The Tranzonic Companies makes and distributes personal care products, cleaning and safety products, and industrial textiles nationwide. It also manufactures private-label and brand-name products (Maxithins, Precious, and Health Guards) for other companies in the same industry and is a major manufacturer of sanitary-napkin dispensing machines. Tranzonic repackages and distributes industrial wiping materials, cleaning chemicals, and disposable work clothing through its CCP Industries subsidiary. Investment firm Linsalata Capital Partners bought Tranzonic in 1998.

Since 1976 FlairWood Industries has been providing cabinetry solutions for the institutional, industrial and health care fields. FlairWood proud to have FlairWood products in use throughout North American and as far away as Europe and Japan. And now FlairWood excited to add FlairWood new MailCenter product line to FlairWood company's offering.The people of FlairWood have been the key to FlairWood success and growth. Through a team concept that utilizes creative problem-solving techniques, the results are high-quality products, delivered on-time by people who care.

Stahl Soap just might benefit when naughty children need their mouths washed out with soap. The custom soap manufacturer can also make soap to match your guest bathroom. The company markets bar soap for use in hotels, institutions, and government agencies. Stahl Soap, run by president June Stahl and her husband Ken, also caters to the business gift and private-label segments of the market. The company can custom design soap in any number of colors, fragrances, shapes, and packages. Stahl Soap was founded by Ilbert Stahl in Vienna more than 50 years ago. It was acquired by rival Bradford Soap Works in 2009.

Acme United Corporation was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut. Acme United Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, supplies cutting, measuring, and safety products to the school, home, office, and industrial markets in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Its cutting device products include scissors, shears, guillotine paper trimmers, rotary paper trimmers, rotary cutters, hobby knives and blades, chef shears, utility knives, manicure products, medical cutting instruments, and pencil sharpeners. The company's measuring instrument products comprise rulers, math tools, and tape measures. Its safety products include first aid kits, personal protection products, and over-the-counter medication refills. The company markets its products primarily under the Westcott, Clauss, and PhysiciansCare brands. Acme United Corporation distributes its products through independent manufacturer representatives and direct sales forces to wholesale, contract, and retail stationery distributors, office supply super stores, school supply distributors, industrial distributors, wholesale florists, mass market retailers, and hardware chains.

Founded in 1906 American of Martinsville was a subsidiary of furniture maker La-Z-Boy until it was sold to private equity firm Hancock Park Associates in mid-2006 for an undisclosed amount. American of Martinsville strongly believes in Southern hospitality. Based in Martinsville, Virginia, the company produces guest room furniture (chairs, tables, sofas, bureaus) for hospitality customers, such as Four Seasons and Ritz-Carlton. It also sells to institutional customers, including hospitals, assisted living centers, and the US government. The company makes all its furniture at its 1 million-sq.-ft. manufacturing plant.

Empire Office is owned by the family of Abraham Gaslow, who founded it in 1946. Empire Office company's products -- which come from some 300 manufacturers -- range from cubicle workstations to products for the executive offices, including storage units, lighting, seating, case goods, and accessories. Empire Office also provides installation. Empire Office is one of the leading Steelcase furniture dealers in the US.

Owner Charlie Clifford founded Tumi, Inc. in 1975 after a Peace Corps stint in Peru. Tumi company is named after an Incan god of medicine, and has been a unit of Doughty Hanson & Co. since 2004. The high-end designer and manufacturer of such travel accessories as prestige suitcases, backpacks, garment bags, totes, and travel kits, specializes in corporate travelers whose cargo is arguably precious (the company has its own tracking system for retrieving lost bags). Tumi distributes its luggage in the US and abroad through some 50 of its own retail stores, its Web site, other specialty stores, and partnerships with hotel chain Starwood and luxury cruise line Seabourn.

Jordano's, Inc. company started in 1915 as a family-owned grocery store in Santa Barbara. Jordano's believes in food and drink. The Santa Barbara, California, company owns both the Jordano's Foodservice and Pacific Beverage companies. Pacific Beverage distributes some 500 products, including Anheuser products as well as sodas, bottled water, and smaller beer labels on the California coast in Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties. Jordano's Foodservice delivers a variety of fresh and frozen foods to restaurants, hotels, and other eateries in Kern, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties.

Samas NV (formerly Samas-Groep) specializes in creating furnishings needed for an ergonomic work environment. The company develops and supplies a wide variety of office furniture for customers throughout eastern and western Europe. Samas products include seating, storage, and desktop furniture for individual workstations, as well as meeting spaces. The company serves its clients through about 20 European operating companies. Samas started as a stationery store in the 1920s, expanded through acquisitions, and later changed its focus to office furnishing.

R.G. Barry Corporation was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Pickerington, Ohio. R.G. Barry Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in designing, sourcing, marketing, and distributing accessory footwear products in North America. The company offers indoor/outdoor casual footwear under the Terrasoles brand, and canvas/active fashion footwear products under the Superga brand. Its products include slippers, sandals, hybrid and active fashion footwear, and slipper socks. The company also offers its products under the Angel Treads, Dearfoams, DF Women, DF Men, Dearfoams DF, DFSport, EZfeet, Dearfoams NV, Snug Treds, Solé, Terrasoles, Utopia, Soluna, Levies, and Nautica brand names. It markets its products through traditional, promotional, and national chain department stores; mass merchants; discount stores; warehouse clubs; off-price retailers; specialty stores; independent retailers; catalogs; and Internet sites.

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