Pringle of Scotland is one company that really has stuck to its knitting, but has changed its stylings to suit the times. The company has for nearly two centuries represented the quintessentially Scottish apparel, contributing to the world of fashion high-end woollens and the ubiquitous twinset. Starting in 2000, Pringle of Scotland began rebranding itself and its products in the international luxury market. The company's products can be found at showrooms in London and Tokyo, as well as through high end retailers in Europe, Asia, and the US. The company was spun off (so to speak) from Dawson International in 2000 and sold to Hong Kong-based Fang Brothers Knitting Ltd., which is owned by Kenneth Fang.

Mercer International Inc. was founded in 1968 and is based in Vancouver, Canada. Mercer International Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of pulp. Its products include northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp, kraft pulp, and market pulp. The company operates three NBSK pulp mills, including the Rosenthal mill and the Stendal mill in Germany, as well as Celgar mill in Canada. Mercer International sells its products primarily in Europe, Asia, and North America.

Vans designs and sells footwear and apparel for casual wear and for use in activities such as skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, bicycle motocross (BMX), and motocross. Vans merchandise is sold in the US by national chain stores and in skate, surf, and specialty shops. Vans itself operates about 200 stores in the US and in Europe. As part of its marketing strategy, Vans backs alternative rock and heavy metal bands through music festivals. Vans is owned by V.F. Corporation.

Founded in 1985 to market a tea tree oil formulation called Melaleuca Oil, the firm sells personal care products, cosmetics, household cleaning supplies, and vitamins directly to consumers through a network of sales representatives, catalogs, and its Web sites, but members only please. Melaleuca now sells more than 350 products, many of which are environmentally friendly and derived from natural ingredients, including tea tree oil. Tea tree oil is a powerful antiseptic and antifungal agent used for skin care, as well as the treatment of a variety of ailments, insect bites, boils, and wounds.

Since 1965 Life Uniform has put the shirt on the backs of vets, doctors, dentists, and nurses with those crazy-colored scrubs that can sport bears and hearts. Life Uniform sells its products under the Dickies, Barco, Landau, Cherokee, and NurseMates brands. Since scrubs-buying has changed in recent years, the company caters to clients and their employees, who sometimes pay for their work apparel themselves. Life Uniform operates retail stores, a Web site, and also visits the workplace for increased convenience. In mid-2006 the company acquired rival Uniform City, which sells uniforms through a catalog and in stores. Life Uniform is a division of Healthcare Uniform, owned by Sun Capital Partners.

Vi-Jon has been keeping it clean for more than a century. The health and beauty care company makes such products as body washes, deodorants, lotions, mouth washes, shampoos, and soaps. It is primarily a private-label manufacturer for national retailer brands, but it also develops and markets its own brands, including Germ-X hand sanitizers and Inspector Hector oral care and hand soap products for kids. Its products are supplied to retailers, such as Kroger, Target, and Walgreens, across the US. Vi-Jon was originally founded as Peroxide Specialty Company in 1908 by John B. Brunner, grandfather of chairman and CEO John G. Brunner. The family-owned firm was acquired by investment firm Berkshire Partners in 2006.

RSI manufactures its Echo Systems product using a combination of new parts and recycled content. The recycled content consists primarily of modular furniture parts originally manufactured by Haworth®, Inc. and fabric milled from recycled fabrics and plastics. Since 1987, RSI has manufactured Echo Systems in its Tempe, Arizona plant, and starting in June of 2009, RSI distributes Echo Systems to the East coast through its distribution center in Norcross, Georgia.There are many names in the office furniture industry for recycled modular office furniture. People use the terms refurbished instead of recycled and cubicles or workstations instead of modular office furniture. As such, you can call it recycled modular office furniture, recycled cubicles, recycled workstations, refurbished modular office furniture, refurbished cubicles or refurbished workstations. Whatever you call it, Echo Systems is great looking, environmentally friendly office furniture at a great price. Echo Systems is available nationwide and we have dealers in your area to help with the design, layout and installation of your office furniture project.

It was the 1980s: Robin Williams wore rainbow suspenders, Tom Hanks wore a dress, and if you were hot, you had the Jordache look. Fast-forward more than two decades: Jordache Enterprises offers jeans, apparel, and accessories (shoes, purses) primarily for teens, mostly through decidedly non-designer retailers, such as Wal-Mart. It also licenses the Jordache name for eyewear and luggage. Jordache makes jeans under license for Gasoline, Sasson, KIKIT, FUBU, and U.S. Polo Association. Its premium Jordache Vintage line is sold at specialty stores. In 1977 a New York City store, owned by brothers and Israeli immigrants Joe, Ralph, and Avi Nakash, was burned and looted; insurance enabled them to launch Jordache.

Headquartered in a nation that traces its jewelry-making tradition to ancient times, Goldas was founded in 1993 by the Yalinkaya Group. Goldas Jewellery Industry Import Export Inc. company designs, makes, and retails gold, silver, and diamond jewelry and exports it to more than 45 countries. Its gold jewelry is produced in weights that include 8, 9, 10, 14, 18, 21, and 22 karats. Among the company's thousands of styles are licensed items, which have included NBA key rings and Winnie the Pooh necklaces. About half of the Goldas stores are found in Turkey, with the rest located in Russia and China.

HCI Direct shapes and colors millions of pairs of legs. The company sells women's sheer and opaque hosiery under the Silkies brand in more than a dozen styles and nearly as many colors. It also sells knee-highs, socks, and tights for girls and products to pamper your legs. The firm manufactures its own products, including personal care items. Other brands include Sculptz Shapewear, Silkies Enriche Anti-Aging Skincare, and a pain-relieving cream named PainVanish. Founded in 1974, HCI Direct sells its hosiery primarily by direct mail (it boasts more than 20 million customer members). It also sells through its Web site. A fund managed by Kelso & Company, Bennett Management, owns a majority stake in HCI Direct.

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