Holophane and brand of Acuity Brands, Holophane makes lighting fixtures and systems for industrial, commercial, and outdoor markets. Its largest product line, industrial fixtures, features lighting for vast indoor spaces (retail spaces, convention centers, factories, warehouses, etc.). Holophane also makes lighting products for large outdoor areas such as highway interchanges, and it offers commercial and institutional lighting for schools and offices. Its ISD SuperGlass prismatic lighting technology allows reflectors to cast more light. Holophane was founded in 1895 in London, and its founder helped start the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America.

Diploma was originally incorporated in 1931 and listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1960. In 1969, the Group started to acquire a number of industrial companies.In the 1990's these traditional core businesses matured into cyclical, lower margin businesses. A new acquisition programme was introduced to diversify into new more attractive sectors.Towards the end of the 1990's there was a simultaneous downturn in the three traditional businesses. It was apparent that they were in structural decline and this prompted the decision to embark upon a radical re-structuring of the Group.Over the three years from 1998 to 2001, ten businesses were sold generating proceeds of more than £90m. Of this, £70m was returned to shareholders through a Scheme of Arrangement in April 2000 and various share buy-backs. The balance was retained to fund future acquisitions and growth initiatives. This phase of re-structuring delivered an increase in shareholder value of more than 80% over the three year period.The restructuring has also changed the geographic spread of the businesses. From being a predominantly UK based Group, Diploma is now more international. Only 25% of the Group's sales are now in the UK, with the balance mostly being generated in North America and Continental Europe. The Group is now actively seeking further acquisitions to accelerate growth and to build substantial, broader based businesses in the core sectors of Life Sciences, Seals and Controls.

Hayward Industries wants everyone to take the plunge! Hayward makes fluid-control and related equipment for the pool and spa market. Hayward Pool Products is a leader in its industry, and manufactures automatic cleaning systems, filters, heaters, pool pumps, and other pool-related accessories and equipment such as pool safety products (barriers and vacuum release systems). Hayward Industries company also distributes fiber-optic lighting designed to illuminate pools and backyards. Hayward has operations in North America, Europe, and Australia. Chairman Oscar Davis owns Hayward, which traces its roots to a company founded in 1923.

Cascade Engineering is a multi-business manufacturer and marketer supporting multiple brands. We manufacture for and market to a variety of industries such as automotive, commercial truck & bus, solid waste & recycling, furniture, material handling and renewable energy. Our broad portfolio of offerings includes manufacturing products for OEMs, marketing branded products, and providing consulting services. The common thread weaving our businesses together is an expertise in large part injection molding.Our world class engineering, technology and manufacturing allows us to provide leading-edge products and services, while maintaining a strong commitment to lean manufacturing and environmental stewardship. We employ a sustainable business model based on diversification, innovation and sustainable development. We are committed to bringing sustainable products to market that contribute to the triple bottom line.The Cascade Engineering Family of Companies employs approximately 1,000 people – approximately 500 in Michigan area.

Emak S.p.A. company (actually a group of companies) is a leading manufacturer of portable gardening and forestry maintenance machinery in Italy. Its products include chain saws, lawn mowers, and hedge trimmers, sold under the Efco and Oleo-Mac brand names. Brushcutters and chainsaws are the company's most popular products. Emak distributes its products through subsidiaries in its major markets, which include Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, and the UK. Holding company Yama S.p.A. controls Emak, which was originally created from the 1992 merger of the Efco and Oleo-Mac companies.

Milacron retooled in the '90s to focus on plastics processing technologies and industrial fluids. It leads five businesses. The largest, a plastics machinery unit makes injection molding and extrusion processing equipment used to produce dashboards to decking. Uniloy churns out blow molding systems for packaging myriad goods, and DME, parts, such as mold bases, for plastics machinery. Other units, Cimcool supplies coolants, lubricants, and cleaners for metal grinding, machining, and stamping. Manufacturing parts for wind power, oil and gas, and heavy equipment is done by Milacron Precision Machining. North America is Milacron's core market.

Action SuperAbrasive (ASA) is grinding out a living. ASA company makes and supplies superabrasive grinding wheels used in machines for cutting a range of hard materials. ASA's resin, polyimide, metal, and vitrified bonding for diamond and CBN (cubic boron nitride) grinding wheels offer manufacturers options for cutting finish, coolant flow, and wheel speed. Wheels are sold in a variety of diameters, too. ASA makes electroplated wheels as well, and offers computer-aided design and on-site technical services. Among many worldwide, customers include cutting tool, auto, and aerospace parts makers, and mold and die, high tech ceramics, and quartz fabricating businesses.

Ballard Power Systems Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, sale, and service of fuel cell products for motive and stationary power markets primarily in the United States, Canada, Japan, and Germany. It operates in three segments: Fuel Cell Products, Contract Automotive, and Material Products. The Fuel Cell Products segment provides fuel cell products and services for material handling and bus, back-up power, supplemental power, and distributed generation applications. The Contract Automotive segment engages in contract manufacturing light-duty automotive fuel cell products, as well as offers testing and engineering services. The Material Products segment provides carbon fiber material products principally for automotive applications and gas diffusion layer material for fuel cell products.

The largest CNC machine tool builder in the Western World, Haas Automation manufactures a full line of CNC vertical and horizontal machining centers, CNC lathes, rotary tables and 5C indexers. Haas machine tools and rotary products are built to the exacting specifications of Gene Haas to deliver higher accuracy, repeatability and durability than any other machine tools on the market.Founded by Gene Haas in 1983, Haas Automation has always produced top-quality products at affordable prices. By relying on volume sales rather than per-unit profits to build the company, Haas Automation delivers more standard features, high-tech innovations and rock-solid engineering than perhaps any other CNC manufacturer in the world – and at better prices!

Tomra Systems ASA company's reverse vending machines (RVMs) are used in retail locations to identify returned beverage containers (glass, plastic, aluminum, or steel) and refund customer deposits. RVMs are used to process refillable and non-refillable beverage containers: refillables are identified by shape, sorted, and crated for transport back to the bottler; non-refillables are sorted, crushed, and shredded or compacted so they can be melted down to make new containers. Tomra's accumulation tables, sorting gates, and bottle-to-crate systems are intended to completely automate retailer recycling needs.

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