Loomco Fabrics Inc, 3218 E 4th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605, US

Oscar Rodriguez, owner of A-Unique Furniture Upholstery, says he is known to some as "Cookie" and to others as "Oscar the Grouch." He holds court in his workshop "eight days a week," and he has a steady flow of customers who depend on his craftsmanship. Cookie says that at age 84, he is "no spring chicken," but he knows a thing or two about how to repair your upholstered furniture. Cookie works with cloth, leather and vinyl, and he repairs upholstery for household and business furniture, even boat seats.

Clark Pacific

Cladding Systems Inc