Cascade Designs Announces 2008 International Distributor of the Year

SEATTLE, U.S.A. – Cascade Designs, Inc., the Seattle-based industry leader in the design and manufacture of premier outdoor equipment, is proud to bestow the International Distributor of the Year award to Mochizuki Outdoor Tools of Japan. The award recognizes Takeshi and Yuko Mochizuki and their staff for their efforts propelling strong sales growth and recognition in Japan for Therm-a-Rest®, MSR®, SealLine®, Platypus® and Tracks® flagship outdoor brands.

Mochizuki Outdoor Tools has been distributing Cascade Designs products in Japan for nearly twelve years. This award recognizes their success in the market, achieved by smart marketing investments and excellent customer service. Their dedication to focus on maintaining strict quality controls on the product in the warehouse and resolving to ship all retail orders within twenty-four hours of receipt has contributed to their success in placing new products at retail. In addition, Mochizuki Outdoor Tools manages specific product testing and packaging requirements to meet Japanese health and safety import regulations.

“Mochizuki-san has shown a great level of dedication as a true partner throughout the years,” said Thomas Threlkeld, Pacific Rim / South America Sales Manager for Cascade Designs. “This award gives him the credit he deserves for successfully extending our reputation for making innovative, useful, quality products to the Japanese outdoor market.”

Cascade Designs’s products are distributed throughout the world, including the Pacific Rim, Europe and the Americas.

About Cascade Designs, Inc.

For over thirty-five years, Seattle-based Cascade Designs, Inc., has led the outdoor industry in designing innovative, useful and long-lasting equipment, manufacturing the majority of products in their Seattle, U.S.A. and Cork, Ireland facilities. From the original self-inflating Therm-a-Rest® camping mattress to the first multi-fuel stove, Cascade Designs has developed products that explorers, adventurers, outdoor enthusiasts and weekend campers can rely on to deliver optimum performance in the outdoors through exceptional engineering and quality.

Cascade Designs’s premium outdoor brands include: Therm-a-Rest®, the global leader in premium outdoor comfort; MSR®, the ultimate in high performance outdoor gear; Platypus®, specialist in modular hydration solutions for optimum performance; SealLine®, the outdoor leader in all-purpose, portable gear protection; and Tracks®, lightweight walking staffs and trekking poles. Visit www.cascadedesigns.com or call 1-800-531-9531 for more information.

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