Spector & Co is a Canadian company for promotional products and branded merchandise. It was founded in 1950 in Montreal, Quebec — originally as a writing instrument manufacturer under the name "Bankers". The company has remained family-owned: CEO Rob Spector leads it together with a management team, with his father Allen Spector having shaped the merchandising strategy in the early phase. 2018: equity participation by Blue Point Capital Partners (private equity firm, Cleveland). Headquarters: Saint-Laurent (Montreal), QC; production facility: 150,000 sq ft. Employees: approximately 400 (office and factory). Top-40 ASI Supplier. 2018: first QCA accreditation (Quality Certification Alliance) in the industry for product safety, social compliance, environmental stewardship and supply chain security; 5 patents filed.
Core business: 500+ individually branded or engraved products, delivered through a network of promotional products distributors to companies and brands. Product categories: writing instruments, notebooks (SCRIBL, Made in Canada), drinkware (ORA line with patented robotic arm for laser engraving), tech accessories, travel items, business accessories, bags and backpacks (Ashbury) and SpecFit (fitness and wellness accessories). Innovations: 360° laser decoration, overhead conveyor system (floor-space optimised) and robotic arm integration (Universal Robots UR10e). 2025: opening of an additional facility in Las Vegas.
Spector & Co is for corporate gifting buyers, event marketing managers and employer branding teams the Montreal reference address in the North American promotional products market — with 75 years of history, the industry's highest quality certification and a manufacturing and decoration technology that combines industrial precision with individual brand expression.