I. Spiewak & Sons, Inc., commonly known simply as Spiewak, is a New York-based apparel manufacturer founded in 1904. Spiewak currently manufactures high-visibility safety apparel, EMS protective gear, and other uniforms for private businesses and government agencies. Spiewak also offers a line of consumer outerwear.
Spiewak uniform products include "VizGuard" safety wear, "WeatherTech" waterproof/breathable outerwear, "Titan" outerwear, and "Golden Fleece" industrial outerwear.
Spiewak produces uniform outerwear for:
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States Customs
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
United States Secret Service
Drug Enforcement Administration
US Postal Service
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Port Authority Bus Terminal
New York City Department of Sanitation
New York City Police Department
Los Angeles Police Department
San Francisco Police Department
Miami Police Department
Atlanta Police Department
Chicago Police Department
American Airlines
Avis Rent a Car System
Budget Rent a Car
Israel Police
The company also offers a line of consumer outerwear constructed with "workwear" values.
Isaac Spiewak grew up in Warsaw, Poland and fled to America in 1903. It was there, in Brooklyn, NY, that he started a small family business, making sheepskin vests by hand and selling them on the docks of Williamsburg in 1904. By 1906, Isaac's vests were in sufficient demand around New York for him to establish a small manufacturing space in Brooklyn, calling it "House of the Golden Fleece". The moniker "Golden Fleece" was first branded in 1919.
As his brothers entered into various facets of the outerwear business, the Spiewaks developed different, and sometimes competing, lines and companies to capitalize on prevailing trends and emerging market segments. Among the brands the Spiewaks created were Bronco Manufacturing, Ram Manufacturing, United Sheeplined Clothing Company, Spiewak Brothers, Swiss Blouse, Excalibur, Frost King, Pan-Jac, Trappings, Prince Jason, and Flight Deck USA.