The Wisconsin-based company has been designing and manufacturing heavy-duty attachments for utility tractors, skid/steer loaders, tractors, and lawn and garden equipment since 1920. It jointly develops and markets its lineup through commercial and consumer OEMs including Deere & Company and Great Bend., in addition to serving distributors and end-users. The design-and-build business tailors equipment from medium duty backhoes for compact utility tractors to self-propelled golf course mowers. In 2009 Michael Festge stepped up as chairman and CEO. Hit with tumbling orders, Amerequip has laid off over 15% of its workforce.

Polymer Group us a leading maker of nonwoven textiles.PGI makes nonwoven and polyolefin products used in such consumer goods as disposable diapers, baby wipes, and an array of hygiene and medical products. Disposable goods account for 70% of the company's nonwoven sales. Other uses for its nonwovens include such industrial ends as air and liquid filtration, automotive insulation, protective apparel, car and boat covers, and climate control covers for crops. PGI operates a dozen-plus manufacturing and converting facilities worldwide. In fall 2010 it agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of Blackstone Capital Partners V.

Neenah Foundry makes gray and ductile iron castings (including cast iron tree grates and manhole covers) and forged components for the heavy municipal and industrial markets. Other products include bridge scuppers, curb inlets, floor drains, trenches, wheel guards, and other castings. Its products contain at least 85% recycled material from auto bodies and scrap iron. Founded in 1872, it has sales and distribution yards in 13 states. Customers include architects, engineers, city and state governments, and contractors. Parent Neenah Enterprises filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection along with its subsidiaries in February 2010 and emerged in July of the same year.

Tekni-Plex is known for mixing a pinch of complexity into its packaging. Tekni-Plex, Inc. company manufactures packaging, industrial materials, specialty resins, and tubing for food, healthcare, and consumer industries. Its consumer packaging arm churns out foam egg cartons, poultry and meat processing trays, pharmaceutical blister films, and aerosol and pump packaging parts. Its tubing products division produces irrigation and garden hoses, medical tubing, and pool and vacuum hoses. Tekni-Plex makes polyvinyl chloride (PVC) compounds and recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) for a variety of industrial end uses. Oaktree Capital Management and Avenue Capital Group of New York own 80% of Tekni-Plex, Inc. company.

Toray Plastics (America), Inc. is a subsidiary of Toray Industries, Inc., the world leader in synthetic fibers and textiles, carbon fibers, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and high performance films. Toray Industries, Inc. was established in 1926 as Toyo Rayon Company. Toray Industries, Inc. headquarters are located in Tokyo, Japan. Toray Industries, Inc. operates 127 facilities in 18 countries around the world with over 32,000 employees worldwide and annual sales exceed $13 billion, USD. Founded in 1985, Toray Plastics (America), Inc.'s capacity to bring polypropylene and polyester innovations to market has grown exponentially. Toray Plastics ( America ), Inc. is comprised of two locations, North Kingstown, RI and Front Royal, VA. The North Kingstown, RI facility is responsible for manufacturing oriented polyester and polypropylene films marketed to the magnetic tape, food packaging, capacitor and industrial markets. The Front Royal, VA plant is a global leader in manufacturing polyolefin foams for the automotive and flooring markets. To date, we have invested more than $650 million in our U.S. operations increasing our production capabilities by over 1000% in the past 20 years.

Crane Composites is a real heavyweight when it comes to lightweight fiberglass. Founded in 1954, the company became a subsidiary of Crane Co.'s engineered materials segment in 1985. It manufactures fiberglass-reinforced plastics (FRP) for applications including containers, building products like wall and ceiling tiles, and for sidewalls and roofs of truck trailers and recreational vehicles. Crane Composites sells directly to truck trailer and recreational vehicle (RV) manufacturers, but uses distributors for its construction markets. Crane Composites, Inc company changed its name from Kemlite in 2006. In addition to the US, Crane Composites, Inc company also has facilities in Canada, China, the Netherlands, and the UK.

Kalas Manufacturing makes a living out of cable and wire. Also known as Kalas Wire, Kalas Manufacturing company produces and distributes an electrical wire and cable lineup integral to bulk and irrigation wire, engineered battery cable, and submersible pump cable applications. Operating through three plants in Denver, Pennsylvania, and one in Lancaster, Kalas Manufacturing company touts flexible production capacity for making wire and cable used in a diversity of markets, from household appliances to industrial construction and marine equipment, and recreational vehicles. Customers are courted worldwide through authorized distributors. The founding Witwer family owns and leads Kalas.

Founded in 1963, Uniflex is an industry leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of customized plastic, paper and specialty reusable bags as well as plastic packaging, and security products. Our customers include Fortune 500 companies, major retailers, hospitals and medical laboratories. We have multiple manufacturing operations in North America and have many relationships overseas. Uniflex serves a variety of markets including the specialty advertising industry with products ranging from handle bags, drawstring bags, tote bags and other distinctive plastic and paper bags, in numerous shapes and sizes with high-quality printed graphics. Whether you need a bag for a trade show, a pharmaceutical give-away or food-service application, Uniflex has just the right solution. We also produce bags for apparel and soft goods manufacturers, cosmetic firms and household products manufacturers. If you’re looking for durable printed mailers, decorative gift boxes and printed ribbons, we carry a complete line for you to choose from – both stock and custom. Each day retailers, fast food chains, casinos, banks and federal or state government agencies count on Uniflex’s Security bags to securely transport cash and checks. Our tamper-evident disposable security bags feature heavy duty construction, patented adhesive closures formulated to resist extreme high and low temperatures, and include sequential numbering. Uniflex has the product to accommodate the requirements of any site that handles currency on a daily basis. Regardless of the end-use or market served, Uniflex can offer a customized or stock solution that will meet your budget, timing and creative demands! We also offer several “Green” initiatives to help our environment while providing you with a wide scope of eco-friendly alternatives.

Kirby Risk Corporation, which was named after one of its co-founders, supplies electrical products (process automation products, drives and motors, lighting, fuses, wire and cable) and services in the midwestern US. Kirby Risk's services include electric-motor repair and precision machining. Kirby Risk Corporation company's electrical supply distribution unit handles more than 20,000 products from some 500 manufacturers, including 3M, Allen Bradley, and Rockwell Automation. Other operations include ARCO Electric Products (phase converters). CEO James Risk III owns Kirby Risk Corporation.

Ohio CAT is a leading distributor of new and used heavy-equipment machinery, earthmoving equipment, and engines and power systems manufactured by Caterpillar. It also distributes limited products from other equipment and tool makers. Ohio CAT company serves a number of markets including the highway construction, mining, and oil and gas industries. It sells, leases, and rents bulldozers, backhoes, skid loaders, and more. Ohio CAT serves customers from over a dozen locations throughout Ohio and in northern Kentucky and southeastern Indiana.

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