CASCO International, Inc. engages in the designing, implementation, and fulfillment of incentive awards and recognition programs for businesses throughout the U. S. The company's programs fall into two categories: service recognition and safety incentive and recognition. The programs include safety, sales incentive, quality control, production, service recognition, attendance, birthday, and corporate holiday gift programs. The items in a client's program are separated into various price levels, thus allowing the client to select price levels that fit their budget. CASCO partners with clients to design and produce brochures that reflect the client's corporate identity. These brochures are designed in-house by its creative services department. It also produces a catalog of pre-selected merchandise, arranged in price levels, from which clients may build programs. In May, the company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Davis Holdings of North Carolina, Inc. and Davis Acquisition of North Carolina, Inc. CASCO International, Inc. was taken private on 12/28/2001.