Pirelli & C. SpA is industrial company based in Milan, Italy. Founded in Milan in 1872 by Giovanni Battista Pirelli, at its beginning it specialised in rubber and derivative processes, and effectively its activities still concentrate on the production of tyres, and cables (for energy and telecommunications). In 2005 Pirelli sold its cable division to …
The company was founded in 1924 as Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik (Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory) in Herzogenaurach, Germany by Rudolf Dassler, the brother of Adolf “Adi” Dassler, who founded competitor Adidas. The company now operates a virtualized corporate structure, using electronic communications to disperse the organization across the globe. The company changed its name to PUMA …
Rawlings is an American company that manufactures sports equipment. It was founded in 1887, and is a subsidiary of K2 Sports. It specializes in baseball but also manufactures softball, basketball, football, and golf products. Rawlings makes many professional webs for gloves including Trap Eze, Modified Trap Eze, Basket Web, H Web, and I Web. Rawlings …
Brooks Sports, Inc. was founded in 1914 by Morris Goldenberg and is a privately held company that produces high performance shoes and apparel for runners. Brooks originally produced bathing shoes in 1917 before moving into sports by producing baseball cleats in 1920 and football cleats in the 1930’s. In 1979 the world champion Pittsburgh Pirates …
Dirt Devil is a brand name household vacuum cleaner. It is an icon and one of the best selling in the United States. There are two main units Power for large houses, and RV unit for smaller houses or apartments. In 1955 they built the first household vacuum with a patented Cyclone system. Since then …
Martini & Rossi is an Italian alcoholic beverage company primarily associated with the Martini brand of vermouth and also with sparkling wine (for example, Asti). It also produces the French vermouth, Noilly Prat. The company, in one form or another, has been producing products since 1863 (with a vermouth bottling plant in Pessione since the …