Red Oxx Manufacturing
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Red Oxx Manufacturing, Inc. is an American manufacturing company which produces travel luggage. The company was founded in 1986 in Billings, Montana, by Jim Markel Sr., a retired Green Beret Captain, and originally produced fitness equipment. He was later joined by his son Jim Markel Jr. and Perry Jones, all of whom are retired military parachute riggers. In the U.S., the products have won a 'National Award for Luggage'. Also, the Red Oxx Safari Beano bag was Outside Magazine's 2004 Bag of the Year. As of 2017, Red Oxx sells about $2.5 million per year of their products.
References
- ↑ Archer, Bert (December 6, 2006), "TED ANDERSON, VENTURES WEST PRESIDENT", The Globe and Mail, archived from the original on 2007-09-30, retrieved 2024-02-25
- ↑ RED OXX CARRY-ON, St. Paul Pioneer Press, June 18, 2006
- ↑ "Veteran-owned Red Oxx making high-quality bags in Billings for nearly 3 decades". Q2 News (KTVQ). 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ↑ Red Oxx history
- ↑ "Billings, Mont., Company Bags National Award for Luggage", Billings Gazette, Billings, MT, April 15, 2004,
Outside Buyer's Guide has selected a bag made by Red Oxx Manufacturing
- ↑ 2004 Bag of the Year Outside Magazine
- ↑ Doucette, Kitt (2017-12-04). "Building a Tougher Bag". www.mensjournal.com. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
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