Hanes
John Wesley Hanes' brother Pleasant H. Hanes founded the P.H. Hanes Knitting Company in 1901. The brothers previously operated a tobacco manufacturing business, that they sold to R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in 1900. The P.H. Hanes Knitting Company merged with Hanes Hosiery in 1965. The P.H. Hanes Knitting Company complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. Consolidated Foods (later renamed Sara Lee) announced its purchase of Hanes in 1978.
HanseYachts
In the wake of the financial crisis 2007–2008, the boating industry was affected by a massive slump in global sales. The company's turnover dropped by 57% within one year. A period of high losses began. In 2011, founder Michael Schmidt sold his stake to German Investmentholding "Aurelius SE", Munich, and left the company. At the end of 2012, HanseYachts closed the "Dehler" factory in Freienohl and relocated the entire "Dehler" production to its lamination factory in Goleniów and its main factory in Greifswald. In 2013, HanseYachts parent company "Aurelius SE" purchased the English "Sealine" brand (motor yachts) together with plans, moulds, parts lists and equipment. In 2014, HanseYachts started to produce "Sealine" yachts.