Harry Fellowes founded the company in 1917 with the now famous Bankers Box® records storage boxes. From Fellowes founding in Chicago, Illinois, Fellowes have expanded over the years into the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Singapore, Japan, Korea, China and Russia. Today, Fellowes is a global operation that employs more than 1700 people.Fellowes (formerly Fellowes Manufacturing) produces office products that can organize or obliterate. The leading maker of paper shredders (Powershred, Micro-shred), it also makes computer and office accessories, such as ergonomic wrist rests, multimedia storage, and other accessories. As a licensee of Body Glove International (maker of high-tech surf and scuba gear), Fellowes offers fashionable Body Glove cases for mobile phones and iPods. Fellowes' products are sold through office retailers and mass merchants, as well as online.

Esselte makes paper-based filing and document management items (files, binders, folders, covers), workspace products (staplers, letter trays), and computer accessories under the Esselte, Leitz, Oxford, Pendaflex, and Xyron brands. Customers range from wholesalers and direct marketers to office superstores and mass retailers, including Wal-Mart, Target, and Staples. Esselte is controlled by equity firm J. W. Childs Associates.

Wausau Paper Corp. was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Mosinee, Wisconsin. Wausau Paper Corp. manufactures, converts, and sells paper and paper products in the United States and internationally. Wausau Paper Corp. Company's Specialty Products segment produces technical specialty papers, including supercalendered backing papers for high-speed labeling machines; unsaturated masking tape base papers used to produce masking tape; food and industrial papers used as grease-resistant protective barrier papers for food packaging; interleaver papers used in steel processing and to protect polished steel after production; siliconized release papers used in pressure sensitive tapes, labels, and composites; and coating and laminating base papers used in composite construction. It sells its products to manufacturers and converters under the Wausau Paper, EcoSelect, ExperTec, DuraTec, InvenTec, ProGard, ProRedi, ProPly, and ProTec names.Wausau Paper Corp.'s Printing & Writing segment manufactures and converts fine printing and writing paper products, including uncoated printing, writing, imaging, text, cover, and board grades for commercial printers, in-plant print shops, quick printers, copy centers, and office supply and mass merchandisers under the Wausau Paper, Astrobrights, Royal, Exact, Professional Series, and Creative Collection names. These papers are used for printed and photocopied documents, such as flyers, annual reports, brochures, announcements, and greeting cards.Wausau Paper Company's Towel & Tissue segment produces and sells paper towel and tissue products for the away-from-home market, including washroom roll and folded towels, windshield folded towels, industrial wipers, dairy towels, household roll towels, and various towel, tissue, and soap dispensers, as well as other premium towel and tissue products to paper and sanitary supply distributors under the DublSoft, EcoSoft, OptiCore, Revolution, Dubl-Nature, and Dubl-Tough names.

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.

Northstar specializes in machine-readable MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) printing for banks and other customers. Using special inks, papers, and print methods, the company makes internal bank forms (teller receipts, process-control documents) and negotiable documents (money orders, official checks). Northstar also makes custom business forms ("snap-apart" forms used for invoices and purchase orders, continuous forms used in high-speed data processing) and offers various form-management services. Ennis bought Northstar in mid-2000.

Founded in 1869 as the Penn Metal Corporation of Pennsylvania, the firm is owned by Pennsylvania-based Industrial Manufacturing Company. Penco Products company makes industrial furniture and storage items, including cabinets, carts, lockers, pallet racks, work benches, and shelving. It also offers a line of hygiene products that includes deoderizers, soap dispensers, and floor mats, among other products. Penco's customers include industrial, service, governmental, and institutional organizations throughout the US. The firm operates manufacturing facilities in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Utah.

"Avon calling" -- calling for a younger crowd, overseas reps, and improved global operational efficiencies. Avon Products, the world's largest direct seller of cosmetics and beauty-related items, is busy building a global brand and enticing customers younger than its typical middle-aged buyers. Direct selling remains the firm's "modus operandi", but sales also come from catalogs and a Web site. Its products include cosmetics, fragrances, toiletries, jewelry, apparel, home furnishings, and more. Avon boasts about 5.8 million independent representatives. With sales operations and distribution in some 110 countries and territories, the firm has expanded on a multiyear turnaround plan launched in late 2005.

Fruit of the Loom wants to be in your drawers. In addition to its mainstay basics -- underwear made under the BVD, Fruit of the Loom, and Lofteez names -- its products include activewear, casual wear, and children's underwear sold under names such as Russell, Loom Fit For Me, Funpals, Fungals, and Underoos (which feature characters Batman, Scooby-Doo, SpongeBob, and Dora the Explorer). Fruit of the Loom's products are sold primarily in North America through discount and mass merchandisers the likes of Wal-Mart and Target, as well as to department stores, wholesale clubs, and screen printers. To trim costs, Fruit of the Loom uses Latin American production. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway owns the company.

Founded in 1980, Set-N-Me-Free Aloe Vera Co. is a top maker of aloe vera skin care products in the Pacific Northwest. It peddles its products through spas and salons nationwide, as well as through its own Web site. Aloe can't get you out of jail, but according to this company, it can set you free. Set-N-Me-Free Aloe Vera Co. is a personal care and pet care products manufacturer. The company specializes in making and selling items that contain 100% US-grown aloe vera. Set-N-Me-Free Aloe Vera Co. offers body and skin care (body wash, bath milk), hair care, sun care, body wraps, and herbal supplements. Its pet care items include dog shampoos and lotions.

Halston fashion house, known as a disco icon in the 1970s along with its namesake designer Roy Halston Frowick, has endured mostly through it licensing agreements. The company has resurfaced in the fashion industry, designing women's eveningwear and men's clothing. A trendsetter at the time, Halston began to license his name early on. Halston generates most revenue through licensing efforts. Halston's name is on eyewear, sunglasses, denimwear, handbags, and watches. The fashion house hopes to add licenses for women's suitwear, intimate apparel, swimwear, and footwear.

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