BESTAR Inc. was founded in 1948 in Ste-Martine de Courcelles, by Jean-Marie Tardif, father of Paulin Tardif, Chairman of the Board, by letters patent dated January 22 1964, issued under the Quebec Companies Act under the corporate name of BES-TAR Ltd. The Company’s initial nomination was based on the first letters of the names of its two directors, J. Besner and J.M. Tardif. The Head Office was then located in St-Sébastien, Quebec, Canada. Bestar’s products are distributed globally through major retailers in the mass market, office superstore, warehouse club, catalog and office dealer channels. Bestar’s shares are listed on the Canadian National Stock Exchange CNSX under the symbol “BES”.

The company began by making football (soccer) footwear and branched into other apparel (including color-coordinated tops, pants, jackets, and accessories) in the 1970s. Its kits (uniforms, jerseys) and other sports apparel bear a distinctive chevron pattern. Distribution today reaches worldwide; about 75 stores in the US carry its products. In 1997 hummel delved into the world of sporty fashion, adding track suits and denim. It debuted its first line of women's performance apparel in 2004. Founded in Germany before moving to Denmark in the 1950s, hummel is controlled by majority investor Thor Stadil.

Playmates Toys is among the most well respected and innovative marketing and distribution companies in the global toy industry with a proven heritage in both the creation of original and imaginative products as well as the development and management of profitable, long-term brand franchises. The company's core licensed character and entertainment brands include Disney Fairies, Nickelodeon's "iCarly" and H2O, The Halcyon Company, Warner Bros' distributed "Terminator Salvation", CBS Consumer Products- Paramount Pictures' distributed "Star Trek", Giochi Preziosi's "Gormiti", 4Kids Entertainment/Mirage Licensing's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and 4Kids' Yu-Gi-Oh! and Dinosaur King. From its offices in Hong Kong, China, and the United States, Playmates Toys designs, develops and markets its products which are distributed in over 80 countries worldwide.

Lexington Home Brands is a leading global marketer and manufacturer of branded home furnishings. Hallmarks of the company are design leadership, a wide-ranging product assortment, quality craftsmanship, exceptional value and broad style appeal.Lexington Home Brands pioneered the concept of lifestyle retailing by partnering with top national brands such as Tommy Bahama Home, Trump Home, Palmer Home, and Bob Timberlake. These partnerships, as well as the company's own respected Lexington brand, allow them to introduce personality to each collection of home furnishings, and to help you create the lifestyle in your home that captures your own personality.

The Wiffle Ball makes the classic plastic Wiffle ball and bat. Founded in the 1950s by David N. Mullany (who got the idea from watching his son and a friend play a game using a perforated plastic golf ball and a broomstick handle), the company is still run by grandsons David J. and Stephen A. Mullany. Other Wiffle Ball products include Wiffle softballs, golf balls, the Saucers and Scalers , and Wiffle "stuff". Items are sold through distributors nationwide.

Wild Planet Toys company develops and manufactures toys, including its best known Spy Gear line and popular Spy Video ATV. Other products include pirate toys , pool toys , creature construction kits , and flashlights that transform into toys . Its toys are distributed in more than 50 countries at mass-market retail stores. The company was founded in 1993 by CEO Danny Grossman. Wild Planet is working to expand its toy collection through licensing agreements.

The company makes fine porcelain and bone china tableware, including dinner plates, cups, and serving trays, plus small collectibles. A leading maker of ceramics in Italy, it offers new designs each year, but it also uses some that are more than 200 years old. Exports account for about a quarter of sales, but Richard-Ginori 1735 plans to grow by forming alliances with other European manufacturers of luxury goods. Formerly owned by tableware maker Pagnossin, the struggling company was bought and saved by the Italian investment company Starfin in 2007.

Pelican Products is a global manufacturer of advanced lighting systems, rugged protector cases and shipping containers with annual sales in excess of US $300 million. Pelican Products facilities include 6 manufacturing plants, 6 distribution centers and numerous sales offices around the world. Beginning in 1978, Pelican Products was founded by an avid sport diver named Dave Parker, who introduced the first O-ring sealed injection molded case and also developed a line of high performance dive lights. Pelican flourished throughout the 80s and 90s, and was purchased by Berhman Capital in 2004. In 2005 Lyndon Faulkner was appointed CEO, and a new era of management and exceptional growth began. Manufacturing automation, performance metrics and a global expansion are a few examples of the positive changes introduced under Faulkner’s leadership.

International Lottery & Totalizator Systems, Inc. (ILTS) engages in the design, manufacture, sale, management, support, and service of computerized wagering systems and terminals for the online lottery and pari-mutuel racing industries worldwide. The company's wagering systems include a central computer installation that consists of computer hardware and a commercially available operating system; Datamark and Intelimark families of point-of-sale terminals; and the communication network to interface the terminals to the central computer installation. The principal component of ILTS's wagering system is the DataTrak central system software, which maintains communication with each point-of-sale terminal; provides security; logs various activity and wagers; populates a commercially available database in real time; identifies the set of winning tickets using the lottery game draw results; calculates prize pool amounts; allows the use of third party software products to analyze and compile management data; and provides fault tolerance. ILTS also sells spare parts for use in the repairs and maintenance of terminal population, as well as provides voting system products; Precinct Ballot Counter designed to read and validate ballots; and election management software. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Vista, California. International Lottery & Totalizator Systems, Inc. is a subsidiary of Berjaya Lottery Management (H.K.) Ltd.

The Stumpjumper Trail Crew is the most honest, real, and legit way we could think of to get the word out about the new 2010 Stumpjumper FSR: leave it up to actual riders to go ride, and then share their actual stories. The 1981 introduction of the Stumpjumper established Specialized as a top-seller in bike shops, where it ranks with other big manufacturers, such as Trek, for high-end cycles. The company also makes road bikes, commuter/city bikes, children's bikes, and BMX bikes. In addition to cycles, Specialized produces apparel and shoes, bags, eyewear, helmets, and bicycling parts and accessories, including crank sets, saddles, and mountable computers.

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