Ibstock Brick has literally helped build Great Britain (and its own bottom line) brick by brick. Ibstock Brick company, which started as Ibstock Collieries in 1899 to quarry clay and mine coal for brick manufacturers, is now the largest brick manufacturer in the UK, ahead of #2 Hanson and #3 Wienerberger. With nearly two dozen brick and paver manufacturing plants located throughout the UK, Ibstock has an annual capacity of more than 900 million bricks -- about 15 per UK resident. Rather than doling it out to the populace, however, its brick is used primarily in residential housing construction. Construction giant CRH plc acquired Ibstock in 1999.

Hansel and his sister gathered wood in the forest, but it's nothing compared to what Hansol Paper must amass to run its mills. A division of Korean conglomerate Hansol Corporation, Hansol Paper manufactures printing and writing paper, paperboard for industrial use, and specialty paper. Hansol Paper company exports more than 50% of its production to the US, Japan, and 50 other countries. It operates three mills (its Janghang mill is the largest printing and writing paper mill in Korea) and has offices in Korea, China, and the US. Hansol picked up a near 40% stake in paper manufacturer EN Paper from Kukil Paper in 2008. Hansol Paper company, established in 1965 as Saehan Paper Manufacturing, was part of the Samsung Group until 1993.

Shuffle Master, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of technology and entertainment-based products for the gaming industry worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Utility, Proprietary Table Games, Electronic Table Systems, and Electronic Gaming Machines. The Utility segment provides a range of shufflers, including single deck, batch, and continuous shufflers. These products comprise i-Deal, ACE, Deck Mate, one2six, and MD2. This segment also offers chip sorting machines used on roulette tables; and develops intelligent table systems and other products, such as i-Shoe Auto card reading shoe, i-Score baccarat viewer, and Deck Checker card deck checking device. The Proprietary Table Games segment offers proprietary table games, such as poker, baccarat, pai gow poker, and blackjack based table games; progressive table games with bonusing options; and proprietary side bets. This segment also licenses its proprietary table game titles to various companies. The Electronic Table Systems segment provides e-Table platforms, which consist of i-Table, Table Master, Vegas Star, and Rapid Table Games. The Electronic Gaming Machines segment offers PC-based video slot machines with a selection of video slot titles, which include a range of bonus round options. The company markets its products to casinos and other legal gaming establishments through its direct sales force and distributors. Shuffle Master, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Sandvik Process Systems' toughness is steel belted. The subsidiary of Sandvik's Materials Technology segment, manufactures machinery and steel belts for internal merchandise movement and management, which are used in the food, chemical, and material-handling industries. Sandvik Process Systems company is made up of various product areas that include belts, process solutions like cooling systems and film and sheet casting, press plates for laminate production, and equipment and systems for heat recovery systems.

Suzano is the suzerain (super power) of Latin American paperboard production. Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A. company is also one the world's largest manufacturers and exporters of eucalyptus pulp. It churns out woodfree printing and writing paper, coated and uncoated, including paper using ECF (elemental chlorine free) pulp. Five facilities in Bahia, and Sao Paulo, Brazil, drive production; paper and paperboard capacity reaches 1.1 million tons per year, and pulp, approximately 2.9 million tons. Operations are also fueled through development and sale of 100% renewable eucalyptus forests. Since its beginnings in 1924, Suzano has been controlled by the Feffer family, which has a long record of entrepreneurship in the pulp and paper market.

Terex lifts and digs for pay dirt; the company manufactures a slew of cranes, construction equipment, aerial platforms, and materials processing equipment. Its construction business makes compaction equipment, such as compact track loaders and excavators, as well as off-highway trucks, and road building equipment. Another arm makes various aerial lifts, from articulating to telescopic booms used in industrial and construction overhead jobs. The lines are sold worldwide to construction, as well as forestry, recycling, shipping, and utility industries, under brands Genie, Powerscreen, and Bid-Well. In 2010 the company sold its mining business to Bucyrus International.

ESCO is well ensconced as a global manufacturer of engineered metal parts, castings, and components for industrial machinery. ESCO company's two operating groups are Engineered Products and Turbine Technologies. It operates manufacturing facilities on six continents. ESCO provides such services as contract manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain management, as well as specialized services to the aerospace, construction, industrial, mining, power generation, recycling, and transportation markets. Customers include Bucyrus, Caterpillar, and Komatsu. ESCO was founded in Portland, Oregon, by C. F. Swigert in 1913 as an Electric Steel Foundry; its products at that time included trolley car replacement parts.

Founded in Germany in 1909 by Anton Piller, Piller Industrieventilatoren GmbH is now owned by the families of Bernd Klostermann and managing director Nils Englund. Piller Industrieventilatoren makes fans -- not the kind that scream at celebrities, nor the kind that ladies use to gently create a breeze, but the kind used in industrial furnaces, power and evaporator plants, and industries ranging from food to textiles to petrochemicals. Piller also offers installation, maintenance, repairs, and remote diagnosis. Piller Industrieventilatoren company has offices and representatives in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and the US. Exports account for more than half of sales.

Adolph Wurth GmbH & Co. markets and distributes more than 100,000 products in more than 80 countries through its Wurth Line and Allied Companies (companies trading under their own name). Wurth's more than 400 companies manufacture products including screws and fasteners, hand and power tools, insulation, personal protection equipment, and automotive products such as paints, lubricants, and oil, fuel, and air filters. The company also sells heating and drinking-water pipes, as well as offers heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning installation services.

LaFrance Corporation is a recognized leader in the manufacture of high-quality nameplates. LaFrance's Benmatt Industries unit makes a range of customized products including key fobs, license plate frames, and trailer hitch covers that are used as promotional items by auto dealerships. The company's J.A.T. Creative Products division, which was set up in 2004, provides products to promote and advertise companies, organizations, and special events. LaFrance also operates PacTec, a producer of standard and custom modified plastic electronic enclosures. LaFrance has manufacturing plants in China, Japan, and the US.

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