Red Oxx Manufacturing
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Red Oxx Manufacturing, Inc. is an American manufacturing company which produces travel luggage.[1][2] The company was founded in 1986 in Billings, Montana, by Jim Markel Sr., a retired Green Beret Captain, and originally produced fitness equipment. [3] He was later joined by his son Jim Markel Jr. and Perry Jones, all of whom are retired military parachute riggers.[4] In the U.S., the products have won a 'National Award for Luggage'.[5] Also, the Red Oxx Safari Beano bag was Outside Magazine's 2004 Bag of the Year.[6] As of 2017, Red Oxx sells about $2.5 million per year of their products.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ 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, April 15, 2004,
Outside Buyer's Guide has selected a bag made by Red Oxx Manufacturing
[dead link] - ^ 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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