Prestigious award for Central Garden & Pet

The US pet supplier Central Garden & Pet Company has announced that its “Adams Smart Shield” applicator was named the winner of the Silver Stevie Award in the consumer product industry in the 2012 American Business Awards (ABA). Launched earlier this year, the “Adams Smart Shield” applicator is described by Central Garden & Pet as a breakthrough topical flea and tick control delivery device with an exclusive, patent-pending design that gets fast, effective treatment down to a pet's skin, where bugs live. The American Business Awards are the nation's premier business awards programme. All organisations operating in the USA are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. More than 3 000 nominations from organisations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories.