VALKEN EXPANDS THEIR DISTRIBUTION - NEWEST PAINT HUB IS NOW OPEN IN ATLANTA, GA

October 25, 2011 - Swedesboro, NJ

Valken is announcing further expansion and opening of their newest of 7 paint hubs, located in Atlanta, Georgia.

This facility compliments 3 paint hubs on the west coast, (San Diego, Sacramento and LA) one in Colorado Springs, CO. another in Louisville, KY. and Valken headquarters, located in Swedesboro, NJ.

This strategically-placed distribution center will better-serve their customer base and will also decrease shipping times and reduced shipping costs to Florida and the rest of the southeast region.

Valken President and CEO, Gino Postorivo said, “This addition is just one more way we are providing better logistical support for our dealers at lower costs.” The demand for Valken paint in the southeast is so high, we were happy to accommodate our dealers, and we’re still not done yet!” added Postorivo.

Valken Sports is the exclusive distributor of Redemption, Graffiti, Crusade, Fate, and Infinity paintballs. For more details on how become part of the Valken Distribution Network and having access to over 50 distributed brands of paintball products or to have a Valken show vehicle at your event, please call (866) 97VALKEN visit www.valken.com or email debbie@valken.com.

Valken is proud to be a part of the 2011 Team Efforts Events Field Owners Business Conference being held the day before World Cup!  

We’ll be rolling out a large quantity of new items as well as the VALKEN DEALER INITIATIVE in response to the dealers need for greater freedom in how they run the day to day operations at their stores and fields. Valken has years of experience with both dealers and customers alike and has grown accustomed to the significance of both. As a result, they have implemented an Initiative to bridge the gap between them, thus growing the sport in new ways.

Additional new items include:

-          Multiple grades of paintballs that have become the best shooting paint in the industry with firm MAP enforcement

-          Crusade paintball gear including the V-Max which has taken the paintball industry by surprise with its features, styling, POP-designed packaging, feed rate and excellent price-point!

A long time supporter of education for field Owners, Valken has always been on board whenever and wherever ideas and products to better paintball are being discussed.

“We’ve got some new products we can’t wait to showcase and what better place than an educational conference for field owners – the frontline to our end users,” said Gino Postorivo, President of Valken. “This Orlando Conference offers a great mid-week break for field owners complete with a poolside cocktail party the night before!”

The full-day event will feature an array of topics of interest to anyone in the Business of Tag Sports.  New Products on Parade will be one of the featured highlights!

To quote Debra Dian Krischke, event producer, “We’re going to be talking about every possible way to help operators increase their bottom line.” “The healthier our fields, the healthier our entire industry.”

You can’t afford to miss it! Register at www.FieldOwnersConference.com.

VALKEN HAS THE LOWER 48 COVERED  -  NEWEST PAINT HUB OPENS IN LOUISVILLE, KY.

August 30, 2011   -   Swedesboro, NJ

Valken is elated to announce the opening of its 6^th paint hub, located in Louisville, Kentucky.

This facility now accompanies their 3 paint hubs on the west coast, one in Colorado Springs, CO. and Valken headquarters, located in Swedesboro, NJ. 

The latest installment of another strategically-placed distribution center will better-serve their customers with quicker shipping times and reduced shipping costs. This directly equates to; this winter, your paint won’t freeze solid in trucks that have typically been 3 days away and for those located in the Louisville / Ohio Valley area, picking up paint at your convenience is now an option.

Valken’s Kentucky paint hub also serves as a home-base to one of their show trailers, which has been seen all throughout the Ohio Valley this past spring.

Valken President and CEO, Gino Postorivo said, “Valken always puts the customers’ needs at the top of the list, goes above and beyond by opening up convenient locations, distributing more brands and providing the best service in paintball.” “And we’re not done yet!” added Postorivo.

Valken Sports is the exclusive distributor of Redemption, Graffiti, Crusade, Fate, and Infinity paintballs. For more details on how become part of the Valken Distribution Network and having access to over 50 distributed brands of paintball products or to have a Valken show vehicle at your event, please call (866) 97VALKEN visit www.valken.com or email Debbie@valken.com .

Valken Paintball is pleased to introduce Trevor “Jackal” Burleigh as Valken Corps Ontario Regional Commander (ORC). Jackal is joining Mike Nelson, Wendell McInnis and Hercules Pappadogiannis as Regional Commanders of the Valken Corps.

