A leading manufacturer of secure storage, distribution and inventory management solutions, American Locker is regarded as a direct supplier that its security-conscious customers cannot live without. The Company leverages over 75 years of industry expertise to help organizations increase efficiency, mitigate risk, grow revenue and meet service needs. Proprietary offerings range from classic coin/token-operated security lockers and employee/personal lockers to keyless and computer/electronic-controlled systems, all fully assembled.American Locker provides expert consultation via experienced staff and is the only locker company that manufactures and controls its own distribution of non-duplicative 16 million Keys/Locks/Cylinders as well as Keyless Systems. Above all, Company products are easy to use, install and manage, available in numerous colors, and designed from weather-resistant materials (stainless, aluminum, plastic or painted steel) for heavy indoor and outdoor usage.

Stirling Group customers are said to shine with character, at least in terms of their style of dress. Stirling Group designs apparel, particularly knitwear and lingerie, and accessories for distribution through retailers, including Marks and Spencer, for whom Stirling has sourced lingerie since 1947. It has operations in India, Morocco, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and China. In 2005 the company opened one retail outlet in Manchester, selling factory surplus and seconds. After being listed on the London Stock Exchange for a quarter century, executives decided in 2003 to take Stirling Group private to boost potential for future growth.

Zannier designs and sells children's apparel under some 20 brands, including Alphabet, Z, Confetti, Floriane, and Absorba. The company operates in more than 120 countries worldwide, though France provides about half of its sales. While clothing represents more than 90% of revenues, Zannier also sells shoes and watches and licenses its brands for other products. The company, which also makes adult apparel, distributes through retailers, wholesalers, and its own network of more than 730 stores (company-owned, franchised, or affiliated). The founding Zannier family owns about a quarter of the firm through parent company Financiere Zannier.

New Wave Group was founded in 1990 by Torsten Jansson, who remains the group's largest shareholder as well as its chairman and CEO. This new wave group has a lot of style -- it isn't stuck in the 1980s with A Flock of Seagulls haircut. The retail company boasts a portfolio of about 40 brands in Europe of promotional apparel and gifts, work clothes, sports and athletic wear, men's and women's casual wear, shoes, glassware, and home décor. Its brands include Cutter & Buck (golf apparel), James Harvest (sportswear), Sköna Marie (shoes), Orrefors Kosta Boda (glassware), and ProJob (work clothes). The company also is licensed to sell the Easton, Speedo, and Umbro brands in Northern Europe.

The firm, which resulted from the 2001 purchase of Ralston Purina by Swiss food giant Nestlé S.A., is the world's largest pet food producer. Besides Purina, its brands include Alpo, Beneful, Cat Chow, Deli Cat, Dog Chow, Fancy Feast, Friskies, Mighty Dog, Pro Plan, Puppy Chow, Vital Balance, and others. It also makes cat and dog litter products under the Tidy Cats, Yesterday's News, and secondnature brands. To gain regulatory approval for the Nestlé acquisition of Ralston Purina, Nestlé sold off its Meow Mix and Alley Cat brands to investment group J.W. Childs.

Lotto Sport Italia S.p.A. company was established in 1973 to produce tennis shoes and other sporty footwear for the Italian market. Still known best for its sneakers, the company has expanded into athletic wear and leisure wear for men, women, and children, as well as licensed lines that include eyewear, stationery, and underwear. Lotto Sports's products are available in about 80 countries. Lotto sponsors a number of professional sports players and teams, and has partnerships with the ATP, the WTA Tour, and Wimbledon. As part of a joint venture with US-based consulting and investment firm DCS Group, Lotto established Lotto North America, an outpost in the US.

Bonne Bell and the teenage game of spin the bottle go hand in hand. The company's Smackers lip gloss brand (introduced in 1973) is geared toward 'tweens who want their lips berry sweet. In addition to Bonne Bell's lipsticks and glosses, the company makes eye makeup (eye shadows, eye liners, mascara), as well as face and body products (bronzing and self-tanning items). Its brand names include Lip Glam, LipLITES, Lip SHAKE, VitaGloss, and Eye Style, among others. Founded in the late 1920s by J. G. Bell, a Kansas salesman whose first factory was in the basement of his family's rented home and named after his daughter, Bonne Bell now operates worldwide and is in its third-generation of family management.

"Since the company began in 1994," says Marianne Bertrand, President and founder of Muttluks Inc. Muttluks makes and distributes booties, and now coats, exclusively for dogs. The boots, which are sold in the US, Canada, and Europe, come in a variety of styles, fabrics, and sizes. Products may be purchased in pet specialty stores and on the company's Web site. Although some observers roll their eyes at the sight, owners who really want to pamper their canine pals can be found at the other end of the leash from a puppy proudly prancing on protected paws.

Zkin company is a personal care products manufacturer that specializes in skin care items made with natural ingredients. Products, which are available at spas nationwide and through the company's Web site, include cleansers, lifting creams, toner, sun protection, and regenerative serum. Its brand names include Zulfur Cleansing Bar, Zun Protection, and Zkin Lift Day Cream, among others. Zkin's Dr. Julio Gallo is also the co-founder of the Simons Center for Nasal and Facial Plastic Surgery.

Founded in 1909 as a blanket maker for Native Americans, it also sells its products through department stores, including Dillard's and Macy's, and in specialty shops, as well as through catalogs and online. Pendleton's goods are sold in the US, Canada, China, and Japan. The sixth generation of the Bishop family owns and operates the firm. Pendleton Woolen Mills controls every other step of the production of its men's and women's apparel, blankets, pillows, luggage, furniture, and other items. It buys raw wool; makes fabric and garments at its Nebraska, Oregon, and Washington factories; ships finished goods; and even sells the products in about 70 Pendleton shops.

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