Delta Apparel, Inc. (Delta Apparel) is an international design, manufacturing, sourcing and marketing company, which features a portfolio of branded and private label activewear apparel and headwear. The Company specializes in selling a range of casual and athletic products through distribution channels. The Company operates in two segments: Activewear and Retail-Ready. Its products are sold to specialty and boutique shops, upscale and traditional department stores, mid-tier retailers, sporting goods stores, screen printers, and private label accounts. Delta Apparel also sells certain products to college bookstores and to the United States military. The Company’s products are also available direct to consumers on its websites at www.soffe.com, www.deltaapparel.com and www.junkfoodclothing.com. Its headwear products can be viewed at www.2thegame.com. Delta Apparel’s wholly owned subsidiaries include M. J. Soffe, LLC, Junkfood Clothing Company and To The Game, LLC.

Bollman Hat Company is going to bowl anyone over with a Bowler, but the company can still keep your head warm, protected from the sun, and stylish to boot. It sells a variety of hats and hat collections under brands, including Timberland (licensed) and Kangol (licensed); it owns the Bailey, Country Gentleman, Eddy Bros., Helen Kaminski, Ignite, PANTROPIC, and Plaza Suite brands, among others. Bollman, which was founded in 1868, sells its hats in more than 55 countries around the world. In 1985 company management bought the firm from the founding Bollman family.

First Quality Enterprises, Inc. Company established in 1988, is managed and owned by several generations of the founding Damaghi family. First Quality Enterprises (FQE) is a group of companies that manufactures adult incontinence products under the Prevail brand name, Femtex and Opal brand tampons, as well as diapers, training pants, baby wipes, adult washcloths, and consumer paper products (bath tissue and paper towels). The consumer products maker distributes its sanitary goods to institutions, including long-term care and assisted living facilities, businesses, and retailers in the US and abroad. In addition to its branded products, FQE manufactures private label goods for others.

Founded by Edgar and Theresa Hyman on their wedding day in 1923, The ECHO Design Group is a prominent fashion designer and retailer. Its fashion accessories include women's handbags, scarves, wraps, and other cold weather accessories, while its home décor lineup consists of bedding, bath products, and stationery. ECHO Design's products are sold in a range of department stores from the upscale (Bloomingdale's) to the everyday (Dillard's). ECHO Design also licenses a line of wallcoverings, throws, decorative pillows, bed and bath products, and paper goods. Historically, the family-run firm (CEO Dorothy Roberts is the Hymans' daughter) has designed custom products for retailers, museums, and historical societies.

Thomas Pink designs, makes, and retails stylish upscale men's and women's clothing and their accoutrements in about 20 US locations. It boasts more locations from Europe to Asia. Thomas Pink operates the world's largest shirt shop on New York's Madison Avenue and has expanded its US presence when LVMH acquired the company outright in 2002. Additional US locations include Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Michigan, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, and Washington, D.C. Tapping into its feminine side Thomas Pink began making clothing for women in 2003.

OFS Brands, Inc. was founded as a wood furniture manufacturer in 1937 and remains family-owned. OFS Brands company makes, sells, and leases office furniture. Its sells premade case goods (desks, bookcases, filing cabinets), seating, and conference room furniture under the brand names OFS, Carolina, Styline, and First Office. OFS also makes custom office furniture and display cases. The furniture is produced in about a dozen plants and is hauled by its transportation and logistics subsidiary, which transports furniture for OFS as well as other manufacturers.

Gima, LLC company provides custom embroidery and screen-print services for clothing and accessories. It offers over 100 custom lettering fonts that it uses to stitch logos on everything from hats to shirts to golf bags. Gima also provides private label cutting and sewing and specializes in fleece fabric. Clients include Aetna, Eastern Mountain Sports, L.L. Bean, and McDonald's. Gima is owned and operated by brother-in-laws Roberto Giansiracusa and George Marinelli. Roberto's Italian immigrant father Luigi began working in the US as a tailor in 1952 and eventually opened his own apparel firm with help from wife Ines.

CIBA Vision (itself a subsidiary of Swiss "druggernaut" Novartis), CIBA Vision (UK) performs sales, marketing, and support services in Great Britain and Northern Ireland for its parent's line of contact lenses and lens care products. CIBA's offerings include disposable, toric, tinted, and bifocal lenses, and lenses with ultraviolet protection. Brands include FreshLook, AIR OPTIX, and Focus. Its lens care products are marketed under the brands AOSept Plus and Focus AQUA. CIBA Vision invests billions in research and development, however, no R&D activities take place in the UK.

Avlon Industries, Inc. company was founded in 1984 by chemist Dr. Ali Syed, who serves as Avlon's president. Avlon Industries company, a hair-care product maker, specializes in treatments for ethnic hair. Products include relaxer and conditioning systems, permanent wave and professional coloring lines, and maintenance and styling items sold under names such as Affirm, Ferm, FiberGuard, KeraCare, and MoisturColor. Avlon's products are available for purchase through professional salons in the US and Canada. The company also has offices in Brazil, South Africa, and the UK to facilitate distribution to Latin America, Africa, and Europe.

OTC International, Ltd. company, a jewelry retailer and wholesaler, makes and markets pieces in fine gold or tarnish-resistant sterling silver with cameos, semi-precious gemstones, and diamond accents. As a volume producer, OTC specializes in private-label licensed jewelry pieces and watches. The company, whose headquarters spans some 100,000 sq. ft., manages a staff of artists, designers, photographers, and advertising professionals. Its products are made in the US, as well as imported from Asia/Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and South America. Rival New York jeweler Dialuck netted OTC's finery when the merchant filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2008.

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