Raymond Limited takes textiles every step -- from its beginning, on the back of the lamb standing in its pen, to its end, on the back of the man standing in the retail store. Raymond Limited manufactures textiles (from raw materials) and apparel in India. The company also operates more than 500 retail stores under The Raymond Shop banner in the Middle East, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Founded in 1925, Raymond Limited comprises two divisions: the textile unit and the files and tools unit. Subsidiaries Celebrations, Colorplus Fashions, Raymond Apparel, and Silver Spark all produce men's, women's, and children's apparel. Its Everblue Apparel unit makes jeanswear.

Irwin Seating Company is the world's leading manufacturer of public seating for movie theatres, auditoriums, arenas, performing arts centers, and convention centers. From Festival Hall in Osaka, Japan, to Carnegie Hall in New York, from Cardinals' Stadium in Phoenix to UCI Cinemas in Lisbon, Portugal, Irwin Seating chairs are installed in thousands of venues all over the world.Irwin Seating headquarters are located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Irwin Seating operate an additional North American facility in Altamont, Illinois. The plant in Grand Rapids occupies 450,000 square feet and employs over 400 people. Irwin Seating Company is ISO 9001 certified.Seating is Irwin Seating only business, and public seating products are the only products Irwin Seating manufacture at Irwin Seating five facilities. In addition to auditorium seating, Irwin Seating manufacture stadium seating, lecture room furniture, bleachers, telescopic platforms and seating for public transportation. Irwin Seating also provide the industries most comprehensive restoration services.

Justin Brands two-stepped away and returned to its cowboy roots. The footwear firm is most well-known as a manufacturer of western boots, but Justin Brands also makes and markets work, safety, and sports footwear. Its western boots come in a variety of exotic leathers, including lizard and ostrich. The company also caters to cowboys and fillies who want to learn more about the West and its culture. It publishes books on Western history and art and Native American culture through its Northland Publishing unit. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway owns the company alongside its other footwear firm, H.H. Brown Shoe.

Baxter of California is embraced worldwide by well-groomed male Baby Boomers. Named for Baxter Finley, who founded the company in the mid-1960s and sold it to president and CEO Jean-Pierre Mastey in 2000, the firm makes men's grooming products for shaving, skin care, anti-aging, and hair and body. It's one of the first personal care products companies to cater exclusively to men. Baxter of California products are sold in spas, salons, and specialty stores such as American Male and the UK's House of Fraser. The company rounds out its personal care products with apparel, candles, and grooming accessories.

Founded in 1857, the company offers thousands of writing instruments and art products. Sanford, part of the Office Products business segment of consumer products giant Newell Rubbermaid, makes pens, markers, highlighters, paints and brushes, pastels, and art pencils. Its portfolio includes a variety of popular brands, such as DYMO, EXPO, Paper Mate, Parker, Liquid Paper, mimio, Prismacolor, Pelouze, Rolodex, rotring, Sharpie, uni-ball, CardScan, and Waterman. Sanford peddles its products through mass merchants, office superstores, office supply stores, contract stationers, and other retail formats.

Admiral Beverage Corporation and its sister company, Fremont Beverages, keep Wyoming residents well hydrated. The companies bottle and distribute PepsiCo products, as well as Dr Pepper beverages in the areas of Casper, Cheyenne, Laramie, Powell, Riverton, and Worland, as well as selected sites in Idaho, Montana, and South Dakota. Admiral and Fremont have two production sites, one in Worland, Wyoming, and another in Pleasantview, Utah. The facilities have a production capacity of 1,200 cans and 500 bottles of soda per minute. The business also operates in Alaska as 7UP Alaska.

Farouk Systems can iron things out with its own version of CHI energy. The company makes and markets personal care products, including BioSilk hair care and spa items, in addition to CHI styling products and implements (hair dryers, straightening and curling irons, clippers, and hairstyling irons). It also makes CHI men's and women's fragrances, as well as CHI nail polish. The company caters to both consumers and professionals, and in January 2009 opened its Farouk Systems CHI Academy in Houston for training hair professionals. The firm, founded by Palestinian immigrant Farouk Shami (chairman) in 1986, is owned and operated by professional hairdressers.

Founded in 1956 by Dr. Forrest C. Shaklee, Sr., Shaklee Corporation is controlled by the private equity firm Ripplewood Holdings and Activated Holdings. Shaklee Corporation company manufactures its private-label products and distributes them through its Web site and more than 750,000 representatives in North America and Asia. The company makes and sells health products such as Vivix anti-aging tonic and Vita-lea vitamins; it also offers skin care and environmentally-friendly household products, as well as weight loss products.

Sarkli Repechage gives damaged skin a second chance. The company is a wholesaler and retailer of personal care products, including skin and body care items that contain seaweed and other botanicals. Products include the Repechage Four Layer Facial, Vita Cura antiaging creams, the Hydra Medic line of cleansers for acne-prone skin, fruit-scented body scrubs, SPF-enhanced cosmetics, and sunless tanning gel. Repechage's treatments are sold to spas in the US and internationally, as well as through its Web site. After opening Manhattan's first day spa in the late '70s, president and CEO Lydia Sarfati founded Sarkli Repechage in 1980.

The Avon lady has had her foot in the door in the UK since 1959, making the country one of the largest direct-selling markets for parent Avon Products. Avon has become one of the top handful of beauty brands in the country. Some 160,000 independent sales reps sell cosmetics directly to customers at home parties and work get-togethers. The company's catalog is distributed every three weeks to nearly 8 million potential customers. Avon Cosmetics' distribution center, located in Corby, processes about 10,000 orders daily. The company banned animal-testing of its products in 1989. To spur sales, the company has enlisted the help of industry professionals.

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