STAEDTLER-Mars is the Canadian distribution arm of Germany-based STAEDTLER Group. The company's inventory includes pencils, pens, markers, sharpeners, and other writing and drawing implements, as well as inkjet cartridges, drawing boards, and rulers. It also distributes Eberhard Faber products. STAEDTLER-Mars, which was incorporated in 1960, has additional sales offices in Quebec and British Columbia. STAEDTLER-Mars Ltd. plans to merge its Canadian and US offices into one unit in 2010. The new team will be headquartered in Canada.

Dana B. Goods distributes musical instruments and accessories from its warehouse in Ventura, California. The company's products include Warwick basses, amps, and accessories; Framus guitars, amps, and strings; RockBass bass guitars; T-Rex pedals; and Humfrees rackmount accessories (for mounting electronic amps and other gear into racks). It also carries roadie gear (carts, dollies, rolling shelves) by RocknRoller. Dana B. Goods is the exclusive US dealer for all these products. The company was founded in 1992 by owner and president Dana B. Teague.

Hunter's Truck Sales & Service provides collision repair and other body work for commercial trucks at a facility that includes a DeVilbiss downdraft paint-baking booth able to accommodate 60-foot trucks. As its name implies, Hunter's Truck Sales & Service has some 150 service bays and offers 24-hour towing and emergency service.

Founded as Noah's Ark in 1760 by William Hamley, the store is known for its vast selection of high quality toys, which it also sells worldwide online and by catalog. In addition to its Regent Street flagship store, Hamleys operates about 15 other toy shops, including about a half dozen inside House of Fraser department stores, several at Heathrow and Gatwick airports, and three shops in Denmark. The UK investment arm of Iceland's Baugur Group owns a 64% stake in Hamleys. What is seven stories tall and full of toys? That would be Hamleys toy store, one of London's most enduring and playful attractions. Hamleys has been located on Regent Street since 1881.

Kable Media Services (KMS) distributes more than 400 magazines and periodicals for about 200 publishers throughout North America and, to a lesser extent,overseas. It prints and distributes publications such as Archie Comics and Ms. Magazine. Its Kable Fulfillment Services division provides magazine subscription services and merchandise fulfillment for publishers and marketers. The Kable Distribution Services division is a leading full service international periodical distributor. KMS has offices in New York, Illinois, Ohio, Colorado, California, and the UK. The company is a subsidiary of the AMREP Corp.

Nebraska Book Company (NBC) can help college students across the US with book learnin'. One of the largest textbook distributors in the nation, NBC sells more than 7 million books annually. It serves a client base of some 2,500 booksellers and operates more than 275 bookstores on or adjacent to college campuses that sell and rent textbooks and other merchandise. In addition, NBC provides educational materials to students in private high schools, nontraditional colleges, and corporate and correspondence classes, as well as store management and e-commerce software. The company was founded in 1915 as a single bookstore near The University of Nebraska. It is controlled by investment firm Weston Presidio.

Henricksen & Company, Inc. is owned by the founding Henricksen family who started the business in the 1960s. Henricksen & Company wants your company to be comfortable. The firm is an office furniture distributor, selling mid- and high-end office furnishings such as desks, chairs, and partitions from manufacturers including Allsteel, Falcon, HNI, KI, and Kimball. Henricksen also offers furniture warehousing, installation, maintenance, and cleaning as well as reconfiguration, design, and space planning services. It leases furniture as well. Customers have included Evanston Northwest Healthcare, Kohl's, the Green Bay Packers, DeVry, and Central DuPage Hospital.

Travel by foot doesn't have to be the only option available for people familiar with Caffyns. The family-run company sells automobiles at more than 30 locations scattered around the UK. Models sold at Caffyns' individually specialized dealerships include those made by Audi, Daewoo, Daimler AG, Ford, Jaguar, Jeep, Land Rover, Peugeot, SEAT, Skoda, Vauxhall, Volkswagen, and Volvo. Caffyns sells both new and used autos; it also offers its own in-house maintenance and service and automotive parts distribution service. Caffyns was founded in 1865.

Family Christian Stores,a leading Christian retailer in the US, Family Christian Stores boasts about 290 stores in about 35 states. The company sells a variety of Christian-themed merchandise, including Bibles and other Christian books, music, software, gifts, cards, videos, apparel, and church supplies. Customers can also buy products through the company's catalog and website. Family Christian has grown through new store openings and acquisitions (including chains Joshua's Christian Stores and Shepherd Shoppe). The investment firm Madison Dearborn owns a majority stake in Family Christian Stores.

Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center sells musical instruments (guitars, keyboards, drums, and band and orchestra instruments), as well as professional audio, disc jockey, and lighting equipment from a single store in Wheaton, Maryland. Its sister company, Washington Professional Systems, sells and installs high-end audio and video equipment for stadiums, boardrooms, schools, and religious institutions, as well as home theaters. The family-owned and -operated company was founded in 1968 by Marge and Chuck Levin. Chuck's son Robert took over the business in 2002 following the death of his father.

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