“Jackal” has been playing both competitive and recreational scenario paintball as a member of The Black Ops Paintball Team since 2006 and has been to and played almost every field Ontario has to offer. Also working for Underground Productz - Valken’s exclusive distributor in Canada, Jackal has stepped up his role in the promotion of Valken and the general growth of paintball in Ontario. He is such a Valken enthusiast that he even tattooed Valken’s tournament brand name “Redemption” along his trigger finger in the proper font design!! He also Captains a rookie team playing out of his home field, WPD Paintball, based in Simcoe Ontario by the name of The Relentless Division and hosts and organizes multiple home field event and will be directly involved in the organizing of many Valken Corps events Ontario wide.

Jackal will be wearing V-Cam to represent the Valken Corps for Ontario. You can reach Jackal on Facebook under “Jackal Burleigh”, by E-Mail at blackopsjackal_ugp@live.com, and The Black Ops Paintball Team Home Page www.blackopspbl.com. Also keep an eye on the Valken Facebook pages for the link to the Valken Corps Ontario Facebook group, which will be a frequently updated source for Valken Corps Ontario news, members and events!

The Valken Corps is a band of paintball players who reach out beyond their own team or group, to unite with other like-minded individuals and come together on a larger scale to enjoy the game of paintball. The goal is to give paintball players what they want – more paintball – by creating a network of players that share advice, support local fields and shops and contribute to the growth of the game.

The Valken Corps highlights the fields, stores, events, teams and individuals that help make paintball the obsession we all know and love. The U.S. Corps is divided into 10 regions to help players connect with other locals and to help organize fields, teams and events. There are also Canadian Provincial Corps and European Corps countries, as well. Each will have a Regional Commander (RC), whose duties include leading Valken Corps players on the field and organizing Valken Corps players and teams off the field.

Valken Corps Regional Commanders are a dedicated group of volunteer players with leadership experience both on and off the paintball field. Valken Paintball will be announcing more Regional Commanders in the coming days. For more information on Valken, visit www.valkenpaintball.com and follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ValkenSports or Twitter at www.twitter.com/ValkenSports. Join the Valken Corps online at www.valkencorps.com.

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Valken Paintball introduced Mike Nelson as Valken Corps Alberta Regional Commander (ARC). Mr. Nelson joins Hercules Pappadogiannis and Wendell McInnis as leaders of the Valken Corps.

Mike is the founder, manager and captain of Calgary’s Crimson Sabres Woodsball Team, and commonly commands teams for events at the Sabres’ home field, Weekend Warriors. Beyond team leading assignments, Mike has developed a juniors program for the Sabres to introduce players under the age of 18 to the sport of paintball. He also recently started Sabre Productions, a network that broadcasts paintball events live online. The Sabres represent Valken in their V-Tac MARPAT uniforms through their partnership with Underground Productz. Mike is the first of 7 Canadian Provincial Regional Commanders to be installed. You can find Mike on the ValkenCorps website @MikeN, on Twitter @crimsoncaptain and on the Crimson Sabres homepage, www.crimsonsabres.ca.

The Valken Corps is a band of paintball players who reach out beyond their own team or group, to unite with other like-minded individuals and come together on a larger scale to enjoy the game of paintball. The goal is to give paintball players what they want – more paintball – by creating a network of players that share advice, support local fields and shops and contribute to the growth of the game. The Valken Corps highlights the fields, stores, events, teams and individuals that help make paintball the obsession we all know and love.

The U.S. Corps is divided into 10 regions to help players connect with other locals and to help organize fields, teams and events. There are also Canadian Provincial Corps and European Corps countries, as well. Each will have a Regional Commander(RC), whose duties include leading Valken Corps players on the field and organizing Valken Corps players and teams off the field. Valken Corps Regional Commanders are a dedicated group of volunteer players with leadership experience both on and off the paintball field.

Valken Paintball will be announcing more Regional Commanders in the coming days. For more information on Valken, visit www.valkenpaintball.com and follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ValkenSports or Twitter at www.twitter.com/ValkenSports.

Join the Valken Corps online at www.valkencorps.com

Pittsburgh, PA- The 2011 Paintball Festival and Business Conference is pleased to announce Valken Sports as a major sponsor. According to producer Debra Dion Krischke, “ Gino and I have worked together for 20 years and he was one of the first to lend his support to this event, recognizing the value of education for field owners.”

Valken Sports is a sales, service, manufacturer and distribution company dedicated to serving specific sports communities that has coupled exceptional service with competitive, quality sporting goods. Valken is continually developing and introducing innovative products to meet market demands.

“I have fond memories of working with Team Effort Events and appreciate the commitment they have to the game and business of paintball.  We’re looking forward to being a part of The Festival, “ says Gino Postorivo, Valken President and CEO.

