Clothing and footwear industry , also called apparel and allied industries, garment industries, or soft-goods industries, factories and mills producing outerwear, underwear, headwear, , belts, purses, luggage, gloves, scarfs, ties, and household soft goods such as drapes, linens, and slipcovers. The same raw materials and equipment are used to fashion these different end products.HistoryIn the late Stone Age northern Europeans made garments of animal skins sewn together with leather thongs. Holes were made in the skin and a thong drawn through with an instrument like a crochet hook. In southern Europe fine bone from the same ... (100 of 6,977 words)All Nash catalogues and technical brochuresWe make neighborhoods work.**Lights, cars, trains, computers and even espresso machines. Every morning, your neighborhood comes alive. And we’re there, making sure it all works.   See how we make what matters work. READ THE FULL STORY Visit Eaton at MINExpo® Innovations in depth — Solutions above and below ground September 26 – 28 |

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