DERBY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE via COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Sep 26, 2002--New Era Cap Company - an 82-year-old American manufacturer of top-quality headwear - announced today that its application with the Fair Labor Association has been accepted, allowing the company to continue its longstanding business relationships with FLA-affiliated colleges and universities.
''New Era is proud to be part of a growing movement by colleges and universities to ensure that the products sold on their campuses are manufactured in an environment that respects apparel workers, assures their health and promotes their safety,'' said New Era President Christopher Koch, the fourth generation of the Koch family to run the business.
In essence, New Era`s participation as a Class B licensee with the FLA demonstrates the company`s ongoing commitment to providing a healthy, safe and high quality working environment for all its employees.
New Era also remains dedicated to observing the comprehensive code of conduct established by the FLA. In addition, New Era reiterated its commitment to an ongoing monitoring process that assures students and schools that New Era`s products are manufactured under conditions that meet or exceed the established FLA code.
New Era said it is committed to growing its collegiate headwear division and to meeting the changing needs of the college and university marketplace.
''New Era is dedicated to providing its collegiate partners with the highest quality headwear from a company that offers cutting-edge technology and superior service,'' Koch said. ''The collegiate market is among the most competitive and fast paced. That`s why it`s the perfect venue to showcase our capabilities - from our market-leading order processing and fulfillment to our custom, in-house design services.''
New Era employs more than 1,700 people in Western New York State and Alabama. It is the exclusive supplier of on-field caps to Major League Baseball. In addition, New Era supplies caps to the NBA, NHL, team equipment and corporations. The company produces the vast majority of its caps in the United States.
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