bright pattern or sporting a sophisticated solid shade, students can show off their individual style in a whole new way when they enter the 13^th annual Stuck at Prom^® Scholarship Contest.

02/21/2013

Duck Tape^® has gone from fix-all to high fashion. On Thursday, March 7, Duck^® brand duct tape will be featured on the Lifetime series “Project Runway” during one of the most anticipated moments of every season: the Unconventional Materials Challenge. Inspired by the growing trend of Duck Tape^® fashions and more, this episode will test the designers’ skills as they transform Duck Tape^® into chic, runway-worthy styles.

12/11/2012

Attention all Andy Warhol wannabes! Duck Tape^® brand duct tape announces its sponsorship of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the longest-running, most prestigious recognition program and largest source of scholarships for creative teenagers in the United States, presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers.

12/11/2012

The classic fix-it tool has gone rock n’ roll cool.  Duck^® brand duct tape, in partnership with Vervegirl magazine and Fanshawe College’s Fashion Design Program, today announces the winner of the Duck^® brand “Style a Star with My Name is Kay” Contest, giving one talented Fanshawe student the chance to design a vibrant, fashion-forward outfit for popular Universal Music artist My Name is Kay.

11/21/2012

For the first time ever, Duck^® brand duct tape is printing one talented artist’s original design on rolls of Duck Tape^®. The winner of the Duck^® brand MyDesign™ Contest, Shala Kerrigan, will have her one-of-a-kind artwork, “Retro Owls,” added to the more than 150 Duck Tape^® colors and prints available. Kerrigan’s design, which features brightly colored owls perched atop swirly branches, beat out fierce ninjas, splashing whales and even a zombie attack to claim the top prize.

10/25/2012

Pick up your tickets, grab your tailgating gear and get ready to show your team spirit in style this football season with new NFL licensed Duck Tape®! Whether you’re a 49ers fan or you bleed Patriots red, white and blue, all 32 NFL teams are available, so you may cheer on your favorite franchise.

10/16/2012

Traditional prom wear is so last season. Be totally on-trend and showcase your serious design skills by creating an original prom night look that will really “stick” with you. Using the Duck Tape^® palette – more than 150 colors and prints – along with some creativity, you can transform the dance floor into your very own high-glam fashion show – and have a chance to earn a $5,000 scholarship for college – when you participate in the Duck^® brand duct tape Stuck at Prom^® Scholarship Contest.

10/15/2012

Inspiration can strike anywhere -- doodling in your notebook, experimenting in art class, or leafing through an art magazine. Now, you can capture that vision for a chance to win $5,000 and have your design seen nationwide -- all courtesy of Duck^® brand duct tape!  Duck^® brand's MyDesign^™ Contest challenges aspiring artists to create a unique design to be featured as the next Duck Tape^® print.

09/20/2012

Thanks to qualities like passion, creativity, dedication and teamwork, ShurTech Brands, LLC, has recently been recognized for its exceptional work culture by leading Northeast Ohio organizations. On Sept. 19, 2012, ShurTech Brands was named among the NorthCoast 99, an annual recognition program that honors 99 outstanding workplaces for premier talent in Northeast Ohio. Earlier this summer, ShurTech Brands was also recognized as one of the top 100 workplaces in the area by The Plain Dealer, the Cleveland-based daily newspaper.

09/13/2012

What could possibly be next for teen sensation Justin Bieber? He’s conquered the music world with a number one album, concert tours that sell out in minutes and even a world record for the most watched music video on YouTube^®. His film “Never Say Never” hit it big at the box office, and he has millions of devoted Facebook^® fans and Twitter^® followers. So, what’s left to make the Canadian cutie’s portfolio complete? His very own Duck Tape^®, of course!

09/11/2012

Few college football rivalries come close to the legendary match-up between The Ohio State University (OSU) Buckeyes and The University of Michigan (Michigan) Wolverines. When these two teams face-off, Buckeyes fans unite in a sea of scarlet and gray, while Wolverines die-hards adorn themselves in head-to-toe maize and blue. Football fans nationwide sport jerseys, hats and banners to root on their favorite team – and now they can fix up their tailgates with true sportsmanlike conduct as OSU and Michigan are the latest teams to join the College Duck Tape® brand duct tape roster.

08/18/2012

New notebooks, fresh folders, bigger backpacks ... and Duck Tape®! Ace your first assignment of the school year by personalizing all your back-to-school supplies with Duck® brand duct tape's newest prints. The vibrant new designs, with colorful names like Mustache, Rainbow and Graffiti, join the Duck Tape® family of more than 100 colors and prints, perfect for upping the grade on any school outfit, accessory or supply.

