It is little wonder that Elite Awards & Gifts is one of the premier manufacturers of corporate awards, corporate gifts, and promotional products in Canada, as it is truly time-honoured. Three partners opened the business in 1960, including Norton Orser (the father of the current president). It all began with the manufacturing of solid wood trophies, and the broader category of manufacturing corporate awards from the highest quality hardwoods has remained a core business for Elite Awards & Gifts.

The product line quickly blossomed to include giftware, such as spoon racks and coasters. Over the next few decades, product lines saw many expansions and customers grew by leaps and bounds. It was during this time that the business became entirely that of the Orser family.

The first major ownership change happened when two of the partners bought out the third. The second came in 1981, when Norton Orser bought out his remaining partner and took his son, Chris, on board. Finally, in 1992, Chris Orser took over Elite, and he has been at the helm of this continually growing business every since.

Today, Elite Awards & Gifts has numerous employees, hundreds of customers, and thousands of products. Many of the manufacturing processes have been computerized. Some processes are still done in age-old ways using traditional methods to ensure optimum effects and qualities. Now, the Elite Awards materials used are vast - optical crystal, lead crystal, glass, acrylic, oak, maple, walnut, bubinga, rosewood, mahogany, marble, granite, slate, stone, metal, plastic, leather - and the Elite Awards processes are numerous - laser engraving, sand etching, silk screening, endless computerized design capabilities, all wood processes from raw woods to finished products, lacquering, staining, sanding, polishing, packaging, and the list goes on. The possibilities are almost limitless.

We take this opportunity to thank our extremely valuable customers, our dedicated and highly skilled employees, and our terrific suppliers.