Annin Flagmakers

Founded in 1847 by Alexander Annin, the business was previously a ship chandler on Fulton Street, New York City, in the 1820s.

By 1847, Annin Flagmakers turned to manufacturing all flags and was soon taken over and run by Alexander's two sons, Benjamin and Edward.

With rising demand for American flags during World War I, Annin built a modern five-story, 34,000 sq ft (3,200 m2) manufacturing building in Verona, New Jersey that opened in 1918 at a cost of $155,655.

Two months before the closure, a large fire struck Fulton Street, but luckily Annin's location was spared.

One of Annin's early commissions was flags for the inauguration of Zachary Taylor as President of the United States in 1849.

In 1850 Annin provided flags for concerts by Swedish singer Jenny Lind displayed on a national tour produced by showman P. T. Barnum.

as the war progressed, orders came pouring in from every state and city that was loyal to the Union, so that by the beginning of 1864, there was not a single battlefield, a brigade or a division that did not use Annin flags."

SAP has allowed Annin to forecast by division, load and plan multiple factories and run MRP across all locations.

Starting in 2006, Annin began converting most of the sewing process in its factories to team-based unit production cells.

FlagZone is a full-service wholesaler that sells through a network of independent flag dealers and through mass market retail chains.

In June 2015, following the events of the Charleston church shooting, Annin announced that it would no longer sell Confederate flags.

[2] Annin Flagmakers is privately owned by the Beard and Dennis families and managed by a professional management team, including two active sixth-generation family members: Carter Beard, president and CEO, Sandy Dennis Van Lieu, vice president.