Stevie Ray Vaughn may have died more than a decade ago, but GHS still makes the Nickel Rocker electric guitar strings that helped give him his distinctive sound. GHS also is a leading maker of strings for acoustic and electric guitars, basses, mandolins, banjos, and ukuleles. The company produces all its strings at its Battle Creek plant and sells them through retailers worldwide. Its Rocktron division produces electric guitar amplifiers and related equipment. Founded in 1964, the company is owned and operated by the McFee family.

For 30 years Maitland-Smith has been in the business of creating exquisite and unique decorative accessories, lighting and accent furniture. Maitland-Smith design roots, however, go much deeper. Antiques from 17th and 18th Century England have always played an important role early in the history; inspiring designs that captured the appearance and quality of the originals. Over time, however, the company designs have successfully evolved and today incorporate style, materials and methods found in many other parts of the world.Today Maitland-smith is an industry leader well known for its world-class quality and innovative design. Their areas of expertise include metal casting, finely executed porcelains, sophisticated finishing techniques, detailed hand painting, beautiful inlaid marquetry and the finest hand carved woodwork. Leather, penshell and eggshell are just a few of the multitude of materials that are used to create Maitland-Smith treasures. Maitland-Smith take great pride in the quality of materials and the highly skilled artisans, who fashion these unique pieces each year in the company-owned workshops. Main office and showroom are located in High Point, North Carolina, where company's design, marketing, sales and administrative staff are located.

Foryou Group Co., Ltd. was established in Huizhou city of Guangdong Province in 1993.It is subjected to Foryou Investment Co.,Ltd, After more than 15 years development, Foryou Group has grown into a conglomerate that oriented by electronics and new materials business, involving automotive electronics, information electronics, optical new material and medical instrument.With more than 10 subsidiaries, Foryou Group is one of the largest Optical pick-up & Mechanism manufacturers in the world. It has more than 30,000 staffs including 1,000 R&D personnel.Foryou was selected as the Key Development Enterprises of Guangdong since 1999. Foryou is listed in the Top 50 Big Industrial Enterprises in Guangdong since year 2000. Ever since 2003, Foryou has been listed as one of the "Fortune 500 Enterprises of China" every year. Ever since 2004, it has been leading the "Top 100 Chinese Electronic Information Enterprises" continually for four years. The "FORYOU" Brand has been entitled as one of the "Most Valuable Brand of China". In 2007, the revenue of Foryou has reached RMB 13.368 billion, which is keeping a highspeed increase for more than 10 years.

"At no cost to you, I'd like to vacuum and shampoo your carpet." Representatives of The Kirby Company have been using that line since the first Kirby vacuum, the Model C, was manufactured in 1935. (Its predecessor, the non-electric Vacuette, was developed by Jim Kirby in 1914.) New Kirby machines have always been sold exclusively door-to-door; the upscale vacuums cost about $1,800 and come with a lifetime warranty. Kirby items are sold through independent dealers and distributors in the US and 70 other countries. The company, named for Jim Kirby, who designed his first vacuum cleaner in 1906, also sells a line of cleaning products. Kirby is part of Scott Fetzer Company, which operates more than 20 businesses.

Baden Sports, Inc., an independent, family-owned company, entered the athletic ball market in 1979 to address the need for higher quality products. Unique from its competitors for which athletic balls are only a secondary business, Baden focuses 100% of its attention on designing and producing the finest and broadest range of athletic balls in the industry. No other company comes close to matching Baden's product scope or ball production expertise.

LoDuca Bros., Inc, established in 1941 by a pair of brothers, operates its business in two diverse markets. First, it's a manufacturer of accordions and distributor of printed music, music equipment, and music accessories, such as adapters and electronics stands. LoDuca's second market is making and importing wines and specialty cooking and seasoning oils. The latter operation, which commenced in the 1980s, accounts for about a quarter of LoDuca's sales. LoDuca Bros. is run by the sons and grandchildren of founders Tom and Guy LoDuca.

Cambridge SoundWorks wants to be speaker of the house, the car, and the computer. Cambridge is a leading manufacturer of speaker systems for consumer use, including floor speakers and bookshelf models. It also makes home theater speaker systems, outdoor speakers, and surround sound units. In addition to its own brand, Cambridge SoundWorks markets audio and video items from such manufacturers as Samsung, Sony, and Toshiba, as well as products made by its parent company, Creative Technology. Steep discounting of consumer electronics contributed to its decision to shut down its 30-store chain to focus on online and catalog sales in 2008.

Founded in 1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi, Bridgestone has always been guided by the philosophy of our founder to “Serve Society with Superior Quality.” Over the years, the pursuit of superior quality has resulted in Bridgestone becoming the global market leader in the rubber industry and in polymer science technologies.Today Bridgestone continues to push the performance capabilities for all the company products with an unmatched commitment to Research and Development.

Select Comfort Corporation develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes adjustable-firmness beds and other sleep-related accessory products in the United States and Canada. It offers mattresses under the Sleep Number brand name. The company also provides a line of accessory bedding products, including specialty pillows, mattress pads, comforters, sheets, bed foundations, and leg options. In addition, the company markets a group of comforters and blankets under the brand name Personal Warmth Collection; and Precision Comfort, an adjustable foundation that enables consumers to raise the head or foot of the bed, as well as to experience the comfort of massage, using a handheld remote control. Further, it provides home delivery, including bed assembly and mattress removal services. The company distributes its products through retail, direct marketing, and e-commerce channels primarily to end users, home furnishings retailers, and specialty bedding retailers. As of January 3, 2009, it had 471 company-owned stores and 801 retail partner doors. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The Zildjian Company is a family oriented, drummer and percussionist driven company solely dedicated to crafting the finest percussion instruments on the planet.It was in the Ottoman Empire, in the year 1623, when an alchemist named Avedis Zildjian first discovered a method of fusing copper, tin and silver to create unique musical instruments. From that day to the present day, the Zildjian mystique has captivated musicians and music lovers alike. The secret method for blending metals survives to carry the celebrated “Zildjian Sound" into the present day and beyond.

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