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.
Hans Rey
Sponsors: Hans Rey's sponsors include GT Bicycles their partnership (since 1987) is one of the longest standing sponsorship relationships in the entire cycling, action sports and outdoor industry, AdidasTERREX since 1993, Shimano since 1988, since 2017 Rey is a Shimano eBike ambassador, LUK Automotive Systems since 1992, Fox Shox, Crank Brothers components, Vittoria Tires, Carosello 3000LivignoBike Resort, Clif Bar, SQ-Lab saddles, Stans No Tubes wheels, iXS protection, Adidas Eyewear, Deuter backpacks. He was also sponsored by Swatch as part of the SwatchProTeam for 19 years.