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The oldest name in rope is new again!

The American Group announces name change:

ROPE

The Strongest Name In Rope

The American Group was created by the merger of Samson

Ocean Systems, American Manufacturing and Herzog Rope in 1993 and the subsequent acquisition of First Washington

Net Factory in 1999. From this merger was born one of the largest rope and cordage manufacturers in the Northern

Hemisphere. In total, The American Group represents well over 300 years of rope making experience.

Each company can lay claim to innovations that set new industry standards. By joining the pacesetters of the last century and maximizing the strengths of each, one company was created with a common mission: leadership in rope technology into the next century.

To better reflect our common mission, and the strength of our combined histories, The American Group has been renamed. The new corporate name, Samson Rope

Technologies, draws upon our combined past while reflecting our mission for the future. The Samson name, along with the trademark of Samson and the Lion is the oldest continuously registered trademark in the United

States. It is a great symbol to represent the combined strength and performance of our product line. It also symbolizes strength over time; longevity which can only be achieved through commitment to continuous development and the creation of new fiber combinations and constructions to provide greater strength, safety and security. m

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VX \\\ I, / \YL P 1 1876-1884:

Samson trademark is registered to the J P Tolman Company. 1888:

Tolman incorporates Samson

Cordage Works. 1889:

American Manufacturing

Company Founded. 1948:

AMCO Introduces synthetic 3-strand nylon ropes. 1952:

Herzog Rope founded in Canada.

Specialize in ropes for the

Northwest fishery. 1955:

First Washington Net Factory established. First company to produce nylon knotted netting to fishing industry.

AMCO Introduces the first 3-strand polypropylene in the US. 1961:

Samson introduced the first all synthetic fiber double braided rope. 1972:

Samson Nystron is the first synthetic fiber rope used to moor an oil tanker to a loading buoy in the North Sea. 1989:

Herzog develops Permaflex leadline for the seine fishery. 1992:

AMCO perfects coextrusion and produces Ultra Blue fiber, 30% stronger and 3 times more abrasion resistant than polypropylene. 1993:

The American Group is formed by merging AMCO, Herzog and Samson

Ocean Systems. 2001:

Samson Rope Technologies is the banner that unites four illustrious cordage industry innovators under one name and one mission:

Leadership in rope technology.