Sirdar plc takes its destiny into its own hands by manufacturing carpet tiles and rugs under such brand names as Burmatex, Ryalux, and Velour Excel. Sirdar has decided to sell its hand-knitting yarn business in order to focus on its floorcovering operations (70% of sales). The company is also consolidating its residential and commercial carpets businesses into a single entity.

Founded in 1950, Heat and Control, Inc. has grown to over 30 offices and plants worldwide. CEO Andrew Caridis and his family control Heat and Control, Inc. Heat and Control Company makes equipment to process and package baked and fried snacks, meat, poultry, and seafood. Its products include a single piece of machinery or several devices for a complete line -- conveyor systems to high-capacity spiral ovens and fryers -- can, for example, turn 50,000 pounds of potatoes into fries in an hour! Heat and Control also distributes Ishida's automatic weigh filler, saving labor and ingredients, as well as "green" systems for reducing air pollution, fuel, and water use.

Orbit Irrigation believes that you should spray it and not say it. Orbit Irrigation makes irrigation products such as sprinklers, timers, and valves for the residential and commercial markets. Orbit also makes low volume and micro irrigation products that focus on conserving water. The company's brands include SunMate, Arizona Mist, DripMaster, and WaterMaster. Its more than 2,000 products are sold globally in more than 40 countries. Orbit has manufacturing facilities in the US and in China. Products can be found in retail stores such as Home Depot and Wal-Mart. Holding company Pro-Mark owns Orbit Irrigation.

Fiskars company makes shears, axes, and other cutting tools for gardening, crafts, school, and the office. In the kitchen, it offers up knives and cooking utensils, cookware, and tableware under the Fiskars, Iitala, Arabia, and Kitchen Devils names, among others. The firm also hooks outdoor enthusiasts with its Gerber and Silva brand hunting, fishing, and camping equipment, as well as with its Buster, Drive, and Inha Works brand boats. Fiskars also manages real estate in and around Fiskars Village, where the company was founded in 1649.

Kerr Pump Corporation has been a manufacturer of high pressure piston and plunger pumps since 1946. Kerr high pressure pumps are positive displacement reciprocating pumps which are suitable for almost every type of industrial and oilfield application. We manufacture simplex, duplex, triplex, quintuplex and sextuplex plunger and piston pumps for any application where liquids are moved under pressure. We also provide custom skid unit design and fabrication, engineered at our manufacturing facility available with drivers, belts, guards and motors.

George Mitchell and his son N. A. Mitchell founded Three States Supply Company, LLC in 1945 in Memphis. The name is based on Memphis' geographical position as the hub of three states -- Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Three States Supply, a subsidiary of Watsco since 1996, distributes heating and air-conditioning equipment (HVAC), sheet metal products, supplies, and related parts to contractors in 10 nearby states. Three States Supply Company offers products from such manufacturers as Nordyne (HVAC equipment), CertainTeed (insulation/adhesives), Magnetek (motors) and Cooper (tools); it also sells used machinery. Three States Supply operates from over 20 locations in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee.

Hyspan Precision manufactures an array of flexible metal tubular products. Its short list offers metal bellows, and expansion and ball joints (Hyspan or Barco), slip joints (Perma-Pax), and wire-braid flex joints. Subsidiary Universal Metal Hose churns out metal hoses (strip wound and corrugated), wire braid, tubing, nozzles, on to complete assemblies. Products are sold directly from manufacturing facilities in the US, a plant in Mexico, and through distributors and Hyspan's sales force, for such end uses as auto, highway, industrial OEM, and HVAC. US defense agencies are among Hyspan's top accounts.

Tension Envelope is one of the country’s leading manufacturers of envelope products, selling directly to companies and organizations across the country. Tension makes many of the envelopes you see and handle day-to-day, including direct mail envelopes, billing and banking envelopes, and photo packaging envelopes. Our products range from standard styles and sizes to specialty envelopes, some created for one-of-a-kind mailing or packaging purposes. Tension produces over 11 billion envelopes a year, with plants from coast to coast and nationwide distribution. We service our customers from over 30 sales/service offices located in major market areas.

Franklin Electric Co., Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and distribution of groundwater and fuel pumping systems. It operates in two segments, Water Systems and Fueling Systems. The Water Systems segment designs, manufactures, and sells motors, pumps, electronic controls, and related parts and equipment primarily for use in submersible water and other fluid system applications. Its motors and pumps are used principally in submersible applications for pumping fresh water, wastewater, and other liquids in various residential, agricultural, and industrial applications, as well as off-shore drilling and mining applications. This segment offers electronic drives and controls for the motors, which control functionality and provide protection from various hazards, such as electric surges, over-heating, or dry wells and tanks. The Fueling Systems segment designs, manufactures, and sells pumps, electronic controls, and related parts and equipment primarily for use in submersible fueling system applications. It also integrates and sells motors and electronic controls produced by the Water Systems segment.

Bondhus company manufactures screwdrivers, wrench sets, pliers, T-handles, fold-up handles, bits and blades, and other tools for worldwide distribution. Its brands include Bondhex, Ballstar, Felo, and GorillaGrip, among others. Products are sold by more than 5,000 DIY retailers, as well as by industrial, electronics, hardware, and automotive shops. Bondhus also offers private-label manufacturing services. The company was founded in 1964 by John Bondhus.

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