CLEVELAND, Oct. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The University of Akron Zips football team received a custom pencil case from Vaultz® for its 44-inch "Takeaway Pencil," which earned national acclaim when unveiled in a game against the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
The Takeaway Pencil, a sideline souvenir signed by teammates who force a turnover, was introduced by the Akron coaching staff at the start of the 2019 football season.
When the first Zips defensive player earned the right to autograph the pencil, cameras captured him hoisting it triumphantly—and that's when the team at Vaultz®, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cleveland-based IdeaStream Consumer Products, recognized a golden opportunity. "As the world's leading provider of premium pencil boxes, we had no choice but to produce a pencil case for it," said Vince Thomson, IdeaStream CMO and Co-Founder.
Vaultz® developed a custom, 46-inch-by-6-inch pencil case to protect the Takeaway Pencil.
Thomson said, "Akron Head Coach Tom Arth worked right here at IdeaStream after several years as an NFL quarterback, just before beginning his college coaching career. We have tremendous respect for Tom and want to help him any way we can. When I called to ask him if he wanted a giant Vaultz® Locking Pencil Box, he and the defensive coaches thought it was a great idea, and we had it made in about a week.
"At Vaultz®, we're in the business of playing it safe with important keepsakes. We had to get that massive pencil locked up."
Vaultz® offers a wide range of stylish, secure storage solutions for just about anything. Their trademarked call to action is "If it's important to you...LOCK IT UP!™."
Visit http://www.Vaultz.com for more information.
About Vaultz and IdeaStream Consumer Products:
Idea Consumer Products, LLC, based in Cleveland, OH, is a consumer products company with annual sales of more than $100 million and a focus on innovation. The company pioneered the Vaultz® brand, which offers a range of secure, protective, and stylish storage solutions for personal and business use. Learn more at http://www.ideastreamproducts.com and http://www.vaultz.com.
About University of Akron:
Established in 1870, The University of Akron (UA) offers a wide range of in-demand associate, bachelor's, professional and doctoral degree programs in liberal arts, sciences, health care, engineering, law, business, education and more. Its beautiful metropolitan campus, located in the heart of Ohio's fifth-largest city, is surrounded by more than 22,000 businesses in the Akron metropolitan area, providing diverse experiential learning opportunities to students who come from across the nation and throughout the world. With championship-winning NCAA Division I sports teams, a variety of student organizations and a highly ranked Student Recreation and Wellness Center, UA provides the full campus experience.
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