08/18/2012

New notebooks, fresh folders, bigger backpacks ... and Duck Tape®! Ace your first assignment of the school year by personalizing all your back-to-school supplies with Duck® brand duct tape's newest prints. The vibrant new designs, with colorful names like Mustache, Rainbow and Graffiti, join the Duck Tape® family of more than 100 colors and prints, perfect for upping the grade on any school outfit, accessory or supply.

08/02/2012

It's frightening how much fun you can have with Duck Tape^® -- and Duck^® brand is daring you to get scary creative this Halloween by entering the Stick or Treat^™ Jack-O-Lantern Contest to win a $1,000 cash grand prize.

07/26/2012

Duck® brand is hitting the road this summer with the first-ever Duck Tape® “Rolls Across America” Tour. The custom, bright green, 31-foot Duck® Bus will make its way to duct tape enthusiasts in over a dozen major U.S. cities now through December. Celebrating 70 years of duct tape history, the mobile experience features a variety of fun, interactive activities – both inside and outside the bus.

06/18/2012

For the past three months, budding designers and crafty fashionistas in high schools across North America have devoted hundreds of hours  -- and even more rolls of Duck Tape^® -- creating fabulous do-it-yourself prom outfits  for an unforgettable prom night. Now it's time to see the best of the bunch!

06/05/2012

It's the perfect power pairing -- two versatile heroes who cling to most everything and have off-the-charts strength. Duck^® brand duct tape is excited to partner with Marvel Entertainment, LLC, on its newest duct tape print featuring Spider-Man, the classic crime-fighting and web-slinging Super Hero. The new tape is now available at retailers nationwide.

05/17/2012

He may live in a pineapple under the sea, but everyone’s porous pal, SpongeBob SquarePants, will soon be popping up on shelves throughout the country. Duck^® brand duct tape is thrilled to introduce a new duct tape pattern featuring the most beloved yellow sponge from Nickelodeon’s hit animated series. The new tape is now available at retailers nationwide.

04/30/2012

AVON, Ohio (April, 2012) – ShurTech Brands, LLC, the makers of Duck® brand duct tape, is pleased to announce a licensing agreement with the NFL to launch a line of NFL Team Logo Duck Tape. 

04/17/2012

Sanrio®, Inc., creator of the beloved icon Hello Kitty®, is partnering with ShurTech Brands, LLC to launch a new line of Hello Kitty^® duct and packaging tape, currently available at retailers nationwide. 

03/26/2012

What should you pack when you head out on safari? Canteen? Check.  Binoculars? Check. Duck Tape®? Triple Check. Find out just how to use “Duck Tape® on Safari”—and everywhere else—at the ninth-annual Avon Heritage Duct Tape Festival, where the sticky stuff is sure to provide plenty of safari fun! This free festival takes place Friday, June 15 – Sunday, June 17, in Avon, Ohio, the “Duct Tape Capital” of the world, and home of Duck Tape® brand duct tape. It celebrates everything duct tape, including the Duck® brand palette of more than 140 colors and prints—especially our popular, animal-inspired  Zig-Zag Zebra®, Spotted Leopard™ and Pink Zebra Duck Tape® patterns.  

03/20/2012

Chanel®, Mercedes®, Nickelodeon® and ... Duck Tape®? They have more in common than you think -- five million things, to be exact. ShurTech Brands LLC, the marketers and manufacturers of Duck Tape® brand duct tape, is excited that their Duck Tape® Facebook® page has reached five million fans. Lovers of Duck Tape® products have found a home on www.facebook.com/ducktape for their Duck Tape® creations and are sharing their do-it-yourself tips and designs in huge numbers.

03/07/2012

There’s one night a year when all high school students hope to make the best-dressed list: prom night. Whether they wear outrageous accessories, wild prints, colorful fabrics or sky-high shoes, most prom-goers want to make a statement as they dance the night away. Though finding a unique dress or terrific tux in stores can be a challenge, it’s easy for students to create their own original prom night look—they just need a few rolls of duct tape and some creativity! With Duck Tape® brand duct tape’s more than 140 colors and prints, high school students can construct glamorous prom night attire that will really “stick” with them – plus have a chance to earn a $5,000 scholarship for college.

12/05/2011

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.

09/30/2011

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).

09/09/2011

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.

09/02/2011

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.

07/20/2011

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.

07/20/2011

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.

05/26/2011

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.

07/22/2010

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.

06/19/2010

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.

05/21/2010

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.

05/06/2010

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.

04/26/2010

04/21/2010

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.

03/30/2010

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!

03/14/2010

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™

02/17/2010

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.

02/08/2010

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.