In 1849 John Caldwell Bloomfield inherited the Castlecaldwell estate, which encompassed the village of Belleek, from his father. Mindful of the plight of his tenants in the aftermath of the potato famine he sought to provide some form of worthwhile employment. An amateur mineralogist, he ordered a geological survey of his land. To his delight it revealed the necessary raw materials to make Pottery - feldspar, kaolin, flint, clay and shale.The village of Belleek, whose name in Gaelic, beal leice, translates to 'Flagstone Ford' was a natural choice to locate the business especially the part of the village known as Rose Isle. This small isle provided the best opportunity to leash the yet untamed power of the River Erne - power to drive a mill wheel strong enough to grind components into Slip, the term applied to liquid potters clay.

Air Water International (formerly Universal Communications Systems) is in the business of making water out of thin air. Air Water International develops technologies that extract water vapor from the air. The resulting machines make drinking water for homes, offices, recreational vehicles, and public areas. Air Water International also operates a pair of solar energy subsidiaries: Millennium Electric T.O.U., which develops and installs solar power systems worldwide, and Solar Style, which markets photovoltaic cells (solar energy chargers) for portable electronics, such as laptops and cell phones. Chairman and CEO Michael Zwebner owns about 12% of the company, which reorganized and changed its name in October 2007.

Roku, Inc., is a privately held company located in Saratoga, Calif., and founded in 2002 by Anthony Wood, the inventor of the digital video recorder (DVR). Roku is a leading supplier of innovative and easy to use digital media products. ROku best known consumer products are the Roku digital video player and the stylish SoundBridge Internet radio line.

PreSonus Audio Electronics has become known for delivering professional quality audio products at affordable prices to audio professionals, musicians and hobbyists around the world. The PreSonus staff in the sales, engineering, and customer service departments all have years of experience in professional audio as musicians and sound engineers which brings passion for music-making to every facet of the company. PreSonus' founder and President Jim Odom is credited with two RIAA Certified Gold Records, one Certified Platinum Record along with two Ampex Golden Reel Awards as a musician/producer/engineer.In addition to experience in audio, the design engineers have extensive backgrounds in military specification surface mount technology ensuring all PreSonus products are built to last and can handle real-world situations. PreSonus Audio Electronics staff takes pride in the fact that PreSonus products boast one of the highest reliability rates in the industry. Also PreSonus holds patents in digital control over analog which was used in PreSonus' first product, the award-winner DCP-8 in 1995.

E1 Entertainment is the leading and fastest-growing independent music company in the U.S. E1's operations encompass record and video labels as well as distribution companies in the U.S. and Canada. E1 Entertainment is the market leader among independent labels and distributors in both the U.S. and Canada and its record labels had the largest number of Billboard charting albums among independents in 2002/2003.Headquartered in New York and now in its seventeenth year, E1 Entertainment Distribution is the largest independent music and video distributor in North America and holds the highest market share of any independent. In 1991, E1 revolutionized independent music distribution by becoming the first national independent distributor of domestic labels in the U.S., offering the first alternative to the traditional system of regional independent distribution or national major label distribution. E1 has since set the pace for independent music and video distribution in North America and now boasts an unparalleled roster of strong independent labels covering a wide spectrum of genres in both music and video.

Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc., an investment holding company, manufactures consumer electrical products primarily in Australia, Europe, North America, and Asia. The company operates in three segments: Home Appliances, Electronic Components, and Others. The Home Appliances segment manufactures floor care products, including hand-held steam vacuum cleaners, upright vacuum cleaners, and extractors; and kitchen appliances, such as blenders, breadmakers, coffeemakers, electric knives, espresso machines, food choppers, food processors, food steamers, ice cream makers, and indoor grills. The Electronic Components segment produces complementary metal oxide semiconductor camera modules (CCMs) for cellular phone manufacturers. The Others segment provides Intellicorder, a home security device, utilizing its CCM technology. The company distributes its products through mass merchandisers, specialty retailers, warehouse clubs, drug store chains, direct marketing organizations, and department stores. It was formerly known as Global-Tech Appliances Inc. and changed its name to Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc. in December 2008. The company was founded in 1963 and is based in Aberdeen, Hong Kong. Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Wing Shing Holdings Company Limited.

The M.J Soffe Company founded in 1946, uniforms athletes, cheerleaders, and fans with jerseys, T-shirts, shorts, sweats, tanks, jackets, and other items. It operates through four divisions: sporting goods, retail, military, and college bookstores. M. J. Soffe's products, which outfit sizes toddler through adult, are sold through specialty sporting goods and department stores, as well as in university bookstores. The company has manufactured activewear for the US military for many years. M. J. Soffe was acquired by Delta Apparel in 2003 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary.

CUTCO Cutlery's history is steeped in tradition and founded on the fine craftsmanship of early settlers to Western New York and Northern Pennsylvania. The company, located along the Allegheny foothills in Olean, N.Y., can trace its roots back to skilled cutlers who settled in the area after immigrating from England's famous Sheffield cutlery industry in the late 1800s.CUTCO Cutlery was introduced in 1948 as a new product for Wear-Ever Aluminum, a subsidiary of ALCOA. The name of the new cutlery line was derived from a company once owned by Wear-Ever, the Cooking UTensil COmpany - CUTCO.

A series of successive mergers and takeovers have resulted in the Tecnica Group being the world’s leading Group today in the sectors of ski boots (1.2 million pairs), “outdoor” footwear (2.1 million pairs), after-ski and winter footwear (320.000 pairs), in-line skates (1 million pairs) and ski (330.000 pairs). Tecnica is the parent company to which the following brands refer: Nordica (skis and ski-boots), Blizzard (skis), Dolomite (ski-boots, outdoor clothing and footwear), Lowa (outdoor footwear and ski-boots), Rollerblade (in-line skates), Think Pink (sportswear). The Group is currently present on all the main world markets, employs over 1560 persons and more than 10,000 sales outlets worldwide.

Founded in 1902 as Norwalk Furniture, the firm was resurrected in September 2008 and added Custom Order to its name when local investors provided needed funds to stay afloat. The company makes upholstered furniture under the Norwalk, J. Raymond, and Hickory Hill names and sells its wares through its own and other retail stores. Its retail unit, Norwalk-The Furniture Idea, spans some 45 states, as well as Canada. Its fleet of 65 tractors and 100 trailers helps Norwalk honor its 30-day delivery policy. It operates manufacturing plants in Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, and Tennessee.

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