Swallowfield wants its customers to live clean lives. The company is a contract manufacturer of toiletries, household goods, and cosmetics for major department and specialty retailers around the UK. It caters to such customers as Marks & Spencer and PZ Cussons. The firm boasts production operations in the UK and the Czech Republic. Swallowfield is expanding its presence in China through a joint venture with Jahwa, IE (a subsidiary of one of China's largest players in the toiletries sector) formed in 2008. The company, once a subsidiary of Cadbury, was spun off in a management buyout in 1986; later it was floated as a public company.

American Educational Products (AMEP), a maker of hands-on educational materials (mostly math and science items) for school and home. A major producer of raised maps, AMEP also makes items such as aquariums, human models, and other items that teach concepts in many fields of science. Operating through the Scott Resources, Hubbard Scientific, Teaching Tank, and National Teaching Aids divisions, AMEP markets its wares in the US and abroad through catalogs and educational dealers. Rival Nasco International acquired AMEP in mid-2001 and took it private. Nasco merged with Aristotle (medical teaching aids) in 2002 and AMEP became a subsidiary of Aristotle.

Alpha Industries not only caters to the corps, but to fashionistas the world over. The company is a leading manufacturer of flight jackets for the US Air Force, Navy, Army, and Marine Corps. It caters to men, women, and children. Its products have been seen on the likes of Tom Cruise (in Top Gun), Nicole Kidman, and Victoria Beckham, as well. Alpha Industries, which has produced some 40 million pieces of military outerwear since its founding, sells its apparel products through military outlets, as well as through specialty US retailers. The company got its start in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1959. Since that time Alpha Industries has produced the M-65 Field Coat, creating more of them than any other company.

Founded in 1970 by Martin Trust and his wife, Dena, in their Massachusetts home, MAST has grown from a cottage industry to a global force in apparel sourcing and manufacturing. It has manufacturing operations and joint ventures in more than a dozen countries including China, Israel, Mexico, and Sri Lanka. MAST makes clothes so its customers don't have to. MAST Industries is one of the world's biggest contract manufacturers, importers, and distributors of apparel, including sportswear for hot brands such as Abercrombie & Fitch. MAST is a subsidiary of Limited Brands, which acquired it in 1978, and supplies apparel to its Victoria's Secret and La Senza chains as well as to third-party customers.

Founded in 1987, Mity-Lite, Inc. is a global manufacturer of market-leading furniture systems including lightweight folding tables, stacking and folding chairs, portable dance floors and staging. MITY world-famous products efficiently meet business-to-business customer needs across multiple markets, including hospitality, higher education, worship facilities, government, parks and recreation, public assembly, and healthcare, among others. Mity-Lite’s dedicated personal service and durable yet lightweight products result in an overall lower cost of ownership and complete customer satisfaction.

Triumph Apparel Corporation, formerly Danskin, Inc., designs, manufactures and markets women's activewear, dancewear and legwear under trademarks that include Danskin, Zen Sport from Danskin, Danskin Packables, Round-the-Clock, Givenchy, Ellen Tracy and Evan-Picone. Founded as a small, family owned business catering to New York dancers, Danskin produced knit-tights and leotards and created dance standards such as fishnet stockings and the colors Ballet Pink and Theatrical Pink. The Company offers clothing for women in sizes ranging from two for girls to 26 for women. Danskin's products are made with technically advanced fabrics such as O2 Performance (a blend of CoolMax and cotton) and Supplex with Lycra. In addition to clothing, the Company also offers fitness equipment for women.

Earth Sun Moon Trading Company, Inc. makes and sells screen-printed T-shirts and hats decorated with one-liners and nature-inspired themes (such as dogs and cats, gardening, sports, camping, and more). Its products are sold through more than 7,000 specialty retailers (including museums, aquariums, zoos, national parks, campgrounds, tourist attractions, and general gift shops) in the US and abroad. It also sells T-shirts online. Earth Sun Moon Trading began operations in 1996.

Calvin Klein, Inc. is one of the leading fashion design and marketing studios in the world. It designs and markets women¹s and men¹s designer collection apparel and a range of other products that are manufactured and marketed through an extensive network of licensing agreements and other arrangements worldwide. Brands/lifestyles include Calvin Klein Collection, ck Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein Jeans and Calvin Klein Underwear. Product lines under the various Calvin Klein brands include apparel, accessories, shoes, sleepwear, hosiery, socks, swimwear, belts, eyewear, watches, jewelry, coats, suits and fragrances, as well as products for the home.Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation is one of the world's largest apparel companies. It owns and markets the Calvin Klein brand worldwide. It is the world's largest shirt and neckwear company and markets a variety of goods under its own brands, Van Heusen, Calvin Klein, IZOD, Arrow, Bass and G.H. Bass & Co., and its licensed brands, including Geoffrey Beene, Kenneth Cole New York, Kenneth Cole Reaction, BCBG Max Azria, BCBG Attitude, MICHAEL Michael Kors, Sean John, Chaps, Donald J. Trump Signature Collection, JOE Joseph Abboud, Tommy Hilfiger, and Perry Ellis Portfolio.

CIBA VISION company provides research and development and manufactures eyeglasses and contacts. CIBA VISION also offers lens care and ophthalmic surgical products and related services to customers in more than 70 countries. Its contact lens brands include AIR OPTIX, NIGHT & DAY, and DAILIES. The company's FreshLook line is a leader in the color contact lens market. CIBA VISION sold a couple of its soft contact lens lines -- Aquaflex and Softcon -- to a unit of Unilens Vision, which, as part of the agreement, pays CIBA VISION a royalty on certain sales through 2010. CIBA VISION was established in 1980 by Ciba-Geigy, which merged with Sandoz in 1996 to form Novartis.

ErgoGenesis company's ergonomically-friendly office furniture and accessories include stools, chairs, chair attachments, keyboard trays, and monitor holders. They're made under the BodyBilt and ErgoFusion names. ErgoGenesis operates a showroom and manufacturing facility in Navasota, Texas, outside Houston. Its products are sold through sales representatives around the world. President and CEO Mark McMillan started the business in 2002 after buying the assets of BodyBilt.

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