A family-owned Denver cap factory, running since 1992.
Marner, Inc., doing business as Competition Headwear, has been cutting, sewing, and decorating caps in Denver since Larry Polner acquired the company in July 1992. Family-owned and operated ever since — same building, same production model: one roof, one team, one phone number, and a real person on the other end of it.
Operating in one building for three decades isn’t marketing. It’s how repeat orders run to the same spec, how Berry affidavits get pulled in an afternoon, and how a buyer gets a useful answer on the first call.
Repeatability
The same fabric run from 2018 can run again in 2026 to the same spec. Specs stay on file. Re-orders don't reset.
Distributor depth
Promotional distributors have ordered through us for three decades. Distributor pricing, dropship, and account history are all on file.
Capacity that holds
200 embroidery heads, ~2,500 caps/day at standard utilization. Federal contracts, brand launches, and crew runs share the floor without bottlenecks.
Compliance documentation
Country-of-origin affidavits, Berry Amendment statements, CAGE code, SAM.gov registration — pulled and sent within a business day.
Larry Polner has owned and operated Marner, Inc. since July 1992. It’s a family-owned and operated business, and day-to-day production is run by the same crew that’s been there for years.
- Outsource decoration. Every stitch runs in-house.
- Quote anything we can't actually build in Denver.
- Sell import blanks as 'USA-made.' If the cap isn't 100% domestic, we say so.
Competition Headwear (a dba of Marner, Inc.)
6748 East 44th Avenue
Denver, CO 80216