For example, Greenman Brothers, a toy distributor and retailer, jumped 53 percent as it reported a sharp increase in profits.

The N Brown Group, and children's toy distributors Toy Options have distribution centres in the town.

In a country still concerned by its destructive past, German toy distributors modified certain aspects of the Action Force range to appear less violent.

But five houses away, on March 14, a 39-year-old toy distributor was killed as he arrived home in his Mercedes-Benz.

Mr. Shear's father came from Lancaster, where he was a wholesale toy distributor.

The company is one of the country's top toy distributors and its largest private operator of playgrounds.

Major toy distributors said products imported from Asia are rigorously tested there by independent laboratories to make sure they meet United States Government standards.

Toy companies say their industry is among the safest in America and at least one major toy distributor is promising a protracted courtroom battle.

It is also one of the country's largest real estate holders and, through its Happy Meals, is one of the biggest toy distributors in the country.

On the way we had to stop at a wholesale toy distributor and get 50 inflatable frogs to float in the pool.