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This page is dedicated to David Moss, the founder of Moss. Monroe Zalkin,
David Moss's original partner and Robert C. Lieberman, Who later became The
president of Moss. R.I.P. David Moss. |
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The Trademark Names and Series |
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CBZ Enterprises, Inc.
The Closeout Factory, Inc.
Ganstir 111, Inc.
Moss Fans, Inc.
Moss Manufacturing, Inc.
Hong Kong Home Center
Manufacturers Group, Inc.
Moss Manufacturing West, Inc.
Caribbean Breeze Charter Company
The Series
Moss Fans, Inc.
Heirloom Fan Collection
Moss Manufacturing, Inc.
Tropical
Breeze 1978 -
Caribbean Breeze 1978 -
The Energy Saver That Cools Inflation 1979 - 1981
Olympus 1980 - 1981
Hi-Line 1982 - 1985
Hong Kong
Suppliers
Air Cool Industrial CO.,
LTD.
CEO:
S. W. Chen
Address:
75, Chung Shan Road Section 3, Tantzu 427 Taichung City Taiwan
Years:
1975 - Current
Website:
http://www.aircool.com.tw
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1977 - Company started by David Moss and Monroe
Zalkin to market fans to Lindley Lumber - Started in sub leased space in
Monroe Zalkins screen wire company
1978 - Company moved to its own warehouse at 7600 N.W. 69th Ave. Miami
Florida, 33152 and made a deal with a new upstart company called Home Depot.
Almost half of Home Depots first year promotions were with Moss ceiling fans
- company expands sales staff with Master rep World Wide Sales - hires
Robert C. Lieberman to be CFO/COO and Gary Gasgill (formerly of UL) as
Director of Engineering. Sales increase to almost $20 Million
1980 - Carib fan company sues Moss over their Caribbean Breeze name and
lost, that is how the name Tropical Breeze first came out, they changed the
name and updated the fans.
1982 - Now the worlds largest ceiling fan company in Units sold - Moss
achieves $125 Million in total company sales including Moss Locks, Moss
Hardware, and Moss Permapipe furniture.
1984 - Robert C. Lieberman buys trademarks and assets of Moss and continues
to market fans as Moss Fans Inc. the Start Moss Showerhead Company.
1985 - Moss partnered with a Hong Kong supplier and they opened the first
ceiling fan manufacturing facility in China. This factory replaced Air Cool
(who then started making fans for Home Depot under the Home Depot name
Hampton Bay) Moss Fans sues Home Depot for trademark infringement in
utilizing Moss trademarks for Home Depots line of fans (Hampton Bay)
manufactured by Air Cool Industries, a prior supplier of Moss Fans - Home
Depot settles suit - and again in late 1986 infringes trademarks - Tropical
Breeze - Marco Polo - HiLine and Heirloom Collection. Again, Home Depot
settles suit - but now the Hampton Bay line is well established and the Moss
line diminished as to its exclusivity. (Home Depot was at that time selling
approx $28 million at cost of Moss fans). Also in the year 1985 Moss sells
the building at 7600 N.W. 69th Ave. Miami Florida, 33152 and opened a new
smaller warehouse at 712 South Military Trail Rd. Deerfield Beach, FL
1990 - Robert C. Lieberman sells Moss trademarks and marketing rights to
King of Fans of Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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Caribbean Breeze (lost trademark rights in 1980 to Carib fan company);
Tropical Breeze, Heirloom, HiLine, Marco Polo. Moss Heater Fan, Olympus, and
private label for JCPenney.
David Moss went on in 1985 to form Catalina Lighting Company - a giant in
the lighting industry and a public traded company... World Office Products -
and Remington Security products - David passed away in 2005 - recognized as
a "giant" in the marketing and import business.
Monroe Zalkin enters the Pet supply business.
Robert C. Lieberman forms
http://www.glaspak.com
(Glass Packaging Solutions LLC) - a
leading supplier of glass bottles and jars from Europe (for industry and
commerce) - now operating in Lincolnton, NC.
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Moss fans in factory ready for
shipment
Production line, side bands,
lower housings and Robert C. Lieberman,
the president of Moss
Manufacturing (Year 1985)
Raw blades before finishing
Motor Winding Machines
Plating machines (dip in
electrostatic solution)
Caribbean breeze factory in
Taiwan and Robert C. Lieberman
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