Premier Percussion is one company making it possible for people to march to any number of different drummers. Premier Percussion makes drums, drum sets, and accessories under the Premier and Cabria names; products are distributed through musical instrument and other specialty retail outlets on all seven continents. The company cut its teeth on the growing demand for drum kits brought on by the birth of cool in the 1920s. Albert Della Porta founded Premier Percussion in 1922 as Premier Drums (its name was changed in 1984); today it remains owned and operated by the descendants of Della Porta.

The oldest family-owned firearms manufacturer in America and the largest pump-action shotgun manufacturer in the world, Mossberg has more than 100 design and utility patents to its name. Shotguns are the company's specialty, but it also makes rifles; accessories such as barrels, choke tubes, and magazines; and hunting apparel. In addition to manufacturing guns for hunters, home protection, and target shooting, Mossberg produces firearms designed exclusively for use by the US military and law enforcement agencies. Sister company Maverick Arms also makes shotguns.

The Company Agfa-Gevaert Ltd, also known as Agfa UK is the third largest subsidiary of the Agfa-Gevaert Group - second in the EEC - and has headquarters based in Brentford, West London.The company has been operating in the UK for over 90 years, Gevaert opening its London office in 1909. Agfa products were on sale in the UK for more than 50 years before the establishment of Agfa Limited in 1950.Agfa A.G. and Gevaert N.V. merged in 1964 - the first EEC merger across borders and today the Agfa-Gevaert Group, the largest European owned imaging company, ranks among the world's leading companies in its field. Floated on European Stock Exchanges in 1999, Agfa has its international headquarters in Mortsel, Belgium. Some 16,000 people work for Agfa in 33 countries, and the company has 120 agents throughout the world.

Coinstar, Inc. provides a range of solutions for retailers storefronts, including self-service coin counting, entertainment services, and e-payment services. It owns and operates self-service coin-counting machines; entertainment services machines, such as skill-crane machines, bulk vending machines, and kiddie rides; and e-payment-enabled coin-counting machines. The company offers e-payment services, including money transfer services, activating and reloading value on prepaid wireless accounts; selling stored value cards; loading and reloading prepaid debit cards and prepaid phone cards; prepaid phones; and providing payroll card services. It also offers self-service DVD kiosks that enable consumers to purchase or rent movies, as well as provides point-of-sale terminals, stand-alone e-payment kiosks, and e-payment enabled coin-counting machines in drugstores, universities, shopping malls, supermarkets, and convenience stores. As of December 31, 2008, Coinstar owned and operated approximately 18,400 coin-counting machines, approximately 145,000 entertainment services machines, 23,000 point-of-sale terminals, 400 stand-alone e-payment kiosks, and 11,000 e-payment-enabled coin-counting machines. It has operations in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and Ireland. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. engages in the healthcare, consumer lifestyle, and lighting product businesses worldwide. It provides healthcare solutions, including screening, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, and health management in the areas of cardiology, oncology, women's health, and critical care. The company's healthcare products and solutions include imaging systems, such as x-ray, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and nuclear medicine imaging equipment; clinical care systems, including ultrasound imaging, hospital respiratory systems, and cardiac care systems; home healthcare solutions comprising sleep management and respiratory care, medical alert services, remote cardiac services, remote patient management; healthcare informatics, patient monitoring systems, and image management services; and customer services consisting of consultancy, clinical services, equipment financing, and equipment maintenance and repair. Its consumer lifestyle products and solutions comprise televisions, electric shavers, female depilation appliances, haircare and male grooming products, wakeup lights, kitchen appliances, floor care, garment care, water and air purifiers, beverage appliances, oral healthcare, and mother and childcare products; home and portable audio and video entertainment products, including MP3 and MP4 players, and docking stations; and peripherals and accessories consisting of headphones, portable audio accessories, remote controls, PC peripherals, digital picture frames, and audio and video communications products. Koninklijke Philips also develops, manufactures, and provides lighting solutions, such as incandescent, halogen, fluorescent, and high-intensity discharge lamps; consumer and professional luminaires; lighting electronics and controls; automotive lighting products; special lighting applications; and solid-state lighting components and modules. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Founded by president and CEO Larry Villella and SVP Brian Hutchison, ADK (known as ADK Microphones) makes condenser microphones for live sound, studio recording, and broadcast use. The company's Audiofile Series consists of about a dozen affordably-priced microphone models, each offering different characteristics for different applications and instruments. Its Custom Shoppe Europe division offers customers the opportunity to turn stock microphones into custom-modified units to get the sound and tone-color needed. ADK microphones are used by such big names as Patti Page, the Oregon Philharmonic, the Tonight Show band, and Sir Elton John.

Partecipazioni Italiane S.p.A is formally knowna as Necchi.At necchi, technology and appearance have always been linked together. Only in this way can such jewels as the "Supernova" be created. it is a perfect automatic laboratory, whose mechanical memories drive the execution of embroideries.The "Supernova" is wayahead of its time. It was awarded the Gold Medal at the 10th "Triennale" Exhibition in Milan. Some time later the first machine of the series "Mirella" was able to reach the highest aesthetic achievement: its is in permanent exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art in New York, and it represents the highest aesthetic level a sewing machine has ever achieved, combining apparance and function.Recent Necchi's history is marked by a deep renewal. the company is also engaged in high technology and it is surely the most popular product which more clearly shows the new electronic capabilities. A new sewing machine for family is designed: it is the revolutionary, electronic syntesis of an extraordinary experience in home sewing. Sophisticated research in electronics, ergonomics, precision mechanics and design contributed to its creation.

NOBLE INVESTMENTS (UK) PLC comprises a group of Professional Numismatists of long standing with some 150 years of combined experience.They are the only Numismatic trading and investment company listed in the stock market in the UK.As well as their team of in-house specialists, Noble employ world class external consultants in all specialist fields and the acquisition in August 2008 of Apex Philatelics Ltd has seen the company grow in size. It has now become a formidable market force, offering a complete package to collectors and investors of coins, stamps, banknotes, commemorative medals and military decorations. Their ability to offer the clients access to buy, sell or auction, in London, Hong Kong and New York gives them a wide range of options. Noble specialist and consultants cover virtually all aspects of English, Ancient and Foreign coins, commemorative medals, tokens, banknotes, Military decorations and world stamps.

Metrokane designs housewares products that are unique and proprietary with broad consumer appeal. Metrokane never offer so-called "commodity merchandise" -- products that are virtually interchangeable with those of other companies. Metrokane provide their retailer customers with high-visibility, promotional products that build traffic and generate "plus business." So in a nutshell, Metrokane purpose is to grow their business by growing the business of the retailers they sell to.

Osborn Specialty Sewing makes athletic apparel under the Cobblestones Activewear and Game Gear brand names. The company products include baseball, volleyball, lacrosse and other sport practice and game clothing for schools and amateur sports teams as well as active wear for men and women. Osborn sells its wares through specialty retailers and sports shops throughout the US, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. The family-owned and operated company was founded by chairman David Osborn in 1974. The Osborn family also runs sister company contract sewer Osborn Apparel, which was founded by Osborn patriarchs in 1946.

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