Propex Operating company produces polypropylene fabrics and fibers for the consumer products, industrial manufacturing, and construction sectors. Its offerings include carpet backings and other flooring materials, internal-construction fabrics for furnishings (sofas and beds) and automobile interiors, geotextiles (used by engineering and construction firms for soil erosion control and reinforcement), as well as fibers used to reinforce concrete. Some of its brands include Pyramat, Fibermesh, Duon,and CURV. Propex is the US operating arm of Propex Holdings, which is owned by private equity firm Wayzata Investment Partners.

Ingersoll Machine Tools, a unit of Italy's Camozzi Group, makes manufacturing systems, machine parts, and other related products, while also offering contract manufacturing, engineering, and other services. Products include assembly machines, crankshaft machines, drilling systems, flexible manufacturing centers, high-velocity machines, vertical turning lathes, and die machines. Prominent customers include Caterpillar and Lockheed Martin. Formerly a division of the bankrupt Ingersoll International, Ingersoll Machine Tools was resurrected in October 2003 after federal regulators approved the Camozzi Group purchase. Attilio Camozzi is the owner and founder of Camozzi Group.

Clondalkin Group Holdings likes to be very flexible when it comes to pleasing customers. Through its Flexible Packaging segment, the company manufactures plastic, foil, paper, and paperboard products, including seals, laminates, and lids for the agriculture, food, beverage, healthcare, and consumer goods industries. Clondalkin serves many of the same industries, as well as other industrial markets, with its Specialist Packaging segment which makes folding cartons, labels, leaflets, paper bags, and plastic cards. Clondalkin Group Holdings company has over 40 operations scattered throughout Europe and the US, the two primary regions where its customers are located. Clondalkin Group is owned by private equity firm Warburg Pincus.

Tyco International Ltd. provides security products and services, fire protection and detection products and services, valves and controls, and other industrial products to customers worldwide. The company operates in five segments: ADT Worldwide, Flow Control, Fire Protection Services, Electrical and Metal Products, and Safety Products. The ADT Worldwide segment designs, sells, installs, services, and monitors electronic security systems for residential, commercial, education, governmental, and industrial customers. The Flow Control segment designs, manufactures, sells, and services valves, pipes, fittings, valve automation, and heat tracing products for the oil, gas, and other energy markets along with general process industries, and the water and wastewater markets. The Fire Protection Services segment designs, sells, installs, and services fire detection and fire suppression systems for commercial, industrial, and governmental customers. The Electrical and Metal Products segment designs, manufactures, and sells galvanized steel tubing, armored wire, and cable and other metal products for non-residential construction, electrical, fire and safety, and mechanical customers. The Safety Products segment designs, manufactures, and sells fire suppression, electronic, security, and life safety products, including fire suppression products, breathing apparatus, intrusion security, access control, and video management systems. Tyco International Ltd. was founded in 1960 and is based in Schaffhausen, Switzerland with an additional office in Princeton, New Jersey.

JM Eagle is the world’s leading manufacturer of PVC and PE plastic pipe. With greater strength, capacity and geographic reach than ever before, our resources provide an unmatched capability for new products, new materials, new applications and new processes. We consistently produce the highest quality plastic pipe in the industry and are committed to ensuring ongoing product excellence. JM Eagle recently announced a 50-year warranty on its products*. Plastic-pipe products from JM Eagle will maintain their performance for the next 50 years or the company will replace them. No other manufacturer of PVC pipe or PE pipe stands behind its products the way JM Eagle does.

Acertec Limited (formerly Acertec plc) produces large body parts for car manufacturers, and provides engineering services to the mining and construction industries. Acertec's two divisions include: Stadco (automotive stampings/assemblies) and Acertec Construction Products (formerly BRC; engineering services for mining, civil engineering, building, security industries). In addition to the UK, Acertec has operations in Germany, East Asia, and Russia. Customers include Bentley, Jaguar, Landrover, Aston Martin, BMW, and Ford. Candover Investments owns more than 20% of the company. Acertec delisted its stock and became a private company in 2009.

A. B. Boyd Company puts a little zip in rubber manufacturing. Initially a zipper distributor, Boyd company has evolved to operate as Boyd Corporation and manufacture rubber, plastic, and fiber products that offer environmental sealing and energy-efficient solutions. The custom-designed and manufactured products meet requirements for acoustic, thermal, shock, and shielding systems, among others. Boyd uses a range of specialized materials from silicone to Mylar, polypropylene, copper and aluminum foils, and coated fabrics to deliver a low-cost, engineered lineup. It caters to OEMs in aerospace, electronics, medical equipment, telecommunications, and transportation. Boyd is held by Stonebridge Partners Management.

ADF Group designs, engineers, manufactures, and installs structural steel elements for non-residential construction applications such as skyscrapers, as well as provides engineering services. ADF has built commercial and sports complexes and public infrastructures, including the Smithsonian's National Air & Space Museum and the Columbus Center and the Freedom Tower in New York. The company also makes bolt and metal fasteners, provides metal surface treatment, and rents heavy construction equipment. Customers include general contractors and engineering firms, mainly in North America. The Paschini family owns the company.

Plastic Suppliers is in the film industry, but you probably won't find a Cecil B. DeMille or a Robert Rodriguez wanna-be there. Plastic Suppliers, Inc. company manufactures and distributes a variety of plastic films, including coatable, printable, shrink label, packaging, and folding carton. Plastic Suppliers' slitting capabilities can handle widths from one-quarter of an inch to 80 inches. Plastic Suppliers, Inc. company operates two manufacturing plants in Ohio; it also owns regional distribution facilities throughout the US, as well as in Europe. Its specialty films subsidiary, Sidaplax, operates in Belgium.

Guardian is one of the world's largest manufacturers of float glass and fabricated glass products. You also should know that we manufacture and supply the automotive industry with a variety of exterior products. We've also become a significant player in the building materials distribution business. And somewhere along the line, we became the world's largest producer of mirrors.Headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, the privately held Guardian Industries group of companies has over 19,000 employees worldwide (that's 21 countries, on 5 continents), and we value them above all else.In fact, we are very proud of our management structure. It is specifically designed to avoid bureaucratic nonsense, and allows the individual to flourish. It is an environment that thrives on the initiative of its people. And it works. Just ask any of our thousands of happy customers.

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