Craftsman
Craftsman tools are available in most respectable hardware and home improvement stores, and you’ve probably seen their products often if you find yourself using tools often. The United States is home to the company’s factories, but there are also several outsourced plants in Taiwan and China. Sears became its parent company, which decided to externalize production. Taiwan and China share the Apex Tool Group’s factories which manufacture Craftsman’s tools. Further, the American company Western Forge carry another portion of their tool manufacturing. As you can see, there is quite a complex shared system of manufacturing shared across North America and Asia.
Craftsman
Samsonite
It was in 1910 that Jesse Shwayder of Denver, Colorado began creating a new type of luggage. Missing the century mark by 8 years, the company stayed within the West Coast until it departed for another state. Samsonite is now based within Mansfield, Massachusetts. Amazingly, the majority of its items are created in Asia and Europe. China, Hungary, and India all feature Samsonite factories. The Indian Nashik factory produces almost 40% of Samsonite’s production. China not only makes a lot of the company’s luggage, employing thousands of people in the process, its people absolutely adore the products! Incredibly, nearly 66% of Samsonite sales take place in China.
Samsonite
