type private industry retail founded half moon bay ca usa 1993 headquarters hauppauge new york key people richard krulik ceo products fine luggage business cases computer backpacks totes and travel accessories slogan engineered for reality . guaranteed for life . website www.briggs riley.com briggs & riley travelware is a manufacturer of luggage for travel . the company is based in hauppauge new york and was founded in 1993 by richard costa . the company is known for its simple as that lifetime guarantee that even covers damage caused by an airline . briggs & riley luggage can be purchased from independent retailers across the united states and canada as well as through its online boutique . the company was acquired in august 2000 by u.s. luggage llc . u.s. luggage is also the parent company of solo a company that creates business cases . briggs & riley manufactures a wide selection of travel bags . it was the first company to establish the nxpandable system that provides more space in the bag when expanded . it was also the first company to develop the outsider handle designed on the exterior of the case to ensure a flat packing area for wrinkle free clothes . 1 additionally the company is a supporter of the juvenile diabetes research fund through yearly fundraising and an online auction where celebrities decorated luggage . one piece of luggage that tony hawk decorated for the auction was recently featured in men s health . 2 footnotes edit beststuff.com luggage to get you out of the lug age men s health magazine summer 2007 issue style section this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . november 2007 learn how and when to remove this template message external links edit briggs & riley official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title briggs % 26 riley & oldid 714276497 categories luggage manufacturerscompanies based in new yorkhidden categories articles lacking reliable references from november 2007all articles lacking reliable references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 8 april 2016 at 19 03 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view