The 2011 Paintball Festival and Business Conference will take place August 5, 6, 7^th 2011 at Three Rivers Paintball with the conference being held at the Four Points Sheraton Pittsburgh North. The Business Conference will consist of top professionals within the industry and beyond, sharing their expertise with field owners and manufacturers to help educate and motivate advancement of the paintball industry. Following the conference, the 2011 Paintball Festival will kick off a weekend of “Total Immersion” including a Trade Show, two-day scenario game, 10-man Ultimate Woodsball League event, Tippmann Tech Classes and outdoor Lazor Tag. Major sponsors include Valken, Tippmann, Empire, Procaps, and Kingman with media support from 68Caliber, PaintballX3 Magazine, PB Nation and Paintball.com

Check out the schedule of events at  www.PaintballFestival.com /schedule

Swedesboro, NJ – Valken Paintball is proud to announce that Hercules “Hitman” Papadogiannis has been installed as the Valken Corps Tri-State Regional Commander (3SRC).

Hercules Papadogiannis is the founder and general of The Undertakers, a New Jersey based scenario team.  The Undertakers, who also count Help Keep Paintball Alive’s Mark Pagan and Valken Sales Rep Will Bourgault on their roster, are an incredibly, well respected team on the east coast scenario scene.  Hercules and his crew are among the most active in the paintball scene and in their community.  The team recently raised several thousand dollars at the Toms River, NJ Walk for Life event and just a few weeks later, lead their side to a victory at the Western Wars scenario event at EMR Paintball.  Hercules is also the founder of the Tactical Ten Paintball League, a very unique event scheduled for October 8 & 9 2011 at On Target Paintball in New Jersey.  Last year Hercules waged a one man war with his “Contract Cancer Killer” tour.  You can find Team Undertakers at www.undertakerspaintball.com and Hercules at his own website, www.hitman007.com.

The Valken Corps is a band of paintball players who reach out beyond their own team or group, to unite with other like-minded individuals and come together on a larger scale to enjoy the game of paintball.  The goal is to give paintball players what they want – more paintball – by creating a network of players that share advice, support local fields and shops and contribute to the growth of the game.  The Valken Corps highlights the fields, stores, events, teams and individuals that help make paintball the obsession we all know and love.

The U.S. Corps is divided in to 10 regions to help players connect with other locals and to help organize fields, teams and events. There are also Canadian Provincial Corps and European Corps countries, as well. Each will have a Regional Commander(RC), whose duties include leading Valken Corps players on the field and organizing Valken Corps players and teams off the field.  Valken Corps Regional Commanders are a dedicated group of volunteer players with leadership experience both on and off the paintball field.

Valken Paintball will be announcing more Regional Commanders in the coming days.  For more information on Valken, visit www.valkenpaintball.com and follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ValkenSports or Twitter at www.twitter.com/ValkenSports.

Swedesboro, NJ – Valken Paintball is proud to announce that Wendell “Runaway” McInnis of North Carolinas Team Boxer is the first player to be installed as a Valken Corps Regional Commander (SERC) and will be leading the Valken Corps’ Southeast Region.

The Valken Corps is a band of paintball players who reach out beyond their own team or group, to unite with other like-minded individuals and come together on a larger scale to enjoy the game of paintball.  The goal is to give paintball players what they want – more paintball – by creating a network of players that share advice, support local fields and shops and contribute to the growth of the game.  The Valken Corps highlights the fields, stores, events, teams and individuals that help make paintball the obsession we all know and love.

The U.S. Corps is divided in to 10 regions to help players connect with other locals and to help organize fields, teams and events. There are also Canadian Provincial Corps and European Corps countries, as well. Each will have a Regional Commander(RC), whose duties include leading Valken Corps players on the field and organizing Valken Corps players and teams off the field.  Valken Corps Regional Commanders are a dedicated group of volunteer players with leadership experience both on and off the paintball field.

Wendell McInnis embodies what the Valken Corps is all about.  His squad, Team Boxer, operates as a tightly organized mil-sim unit.  With many of the members, including Wendell, having military experience, the team has a reputation for their tactical knowledge, communications and force-multiplying abilities.  The team has commanded scenarios throughout the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions while earning multiple MVP and MVT awards along the way.

Wendell’s first task as South East Regional Commander (SERC) was to lead a team to victory at On Target Paintball’s Modern Warfare: Vietnam, game in early June.  Runaway and his command structure will be leading Valken Corps players at Fulda Gap this fall.  For more information on the Valken Corps, or to join the community, visit www.valkencorps.com.  Visit Team Boxer online at www.teamboxer.net and for more details on the Valken sponsored Fulda Gap event, see www.fuldagap.com.

Valken Paintball will be announcing more Regional Commanders in the coming days.  For more information on Valken, visit www.valkenpaintball.com and follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ValkenSports or Twitter at www.twitter.com/ValkenSports.