THE HISTORY OF NILO.

It's a fun American success story to tell. I am happy to share with you my personal experience with this company so that it may encourage you to "go for it", both by making your own dream come true and by going out and purchasing a Nilo brand product!

As with many company's humble beginnings, I started Nilo out of my garage in 1993. My wife and I couldn't find a suitable, multi-use table for our two children, 2 and 4 years of age. So the wife says, "why don't you make us a table?" I did. As per my wife's instructions, I increased its size to fit Lego/Duplo® base plates. Then holes around the border of the table were added to accommodate Brio-Mec®, a fun construction toy at the time. Bingo! The Nilo playtable was born.

I am happy to say that it was my wife's idea. God Bless that woman! She's terrific and I love her dearly. Little did she know that her "table" would become an item creating worldly demand, making many a child and family happy and content.

Shortly after its creation, our friends started flocking over to our house to see this "table" in action. They couldn't believe it! Our kids and theirs were playing quietly around this multi-functional table. They watched as the children played in total peace, noting, too, that our house stayed in order...no more toys all over the floor! More and more friends, day care centers, parents and teachers suddenly started calling upon me to build one or more of my tables for them.

That Christmas I ended up being Santa's little helper and made about 40 tables. Over the next several months I started to market them to local toy stores and catalogue companies. I quit my real estate and finance career of 13 years and started playing with wood and toys for a living. Having obtained many orders for the 4th quarter of 1994, I ran out and bought machinery, leased industrial space and quickly ran into debt for the next few years, as is typical for a new start-up. We put everything on the line because we believed in what we had to offer.

We made the right decision. Our tables are now being offered in many of the best catalogues and specialty toy stores in the world. We continue to develop new products that meet our high standards and requirements of Quality, Versatility, and Value. Products that hopefully exceed your expectations. We know that our products are the best that money can buy. If there's a product you feel would be great to bring to the market, please don't hesitate to give us a call. You can also e-mail me at nile@nilotoys.com.

In conclusion, it has been a lot of hard work but well worth the effort. We will always remember our humble beginnings and thank God for all we have been blessed with. We thank you for your support and welcome your thoughts and comments.

Remember......."Buy once, buy right!"

Nile Ernst, Founder

Leigh Ernst, Table Inventor, Personal Vice President, Mother Of Our Three Wonderful

Children, My Best Friend For Life