LOS ANGELES, CA (November 20, 2015) – Portland-based BDSM products manufacturer Spartacus Leathers is nominated for BDSM Pleasure Products Company of the Year for the 2016 XBIZ Awards.

“We’re proud to have provided fetish and kink products to any who are interested in BDSM for 28 years,” says Spartacus Leathers Vice President Josh Miller. “Education is particularly important with BDSM products, and we’re humbled our customers, as well as our retail and distribution partners, recognize the work we put into not only our products, but outreach and education as well. Thank you, XBIZ, for this nomination – and congratulations to all of the nominees.”

The 14th annual XBIZ Awards will be held January 15, 2016, at the spectacular JW Marriott located at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles, and hosted by adult film superstar Stoya. The highly esteemed awards ceremony celebrates the top performers, companies, technology, and products in the adult entertainment industry.

Founded in 1987 by “Big Al” Bedrosian, Spartacus Leathers began in the basement of the original Portland retail store. By providing high-quality, handcrafted kink gear, and under Big Al’s supervision, which included decades of experience in a variety of adult retail outlets, the company grew quickly to become a decades-long mainstay of the BDSM and adult communities.

A visionary pioneer of the BDSM products industry, Big Al passed in 2013; Spartacus Leathers honors his legacy by continuing to produce a full line of carefully crafted leather, metal, rubber, and glass items. From clamps, whips, floggers, and chastity devices, to leather goods varying from collars, leashes, blindfolds, body harnesses, and more, Spartacus Leathers’ products are highly valued, both in Portland as well as around the world. The company’s glass dildo and anal plug line, Blown, continues to receive rave reviews, and its Kink Kit is an often-sought product as gifts and introductory purchase for beginner fetishists.

For more information, visit http://spartacusleathers.com or follow Spartacus Leathers on Twitter at https://twitter.com/SPARTACUS_Lthrs and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Spartacus.Leather.