Amer Sports was founded in 1950 in Finland.Amer Sports makes sporting goods equipment, including balls for tennis, golf, and team sports under the Wilson brand. It also makes skiing and snowboarding gear and apparel (Atomic, Dynamic, Salomon). The company's Wilson-brand tennis racquets and golf clubs give it the most bucks for its bang, but items for team sports (basketballs, footballs, baseball gloves, and the like) also contribute to Amer's bottom line. In addition, the company produces wrist-top computers, diving instruments, and fitness equipment through its various subsidiaries. Amid declining sales and profits Amer has said it may spin off its cycling business.

Distinctive Appliances (dba Dacor) makes and distributes high-end stoves, grills, ventilation equipment, and other cooking appliances and accessories. The manufacturer boasts showrooms in Atlanta, San Francisco, Chicago, and Baltimore and also sells its products through specialty appliance retailers nationwide. Stan Joseph, who later founded Dacor with his wife Florence in 1965, created the first complete kitchen ventilation system, which became an essential feature of modern homes by the late 1950s

Electrolux is one of the world's leading international appliance companies. Electrolux are a part in the daily life of hundreds of millions of families around the world.Each year, some 40 million consumers in more than 150 countries choose the products, such as cookers and cooktops, ovens, fridges and freezers, dishwashers, washing machines, tumble dryers, room air conditioners and vacuum cleaners. That translates to two products bought from us every second, every day of the year.

Hot introductions for the year include from Zizzle the master toy line for Disney's Pirates Of The Caribbean 2 - Dead Mans Curse. From Jakks Pacific come revolutionary new iPets combining the handheld virtual pets craze with Jakks Plug & Play technology. The MGA division is offering the strongest line of Bratz product ever. Vivid developed product includes Doodle Doug, MXD's, Fifi & The Flowertots and seven new Vivid Games. Reinforced by the new Crayola Division, Vivid Group gross sales targets for the year are US$248 million.Vivid turnover £123m and launched new preschool hit TV show from Chapman Entertainment ‘Roary the Racing Car’.Vivid acquire company in France launching Vivid Europe gaining the rights to sell Crayola across Europe, Middle East and Africa.

In July 2007 Garrity Industries was honored to win the year's Silver SPARC award. Over 20 major Fortune 500 companies were on the ballot presented by the Retailing Today editors in the Hardware/DIY retail category . The honor was based on votes by 500 buyers, merchandise managers, and vice presidents in the retail industry. Garrity are very proud of this achievement. It is one of the many that Garrity has been awarded in its forty year history as a leading supplier of portable lighting products.In April 2006, Garrity Industries was acquired by Duracell. This combination -- the power of the Trusted Everywhere battery and Garrity's products -- will continue to make Garrity an undisputed industry leader.

Founded by the Khaledi family in 1977, the HK Group began as a foreign exchange and electronic sales operation based in Laredo, Texas. Today, H.K. Global Trading, Ltd is a successful limited partnership run by brothers Ross and Shahram Khaledi. Their business ventures along the U.S./Mexican border include: electronics manufacturing and distribution; duty-free stores and supplies; freight forwarding, in bond, transportation, foreign exchange stores, general construction and aviation support.In addition, after globally distributing major electronic brands such as JVC, Sharp, Panasonic, AIWA and Toshiba for many years, in 1999 the company developed their own brand called "Gotech". Already, Gotech has established itself as a highly reliable name in the consumer electronics industry.

You could call bissell a company full of neat freaks. And that’s fine. Because at BISSELL, all bissell care about is finding ways to make your home a cleaner place. For more than 130 years, bissell family-owned corporation has developed and created the world’s best cleaning tools. From the deep-down microscopic source of your family’s wheezing and sniffling to the stains, dirt and animal dander that wreak havoc on your home life. bissell have redefined the concept of clean with a family of innovative floor care products such as vacuums, carpet sweepers, carpet deep cleaners and bare floor vacuums. Along with a full line of time-tested floor cleaning chemicals. Each product is designed to improve the ways you take care of your home, especially the biggest home of all – Earth. Using bissell innovative spirit, they are constantly searching for new ways to make bissell products safer for the environment. After all, when BISSELL says clean, bissell mean clean.

For 30 years Maitland-Smith has been in the business of creating exquisite and unique decorative accessories, lighting and accent furniture. Maitland-Smith design roots, however, go much deeper. Antiques from 17th and 18th Century England have always played an important role early in the history; inspiring designs that captured the appearance and quality of the originals. Over time, however, the company designs have successfully evolved and today incorporate style, materials and methods found in many other parts of the world.Today Maitland-smith is an industry leader well known for its world-class quality and innovative design. Their areas of expertise include metal casting, finely executed porcelains, sophisticated finishing techniques, detailed hand painting, beautiful inlaid marquetry and the finest hand carved woodwork. Leather, penshell and eggshell are just a few of the multitude of materials that are used to create Maitland-Smith treasures. Maitland-Smith take great pride in the quality of materials and the highly skilled artisans, who fashion these unique pieces each year in the company-owned workshops. Main office and showroom are located in High Point, North Carolina, where company's design, marketing, sales and administrative staff are located.

Some 35 years after Dave Longaberger founded The Longaberger Company with five basketmakers, the company reflects early roots and family tradition of handmade artisanship. When you purchase a Longaberger basket, you are sharing in the Longaberger story and family tradition.The company is family-owned company with a family-friendly environment.Today, The Longaberger Company is America's premier maker of handcrafted baskets and offers other home and lifestyle products, including pottery, wrought iron, fabric accessories and specialty foods. The company is based in Newark, Ohio, and there are approximately 45,000 independent Home Consultants located in all U.S. states who sell Longaberger products directly to customers.

Rawlings Sporting Goods Company is a heavy hitter in baseball equipment. The company makes and distributes equipment and protective gear for baseball, softball, football, basketball, soccer, and volleyball. Rawlings sells through mass merchandisers, sporting goods retailers, and online. Rawlings Sporting Goods Company licenses its name for an array of merchandise, including apparel, toys, and shoes. Rawlings equipment is used in Major League Baseball (MLB) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) games, as well as by interscholastic and amateur organizations. It is also the exclusive supplier of baseball helmets to the MLB. In 2007 the company was acquired by consumer products manufacturer Jarden.

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