PPG Industries is a leader in its markets; is a streamlined, efficient manufacturer; and operates on the leading edge of new technologies and solutions. It is their vision to continue being the world’s leading coatings and specialty products and services company, serving customers in construction, consumer products, industrial and transportation markets and aftermarkets. PPG has manufacturing facilities and equity affiliates in more than 60 countries around the globe.Coatings -- such as paints (sold under the Pittsburgh Paints, Lucite, and Monarch brands), stains (Olympic), and sealants that help protect surfaces -- account for most of its sales; the remainder comes from glass and chemicals. PPG's glass offerings include flat glass for buildings, fabricated glass, and continuous-strand fiberglass used in aircraft and buildings. PPG's chemicals segment makes chlor-alkali chemicals. The company operates more than 130 manufacturing facilities worldwide; it also operates 450 retail centers in the US. PPG greatly enhanced its European operations in 2008 by buying SigmaKalon from Bain Capital for $3 billion.

Earth Search Sciences, Inc., (OTCBB : ESSE) is a dynamic emerging growth company with more than ten years of research and development invested in bringing breakthrough remote sensing technology to the commercial marketplace. Earth Search had the foresight to know that customers' strategic decision making could beneft from the very precise information available only through advanced hyperspectral instruments, such as the PROBE-1. Today, technical decision-makers benefit from this technology in mineral exploration, oil and gas exploration, environmental monitoring and other business channels. Earth Search Sciences's clients and partners are strengthened by the competitive advantage of the PROBE-1 technology.The company has developed remote sensing instruments (using what is called hyperspectral remote sensing technology) based on NASA's Airborne Visible and Infra-Red Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS). The instruments designed by ESSI collect and analyze data for use in oil and gas exploration, mining, hazardous material remediation, and ecosystem monitoring, among other things. The company has served customers in the private, military, and government sectors. Chairman and CEO Larry Vance owns 74% of the company.

Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Kwalu was founded in 1984. For over two decades, Kwalu have been active partners with their clients in solving industry-wide seating and furniture dilemmas. Based on their clients requests, in 2001 Kwalu expanded their reach in the industry by developing lines of virtually indestructible casegoods and tables that complement their vast array of seating for all areas of your facility. Kwalu Casegoods, Kwalu Seating and Kwalu Tables have pioneered the use of high-impact resistant polymers to produce wood-grained furniture that is as stylish as it is durable. The innovative, modular construction of all Kwalu furniture, and the wide array of components, styles, and finishes available, has brought the creativity back into contract interior design. Designers and facilities can now satisfy all of their furniture needs from one source, providing a level of design flexibility and durability unmatched in the furniture industry. All this combined with a heretofore unheard of 10-year warranty on finish and construction.Kwalu makes durable furniture used in hospitals and other health facilities, cruise ships, dining rooms, primary schools and universities, and hotels. The company also serves the government, institutional, and special needs niches. Kwalu has designed its product line so that it is modular. Customers can mix and match different styles of frames with various choices of upholstery to create a unique product. The company also makes handrails and wall coverings.

GenCorp is a major technology-based manufacturing company headquartered in Sacramento, California. GenCorp’s two businesses, Aerojet and Real Estate, concentrate on two principal market areas: aerospace and defense, and real estate.GenCorp has been in business for the better part of a century. Established in 1915, GenCorp was formerly the General Tire & Rubber Company. The name change was implemented in 1984 when GenCorp was formed as a parent holding company. In a subsequent restructuring, the company exited the tire business by divesting General Tire. In 1999, GenCorp spun off its Decorative & Building Products and Performance Chemicals businesses into a separate, publicly-traded company called OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.

Crane Co. is a diversified manufacturer of highly engineered industrial products with a substantial presence in a number of focused niche markets. With approximately 12,000 employees working together in five business segments across 25 countries, Crane generated 2008 net sales of $2.6 billion.Crane is committed to the highest standards of business conduct. Within that framework, their objective is to grow Economic Value Added (EVA) by continuing to transition to a more integrated operating company. They strive to create value for all their stakeholders with a highly disciplined approach to materially strengthening our businesses through successful implementation of the Crane Business System, through strategic linkages among their businesses, and through utilization of strong free cash flow for strategic acquisitions.

Acorn Powell Limited specialise in the manufacture and supply of Stainless Steel products. Their expertise covers a broad spectrum of building technologies, regulations and applications. Recent major projects have included washroom facilities for numerous schools, supermarket plumbing systems for Waitrose, fitting out a major shipyard in the Middle East and facilities for an army barracks complex.Acorn Powell equips everything from prisons to high-end hotels with its wide range of stainless steel appliances and fixtures. Its sinks, urinals, toilets, drinking fountains, kitchenettes, wash basins, and other plumbing systems are used in in commercial, residential, and institutional applications. The company distributes seven lines: Apinox Range, Neo-Metro, Whitehall Manufacturing, Acorn Aqua, Murdock Drinking Fountains, AcornVac, and Intra. Acorn Powell does business online and though mail order, but it also has a showroom at its Gloucester offices.

The personal care products company makes soap, lotions, and creams, as well as more specialized products such as acne treatments. Dermalogica's products are not sold directly to the public, but through dealers or "qualified skin care professionals" in more than 40 countries worldwide. These vendors can provide clients with Dermalogica's face mapping consultation, thermal back treatment, and touch therapies. Dermalogica was founded in 1986 by Jane Wurwand.

Founded in 1998, Pandigital recognized the need to bridge the gap between digital cameras and traditional photo frames, and today is the worldwide industry leader in the manufacturing of digital photo frames. Keeping in line with its values of elegance, simplicity, and functionality, Pandigital has sold over four million units which validates the work and effort put into designing and creating each Pandigital photo frame.Pandigital manufactures digital photo frames and sells them at major retailers across the US. Pandigital's frames range from a pocket-sized 1.8 inches to 15 inches, and some have touch-screen access, interchangeable metallic or wood frames, audio options, and can hold up to 4,000 images. Its products are designed in the US but the company contracts with Foxconn Electronics in Taiwan for manufacturing. Pandigital was founded in 1998 and released its first digital frames in 2006.

Schurman Fine Papers, which operates American Greetings, Carlton Cards, and Papyrus retail stores, offers specialty gift products such as greeting cards, stationary, gift wrap, and other paper products. Its retail network consists of more than 500 stores located throughout the US and Canada. More than 170 of its stores operate under the Papyrus name, a brand on which the company was originally built (the brand was sold to American Greetings in 2009). Schurman Fine Papers was founded in 1950 by Marcel and Margrit Schurman; their daughter Dominique Schurman now heads the company.

Watkins Incorporated manufactures more than 350 natural products, including body lotions and bath salts, organic dish soaps and bathroom cleaners, and organic black pepper and vanilla extracts. Watkins, which distributes its products in the US, Canada, the UK, and the Philippines, sells through retailers such as Target, Wal-Mart, and Whole Foods, as well as through its e-commerce Web site. Owned by chairman Irwin L. Jacobs since 1978, Watkins' roots go back to the 1860s.

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