Gitman Bros is a men's

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manufacturer. It is one of the few remaining made in America clothing companies. Currently owned by Individualized Apparel Group, Gitman Bros is sold in 30 countries.

History

Based in

Ashland, Pennsylvania Ashland is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill and Columbia County, Pennsylvania, Columbia counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, northwest of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Pottsville. It is part of ...

, the original Gitman Bros was founded in 1978, with a history going back to 1932 as the Ashland Shirt & Pajama Co. Gitman Vintage was launched in 2008. Owing to rising costs and an insufficient volume of orders exacerbated by the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

, Gitman ceased production in June 2020; Gitman's parent company combined manufacturing with affiliate manufacturing companies located in Tennessee and New Jersey. In September 2020 Brigade Industries, a federal clothing contractor, announced its intention to reopen the former Gitman Ashland operations as a contract facility.Company brings new life to Ashland
''Skook News'', September 2020

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