The business was founded in 1923 by G.E. Sellstrom and his wife, Ellen, as Excell Sales Company. Sellstrom Manufacturing Company provides protective wear and related products to do-it-yourselfers, as well as corporations, schools, and hospitals. Sellstrom's product line includes eye, face, knee, and head protection (goggles, face shields, knee pads, and hard hats), welding protection (filters and helmets), fall protection (harnesses, lanyards, and lifeline systems) and emergency eye washers and showers.

Sugartown Worldwide is the company that makes and distributes one of the best-loved styles of shift dresses ever made: the Lilly Pulitzer. Named for the social butterfly who once designed the iconic fabrics and dresses herself, Lilly Pulitzers (or just "Lillies," to adoring fans) are back in circulation by way of more than 70 signature shops, a catalog (available only at the Lilly Pulitzer shops), select department stores, and through the company's Web site. Jim Bradbeer and Scott Beaumont acquired the trademark in 1993 and are now the company's owners.

In 1916, Keds created an American Classic: the first shoe with a soft rubber sole and coined the term "sneaker." This original sneaker, called "the Champion" has remained a style icon for over ninety years. Worn by Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe and Jackie O, and consistently celebrated by Vogue, Elle and Women's Wear Daily, Keds continues to attract fashion designers, stylists and top editors in the industry with their classic, authentic style. Today, a new generation has discovered the Keds brand, which is helping to inspire a collective spirit of new American style, youthful optimism, collaboration and togetherness.

Nova Link has been manufacturing office furniture for more than 20 years and is owned by the Vander Park family. The Canada-based company designs, manufactures, and sells desks, filing cabinets, book cases, and other related furniture for offices, workplaces, call centers, and financial trading floors. Its primary product line is built around its NLnovalink Series 5.0 of modular desk stations and furniture, allowing customers to store stacked LCD monitors, multiple CPUs, and other computer equipment.

Top Form wants to make sure women everywhere stay that way. The company designs manufactures, distributes, and sells intimate apparel including sleepwear and underwear. Most of its revenue comes from bra sales under the brand names Marguerite Lee and Meritlux; it sells 61 million of the support garments each year. Top Form and its 12 subsidiaries have four factories in China but more than half of the company's manufacturing is located in Thailand and the Philippines. The company's major market is the US with Europe and Australia next. Managing director Eddie Wong owns about 16% of the company as do directors Lucas Laureys and Herman Van de Velde (of intimate apparel maker Van de Velde N.V.).

Karl Toosbuy founded ECCO Sko A/S in rural Denmark in 1963. ECCO Sko A/S company is the country's largest shoe maker and retailer. It operates more than 680 shops worldwide selling an extensive range of men's and women's shoes for business, comfort, and activity. ECCO manufactures about 17 million pairs of them each year. The company has expanded its products portfolio to include golf shoes and running and performance shoes. Outside Denmark, ECCO's operations extend to Asia, North America, and Eastern Europe. Hanna Toosbuy Kasprzak, daughter of deceased founder Karl Toosbuy, owns the company.

Babor wants to treat its customers' skin to some of its products. Babor Cosmetics America Corporation makes systems for skin care treatments at home or in salons. The company offers face care products (including make up and moisturizers), as well as body care and sun care lines. It covers the men's market, too. Babor for Men includes men's skin care products (moisturizer, balancer, shaving gel, after shave balm, after shave, all-over shampoo, and deodorant spray) and fragrances. Babor Cosmetics has operations or representation in more than 50 countries. The first Babor product was HY-OL, a hydrophilic face cleansing oil patented in 1955 by namesake Dr. Michael Babor.

Corwood Laboratories, Inc. company is a contract manufacturer of liquids, lotions, gels, and creams for bath, hair care, skin care, and personal care products. Along with the usual cosmetics, shower gels, and shampoos, it also makes over-the-counter pharmaceuticals, such as acne cream, burn ointment, and wound cleansers and dressings. The company makes products for pets, too, in the form of coat conditioners, shampoo, stain remover, and toothpaste. QuSomes, a new nanotechnology that is intended to replace liposomes, is the result of its partnership with BioZone Laboratories.

Anvil Holdings, which operates primarily through its Anvil Knitwear subsidiary, makes and markets activewear for men, women, and children that it sells to screen printers, private-label brand owners, and distributors in the US. In addition to its apparel offerings (primarily short- and long-sleeve T-shirts), Anvil also makes bags, caps, robes, and towels. Before they're purchased, Anvil's products are typically embellished with characters, designs, or logos. The firm's brands include Anvil Logo, Anvil, chromaZONE by Anvil, and Cotton Deluxe Towels Plus by Anvil, as well as private labels manufactured for other companies.

Frank Faehner, Chairman of American Wood Fibers, has been involved with "total wood waste utilization" for over 50 years. In 1966, he incorporated Eastern Wood Fibers in Jessup, Maryland and set out to become the nation’s largest supplier of wood flour and wood by-products. In 1988, he achieved this objective and the name was changed to American Wood Fibers to more accurately reflect the depth of our resources and the national scope the company had achieved.Today, there are American Wood Fiber plants and distribution centers near the majority of our nation's major timber processors from coast-to-coast. We are also rapidly expanding to include Canada, Mexico and other international markets. Despite this significant growth and national scope, our focus still remains on family. American Wood Fibers embodies the culture of courtesy, respect and a commitment to customer service that originated with our company founder. Today that same commitment is sustained by the fourth generation of the Faehner family and all AWF employees.

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