For the record, there were 204 exhibitors from foreign countries; 100 of them from China. Most of the rest were from Canada, with a smattering of vendors from India, Malaysia, Pakistan, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Brazil, Portugal, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Bahrain and Argentina.

Some of the more unusual vendors at the NSC Congress & Expo, exporters to the U.S. market, and some brands you’ll instantly recognize from the consumer side:

Absolute Outdoor  absoluteoutdoorinc.com

Acknit Industries, Inc.  India

Always In Mind, Inc.   www.aimforsfaety.com

Applebee’s Services, Inc (incentive gift cards)

Beagle 1, Inc   www.barefoot.com

Billabong Enterprises Co, Ltd.  Hong Kong

Black Mamba Gloves

Boundless Network (managing promotional spending)

Brief Relief (privacy to relieve yourself)

Carhartt

Caterpillar Safety Services

CHG Hospital Beds    www.chgbeds.com

Collision Awareness   www.collisionawareness.com

Dunlop Protective Footwear, Inc.   The Netherlands

Fuzhou Zhongtai Plastic Co.   China

Georgia-Pacific Corporation

German Social Accident Insurance   Germany

Gifts People Choose    www.giftspeoplechoose.com

Industrial Psychologists, Inc.  www.meshingmindandmachine.com

John Deere Boots

Just A Second Ago (motivational speaker)

Koolin’ Klthz, Etc.  www.koolin.com

LightKnight  New Zealand

Mr. Chain     www.mrchain.com

Parker’s Perfect     www.parkersperfect.com

Polartec, LLC

Ready America   www.readyamerica.com

Rite in the Rain (all-weather writing paper)

SawStop   www.sawstop.com

SiteDocs Safety Corp.  (construction safety app)

Skechers

Smile in the Rain Waterproof Garment Co., Ltd   China

Staples® Facility Solutions

Stop-Painting.Com    (floor tape and pavement tape)

`Tiger Tail USA – Self Help Muscle Care

Timberland PRO

UL Workplace Health and Safety

Winner International, The Club®   (theft prevention of autos)