Double Two is banking safely on the success of its shirts, not on a four-the-hard-way crap shoot. Originally called Double Two because of an innovative design that included two sets of collars and two sets of cuffs, the company has since evolved into a designer and producer of a full range of men's and women's apparel, including pants, skirts, jeans, and suits, though its focus remains primarily on shirts. Products are manufactured in Yorkshire, UK, as well as Eastern Europe, North Africa, and South Asia. Double Two is owned by The Wakefield Shirt Group.

The creator of the women's wristwatch (in 1888) also made the first wristwatch with a leather strap -- for a Brazilian aviator in 1904. Now a global symbol of cosmopolitan fashion, the glittering Cartier trademark bedecks jewelry, clocks, watches, perfume, leather goods, apparel, and accessories. Nearly three-fourths of sales come from jewelry and watches. Cartier baubles and beads are distributed worldwide through more than 250 Cartier boutiques and through licensees and retail concessions. Cartier is the jewel in the crown of Swiss group Compagnie Financier Richemont, one of the world's largest luxury goods companies.

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.

Dr. Martens (aka Doc Martens or Docs), the chunky, thick-soled shoes and boots made by R. Griggs and sold in specialty stores and major retailers. The style has grown beyond the classic, black, lace-up boot to include more than 1,000 variations of boots, shoes, and sandals for adults and children. R. Griggs, one of the UK's biggest shoemakers, returned to its work-boot roots when sales dwindled, but it's back to getting its feet wet elsewhere again. Founded a century ago, the company has been making Docs since 1960. Max Griggs, president, and his brother Stephen, vice chairman, own the company.

5.11 was founded in 2003. 5.11 outfits some of the toughest folks on the block. The company, more commonly known as 5.11 Tactical, makes a variety of types of clothing for law enforcement personnel and public safety officers, including the military and firefighters. Its products include tactical apparel, uniforms, outerwear, footwear, and accessories such as eyewear, knives, tactical gear, and holsters. The company's signature 5.11 tactical pants were originally designed for rock-climbing enthusiasts. It also sells leisure wear and children's clothing.

S. B. Foot Tanning Co. company, founded by Silas B. Foot, is a tannery that offers products made from cow hides. A subsidiary of Red Wing Shoe Company, the firm uses cattle hides sourced in the US to make leather items. Its primary products include such as items as camouflage, upholstery, and footwear. Superior to cloth and canvas, S. B. Foot Tanning's camouflage-pattern leather is in demand by sportsmen, while its natural, polished full-grain leather is used to make upscale upholstery (chairs and couches). Its footwear leathers are used to make casual shoes, men's dress shoes, safety shoes, western boots, and work boots.

Cosalt is worth its salt when it comes to such products. The company designs and manufactures school uniforms, uniforms for the marine, motor, rail, defense, emergency, and utilities industries, as well as knotless netting, children's formalwear, marine safety equipment, and protective clothing. It also makes manufactured vacation cottages. The company began in 1873 as a collective of fishing vessel owners, from which sprang its endeavor to outfish fleets before ships set sail. Cosalt first floated on the public stock exchange in 1971.

P.H. Glatfelter Company was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in York, Pennsylvania. P.H. Glatfelter Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures specialty papers and engineered products in the United States and internationally. It offers book publishing papers for the production of hardbound books and other book publishing needs; carbonless and forms papers for credit card receipts, multi-part forms, security papers, and other end-user applications; envelope and converting papers for the direct mail market, shopping bags, and other converting applications; and engineered products for digital imaging, transfer, casting, release, postal, and playing card applications.P.H. Glatfelter products include food and beverage paper used for tea bags and coffee pods/pads and filters; composite laminate papers used in production of decorative laminates for furniture and flooring; and metallized products used in the labeling of beer bottles, inner liners, gift wrap, self-adhesive labels, and other consumer products applications, as well as a line of paper products used in batteries, medical masks, and other engineered applications. It serves customers in various markets, including book publishing, carbonless and forms, envelope and converting, engineered products, food and beverage, and composite laminates markets. The company sells its products directly, as well as through wholesale paper merchants, brokers, and agents primarily in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

Gruppo Buffetti S.p.A founded in Rome in 1853 by Giovanni Buffetti, began as a typography firm. Italian yellow page publisher Telecom Italia Media bought Gruppo Buffetti in 2000. Gruppo Buffetti markets office supplies, leather accessories, computer software, print-on-demand services, and even books and magazines. It primarily serves the small and medium-sized business markets. The retailer has more than 1,000 franchised locations across the country, but also sells its products via catalog and on the Internet.

Empire Merchants company distributes a wide array of wines, spirits, and champagnes to licensed liquor stores throughout the region. In 2007 it combined its metro New York operations with those of Peerless Importers to form Empire Merchants. Founded in 1933, the company is a subsidiary of Maryland-based Charmer-Sunbelt Group, one of the largest wine and spirits wholesalers in the US. The Merinoff family controls Charmer-Sunbelt.

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