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

  1. ↑ 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
  2. ↑ RED OXX CARRY-ON, St. Paul Pioneer Press, June 18, 2006
  3. ↑ "Veteran-owned Red Oxx making high-quality bags in Billings for nearly 3 decades". Q2 News (KTVQ). 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
  4. ↑ Red Oxx history
  5. ↑ 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 ]
  6. ↑ 2004 Bag of the Year Outside Magazine
  7. ↑ Doucette, Kitt (2017-12-04). "Building a Tougher Bag". www.mensjournal.com. Retrieved 2025-04-07.


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