Marmon monitors a melange of more than 130 autonomous manufacturing and service companies. A subsidiary of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Marmon's 11 manufacturing units make automotive components and trailers, food service equipment, wire and cable, industrial materials and components, consumer products, transportation equipment, building products, water-treatment products, and more. Services include marketing and distribution. Marmon is an international association of companies that operates about 250 facilities in more than 40 countries. Chicago's Pritzker family (owners of the Hyatt hotel chain) sold a 60% stake in Marmon to Berkshire Hathaway for $4.5 billion in 2008.

ABnote North America is also the exclusive distributor of stamps for the United States Postal Service.The history of ABnote North America can be traced to the earliest days of our nation and American Banknote Corporation (parent company). The year was 1795. In the wake of her newfound independence, America was experiencing rapid growth. The adoption of the Constitution, the regulation of interstate commerce, and the rise in international trade all increased the demand for banks and bank note currency.Enter Robert Scot. As the first engraver to the federal mint, he brought experience, artistry, and innovation to the new government and the bank note industry. He also established one of the first bank note businesses, which, over the course of many decades, would become American Bank Note Company.American Bank Note Company’s success reflects the dynamic economic history of the country. As America expanded its borders and broadened its influence, American Bank Note Company did the same. We were among the first to print currency, postage stamps, war bonds, and stock certificates. We were pioneers in the production of our own secure papers, inks, and presses.During the past 200 years, our leaders have served as advisors to governments both local and foreign, thwarted counterfeiters with stringent security measures, and developed technology to support innovative ideas.Today, ABnote North America continues its tradition of excellence, craftsmanship, and leadership in the field of secure document printing. With an outstanding record of service to North America and the industry as a whole, we have earned the confidence of corporations, governments, and financial institutions around the globe. We believe in creating the most secure document possible, while preserving the artistic heritage of the craft. As a result, we have assembled the expertise, experience, and resources necessary to meet the challenges of printing secure documents in the 21st century.

Interface is the world's #1 producer of modular carpet used in offices and other commercial facilities. The company also offers residential carpeting and complementary floor coverings. Interface markets its modular (tiles and rolls) and broadloom carpets under such brands as Interface, Bentley Prince Street, and FLOR. It touts an antimicrobial chemical, Intersept, which it blends in its modular carpet products, as well as licenses for use in air filters. Interface manufactures carpet in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia; it sells products in more than 110 countries.

Lizhan Environmental uses scrap leather and other local materials to produce synthetic leather and other fabrics for furniture, auto upholstery, and clothing manufacturers as well as for fabric distributors. It sells its products domestically and exports to the US and a handful of other countries. A majority of sales come from recycled leather fabric though the company, through subsidiary Hongzhan, is developing an environmentally friendly imitation leather called Evergreen for the auto upholstery market. Lizhan filed to go public in mid-2010.

Johnston Boiler Company manufactures the worlds largest Scotch marine firetube boiler. Johnston pioneered the first water backed boiler over 100 years ago and the first packaged boiler over 50 years ago. Johnston boilers are built to last and carry the only 15-year warranty in the industry. In addition to the quality and dependability, the conservative design provides excellent fuel to steam efficiency resulting in the best life cycle costs in the industry.Johnston also offers a full line of deaerators, surge tanks and blow down heat recovery systems. These feedwater systems are also designed and built to a quality standard which allows us to offer a 10 year warranty, the only one in the industry.Johnston is well aware of the changing environmental requirements. While our standard Johnston burners can attain less than 30 ppm NOx, we know that some regions of the United States are requiring NOx emissions as low as 9 PPM. For these ultra-low NOx applications, we are working closely with the Gas Technology Institute to jointly develop a burner to meet these needs.

Since 1982, Puckett Machinery Company has served as a Caterpillar dealer, owned solely by its chairman, Ben Puckett, Sr. Ben's son, Richard, is Puckett Machinery's president and general manager. Puckett Machinery Company operates equipment facilities in Brookhaven, Gulfport, Jackson, Hattiesburg, Meridian, and Natchez, Mississippi. Puckett Machinery sells and leases a slate of new and used Caterpillar equipment, generators, engines, and parts. It also offers forest products machinery, from Prentice knuckleboom loaders to Hydro-Ax feller-bunchers.

Curran Group is a family owned and operated holding company. We’re in the business of building businesses — giving great companies strategic support and the resources to succeed. Our subsidiaries span a variety of industries, from asphalt paving and railway services to tile manufacturing and paint finishing systems. The diversity of our portfolio gives us strength. Operating with the core values of family, respect, partnership, integrity and improvement, we nurture positive corporate cultures and create career opportunities. We may be called a “holding” company, but we focus on releasing people’s potential and freeing companies to thrive.

Viking Plastics is a global supplier of engineered, injection molded and assembled sealing solutions and plastic fasteners, whose aim is to give customers an unbeatable combination of advantages through competitive pricing, quality, engineering, technology and delivery. The recent acquisition of CP Plastics Group adds a complete plastic fastener line to Viking's product lineup, and further augments Viking’s extensive custom molding capabilities. Visit our online store to browse and buy products in our new plastic fastener line. A privately held, American-owned company founded in 1972, Viking Plastics has prospered by developing innovative, cost-saving solutions for tough engineering problems, and through our expertise in producing plastic replacements for metal components. Early on, Viking developed a proprietary line of plastic and rubber sealing closures for under-the-hood automotive and industrial applications. From this solid base, we have grown to provide custom injection molding and post-molding secondary services for a variety of industries. Viking serves customers throughout the United States, as well as foreign markets, from Central Europe to the Far East; and we maintain ISO/TS 16949 and ISO 14001 certifications at our state-of-the-art facility based in Corry, Pa. Our 2008 partnership established manufacturing in Suzhou, China, which further enables Viking to better serve existing multinational customers and expand our reach to Asian markets.

Professional Tool Manufacturing makes drill bit sharpeners, accessories, and replacement parts. It has sold more than 2.5 million Drill Doctor products since its debut in 1997. They're sold through such retailers as Sears, Home Depot, and Lowe's throughout North America and overseas. The Drill Doctor is available in four models. Smaller models include the DD350X, designed for homeowners and weekend craftsmen, and the XP Series, for the serious do-it-yourselfers. The DD500X and the DD750X are both shop models made for heavy-duty use. Parts made by the company include chucks and sharpening wheels.

Productos Laminados de Monterrey, S.A. de C.V. (PROLAMSA) fabricates cold-rolled, hot-rolled, or galvanized steel coils into steel tubular shapes, such as rectangular, round, and square tubing. In the company's early days it provided primarily smaller products with regional demand, such as hen cages. The company's main customers today are in the construction, furniture, and industrial manufacturing industries throughout North America. The company's founder, Don Juan Montemayor Mart�nez, began working in tin shops at age 14 earning one peso per week.

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