Bodycote Thermal Processing knows how to turn up the heat. The company, a subsidiary of UK-based Bodycote International plc, heat-treats metal components to improve their mechanical properties, durability, and wear resistance. Bodycote Thermal Processing processes aircraft and auto parts, sporting goods (golf clubs), and oil field, mining, and agricultural equipment. Its heat-treating processes include hardening, tempering, and annealing. The company doesn't sell parts, but its customers are primarily parts suppliers to manufacturers in the commercial aerospace, automotive, defense, and consumer products industries. It operates over 50 facilities throughout the US and Canada, with major operations in Texas and California.

Consolidated Container Company (CCC) is one of the largest manufacturers of rigid plastic packaging in the US. The company markets its myriad containers (used for milk, water, fertilizer, salsa, antifreeze, and more) to industries from dairy to water, agricultural, food, and industrial chemical. Custom packaging, project management, lab work, product integration, and logistics support are part of CCC's service lineup. CCC operates more than 70 blow-molded manufacturing plants in North America, which produce about 7 billion pieces annually. Customers include Dean Foods and Procter & Gamble. CCC is controlled by private equity Vestar Capital Partners.

Hanson UK is the leading supplier of heavy building materials to the UK construction industry. We are split into three business lines - Hanson Quarry Products, Hanson Cement and Hanson Building Products.We produce aggregates (crushed rock, sand and gravel), ready-mixed and precast concrete, asphalt and cement-related materials and a range of building products including clay bricks and roof tiles, lightweight and dense concrete blocks and concrete pavers. Hanson is part of the HeidelbergCement Group, which employs 57,000 people across five continents. HeidelbergCement is the global leader in aggregates and has leading positions in cement, concrete and heavy building products.Hanson’s UK business is split into three business lines – quarry products, building products and cement - which together operate over 350 manufacturing sites and employ more than 6,000 people.

Established in 1917, the company's Tire group makes tires for passenger car, truck, bus, mining/construction equipment, and aircraft markets worldwide, as well as inner tubes and alloy wheels. Its DNA Earth-1 tires reduce fuel consumption. The company's Multiple Business (MB) group makes industrial rubber products such as conveyor belts, high-pressure and marine hoses, adhesives, sealants, waterproofing materials, antiseismic rubber bearings for bridges/buildings, and golf equipment, as well as aviation parts. It has sales offices and manufacturing facilities throughout Japan, as well as in Asia, Europe, and North America.

WIKA Instrument Corporation company makes electronic and mechanical pressure gauges, thermometers, sensors, transmitters, and other instrumentation, as well as diaphragm seals for HVAC and other systems. Its products are used in oil and gas, biodiesel, ethanol, water treatment, hydraulic and fluid power, and manufacturing applications. WIKA sells directly, through distributors, or via the company's Web site to more than 100 countries. WIKA Instrument Corporation company is a fully owned subsidiary of Germany-based components manufacturer WIKA Alexander Wiegand, which has been in business for more than 60 years.

Besser manufactures equipment for the worldwide concrete products industry. It serves all segments, including landscape, pipe, precast, ready-mix, and masonry. Besser company sells both new and used equipment, along with molds and machine parts. It also offers training for maintaining, operating, and troubleshooting machinery. Besser company was founded in 1904 as the Besser Manufacturing Co. by Jesse Besser; CEO James Park is his great-nephew. Besser operates in Canada, Germany, and the US. In 2010 the company acquired Kraft Energy, a supplier of quick concrete curing equipment sold to makers of concrete products.

Mohawk Industries is the second-largest maker of commercial and residential carpets, rugs, and other floor coverings in the US (after Shaw Industries) and one of the largest carpet makers in the world. It produces woven and tufted broadloom carpets and rugs under such names as Mohawk, Aladdin, Durkan, Karastan, and Bigelow. Mohawk's Dal-Tile International division is one of the US's largest makers of ceramic tile and stone flooring. Laminate, wood, and vinyl flooring, round out Mohawk's operations. The company sells its wares to about 40,000 customers, including carpet retailers, home centers, mass merchandisers, department stores, and dealers.

The SMC Corporation manufactures and sells pneumatic control equipment for use in fields that include agriculture and fisheries, as well as in industries such as automobiles, digital home appliances, high technology, machinery, telecommunications, transportation, and more. Through a worldwide network of subsidiaries, the group offers actuators, air line equipment, directional control valves, and industrial filters. SMC enjoys a 60% market share in its home country of Japan and 25% globally. SMC Corporation gets more than half of its sales outside Japan.

Southern Container, Ltd. company manufactures custom corrugated boxes (cardboard and plastic) and folding cartons in windowed, laminated and labeled varieties. It also makes flexible foam, polybags, and stock boxes, and it offers a wide range of value-added services to its clients. These services include CAD design software to depict 3-D computer design packaging concepts, a 24-hour customer service system, and a JIT (Just In Time) logistics program. Southern Container also offers to warehouse clients' materials and ship on demand.

Mr. Thorpe's grandfather, Frederick William (F.W.), founded the business in 1936. F. W. Thorpe knows how many engineers it takes to design a light bulb. F. W. Thorpe company designs, manufactures, and supplies professional lighting systems for customers around the globe. Its Thorlux subsidiary focuses on industrial lighting; other units include Sugg Lighting (decorative lighting), Mackwell Electronics (emergency lighting), Compact Lighting (retail space lighting), and Philip Payne (emergency exit signage).

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