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.

Ohio Art also proudly markets specialty toys including K's Kids®, a series of toys specially developed for babies and toddlers.The first K's Kids toy was launched in 1997. It was so well received by the parents and babies that in less than five years' time, K's Kids products were selling in over 50 countries and enjoyed by millions of babies and toddlers. Concepts by K's Kids have been highly recognized by the toy industry and have won a number of world renowned toy awards.Ohio Art has come a long way since the early 1900s, but metal lithography remains a core part of their business today. Ohio Art is one of the leading producers of specialty lithographic components serving a diverse customer base including Disney, Starbucks, Altoids and Coca-Cola.

Adams Golf, Inc. engages in the design, assembly, marketing, and distribution of golf clubs and accessories for various skill levels. The company's product line includes iron sets, drivers, fairway woods, wedges, putters, golf bags, hats, and other accessories. Adams Golf, Inc. sells its products through golf shops, sporting goods retailers, and mass merchants, as well as through international distributors in Europe, Canada, South Africa, Japan, and other Asian regions. The company was founded in 1987 and is based in Plano, Texas.

Sun Mountain Sports makes and markets golfing bags, rental cars, and push carts, along with an assortment of men's and women's golf outerwear and accessories. The company peddles the Eclipse brand of outerwear, as well as 15 other names. Through its embroidery division, the manufacturer offers items, such as golf clubs, company bags, and outerwear, that are embroidered with a particular logo. Sun Mountain Sports has partnered with about 600 college and high-school coaches to provide gear for teams. The firm's products are sold through sporting goods and specialty golf retailers nationwide.

Waterford Wedgwood is toasting its position as the world's premier maker of luxury crystal and fine china. Formed by the 1986 merger of the two iconic brands, the company's Waterford Crystal Group produces handcrafted crystal stemware, lamps, and giftware under the Waterford and Stuart brands. The Wedgwood Group makes fine bone china giftware and tableware under the Wedgwood brand. It also includes the brand Royal Doulton. Still, after several years of losses, Waterford Wedgwood entered administration (the British equivalent of bankruptcy in the US) in 2009 and was acquired by the New York-based private equity firm KPS Capital Partners.

Founded 1914 in New York City, Beacon Looms, Inc. has been designing, manufacturing and supplying quality goods to the Home Textile industry for over 90 years. Originally producing trimmings, the company quickly outgrew its Manhattan facilities and moved to Beacon, New York where it incorporated to Beacon Looms, Inc. and extended into the design and manufacturing of curtain and draperies products.Today, the innovation tradition continues in both window and bedding. The company InsuldarkTM panels, targeted at today's energy-conscious consumer, are designed to block out light, retain heat yet maintain a supple luxurious feel not available in older "foam-backed" curtains. The company versatile 3-way panel top construction allows customers to get multiple hanging looks in one curtain with no extra cost. And in bedding, the innovated DuverletTM, combination duvet cover and coverlet, was designed to satisfied a void observed by our intuitive staff.

Ricky Ricardo and his band would own stock in Latin Percussion if they could. Latin Percussion is a leading maker of bongos, congas, and other percussion instruments. It markets its products under such brand names as Aspire, Matador, Music Collection, and World Beat. LP instruments are sold in the US through retailers (Sam Ash, Guitar Center) and through a worldwide dealer network. Its products are favored by seasoned musicians, including Giovanni Hidalgo, Armando Peraza, and Carlos Valdez. Mechanical engineer and Latin jazz fan Martin Cohen formed the company in 1964. Jazz icon Tito Puente was among LP's first customers. The company operates as a unit of KMC Music, formerly Kaman Music Corporation.

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.

Enesco, LLC, is a global leader in the giftware and home and garden décor industries. Serving more than 44,000 customers worldwide, Enesco distributes products to a wide variety of specialty card and gift retailers, home décor boutiques, mass-market chains and direct mail retailers. With subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, France, Canada and Hong Kong, Enesco serves markets operating in Europe, the Americas, Australia and Asia.

For almost half a century, the Fitz and Floyd hallmark has become synonymous with excellence in design, quality and style. From style-conscious homes to corporate boardrooms and royal palaces, the Fitz and Floyd look is easily recognized throughout America and much of the world.Over the past 49 years, Fitz and Floyd has evolved into the undisputed leader in the design and manufacture of hand-painted ceramic giftware, dinnerware, tableware, decorative accessories, home fragrance and collectibles. From the drawing board to the sculpting wheel and the kiln, all Fitz and Floyd products are distinctly designed and hand-crafted by skilled Fitz and Floyd artisans. From its renowned studios in Dallas, the Fitz and Floyd design team creates the company’s exclusive designs- nearly 500 new and unique designs each year.

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