Al Buck revolutionized the knife industry in 1964 with the Model 110 Folding Hunter. The folding “lockblade” knife made Buck a leader. A position Buck Knives proudly hold today.Hoyt and Al Buck's ingenuity may have put the company on the map. But it is Buck Kniveswe ongoing commitment to developing innovative new products and improving what Buck Knives have by third and fourth generation Buck family members that have made Buck the successful knife maker it is today.

Head N.V. company manufactures and markets branded sports equipment -- including Penn-branded tennis balls and racquets -- in more than 85 countries. In a bid to boost its presence in a low-growth sector, the company has expanded by buying new brands and entering the snowboard market. The company has also expanded its brands through a variety of sportswear licensing agreements. Tennis great Andre Agassi uses Head racquets. Head was founded in 1950 by Howard Head, inventor of the first metal ski. The company is about 49% owned (and effectively controlled) by chairman and CEO Johan Eliasch and his family.

Klaussner® Home Furnishings has grown to become one of the largest furniture companies in America. Klaussner was purchased by Hans Klaussner in 1979 and is still privately owned. With multiple U.S. manufacturing and distribution facilities and over 1,400 employees, the company is well known for its quality, value priced home furnishings, produced by highly skilled employees and distributed by furniture retailers throughout the world.Asheboro, NC is home for several of Klaussner’s manufacturing and distribution facilities as well as the company’s corporate headquarters and a 100,000 square foot showroom. Other manufacturing service centers are located in Milford, Iowa. Another affiliated company is Prestige Fabricators, Inc., a foam manufacturing company also located in Asheboro. The Klaussner affiliated group of companies has over 1,700 employees. Klaussner also has 4 licensed Klaussnerhome stores as well as over 150 Klaussner Home Furnishings Galleries located throughout the US.

Pioneer was founded in 1938 in Tokyo, Japan by Nozomu Matsumoto - a man with a passion for music that he hoped to share with the world through high quality audio speakers. That passion began with a small operation to repair and manufacture speakers in Matsumoto's garage. It has since grown to international stature as a manufacturer of audio and video products for use at home, in the car and in business environments.The element that has not changed in nearly 70 years is the passion for audio and video products that Pioneer Electronics hope to share with the world. From the employees at the research labs looking for the "next big thing" to the engineers at factories focused on quality assurance to product trainers explaining the new technology to customers - Pioneer Electronics remain passionate about creating an unbeatable entertainment experience.

Chromcraft Revington, Inc. engages in the design, import, manufacture, and marketing of residential and commercial furniture in the United States and Canada. It offers occasional furniture, including coffee tables, end tables, and sofa tables, entertainment storage cabinets, library and modular wall units, and other accent pieces; and dining furniture, such as tables, armed and side chairs, buffets, and china cabinets for use in the dining rooms, great rooms, kitchens, and hearth rooms. The company also provides commercial furniture comprising office chairs; conference, meeting room, and training tables; and lounge-area seating furniture for airports and other public waiting areas. Chromcraft Revington, Inc. markets and sells its residential furniture primarily to independent furniture retailers and regional furniture chains under the Chromcraft, Peters-Revington, and Cochrane brand names; and commercial furniture primarily to office furniture dealers, wholesalers, distributors, furniture rental stores, and contract customers under the Chromcraft brand. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated engages in the manufacture, marketing, and retail of branded home furnishings in the United States. It operates in three segments: Wholesale, Retail, and Investments/Real Estate. The Wholesale segment designs, manufactures, sources, sells, and distributes furniture products to a network of Bassett Furniture Direct (BFD) or Bassett Home Furnishings (BHF) stores, including independently-owned stores, company-owned retail stores, and partnership licensees; and independent furniture retailers. This segment also involves in wood and upholstery operations. The Retail segment operates 31 company-owned stores in Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas. The Investments/Real Estate segment holds interest in the Bassett Industries Alternative Asset Fund, a portfolio of marketable securities, an investment in the International Home Furnishings Center, and retail real estate utilized by licensee operated BFD and BHF stores. As of November 29, 2008, the company's network consisted of approximately 115 retail stores, of which 84 were independently owned and 31 were controlled by the company. Bassett Furniture Industries was founded in 1902 and is based in Bassett, Virginia.

Starlight is one of the leading EMS providers of Audio & Video electronics. It was founded by Chairman, Mr. Philip Lau in 1969 with very humble beginnings. He took out a loan of HK$100,000 and started producing transistor radios. With steady growth it became listed in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1988 (HKSE: 0485).

Was that Barbie and her new beau, Blain, who were spotted catching the sights around London? Chances are, it was. Just ask Mattel UK, which is the British marketing and distribution arm of global toy maker, Mattel. The company's brands include Barbie, of course, Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars, Cabbage Patch Kids, and Fisher-Price toys. Mattel also makes a variety of playthings based on licensed characters such as Harry Potter and Yu-Gi-Oh!. For years, Barbie was queen of the UK, however, her popularity has been waning. Seems British kids, like American children, are going for more sophisticated toys, phones, and computers instead.

Umbro, Ltd., a subsidiary of NIKE, Inc., is the original Manchester based football brand that invented sportswear and sports tailoring. Umbro’s first major football kit was made for Manchester City in 1934, a kit they won the FA Cup in. Today, the company combines its heritage in sports tailoring with modern football culture to create groundbreaking and iconic football apparel, footwear and equipment that blend performance and style.

Hunter Douglas products are found in millions of homes and commercial buildings around the globe.Hunter Douglas manufacture and market the two principal products lines - window coverings and architectural products - in five geographic markets: Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia and Australia.The company leadership position flows directly from continuous innovation within their business - in their product lines, manufacturing processes, distribution network and marketing programs. These innovations come from about 21,000 people of Hunter Douglas worldwide.

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