 Founded in Georgia in 1885 as a "cotton factoring" business, it now manufactures consumer goods, with locations in the United States, Canada, Europe, and China.Its list of subsidiaries includes Char-Broil, LLC, Zebco Brands, Lamplight Farms Incorporated, and W.C. Bradley Co. Real Estate, LLC.In 1885, W.C. Bradley began working as a clerk for Bussey-Goldsmith, a cotton factoring firm.