Roger Cleveland began producing and selling golf clubs in 1979. Cleveland Golf started off as a company known for producing exquisite replicas of classic golf clubs from the 1940's and 1950's. Today, the company is regarded as one of the forerunners in product innovation and is home to the #1 Wedge in Golf. In 1990, Rossignol, the world's largest ski manufacturer purchased Cleveland Golf. New high tech products called VAS woods and irons were introduced and sales continued to grow. Corey Pavin won the U.S. Open in 1995 with these products which provided greater awareness of the brand. However, consumers didn't take to the radical look of these products so by the end of 1996 finances were hampered. Greg Hopkins was chosen as president of Cleveland in 1997 and under his leadership things began to turn around. Product designs returned to the original great looks of classic clubs while incorporating modern technology for enhanced playability and Cleveland began to sponsor world class players like Vijay Singh. Sales skyrocketed to five times the levels of '97 by 2005. At that time Quiksilver, Inc., a leading surf brand, purchased that assets of Rossignol which included Cleveland Golf. Cleveland remained under their ownership until December of 2007 when SRI Sports, LTD purchased the golf brand. SRI Sports owns and operates several brands around the world which combine to make them the number one club brand and number two ball brand in Japan, as well as having a major presence in Europe and North America. With more than 325 employees in its Huntington Beach, California headquarters, Cleveland Golf has a U.S. sales force of 65, three international affiliates (Japan, Europe and Canada) as well as 26 distributors worldwide. As a sponsor of the Byron Nelson Championship and Cleveland Collegiate Palmetto Championship (University of South Carolina, Aiken) Cleveland Golf is heavily involved in player development with support to junior, collegiate and developmental tour golf. The company is also title sponsor of an annual father-son tournament held at Pebble Beach and the Wee-ko-pa tournament held in Arizona.

Electrolux Home Appliance China might have Swedish roots but its reach extends across China. The company is the Chinese arm of global appliance giant AB Electrolux and trails competitor Haier, the largest appliances maker in China. Electrolux Home Appliance China makes, distributes, markets, and sells air conditioners, refrigerators, microwave ovens, vacuum cleaners, and just about anything else needed to keep a home running smoothly. Electrolux's brands include AEG, Electrolux, Eureka, Frigidaire, Husqvarna, and Znussi. Electrolux Home Appliances also conducts research and development for its parent, creating brands and products exclusive to the Chinese market.

Ingram Entertainment Holdings is one of the largest independent video, DVD, and computer game distributors in the US. In addition, Ingram distributes software, audio books, electronics, and used videos and games. From some 15 sales and distribution centers, Ingram serves more than 10,000 video stores, mass retailers, drugstores, and supermarkets. The company also operates AccessIngram.com, a business-to-business e-commerce site, and creates and maintains personalized Web sites for its customers through its MyVideoStore.com offering.

EDCI Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides pre-recorded products and distribution services to the home entertainment market in the United Kingdom and Germany. Its products include pre-recorded multimedia products, including CDs, DVDs, jewel boxes, and trays for the entertainment industry. The company also offers various professional services, including distribution services, such as product delivery to mass merchant's regional distribution centers and wholesalers; printed components and packaging services; and value added services, such as custodial responsibilities for inventory storage and control, returns processing, fulfillment of promotional product, retail price stickering, product quality evaluations, logistics advice, claims administration, data interfaces, and cash collections. It distributes its products and services through its direct sales force. The company, formerly known as Entertainment Distribution Company, Inc., was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

The Group's core business is the design, manufacture and marketing of branded kitchen furniture and related accessories for both the rigid and ready to assemble mid-market segments. The Group's product range is distributed and sold through a national network of specialist kitchen outlets, the majority of which are independent retailers. The Group's manufacturing, distribution and sales facilities are located in its 315,000 sq ft purpose built factory complex in Thorne, Doncaster, adjacent to the M18 motorway.The Group markets products through four main brands: Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Sheraton, Omega and Chippendale. Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Sheraton offer bespoke, factory assembled rigid kitchen furniture targeted at the mid to upper priced segment of the kitchen market. The Omega and Chippendale brands, both ready to assemble kitchen furniture, are targeted at the lower-mid market priced segment upwards. These four brands are sold through over 650 specialist kitchen outlets throughout the UK.

Franklin Electronic Publishers, Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, engage in the design, development, publishing, and distribution of electronic information on handheld devices and memory media cards, as well as through Internet downloads. It also involves in the design, development, and licensing of linguistic technology, such as spelling error detection software in 36 languages for use in application software, electronic products, and on the Internet to third parties. In addition, the company offers reference titles, including monolingual and bilingual dictionaries, such as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and the Holy Bible; translators and test preparation devices; electronic organizers; and entertainment-oriented publications and educational publications in electronic format. As of March 31, 2009, Franklin Electronic Publishers distributed its reference works and general literature through 49,000 retail outlets in approximately 50 countries, and through Internet and catalog mailings direct to customers. It also uses direct channels, including own sales and marketing force, independent sales representative organizations, and third party alliances to serve specialty markets, such as the professional, educational, and customized application markets. The company was founded in 1981 and is based in Burlington, New Jersey.

The story of Life Fitness began when two young entrepreneurs, Ray Wilson and Augie Nieto, saw the promise of Dr. Dimick’s invention. Even though it was slightly ahead of its time, they believed the Lifecycle exercise bike could help generations of athletes, trainers, exercisers, and people everywhere live happier, healthier, and more fulfilling lives. Wilson and Nieto bought the rights to the Lifecycle bike from Dr. Dimick, perfected it, and sold it out of a motor home to health clubs across America. Despite the overwhelming odds and initial unpopularity of the Lifecycle exercise bike, the two passion-filled pioneers turned a two-man operation and a seemingly impossible vision into a prosperous reality. Along the way, they shaped the future of Life Fitness as well as the fitness industry, bringing cardiovascular training into the mainstream and helping ignite the health club boom. Today, Life Fitness employs more than 1,700 people at 12 international subsidiaries and manufacturing facilities, with 186 dealers and distributors in more than 120 countries. The company have come a long way since the Lifecycle bike and now offer more than 300 different cardio and strength-training products. The history of Life Fitness is painted with several ground-breaking product innovations and industry “firsts”. The timeline below will help you follow our storied past and learn about the role they have played in the evolution of the fitness industry.

TASCAM is one of four divisions of TEAC Corporation, a $1.2 billion manufacturing company headquartered in Japan. Since its founding in 1953, other divisions of TEAC have evolved into high-tech leaders in data storage devices, consumer electronics tools and industrial products, but TASCAM has remained dedicated to making innovative products for capturing creativity in the field of music and audio.As TASCAM enters its fourth decade in the music industry, we plan to make the future closely mirror the history. It's about dedication. TASCAM will continue the commitment to provide the long time customers with the technology they need to Make It Happen, and TASCAM will seek to build trust with new loyal followers, too. TASCAM collective ear will be kept to the ground so we can discover what musicians and industry professionals need - and then we'll bring it to them. That's the TASCAM way.

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.

Hartmann company makes custom window coverings that are handwoven from natural materials, with a focus on recycling and reducing waste. Products include drapes, shades, panels, and screens made from such organic fibers as bamboo, grass, jute, and reeds. Customers, primarily interior designers for the luxury market, can also buy top treatments and accessories, such as pillows, wall coverings, and wood and metal hardware. Hartmann & Forbes imports its raw materials and assembles the finished products at three manufacturing facilities in Oregon.

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