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Tex Holdings home on the range, but Tex Holdings is quite comfortable at construction sites. Tex Holdings operating through several subsidiaries, produces industrial boring and construction equipment (asphalt and concrete mixers, chip spreaders, compactors, drills, emulsion sprayers, and hammers), plastic products (custom injection moulding), and retail display boards and panels. Its Tex ATC unit designs, manufactures, and installs prefabricated air traffic control rooms. Tex Holdings company's Allied Kiosks & Enclosures makes wall-, post-, or floor-mounted enclosures.

Established as a shipyard in 1853, IHI has about 7,000 employees and 13 overseas offices. IHI Corp. (formerly Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries) produces a wide array of heavy industrial machinery and equipment. About 50% of its sales are derived from its Energy and Plant operations (boilers, engines, fuel cells, gas turbines, nuclear power plant components, and radioactive waste management) and from its Aero-Engines and Space operations (jet engines, maintenance, parts, ground test facilities, rocket and satellite systems, and space station-related equipment). Other operations include logistics systems, shipbuilding and offshore operations, construction, and real estate, among others.

The marks that Bridgestone Americas (BSAM) leaves on this world have everything to do with tires, and more. A Bridgestone Corp. subsidiary, the company is best known for its Bridgestone, Firestone, and Dayton branded tires for cars, trucks, motorcycles, tractors, as well as earthmoving equipment and aircraft. BSAM operates through a family of companies; in addition to consumer and commercial tire making and marketing across the Americas, it drives more than 2,000 vehicle service and tire outlets in the US (including Firestone Complete Auto Care, and Fleet Care). BSAM puts its mark on a range of construction products, too, along with natural rubber, industrial fibers and textiles, and Airide vehicle air springs.

Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ: RUSHA & RUSHB) operates the largest network of heavy and medium- duty truck dealerships in North America and a construction equipment dealership in Houston, Texas. Its current truck operations include a network located throughout the Southern United States in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. These dealerships provide an integrated, one-stop sales and service of new and used heavy- and medium-duty trucks and construction equipment, aftermarket parts, service and body shop capabilities, chrome accessories, tires and a wide array of financial services including the financing of truck and equipment sales, insurance products and leasing and rentals.

Hyde Tools makes surface preparation hand tools for drywall, painting, and plumbing professionals. The company manufactures about 2,000 products, including industrial knives and surface preparation tools (scrapers, trowels), are sold worldwide through retailers, such as McCoy Corp. and Sherwin-Williams and online. In 1875 Isaac P. Hyde founded Hyde Manufacturing, then specializing in mill blades, in his garage. Hyde eventually sold the majority of his stock to Joseph Lacroix and Myron Clemence. Clemence's son and grandson ran the company (now Hyde Tools) in the 1970s. Some of his descendants are involved in the business today, including CEO Rick Clemence.

Parkdale Mills cotton and cotton-polyester blend yarns and specializes in spun yarn that winds up in such goods as sheets, towels, underwear, and jeans. Parkdale Mills' global slate of customers include Jockey International, Lands' End, L.L. Bean, and Springmaid. The company operates and owns 66% of Parkdale America, a joint venture with polyester and nylon yarn maker Unifi. The company has about two dozen plants in the US, Columbia, and Mexico, and a fiber research center. Its cotton consumption represents 30% of total US cotton demand.

Toyoda Machinery builds, sells, and services an array of machine tools. Its lineup begins with horizontal and vertical machining centers, multitaskers for all-in-one cutting, drilling, and milling. Toyoda is also the world's #1 producer of cylindrical grinders. Cam and crank grinders, 5 axis, and bridge and gantry machining are manufactured, as well as flexible machining cells, industrial robots, and transfer lines. Along with its products, Toyoda offers engineering, remanufacturing, and parts services. Toyoda distributors serve auto OEMs, and major parts producers in aerospace, energy, heavy equipment, and medical markets across North America. Toyoda is a subsidiary of JTEKT.

Quabbin Wire & Cable Co., Inc. is a privately held corporation founded in 1975 by Paul Engel. The factory and offices comprise a 140,000 square foot facility in Ware, Massachusetts, about a two hour drive west of Boston. Quabbin Wire & Cable employs approximately 100 people and has total annual sales of $25,000,000.

Hilti Corporation manufactures drilling and fastening equipment and supplies for professional customers in the construction and building maintenance industries worldwide. The company's products include drilling and demolition tools; direct and screw fastening systems, diamond coring and cutting tools (saws, sanders, and grinders); anchoring and positioning systems; firestop and foam products; measuring systems; and cutting and sanding systems. Hilti makes about two-thirds of its sales in Europe. The family of the late Martin Hilti, who founded the company in 1941, still controls the firm.

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