Herman Miller, Inc. was founded in 1905 and is based in Zeeland, Michigan. Herman Miller, Inc. engages in the research, design, manufacture, and distribution of office furniture systems, products, and related services worldwide. It offers a range of modular systems under the Action Office, Q System, Ethospace, Resolve, My Studio Environments, and Vivo Interiors brand names; seating products under the Embody, Aeron, Mirra, Celle, Equa, Ergon, and Ambi brands; storage products that include Meridian and Tu brand filing products; wooden casegoods under the Geiger brand name; and freestanding furniture products under the Teneo, Passage, and Abak brands.Herman Miller through its Convia business, also offers a programmable, modular electrical building infrastructure solution that enables building owners and individuals to adapt their habitat. In addition, it provides Embody office chairs, as well as Teneo free standing storage, hosting, and display pieces. The company's products and related services are used in office/institution environments, including offices and related conference, lobby, and lounge areas; general public areas, such as transportation terminals; health/science environments, including hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities; industrial and educational settings; and residential and other environments. The company markets its products through its sales staff, its owned dealer network, independent dealers, and retailers, as well as via the Internet.

Founded in 1976, Walsh & Simmons is co-owned by company president Bill Simmons and vice president Mike Walsh. Walsh & Simmons company manufactures wood and metal furniture primarily for use in the restaurant industry. Its products, distributed through authorized dealers and representatives, include upholstered and wooden booths, stools, wooden and metal chairs, waiting settees, and table tops and bases.

Indo Internacional SA (Indo) is a Spain-based company active in the production and distribution of optical products. The Company's products portfolio includes lenses, frames, sunglasses, eyeglasses and equipment for opticians and ophthalmologists. Its lenses are designed to correct myopia, astigmatism and eyestrain, among others. Indo’s eyeglasses are sold under a range of brand names and designer labels, which include the Company's own-brand Indo. The Company is also engaged in interior design projects for optical shops, optician's offices and clinics. In addition, Indo designs trainings and provides specialized seminars on the optics-related topics. The Company operates on both national and international markets. It is present in such countries as France, Italy, Portugal, Chile, China and the United States. Indo’s main subsidiaries are Indo Italia Srl, Industrias de Optica SAU, Sedosa Portugal SA, Werner Schulz GmbH & Co KG, among others.

The family-owned and -operated company was founded by Charles Evans in 1952 to sell serums and vaccines for farm animals. United Pharmacal Co. (UPCO) has answered the call of the wild, as well as the domesticated. The company provides some 15,000 pet products online and through its two catalogs: a full catalog and one specifically for feathered friends. UPCO ships books and training tools, collars, grooming supplies, medicines, food, and toys for family members as big as horses or as small as hamsters.

Founded in 1970 by Martin Trust and his wife, Dena, in their Massachusetts home, MAST has grown from a cottage industry to a global force in apparel sourcing and manufacturing. It has manufacturing operations and joint ventures in more than a dozen countries including China, Israel, Mexico, and Sri Lanka. MAST makes clothes so its customers don't have to. MAST Industries is one of the world's biggest contract manufacturers, importers, and distributors of apparel, including sportswear for hot brands such as Abercrombie & Fitch. MAST is a subsidiary of Limited Brands, which acquired it in 1978, and supplies apparel to its Victoria's Secret and La Senza chains as well as to third-party customers.

Emilio Pucci has the gift for style that just keeps on giving and giving. The design house -- established in the 1950s -- is today just as adored as it was when its popularity first caught on in the early 1960s. Pucci makes and distributes women's apparel, accessories, perfume, eyewear, and footwear, through about 40 boutiques. The apparel company also sells its products through select department stores and online. Its retail operations span worldwide, including shops in The Americas. Although the namesake Mr. Pucci died in 1992, the company continues to operate as a subsidiary of LVMH. Daughter Laudomia Pucci remains an executive with the firm.

Capital Mercury Apparel is playing the name game. Traditionally a maker of uniforms and private-label clothing, the employee-owned company shifted its focus to concentrate on more upscale, branded merchandise. Capital Mercury, founded in 1960, makes a variety of men's and women's clothing, including shirts, sweaters, dress wear, swimwear, and sportswear. Its Bill Blass Premium, Arnold Palmer, and NYNE brands are sold in department stores, and it makes other labels for Wal-Mart stores. Agreements with the likes of designer menswear labels Robert Stock and Wilke-Rodriguez -- as well as a deal struck with Jones Apparel Group -- have brought the company upscale licensing deals.

American Hotel Register Company was founded in 1865 to sell hotel guest registers. It was acquired by Thomas Leahy in the early 1900s and his descendants still own and operate the company. The company supplies hotels of all sizes with more than 50,000 products, including toiletries, cleaning products, appliances, furniture, carpeting, drapery, linens, and embossed items. It also caters to funeral homes, health care facilities, government offices, and military institutions. American Hotel Register sells its products through its 2,000-page catalog and its Web site.

Baxter of California is embraced worldwide by well-groomed male Baby Boomers. Named for Baxter Finley, who founded the company in the mid-1960s and sold it to president and CEO Jean-Pierre Mastey in 2000, the firm makes men's grooming products for shaving, skin care, anti-aging, and hair and body. It's one of the first personal care products companies to cater exclusively to men. Baxter of California products are sold in spas, salons, and specialty stores such as American Male and the UK's House of Fraser. The company rounds out its personal care products with apparel, candles, and grooming accessories.

United Pet Group (UPG) stands united with pet lovers who want only the best for Fido, Precious, Chirpy, and their other companions. United Pet Group company makes and markets premium pet foods and supplies for a variety of pets, including cats, dogs, fish, birds, and small animals. UPG manufactures its products under such brand names as Aquarium Systems, Dingo, Eight in One, Tetra, Jungle Talk, Lazy Pet, Perfecto Manufacturing, Marineland, Nature's Miracle, and Poop Patrol. United Pet Group company's acquisition of the Jungle brand in 2005 was its most recent purchase in a spate of about a dozen deals since 1997. UPG's parent company Spectrum Brands and UPG emerged from six months in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in August 2009.

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