Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd., Originally founded in 1964 as a distributor of furniture between Eastern and Western Europe, in 1989 the group converted to production and since then has been manufacturing and distributing, with fabrication facilities in more than ten countries. In 1998 the group officially became Steinhoff International Holdings and went public on the Johannesburg stock exchange. The Steinhoff family still retains controlling ownership of the company.

Delivering more bang for a lot more buck, electronics manufacturer Bang & Olufsen has made a name for itself in the high-end audio/video industry. Known better as B&O, it sells its high-tech televisions, telephones, DVD players, loudspeakers, digital music players, and other items in more than 100 countries (the UK and Denmark are its largest markets) worldwide. The speaker maker operates more than 1,100 outlets worldwide. Its manufacturing is outsourced and products are finished at facilities in Denmark and the Czech Republic. B&O's futuristic designs have landed its products in the permanent collection of New York's Museum of Modern Art. B&O was founded in 1925 by engineers Svend Olufsen and Peter Bang.

The company makes products for infants -- including safety guards for furniture edges, stoves, stairs, and fireplaces; diaper holders and other storage containers and organizers for baby products; and bottles and dishwasher baskets for infant feeding implements. Prince Lionheart's Original Slumber Bear, a revamp of a toy first marketed in the 70's, uses recorded womb sounds to lull babies to sleep. Its products are sold online through the company's Web site and at Toys R' Us and Babies R' Us stores. Thomas McConnell owns and runs the company, which he founded in 1973.

Nikon's focus extends far wider than most consumers would believe. Though well-known for its cameras, lenses, and other consumer optical products, Nikon vies with national rival Canon and Netherlands-based ASML Holding to be the world's top producer of photolithography steppers, which is the crucial equipment used to etch circuitry onto semiconductor wafers and LCD panels. Nikon Corporation also makes a range of other products, including eyewear, surveying instruments, microscopes, industrial equipment, and electronic imaging equipment. Founded in 1917, Nikon is part of the huge Mitsubishi "keiretsu", a group of businesses linked by cross-ownership.

George Heinl & Co. Limited provide the highest level of excellence in repairs, restoration and acquiring the finest examples of musical and historical instruments for the beginners to experts, students to teachers, collectors and investors.As Conservators of fine and rare instruments, our restoration rooms are internationally renowned for the highest level of excellence in repairs and personal sound adjustments. The care and attention given to accurate and detailed restorations are unsurpassed. Serving the entire violin family and their bows from ancient to modern works, the company look forward to discussing your needs in a quiet and private atmosphere.

At Denon we know that settling for a good solution is just that. Settling.Simply put, anything that does not provide more passion, improve performance or enhance the user experience does not belong in a Denon. Only through this process of constant challenge can real change occur and the results thus far speak for themselves.

Franco Manufacturing is a family owned business, founded in 1952 by David E. Franco and his three sons. Now in its third generation, the five sons of Louis, Morris, and Jack carry on the tradition established by David E. Franco into the future. In every year since the founding of the company Franco has consistently reinvested in the future of the organization, strategically adding infrastructure to keep pace with the competitive requirements of the marketplace. Beginning with a single product, Franco today is an organization that is a key resource for the home textile market with distribution that reaches 90% of consumers in the United States. Franco is currently one of the top ten USA based home textile companies. Franco are a global company with locations and offices around the world.

Founded in 1973, Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC, Inc. is the leading supplier of AR15 type rifles in the United States. We manufacture both aluminum and advanced carbon-fiber-based AR15 type rifles and accessories and their products are known for quality, reliability, accuracy, durability, and value.Bushmaster firearms are used by hundreds of police departments and law enforcement organizations nationwide, by the military of more than 50 countries worldwide, in private security and safety applications, and by consumers for hunting, recreation, competition, and home defense and security. The company is headquartered in Windham, Maine, with manufacturing facilities in Windham, Maine, Lake Havasu, Arizona and a R&D Facility in Dallas, Georgia.

Polk Audio, Inc. was engaged in the engineering, manufacture, and marketing of loudspeaker systems intended for use in home audio and video entertainment systems, and in after-market automotive audio systems, as of December 31, 1998. As of September 22, 2006, Polk Audio, Inc. is a subsidiary of Directed Electronics, Inc.

Orange 21 Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of eyewear products, apparel, and accessories for the action sports, motorsports, snowsports, and youth lifestyle markets. It offers various product categories, including fashion sunglasses, women-specific sunglasses, performance sport sunglasses, snowsport goggles, and motocross goggles; accessories, such as a range of motocross accessories, as well as sport sunglass and snowsport goggle lens replacement kits; and prescription glasses, which include unisex prescription eyewear frames. The company offers its sunglasses and goggles under Spy and SpyOptic brands for the action sport and power sports markets, including surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, ski, motocross, and the youth lifestyle market within fashion, music, and entertainment. It sells its products in approximately 3,000 retail locations primarily in the United States and Canada through approximately 3,000 retail locations serviced by the company and its international distributors. The company was formerly known as Spy Optic, Inc. and changed its name to Orange 21 Inc. in 2004. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California.

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