--- title: Building Trade Council raises brand awareness with union made merch description: LaborTools powered by BMA Media has helped the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council order American and union made merchandise. image: https://www.labortools.com/hubfs/_DSC0007.jpg --- [![LaborTools logo](https://www.labortools.com/hs-fs/hubfs/labor-tools-logo-white.png?width=1251&height=244&name=labor-tools-logo-white.png "LaborTools logo")](https://www.labortools.com) ![BMA Media - Building Trades Union merchandise ](https://www.labortools.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_DSC0007.jpg?width=4288&name=_DSC0007.jpg "BMA Media - Building Trades Union merchandise ") July 24, 2020 # Building Trade Council raises brand awareness with union made merch ![](https://www.labortools.com/hubfs/LaborTools%20Eighteen/_assets/images/headshots/LT_Headshot-3427-Matt-reduced.jpg) by [Matt Jaworski](https://www.labortools.com/labor-tools-news/author/matt-jaworski) ## BMA Media Group has access to thousands of union-made merch to meet our clients needs Throughout the past year and a half, the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council has turned to BMA Media Group to help them purchase customized American made, union made merchandise to promote their brand awareness.  As a longtime ASI (Advertising Specialty Institute) member, BMA has access to thousands of manufacturers and distributors and can quickly search for requested items at a variety of price points.  ![BMA Media - Building Trades Union merchandise ](https://www.labortools.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_DSC0007.jpg?width=300&name=_DSC0007.jpg)By partnering with BMA, one of Ohio’s largest building trades councils was able to save time and money by letting BMA do all the work.  BMA sourced, designed and ordered C/COBCTC lapel pins, hardhat stickers, pull-up banners, exterior vinyl banners and embroidered polo shirts, jackets and pullovers. Additionally, BMA ordered customized embroidered polo shirts and jackets, envelopes and letterhead, a table cover and pull-up banners for a program run by the C/COBCTC called Building Futures. Instead of wasting time going through catalogs and conducting extensive internet searches to source the items, hiring a graphic artist, dealing with vendors, etc., C/COBCTC leaders were able to focus on their jobs during a major building boom. Oftentimes, American made and union-made items cost more than products imported from overseas. The difference between them is quality and supporting your fellow union Brothers and Sisters.  The Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council wanted to purchase quality merchandise to support the labor movement,while staying within their budget. By partnering with BMA, they were able to do so.  By ordering customized merchandise, the C/COBCTC was able to get their organization into the public eye by putting their logo on a variety of items.  Your union can do this too! Whether you are in need of shirts, jackets, hats, pens, stickers, keychains, mugs, tumblers, etc., turn to BMA Media Group to help your organization improvise branding.Whether you need American made, union made items for conferences, recruiting events or other industry events, [reach out to BMA](https://www.labortools.com/contact), so that we can help your organization. --- **LaborTools powered by BMA Media Group is used to help strengthen our union client’s organizations. From working with unions from the local level to the international, with training funds and labor management partnerships, as well as other labor organizations, BMA has experience with organizations of all sizes. 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BMA Media Group is a Union Building Trades Contractor, signatory with[ International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers](http://www.ibew.org/) Union Local 673 and I[nternational Union of Painters and Allied Trades](https://www.iupat.org/) DC 6 / Sign Display and Allied Trades Local 639. BMA Media Group is also signatory with [AFTRA ](https://www.sagaftra.org/)and an affiliate contractor of the Cleveland Chapter of [NECA](https://www.necanet.org/). 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