Indica Marketing Group Names Watson Gloves Supplier of the Year

VANCOUVER, BC, March 3rd, 2026—Watson Gloves, a 108-year old company founded in Vancouver, Canada supplying quality gloves across North America, was recently awarded the highest form of recognition – the 2025 Supplier of the Year award by the Indica Marketing Group for their outstanding performance.

Each year, Indica hosts a Sell-A-Rama, its Annual Buying Show, which brings together key decision makers from Distributor Members and Supplier Partners for face-to-face sales meetings.

To determine the winner, over one hundred of Indica’s distributors submitted their vote prior to the show to select their top supplier who have shown exemplary performance. The votes were based on the following criteria; sales support and training, customer service, returns and fillrates, marketing programs, promotions, product merchandising support and the overall quality, brand recognition and performance of their products in the marketplace. The majority of members who voted saw Watson Gloves as the partner who met the criteria to be named supplier of the year.

“For 2025, there were over 40 Indica Suppliers to choose from in our Top Tier I Category, and over 100 Indica Distributors cast their votes for Supplier of the Year.” Says Peter Di Giovanni, Vice President of the Indica Marketing Group. “With this Award, our Distributor Members have recognized the exceptional support they receive from Watson Gloves. From all of us here at Indica, congratulations again to everyone at Watson Gloves on this outstanding accomplishment. We truly appreciate your tremendous support of our Group and our Members!”

Watson Gloves has been an Indica member for 19 years and will continue to work hand in hand with the group to maximize the potential of their annual program.

“Watson Gloves is proud to be named the Indica Group’s Tier 1 Supplier of the Year for the second time in three years”. says Kirk McManes, Senior Director of Sales Operations. “This recognition reflects the strength of our partnership with Indica and its members, and the growing impact of the Watson Gloves brand across the group. We are grateful for the trust, support, and confidence shown by Indica’s leadership and membership. This award belongs as much to the members as it does to Watson Gloves. Our success is built on strong relationships, brand leadership, and a shared focus on long-term growth. We look forward to continuing to invest in the partnership, supporting member success, and raising the bar together.”

About Watson Gloves

Watson Gloves first started as a two-person shop selling gloves to Vancouver’s dock workers when they opened their doors in 1918. Now distributing quality gloves across North America. Their glove innovations play a large part to their success, such as changing industry as they push for more sustainable products into the market. Product categories range from home improvement, gardening, construction, welding, automotive, recreational, and more with over 2,000 different styles offered. Learn more at www.watsongloves.com and follow Watson Gloves on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter

About Indica Marketing

Indica Marketing Group is Canada’s largest Industrial, Construction and Safety Supply Group – with 520 Distributor Members and over 2500 locations across Canada and the United States.

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