Dorel Industries Inc. is a Canadian company, based in Montreal, Quebec, which designs and manufactures juvenile products and home furnishings. Its Dorel Sports division, sold in 2022, sold bicycles. It was formed in 1987 as a result of a merger between Dorel Co. Ltd., founded in 1962 by Leo Schwartz and Ridgewood Industries, founded in 1969. Dorel employs approximately 10,000 people and its products are sold in over 100 countries.
Various methods of transporting children have been used in different cultures and times. These methods include baby carriages, infant car seats, portable bassinets (carrycots), strollers (pushchairs), slings, backpacks, baskets and bicycle carriers.
A child safety seat, sometimes called an infant safety seat, child restraint system, child seat, baby seat, car seat, or a booster seat, is a seat designed specifically to protect children from injury or death during vehicle collisions. Most commonly these seats are purchased and installed by car owners, but car manufacturers may integrate them directly into their vehicle's design and generally are required to provide anchors and ensure seat belt compatibility. Many jurisdictions require children defined by age, weight, and/or height to use a government-approved child safety seat when riding in a vehicle. Child safety seats provide passive restraints and must be properly used to be effective. However, research indicates that many child safety restraints are often not installed or used properly. To tackle this negative trend, health officials and child safety experts produce child safety videos to teach proper car seat installation to parents and caregivers.
Graco is an American baby products company based in High Point, North Carolina. It is owned and operated by Newell Brands. Graco offers products including car seats, travel systems, strollers, high chairs, play yards, and baby swings.
Britax is a British manufacturer of childcare products including car seats, pushchairs and high chairs.
Peg Perego is an Italian manufacturer of juvenile products. In addition to their home location in Italy, the company now has offices in Brazil, Canada, and the United States.
The Kind + Jugend Innovation Award is a German design award granted annually to the best overall baby product in the areas of design, safety, user-friendliness, degree of innovation, and quality of workmanship. Particular emphasis is placed on innovation and safety, with past winners displaying unique designs and new technology.
Regal Lager, Inc. is a distributor of baby and children's products to both the United States and Canada, and is located in Kennesaw, Georgia. Regal Lager, Inc. works with companies outside the United States, and is known in the baby industry as a push-distributor as they not only provide distribution for their products, but marketing and advertising as well. They are best known for establishing the Baby Björn baby carrier brand in the United States throughout the 1990s. The company won The Swedish Trade Council's annual achievement award for Superb Consumer Market Adaptability in North America in 2001. Today Regal Lager, Inc. is currently responsible for the distribution of the Love To Dream, Dekor, Lascal, Qdos and Nomi brands.
Cybex is a manufacturer of child safety products. The company was founded in 2005 by Martin Pos in Hong Kong as CYBEX Industrial Ltd. It has been owned by the Chinese child safety manufacturer Goodbaby International since 2014. Cybex has locations in Hong Kong, Kulmbach, and Bayreuth and Prague. and sells its products internationally. In 2010 the company had over 100 employees and a profit of 37 million Euros. In 2019 the number of employees rose to 500.
Philips Avent, stylized as Philips AVENT, is a child care brand which manufactures baby bottles, breast pumps, and other baby feeding and health accessories. It is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association, Inc. (JPMA) is a national trade organization that represents the juvenile industry defined as from prenatal to preschool. JPMA represents companies in the United States, Canada, and Mexico who manufacture, import and/or distribute infant products.
Juno Baby was a multiple Emmy Award winning line of children’s educational-development products that blend original music with puppet characters. The product line focuses around the characters of Juno, a six-year-old girl with a natural passion for music, her two-year-old brother Rai Rai, and several animal companions. The company has two brands: Juno Baby which is geared toward the toddler and infant market and Juno Jr. and the world of Harmonia Springs which focuses on pre-school aged children. who composed Turner Classic Movies' Cartoon Alley.
Gendron, Inc. is an American manufacturer of wheelchairs, hospital beds, stretchers, and other medical equipment based in Bryan, Ohio.
Neatnik Saucer is a patented high chair cover and baby place mat all-in-one. It prevents food and toys from falling to the floor while providing a sanitary barrier and clean activity space for infants and toddlers. Neatnik is a portable and collapsible juvenile product that is designed to fit primarily restaurant style high chairs and some home models. It is suitable for use by parents of babies aged from six months to three years.
Munchkin, Inc. is a privately-held company headquartered in Van Nuys, California known for designing, developing, manufacturing and distributing infant and toddler products. It was founded in 1991 by Steven B. Dunn, its CEO.
Goodbaby International Holdings Limited is incorporated in the Cayman Islands and headquartered in Shanghai. It is juvenile-products company that is listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (1086:HK). Principally it engages in the manufacturing, designing, research and development, marketing and sale of many children’s products worldwide such as strollers, child seats. It operates brands such as Goodbaby, GB, Cybex, Evenflo, CBX, Rollplay, Happy Dino, Urbini, and other branded kids-children's products.
Gate check bags are travel bags specially designed for the transportation and storage of car seats and strollers or pushchairs. Generally used for airline travel, they also provide protection from dust when in storage for the occasional user. When used for airline travel the strollers and car seats are placed in gate check bags at the departure gate before boarding. The bags protect strollers and car seats from dirt whilst in the loading or cargo bay as well as from elements such as rain or snow if left on the tarmac.
4moms is an American robotics company specializing in baby products. Founded in March 2005 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, it launched its first product Origami, a self-folding stroller. They are better known as the creator of the momaRoo baby rocker which sold over two million units.
Gertrude Agnes Muller was an American businesswoman, entrepreneur, and inventor. She was dedicated to developing safer childrearing standards and is credited with inventing the first folding potty chair and one of the first children's car seats. Additionally, she was a pioneer in the use of crash testing for product safety.
