Suunto is a leading designer and manufacturer of sports instruments for training, diving, mountaineering, hiking, skiing, sailing and golf. True to its roots, Suunto is today the world's biggest compass manufacturer. Prized for their design, accuracy and dependability, Suunto sports instruments combine the aesthetics and functionality of watches with sport-specific computers that help athletes at all levels analyze and improve performance. Headquartered in Vantaa, Finland, Suunto employs more than 500 people worldwide and distributes its products to nearly 60 countries. The company is a subsidiary of Helsinki-based Amer Sports Corporation with the sister brands Wilson, Salomon, Atomic, Precor and Mavic.

Uncle Josh Bait Company makes a variety of pork rind fishing bait including pork frogs, strips, jigs, and spinner bait. It also sells preserved natural bait such as crawfish, crickets, maggots, and worms. The bait is sold in resealable bags or in pint jars of salt brine solution to help preserve the taste and texture, making it more attractive to fish. Uncle Josh's pork rind snacks (for humans) come in BBQ, Hot & Spicy, and Original flavors. Its products are sold online and in selected retailers. The company is owned by president Kurt Kellogg and investors Patrick McDevitt and Chris Miller, who purchased it from the founding Jones family in 2002.

Majestic Athletic story began in the 1950s, when Mary Capobianco endeavored to open her own sewing mill. After working in the booming garment industry of Bangor, Pennsylvania, she realized she could work just as hard for herself, and get much more in return. She started with women's clothing, mainly blouses. Maria Rose Fashions, as it was then known, served well-dressed women from coast to coast. It was a far cry from athletic apparel, but it demanded the same attention to detail. After learning the garment business first-hand, her son Faust Capobianco, III, followed in her footsteps. In 1976, he founded the Majestic Athletic you know today, almost. Additionally, Majestic Athletic has licensing agreements with such sporting entities as the National Basketball Association, the National Football League, and a number of colleges and universities. The company was acquired by VF Corporation in 2007 and is part of its VF Imagewear division.

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.

BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH is a corporate group operating worldwide, which posted annual sales of about 8.76 billion euros in the year 2008. It stemmed from a joint venture set up in 1967 between Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart) and Siemens AG (Munich). Today, BSH operates 42 factories in 13 countries in Europe, the USA, Latin America and Asia. Together with a global network of sales and customer service firms, the BSH family is today made up of about 60 companies in almost 40 countries, with a total workforce of some 39,000 people.The company’s actions and development are determined by a consistent policy of innovation and quality. One of BSH’s most important principles is its determination to provide the consumer with genuine added value in terms of performance, convenience and user-friendliness by offering new products and developing existing ones. Underlying this is the conviction that driving forward new technologies not only generates a competitive edge and provides greater convenience for customers – but also benefits the environment. The transfer of know-how within the BSH Group serves to set global standards on the environmental protection front too. BSH is committed to the principle of sustainability, and thus to the responsible handling of natural resources.

Waterford Wedgwood is toasting its position as the world's premier maker of luxury crystal and fine china. Formed by the 1986 merger of the two iconic brands, the company's Waterford Crystal Group produces handcrafted crystal stemware, lamps, and giftware under the Waterford and Stuart brands. The Wedgwood Group makes fine bone china giftware and tableware under the Wedgwood brand. It also includes the brand Royal Doulton. Still, after several years of losses, Waterford Wedgwood entered administration (the British equivalent of bankruptcy in the US) in 2009 and was acquired by the New York-based private equity firm KPS Capital Partners.

PianoDisc is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of player piano systems, with a dealer network that literally spans the globe. The company was founded in 1988, and in very short order became one of the most successful, innovative and influential companies in the music products industry.PianoDisc systems are in private homes, hotels, restaurants, music schools, recording studios and a host of other places, bringing the joy of live music to anyone who hears them. The company has over 600 dealers and distributors in 40 countries around the world. Wherever it’s shown everyone agrees: PianoDisc is one of the most exciting music products to come along in decades, and an important component in modern home entertainment.

Founded in 1902 as Norwalk Furniture, the firm was resurrected in September 2008 and added Custom Order to its name when local investors provided needed funds to stay afloat. The company makes upholstered furniture under the Norwalk, J. Raymond, and Hickory Hill names and sells its wares through its own and other retail stores. Its retail unit, Norwalk-The Furniture Idea, spans some 45 states, as well as Canada. Its fleet of 65 tractors and 100 trailers helps Norwalk honor its 30-day delivery policy. It operates manufacturing plants in Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, and Tennessee.

Since 1986, Runco has been a leader in the large screen projection industry through its commitment to research and development toward cultivating the latest refinements in video display technology.

A series of successive mergers and takeovers have resulted in the Tecnica Group being the world’s leading Group today in the sectors of ski boots (1.2 million pairs), “outdoor” footwear (2.1 million pairs), after-ski and winter footwear (320.000 pairs), in-line skates (1 million pairs) and ski (330.000 pairs). Tecnica is the parent company to which the following brands refer: Nordica (skis and ski-boots), Blizzard (skis), Dolomite (ski-boots, outdoor clothing and footwear), Lowa (outdoor footwear and ski-boots), Rollerblade (in-line skates), Think Pink (sportswear). The Group is currently present on all the main world markets, employs over 1560 persons and more than 10,000 sales outlets worldwide.

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