Head N.V. company manufactures and markets branded sports equipment -- including Penn-branded tennis balls and racquets -- in more than 85 countries. In a bid to boost its presence in a low-growth sector, the company has expanded by buying new brands and entering the snowboard market. The company has also expanded its brands through a variety of sportswear licensing agreements. Tennis great Andre Agassi uses Head racquets. Head was founded in 1950 by Howard Head, inventor of the first metal ski. The company is about 49% owned (and effectively controlled) by chairman and CEO Johan Eliasch and his family.

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.

jj Babbitt knows that a clarinet without a mouthpiece is just a stick. The company makes more than 300,000 plastic, metal, hard rubber, and gold-plated mouthpieces for saxophones and clarinets per year. Products are sold to major instrument manufacturers and in specialty music stores under the Guy Hawkins, Hite, jj Babbitt, Meyer, Otto Link, and Wolfe Tayne brand names. The mouthpieces are used by both students and professional musicians alike. The company has been family-owned and operated since Jesse James Babbitt made his first mouthpiece in the 1920s.

Wicksteed Leisure company is one of the UK's top manufacturers of commercial playground equipment and related products. The company also provides design, maintenance, and inspection services and will do everything from designing and installing a complete playground to replacing one piece of equipment. Play structures include themed systems like tropical, woodland, and nursery rhymes. Other products include agility and fitness courses for children and adults, BMX and skateboard courses, and safety surfacing. Founded in 1876 as an engineering company, Wicksteed Leisure began making and installing playground equipment in 1918.

Jacuzzi UK believes more people should go soak themselves -- in its relaxing bubbles. Jacuzzi UK Group is a leading hydrotherapy bathtub manufacturer. Jacuzzi makes indoor whirlpool and outdoor hot tubs, as well as home steam rooms, shower enclosures, and traditional (i.e., non-whirlpool) bathtubs, showers, bath fixtures, and accessories, under the names Jacuzzi, B C Sanitan, Niagara, and Fordham. Jacuzzi began as Spring Ram Corporation, but in 2000 was reincarnated as Jacuzzi UK. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of US-based Jacuzzi Brands, which was acquired by Apollo Management in February 2007.

Pacific Coast Feather Company is the #1 brand of down bedding in the United States. At Pacific Coast ®, Pacific Coast Feather have been creating premium down and feather bedding for more than 100 years. Pacific Coast® is positioned in the marketplace as the only dedicated down & feather brand;The company focus is on down and feather bedding, period. Pacific Coast ® is the premier resource for high quality, luxury bedding: down comforters, bed protectors, feather pillows, goose down pillows, duvet covers, body pillows, feather beds, shams and more.

Aldila, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of graphite golf club shafts primarily in the United States. The company's golf shafts are composite structures consisting principally of carbon fiber and epoxy resins, as well as boron or fiberglass. In addition, it offers composite prepregs and other related composite materials. The company sells its graphite shafts to golf club manufacturers, distributors, custom club shops, pro shops, and repair shops; and composite materials to manufacturers of composite products. Aldila also sells its products in England, China, Canada, Australia, Mexico, and Vietnam. The company was founded in 1972 and is based in Poway, California.

De'Longhi knows a house is not a home without its appliances. De'Longhi makes a variety of home appliances, including air conditioners, heaters, humidifiers, blenders, microwave ovens, espresso makers, grills, fryers, toasters, vacuums, and irons. De'Longhi operates in about 50 countries through its Household and Professional divisions. The professional group includes Climaventa and DL Radiators cooling and heating systems for commercial clients like shopping centers, hospitals, and hotels. De'Longhi, which was founded in the 1950s, has expanded primarily through acquisitions. In 2001 it purchased UK-based Kenwood Appliances.

Meyer affiliates have been designing, manufacturing and marketing cookware on a global scale since 1971. Combined, the affiliates sell over 100 cookware lines in more than 30 countries, and employ more than 5,000 people worldwide.Meyer cookware is manufactured by its own affiliates in factories located worldwide. In addition to manufacturing cookware, the companies also manufacture over 90 percent of the materials used to make the cookware including corrugated materials used for packaging, handles made of stainless steel and high heat-resistant phenolic, rivets and stainless steel lids. Combined, Meyer affiliate factories produce more than 30 million pans annually.

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.

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