| Through its dedication
to innovation and continual customer contact, Williamson-Dickie
has transformed itself from a small bib overall company to the
largest workwear manufacturer in the world. Sold in every state
in the U.S., Dickies now offers a broad spectrum of work garments
ranging from work pants and work shirts to denim jeans and women's
workwear. Since its beginnings in 1922, every piece of Dickies
workwear has stood for the quality, toughness, and pride that
embodies the spirit of the American worker.
C.N. Williamson and E.E. "Colonel" Dickie began their business
careers in the "vehicle and harness" business in Bryan, Texas.
In 1918, they made what turned out to be a momentous decision
when 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,
slowed only by the Great Depression, and during World War II,
the company was sequestered to produce 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
1950's, Williamson-Dickie became an international company by
expanding into the European market and the Middle Eastern market
- where Texas oilmen introduced Dickies to Middle Eastern oil
fields.
While Williamson-Dickie began as a bib overall company, today
it has grown to be the number one manufacturer of work apparel
worldwide. By continually expanding and updating its selection,
Williamson-Dickie now offers garments ranging from its staple
work pants and work shirts to items such as women's workwear,
chore coats, and denim jeans. Dickies workwear 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.
Dickies Work Clothes
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