Brampton Brick is Canada’s second largest manufacturer of clay brick, serving markets in Ontario, Quebec and the Northeast and Midwestern United States from its brick manufacturing plants located in Brampton, Ontario and near Terre Haute, Indiana.To complement the clay brick product line, Brampton Brick Limited Company also manufactures a range of concrete masonry products, including stone veneer products marketed under the StoneworksTM trade name and concrete window sills.Concrete interlocking paving stones, retaining walls, garden walls and enviro products are manufactured in Markham, Milton and Brampton, Ontario and in Wixom, Michigan and sold to markets in Ontario, Quebec, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois and Indiana under the OaksTM trade name.

Recticel SA company produces flexible polyurethane foams used in bedding, insulation, and automotive products. Recticel makes spring, latex, and foam mattresses sold throughout Europe under a variety of brand names that include Beka, Lattoflex, and Superba. The company's insulation products serve both the construction and industrial manufacturing industries. Recticel's automotive products include molded seat cushions as well as both exterior and interior trim components. It operates 11 manufacturing facilities; eight are in Europe, two are in the US, and one in Asia.

BAE Industries has stamping licked -- although in this case, it's metal stamping. BAE Industries, a subsidiary of Marisa Industries, manufactures metal stampings, assemblies, and mechanisms. The company's metal stampings are primarily used by the automotive industry and include suspension, instrument panel, door, and seating components. The mechanism assembly unit also serves the automotive market with the manufacturing of various latches, brackets, and levers. The company also offers design, engineering, prototyping, and other product development services.

ABB Ltda. may be destined to walk in its parent's shadow, but there are certainly worse shadows to walk in. ABB company is the Brazilian division of Swiss-Swedish electrical engineering giant ABB Ltd. It targets customers in the utility and industry sectors and is a global leader in power and automation technologies. ABB Brazil operates through multiple plants and regional offices spread throughout the country. Its customers buy from them directly, as well as through distributors, wholesalers, system integrators, and other partners. The Brazilian unit got its start in 1912.

R&R Products manufactures commercial golf course accessories including ball washers, sand trap rakes, and golf club cleaners. R&R also sells a line of turf products (spray applicators, irrigation gauges, and submersible pumps) and power equipment (generators, mowers, chainsaws, power washers, and leaf blowers) made by other manufacturers including Briggs & Stratton, Kubota, and Husqvarna. Safety equipment, such as chemical distribution cans, storage cabinets, and personnel safety wear, is included in R&R's lineup.

Herrenknecht AG was originally founded as Herrenknecht GmbH in 1977 by Martin Herrenknecht (the name was changed in 1998). Herrenknecht AG company manufactures tunnel boring machines that can bore through various geological conditions. Herrenknecht also offers consulting and site management services and collaborates with contractors to complete the excavation process. The company's business units include traffic and utility tunneling and geothermal explorations. Based in Schwanau, Germany, Herrenknecht serves several international markets through more than 40 subsidiaries operating in China, Russia, the US, and countries in Europe and other regions.

Agri Pacific begs to differ. The wholesale distributor offers a slew of golf course and turf maintenance products. Agri Pacific company exports equipment parts and supplies by big names including Broyhill, Lely Pacific, and Stow, to fertilizers, chemicals, and amendments under labels such as Grow More and Spring Valley, irrigation products by 3M, Carson, and more, along with Kawasaki and Kubota small engines and parts, Accuride and Bridgestone tires, and turf supplies branded Keystone and Par Aide. Financing vehicles, available through Ex-Im Bank, have helped the California-based distributor grow its offerings and break on to the greens in Mexico and around the world.

Asahi/America, Inc. ("Asahi"), is a diversified ISO9001 certified manufacturer and distributor of corrosion-resistant fluid flow products. These include a wide variety of thermoplastic valves, actuators, flow meters, tubing systems, and single and double containment piping systems. These products are used for the control, transmission, and containment of corrosive fluids and high-purity liquids, certain flammable gases, and compressed air.Asahi helped pioneer the market for thermoplastic valves in the United States and Latin America, during a time when there was no viable alternative to metal for piping systems. Asahi began by distributing valves and piping products from a Japanese company known as Asahi Organic Chemical Company ("AOC"). Through increased distributor and end user education and experience, thermoplastics have grown steadily in acceptance. While Asahi still imports a number of products from AOC, the actuators, flow meters, and certain valves are currently manufactured at the 100,000 square foot headquarters in Malden, Massachusetts.Nationally recognized as a leader in the environmental service industry, Asahi with its Austrian business partner, Agru, have developed and patented pivotal products and systems, which directly address the new requirements mandated by the EPA. Also, within its Clean Room, Asahi utilizes Agru's high purity PVDF and unpigmented, natural polypropylene components to fabricate and test assemblies for R&D and ultra high purity applications. To meet the strictest of manufacturing standards, Asahi maintains its own DI water line and monitors air quality on a continuous basis.Asahi has one of the industry's largest distributor networks with nearly 500 locations nationally and throughout Latin America. Customers include the world's leading manufacturers in the chemical and petrochemical, mining, pulp and paper, plating, pharmaceutical, food, and semiconductor industries. Additionally, Asahi has developed a strong presence in municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment, aquariums, landfill recovery, and theme park and cruise ship construction.

Indel Company is the parent of an international group of more than 60 engineering and technology companies producing a variety of products, primarily for the metals industry. It operates through two groups. Its Inductotherm Group includes about 40 companies that make melting and thermal processing systems. Its Diversified Technology Group includes about 25 firms that manufacture metal products and components, welding equipment, electrical components and systems engineering electronics, engineering products, plastic products, and network communications products. Services range from metal fabrication to silkscreen printing. Indel has operations in the Americas, Australia, and Asia.

The company is a leading manufacturer of aluminum scaffolding products that aid in aerial construction and maintenance on facilities such as retail centers, airports, stadiums, and power generation boilers. It sells mobile access towers, walkways, and docking platforms -- branded under such names as Snappy, Span, System F, and Towermatic -- through a global network of distributors. Products are designed to be lightweight and easy to assemble. Customers include equipment rental companies in the Americas, Europe, and the Pacific Rim.

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.