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VF Imagewear Canada Inc

History

Oct 31, 2014
1923
Claude H. Williams, Williams Wirt Harlin, Sr., and Alexander F. Harlin formed Harlin Bros. & Williams

1927
Red Kap's logo was founded

1939
Name changed to Red Kap Garment Company

1947
Red Kap discovered the industrial laundry market and developed the industry's first laundry-friendly industrial pant and shirt

1963
Red Kap acquired Coverall Manufacturing Company of Detroit, MI and Covco Garment Company of Sparta, TN

1964
Red Kap merged with Blue Bell. Name changed to Red Kap Industries, a division of Blue Bell, Inc.

1984
Bassett-Walker, a leading designer and manufacturer of knitted and fleece activewear was acquired by VF.

1986
Blue Bell merged with VF Corporation

1991
Red Kap acquired competitor Work Wear Corp.

1992
VF Corporation moved Red Kap to wholly owned subsidiary status. Name changed to Red Kap Industries, Inc.

1994
VF acquired Nutmeg Industries and H.H. Cutler Company. Nutmeg became part of VF Knitwear Coalition with Cutler being consolidated into Nutmeg

1996
Red Kap acquired Bulwark, locking in leadership position in flame resistant protective apparel

1998
Bassett-Walker was merged with Nutmeg Industries becoming VF Knitwear, Inc on January 3, 1998 
November - VF Imagewear acquired Penn State(PST)
August 6th, 1998 Red Kap celebrated 75 years of family history
 
1999
VF Imagewear acquired Fibrotek, a specialty product used in chip processing and cleanrooms but was shut down in 2001.
Charles Todd was acquired March 30, 1999 and Horace Small Apparel was acquired on March 31, 1999. These two businesses were purchased to establish a stronger presence in global accounts and the security industry.

2000
VF Knitwear was renamed VF Imagewear(East), Inc. on January 16, 2000

2003
January 4, 2003 the East and West became one as VF Imagewear, Inc.
February, 2003 American Licensed Products was acquired with a Harley Davidson license agreement. 
VF acquired Nautica in August and in December VF Imagewear acquired E. Magrath from Nautica.
A new line, The Force, was introduced under the Horace Small brand

2004
Horace Small teamed up with The North Face brand to provide products such as "The Force" jacket.

2006
Fedex Express named VF Imagewear as a Platinum Supplier
VF Imagewear became the apparel licensee for ESPN

2007
Majestic Athletic, the sole supplier of on-field uniforms to Major League Baseball, was acquired by VF Imagewear

2008
Launch of the Hospitality line

Source: http://www.vfimagewear.com/vfweb/redkap/mojo/controller?actionID=page/display&pageid=History

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