Pittards processes leather for use in gloves, footwear, and other goods.Pittards's glove leather division serves manufacturers of sport and dress clothing, as well as makers of military and other service-related uniforms. Its shoe and leather goods division produces cowhide leather for furniture, sporting goods, saddlery, and other products. Pittards' clients include Adidas, Louis Vuitton, Timberland, and Timex. The company has been in operation since 1826. Formerly 29%-owned by the founding Pittard family, Swedish investor Peter Gyllenhammar (backer of a number of other British manufacturing companies) bought a 65% stake in Pittards as part of its restructuring in 2006.

Cartiere Burgo is one of Europe's largest paper producers, manufacturing about 3 million tons of paper a year. Cartiere Burgo heads the Burgo Group, a chain of companies that supply everything from plant services to electricity for Cartiere Burgo company. Paper -- including woodfree-coated, uncoated, specialty, packaging, and newsprint -- accounts for nearly 90% of group sales. Cartiere Burgo also makes chemical, wood, and de-inked pulp and sells the excess electricity it generates as a by-product of its production processes. Cartiere Burgo merged with competitor, the Marchi Group, in 2004, and Marchi holds 48% of the combined company.

Hill & Smith Infrastructure Products Group (IPG) is a family of more than a dozen companies that provide a range of infrastructure and transportation products. The Hill & Smith Holdings subsidiary manufactures everything from bridge parapets and wire fences to steel tunnels and traffic poles. Its Hill & Smith division makes road safety barriers. IPG accounts for about half of its parent's revenue (the holding company's other segments deal in galvanizing services and building products). IPG focuses on four main sectors of the infrastructure market: roads, rail, security, and utilities.

Anchor Manufacturing Group manufactures metal stampings, assemblies, and steering column products (primarily for the auto industry). Anchor Manufacturing's in-house capabilities include manufacturing services such as welding and assembly, laser cutting, heat treating, sawing, shearing, metal stamping (up to 2,000 tons), tool and die (and repair), powder coating, machining, and metal fabricating. The company operates 340,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space on 20 acres near the Cleveland Hopkins Airport. Anchor Manufacturing was founded in 1970 by Edward Pfaff.

Founded in 1921 by Theodore and Herman Strahman, Strahman Valves company started as a distributor of European products in the U.S. market. As the company grew, the Strahmans began to design and manufacture their own line of valve products and developed the piston sampling and drain valve market. Their goal was to provide superior equipment that was able to meet customers more stringent emerging demands. A few years later a complete line of high-quality wash down equipment was added to the product mix.In 1951, Strahman Valves company moved from New York City to New Jersey to meet the continuing growing demand for its high-quality valve and wash down products. In 2004, we entered the custom made fabricated valve market by acquiring MG Process Valves in Mery, France. MG was a leader in the design and manufacture of specialty valves for critical applications. This acquisition enabled Strahman to extend its U.S. capability to every international market and bring new innovative European products to the U.S. In 2006, continued growth caused Strahman Valves to move its headquarters and U. S. operations to a larger and new state-of-the-art facility in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and upgrade its capabilities in Mery, France.From those early beginnings to its present position as the global leader in the design and manufacture of the highest quality, innovative wash down equipment and custom process valves, Strahman products remain the premier standard for numerous industrial and commercial applications in the refinery, chemical, petrochemical, oil/gas, mining, pulp and paper, polymer, pharmaceutical, food processing and service, beverage and dairy industries.

Worthington Cylinders was established in 1971, when parent company Worthington Industries purchased Lennox Industries’ cylinder division. The cylinder division was a natural outlet for the processed steel Worthington Industries already controlled, making it an incredibly viable part of the larger business model. From its modest beginning, Worthington Cylinders has been a quiet, yet consistent contributor to Worthington Industries’ overall financial picture. Since its inception, the cylinder division has strived to add new sensible products while supporting those already in existence. That strategy, along with the support of thousands of employees, is what allowed Worthington Cylinders to become the world’s leading supplier of pressure cylinders.

Maysteel is a manufacturer of custom precision sheet metal enclosures, assemblies, and components; it also manufactures its own proprietary furniture and electrical and telecommunications enclosures and switches under the SmartBank and Trinetics brands. Products range from small fan plate enclosures to large computer server cabinets, electrical distribution enclosures, and vending machine and ATM machine bodies. Its contract manufacturing clients have included IBM, Cisco, and Rockwell Automation. The company is owned by investment firm Everett Smith Group. The company operates three manufacturing facilities -- two in Wisconsin and one in Ireland.

Sumitomo Heavy Industries manufactures machinery for five business areas: mass-produced machinery; environmental control and energy; steel structure, bridge and shipbuilding; industrial and construction machinery. Its equipment includes power transmission, cryogenic tools, waste treatment facilities, pressure vessels, material handling, and mobile cranes. SHI operates through more than 190 companies in Asia, Europe, and the US, serving automotive to chemical, construction, electronics, medical, and utility markets. SHI is part of the Sumitomo Group, a network of 19 companies sharing product manufacture and distribution roles.

Coral Products PLC company makes plastic packaging cases for compact disc and DVD products for such customers as Cinram, Paramount, Universal Pictures, and Warner Home Video. It is a leading supplier of various recorded media cases to libraries across the UK. Other products include a variety of household goods, such as storage containers, buckets, dish drainers, and brushes. Coral Products also provides services, including the design, budgeting, manufacture, packaging, and delivery of special projects.

Dextra Lighting Ltd. was established in the 1970s. Dextra Lighting Systems manufactures lighting equipment for use in commercial and industrial environments. The company's products include downlighters, emergency, floodlighting, indirect, recessed, and surface lighting. It also offers retail and display and clean room lighting. Dextra Lighting Systems sells and distributes its products directly to customers. It does all of its manufacturing from one facility located in Gillingham, England. It maintains six sales locations around the country.

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