Giant Bicycles Giant Bicycles Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (commonly known as Giant) is a Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer that is recognized as the world's largest bicycle manufacturer. Giant has manufacturing facilities in Taiwan, the Netherlands, and China. Giant was established in 1972 in Dajia, Taichung County (now part of Taichung City), by King Liu and several friends. A major breakthrough came in 1977 when Giant’s chief executive, Tony Lo, negotiated a deal with Schwinn to begin manufacturing bikes as an OEM, manufacturing bicycles to be sold exclusively under other brand names as a private label. As bike sales increased in the U.S., and
Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has active branches in many states of the federation and in the specialized industrial zones of Ikeja and Apapa. MAN has a council headed by a President and a secretariat at Ikeja managed by a Director-General. The organization has ten sectoral groups made up of companies in related industries. As a representative body of manufacturers, MAN nominees represent the interest of manufacturers in the boards of a number of government institutions. Also, MAN has made recommendations to the government that have come to fruition. The Raw Materials Development and Research Council was established on the recommendation of MAN while it