Nord Est (formerly La Continentale d'Entreprises) into a nice, neat little package. The holding company's main area of business is consumer packaging for beauty and health care items, including paperboard boxes and plastic cases. It also has mining and mineral operations including mica, zinc, and lead. Nord Est has divested some of its mining subsidiaries (Denain-Anzin Mineraux and Miniere de Touissit) and its stake in electronics company APEM (miniature switches and keypads used in the computer and aerospace industries). Nord Est company is owned by 21 Centrale Partners, a France-based private equity firm which is itself controlledbyItaly's Benetton family.

Makino Milling Machine was founded in 1937 by Tsunezo Makino. Makino Milling Machine manufactures and sells machine tools, such as numerical control electrical discharge machines, milling machines, machining centers, and tool grinding machines. The company's primary market focus is in mold dies for plastic, die cast aluminum, and rubber, with plans to expand to press dies. Makino Milling Machine company provides its advanced machining technology to global customers from service centers and manufacturing facilities located around the world; more than 40% of its sales are made in Japan.

Komatsu America Corp. company, a subsidiary of Japanese construction equipment giant Komatsu (#2 worldwide after Caterpillar), manufactures, sells, and maintains earthmoving machinery for the North American construction and mining markets. Komatsu America divides its operations into utility equipment (compact construction equipment) and mining systems. Its products include dump trucks, backhoes, crushers, graders, hydraulic excavators, crawler carriers, wheel loaders, bulldozers, and a computer-based mine management system. Komatsu America Corp. company also provides financing, and rents and sells equipment through its sales subsidiaries and distributors.

Sparks Belting Company manufactures and distributes more than 200 kinds of conveyor belts and motorized pulleys for conveyor systems. In addition to conveyor belts and systems service, Sparks Belting offers industrial belting for package handling, modular belting, rubber belts, urethane belting, and woven belting for food processing and handling, agriculture, and other applications. It also supplies custom fabrication of polyurethane conveyor belt parts. Headquartered in Michigan, Sparks Belting operates through seven branches in the US, and an international one in Monterrey, Mexico.

G&T Conveyor Company Inc. engineers, manufactures and installs complex Baggage Handling Systems specializing in sortation and In-line EDS integration. For over 22 years, G&T has exceeded client expectations in the on-time, on-budget delivery of cost-effective baggage handling systems.With client relationships spanning decades, G&T has the knowledge and perspective to solve technical challenges with clarity and creativity. With state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and certified quality standards, G&T is committed to the highest levels of system performance.G&T continues to build relationships within the aviation community by active involvement in American Associates of Airport Executives (AAAE), Airport Consultants Council (ACC), Florida Airports Council (FAC) and the International Association of Baggage System Companies (IABSC).

Barry-Wehmiller Company manufactures and supplies packaging, corrugating, paper converting, filling, and labeling automation equipment for a broad spectrum of industries. It conducts business around the world through its subsidiaries including Accraply (labeling machinery), Barry-Wehmiller Company (bottle washers and pasteurizers); HayssenSandiacre and Thiele Technologies (packaging systems); PneumaticScaleAngelus (bottle fillers and cappers); and FleetwoodGoldcoWyard (conveyor systems). Other divisions manufacture paper converting machinery and offer engineering/design consulting services. Chairman and CEO Bob Chapman and his family hold a controlling stake in the company.

Originally founded in 1918 as Densen Works to manufacture wires, cables and copper products on the premises of Hitachi Ltd., Hitachi Cable became an independent spin-off of Hitachi in 1956. Since then, it has played a pivotal role within the Hitachi Group as a manufacturer of electric wires and cables-components essential for ensuring a stable power supply, as well as reliable equipment for the information and communications industry-while striving to develop and refine the new communication and transmission technologies demanded by the information and energy sectors.Today, Hitachi Cable offers a wide range of products and services, including products ranging from electric wires, cables, and copper products to electronic materials, automobile parts, and even information network devices and system integration solutions. Its long continued expansion of operations internationally has given Hitachi Cable production and sales bases in 44 locations around the world, with the concomitant capacity to support client operations from a truly global perspective.

Duoyuan Global Water Inc. company manufactures water and wastewater treatment equipment for use in industrial and municipal water systems. Its makes more than 80 different products, including water conditioners, filters, various water purification systems (i.e. ultraviolet, ozone, electrodeionization), grit separators, and others. The company distributes its products throughout China and serves municipalities, as well as power generation, oil, steel manufacturing, and other companies. Duoyuan Global Water was founded in 1992; it filed an initial public offering (IPO) in 2009.

L.R. Nelson Corporation makes and sells more than 1,000 pieces of professional watering equipment, including sprinklers, valves, and controllers, to commercial customers. The firm sells through Home Depot, Menard, Grainger and otter retailers and distributors. L.R. Nelson was founded in 1904 by Lewen R. Nelson and was purchased by CEO David Ransburg in 1972. In 2009 the company sold its Nelson Consumer Products business (which sells to the residential market) and its Sunterra subsidiary (which distributes decorative home and garden products) to Robert Bosch in order to concentrate on its core commercial business.

Henry Technologies makes products that control the flow of liquids and gases -- including liquid indicators, strainers, and valves -- through its Henry Valve Division. Henry's AC&R Components division produces compressor protective devices, including accumulators, oil level regulators, and oil separators. Henry Technologies company also makes heat transfer products and pressure vessels through its branded Chil-Con division (Canada). Henry has manufacturing locations in Canada, Scotland, and the US.

Inviting Real Estate Agents, Job Placements Agents, Educational Institutes, Software Service Providers, Real Estate Builders, Marriage Bureaus, Travel Agents, Restaurant Owners, Health & Fitness Centers and other Local Businesses to Post a FREE Classified Advertisement on Cootera.com Classifieds Website.