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Since 1968, TREND enterprises has been making teacher-created, child-tested products to boost confidence, teach basic skills, and inspire joy for learning in children ages three to 13. Customers rely on the company s products to be educationally effective, engaging, creative and age-appropriate. For lasting appeal and durability, TREND selects only the finest quality materials. Every TREND product is easy to use and multi-functional for added value. Many products originated by TREND since 1968 have become standards in the educational industry. Some of these include bulletin board sets, pre-cut decorative Terrific Trimmers, pre-cut Ready Letters, the educational Bingo game format and many sticker categories. More than 70 current product titles have received awards for excellence from nationally recognized parenting, publishing and educational organizations. The company is headquartered in St. Paul, Minn.

Since the early 1960's Padco has been known as an innovative manufacturer of painting and home decorating tools. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Padco has been manufacturing quality products in the USA for over 50 years.Padco's history of innovation began in the 1960's with the introduction of the Padco Paint Pad. Originally called "The Speed Brush" it was designed to paint large areas, both interior and exterior, twice as fast as a brush.Over the years Padco has extended its product line to include a broad range of home decorating tools. Padco now offers a full line of Paint Pads,,,, Drywall & Surface Prep Tools, and Professional Floor Finish Applicators.Padco's international trade has flourished, selling to hardware and home centers in over 100 countries. Padco products feature NAFTA packaging in English, French and Spanish. A select group of Padco tools are packaged in other languages including Chinese, German, Italian and Dutch.