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Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company 
Type Private Industry Clothing Predecessor U.S. Overall Company Founded Bryan, Texas (1918) Founder(s) C.N. Williamson and E.E. "Colonel" Dickie Headquarters Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. Number of locations 18 Retail Stores Area served Worldwide Products f.e. Back packs, Steel-toe boots, Belts Owner(s) Family Williamson Employees 5,100 Website www.dickies.com Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company, more commonly referred to as the brand Dickies, is an American company headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas that manufactures and sells work-related clothing and other accessories, including back packs, steel-toe boots, and belts. Its major competitors are Ben Davis and Carhartt.
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Beginnings
C.N. Williamson and E.E. "Colonel" Dickie began their business careers in the "vehicle and harness" business in Bryan, Texas. In 1918, they and a few friends established the U.S. Overall Company. Then, in 1922, C. Don Williamson joined with his father and cousin to buy 100% of the overall company on a one-third-each basis and renamed it Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company.
From its early years, Williamson-Dickie enjoyed steady growth which was slowed only by the Great Depression, and during World War II, the company produced millions of uniforms for the nation's armed forces. In converting to civilian production after the war, C. Don Williamson began a strategy of geographical expansion and established new production facilities, warehouses, and sales territories throughout the United States. In the late 1950s, Williamson-Dickie became an international company by expanding into the European market and the Middle Eastern market - where Texas oilmen introduced the Dickies brand to Middle Eastern oil fields.
Present day
Dickies is currently sold in all 50 states and throughout the world in countries such as South Africa, Australia, Russia, Chile, Japan, Iceland, Canada, Europe and Mexico.[1]
In 2008 Williamson-Dickies acquired the Canadian Kodiak Group Holdings Inc.[2]
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Categories:- Clothing companies of the United States
- Companies based in Fort Worth, Texas
- Manufacturing companies based in Texas
- Punk fashion
- Companies established in 1918
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