Home Meridian International is a global, design, sourcing and marketing company, headquartered in High Point, NC – the heart of the furniture capital. Home Meridian operates distributions on both coasts of the United States and it has state-of-the-art offices in Dongguan, China and Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.The company has four Strategic Marketing Units: Pulaski Furniture provides quality bedroom, dining, occasional, youth furniture, and display cabinets; SLF (Samuel Lawrence Furniture) produces high-value bedroom, dining, youth and home office furnishings; SLH (Samuel Lawrence Hospitality) creates quality, high-value specialized products for the hospitality industry; Creations Baby distributes its high quality juvenile furniture and accessories exclusively through independent children’s retailers nationwide.

X-Rite, Incorporated, a technology company, develops color management systems and solutions worldwide. Its products include colorimeters, which measure light using red, green, and blue receptors, as well as measure printed colors on packages, labels, textiles, and other materials; spectrophotometers that are used in color formulation of materials, such as plastics, paints, inks, ceramics, and metals; densitometers, which measure optical or photographic density; spectrodensitometers that provide measurements for monitoring color reproduction used for controlling the color of printed inks in graphic arts applications; and sensitometers, which are used to expose various photographic films. The company also offers software packages that allow the users to collect and store color measurement data, compare data to databases, communicate color results, and formulate colors from a database. X-Rite also develops and markets products for the communication and reproduction of color. It serves the imaging and media, photography, digital imaging, paints, plastics, apparel, textiles, and automotive industries through sales personnel, independent sales representatives, and dealers. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Rowe Fine Furniture makes upholstered sofas, love seats, and chairs in traditional, contemporary, and transitional styles under the Rowe, Robin Bruce, and Clayton Marcus brands. The company operates manufacturing centers in Virginia and a showroom in the furniture Mecca of High Point, North Carolina. Its offerings are sold through major and independent home furnishings retailers across the US and overseas, in such countries as Ireland, the Netherlands, and Taiwan. The company was founded in 1946 by Ronald Rowe Sr., Ralph E. Bentz, and Donald Jordan under the name Rowe-Jordan Furniture. An affiliate of Sun Capital Partners acquired Rowe in 2007.

Midwest Trophy hopes to reach its own goals by customers worldwide celebrating everything with its commemorative items. The firm, which does business as MTM Recognition, manufactures a variety of awards and recognition trophies, plaques, pins, custom castings, medallions, and watches. About 80% of sales are generated through MTM's corporate recognition business, but the company also provides awards for the Super Bowl, Olympics, World Series, and NCAA Championships. Clients have included Adobe, Farmer's Insurance, O'Charley's, and Westar Energy. MTM was founded in 1971 by CEO David Smith.

Viva la cocina! Ekco S.A.B. is Mexico's largest housewares company. Ekco manufactures steel and aluminum cookware, bakeware, cutlery, dinnerware, flatware, coffee makers, and kitchen gadgets. Ekco sells its kitchenware in Mexico, Argentina, and across Central America under the brands Ekco, Presto, Regal, Thermos, and Vasconia. After Lifetime Brands bought a 30% stake in Ekco for $22 million in 2007, the company introduced Vasconia brand kitchenware to the US and Canadian market. In turn, Ekco became the Latin American distributor for Lifetime's popular US brands Faberware, KitchenAid, Cuisinart, Pedrini, and Pfaltzgraff. Ekco S.A.B. traces its roots back to 1934.

Curtis International Ltd. manufactures and distributes quality, value priced consumer electronic products. The company has been in the distribution business for over 25 years. Curtis offer a broad range of the latest technology in affordable home electronic products including DVD systems, portable and home stereos, telephones, portable televisions, and MP3 players. Curtis also distribute home appliances such as compact fridges, microwaves and water coolers.The company’s strategy is to build a portfolio of diverse consumer electronic products, which will offer retailers flexible merchandising programs. The consumer electronics industry is large and diverse, encompassing a wide variety of new emerging technologies and products. Curtis International Ltd. is continuously refining and innovating products to ensure it continues to be a premier provider of home electronics and appliances that meet and exceeds the consumer demands in this constantly changing market.

Pure Fishing is a global family of quality fishing tackle brands, offering a broad range of products that meet or exceed the needs of today's anglers. Pure Fishing and Shakespeare Fishing Tackle join forces to form the world's largest fishing tackle company, adding the Shakespeare, Ugly Stik, Penn, All Star Rods, Pflueger, and XTools brands. In 2000 Pure Fishing acquires Johnson Worldwide Associates, including the brands Mitchell, Johnson, and Spiderwire. Today, Pure Fishing addresses the needs of anglers around the world with a strong portfolio of leading brands. Purefishing company is dedicated to helping you have more fun and catch more fish.

H.B. Williamson Company manufactures traditional and contemporary frame mouldings in black, silver, gold, wood, and color. H.B. Williamson distributes its frame collections to custom frame retailers nationwide. Also called The Williamson Company, it was founded in 1956 and is still family-owned and -operated. Laura Schaubert, wife of president Terry Schaubert, is the granddaughter of the company's founders.

Fossil, Inc. designs, develops, markets, and distributes fashion accessories, including apparel, belts, handbags, jewelry, small leather goods, sunglasses, and watches worldwide. It offers a line of fashion watches under its proprietary brands, such as FOSSIL, MICHELE, RELIC, and ZODIAC; and through licensed brands, including ADIDAS, BURBERRY, DIESEL, DKNY, EMPORIO ARMANI, MARC BY MARC JACOBS, and MICHAEL Michael Kors. The company designs and markets, as well as arranges for the manufacture of watches and accessories on behalf of certain mass market retailers, companies, and organizations as private label products or as premium and incentive items for use in various corporate events.The company offers various fashion accessories for men and women, including handbags, belts, small leather goods, jewelry, and sunglasses under the FOSSIL, FIFTY-FOUR, EMPORIO ARMANI, DIESEL, DKNY, and RELIC names through company owned stores, department stores, and specialty retail stores, as well as over the Internet and through catalogs. Fossil, Inc. also sells a line of cold weather accessories comprising hats, gloves, and scarves, as well as a handbag collection. In addition, the company offers apparel, including outerwear, tops, bottoms, and tee shirts for men and women through company-owned stores located in malls and retail locations in the United States, as well as over the Internet and through catalogs. Further, it provides footwear products, such as sport court sneakers, authentic casuals, dress classics, and boots for men. The company, through a license agreement with the Safilo Group, manufactures, markets, and sells optical frames under the FOSSIL and RELIC names in the United States and Canada. Fossil, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Richardson, Texas.

Graco Awards began over 25 years ago as a result of the State National Guard not having an adequate source for their medals and service ribbons. Meeting this apparent, but difficult to fill, need, Graco has grown its manufacturing capabilities to include working with almost every Government Agency. Some Graco medals are specific Agency secrets and will never be seen in public. There is a high degree of trust and responsibility placed on their staff and employees for these time-sensitive awards.

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