Founded in 1976, Metro Machinery (also known as Metro-Cat) offers a range of Caterpillar vehicles for construction, mining, material handling, agriculture, petroleum, marine, and power generation uses. Metro Machinery company also sells Caterpillar-brand diesel engines and generators. Metro employs a staff of technicians and mechanics who provide repair support to buyers, as well as an arsenal of more than 25,000 parts and components for its various vehicles. Metro boasts roughly 30 domestic branches in addition to its Bangkok headquarters.

Nook has the corner on manufacturing engineered motion-system parts. It covers robotic grippers to guided linear and rotational components that are electrically and pneumatically actuated. Nook takes on extreme-duty environments such as auto, chemical, communications, electronics, food and beverage, medical/diagnostics, and packaging and paper. Its line of explosion-proof modular guided actuators is said to simplify and improve the machine design process as well as prevent fires from sparking in caustic areas. For workplaces subject to dripping, spraying, or submersion in water, as in food processing, Nook protects power and data cabling with its stainless steel cable tray.

Metals USA Building Products Canada produces stone-coated metal roofing materials. Allmet manufactures its high-end lineup from steel, coated with ceramic grains to achieve a variety of traditional building material finishes. Allmet's products are marketed in North America under the Continental, Shadowline, and Woodshake brands. The company serves architects, commercial contractors, and residential customers through independent distributors, with installation frequently through home improvement contractors. Formerly Dura-Loc Roofing Systems, the company was purchased by Metals USA in 2006, and renamed in 2007.

The thought of folks soaking up bubbles in a MAAX Bath tub gives this company maximum joy. MAAX designs and manufactures acrylic, fiberglass, and thermoplastic bathtubs and showers under a dozen brands, including Advanta, Coleman Spas, Keystone, Maax, Nahanni, and Pearl. Other products include shower doors, faucets, cabinets, and medicine cabinets. MAAX Bath Inc. company sells to plumbing wholesalers, hardware stores and superstores, specialty showrooms, and distributors. In 2008 MAAX's assets were acquired by Tricap Partners Ltd., a private equity fund managed by Brookfield Asset Management.

The US operations of global manufacturing conglomerate ABB have built a presence in dozens of industries. Like its Swiss parent company, ABB Inc. operates in two main areas -- automation technologies and power technologies -- and serves customers in the power utilities, chemicals, oil and gas, and industrial process industries. ABB Inc.'s products include controls and instrumentation, robotics, switches, motors, transformers, and power electronics. It also offers various consulting, repair, and outsourcing services. Although ABB Inc. has acted independently in the past, its parent has brought it under the umbrella of a central management structure.

Simpson Strong-Tie manufactures steel connectors for wood, concrete, and masonry that help keep buildings standing. The company's reinforcement products include anchors, angles, bases, caps, connectors, fasteners, and hangers; it also offers prefabricated shearwalls, powder-actuated tools, and adhesives. The Home Depot is its largest customer. The company, which has been making connectors since 1956, is a subsidiary of Simpson Manufacturing. It serves customers in the commercial and residential construction, furniture, and do-it-yourself markets. Simpson Strong-Tie has manufacturing and warehouse operations in North America, Europe, and the Asia/Pacific region.

Liberty Diversified International is comprised of nine companies competing in five markets, and is one of the largest privately held companies in the Midwest. As a portfolio management company, we seek to invest in companies that share our values, have outstanding people, display growth potential in their respective markets, and realize benefit from our management resources.Our diverse family of companies spans key markets, including healthcare, precision machining, paper and packaging, building products and workplace environments.For nearly 100 years. Our values - Caring, Innovation, Trust and Excellence - have guided our day-to-day activities. We believe that when our employees are aligned with these values, we create superior solutions and service for our customers.

Simpson Manufacturing makes connectors and venting systems for the building, remodeling, and do-it-yourself industries. Subsidiary Simpson Strong-Tie (SST) makes more than 11,000 types of standard and custom products that are used to connect and reinforce joints between wood, concrete, and masonry building components. Simpson Dura-Vent, meanwhile, makes venting systems for furnaces, water heaters, fireplaces, and stoves. Both units market globally and distribute through home centers and a network of contractor and dealer distributors. The Home Depot is a top customer of Simpson Manufacturing.

RHI AG company is the world's leading manufacturer of heat-resistant refractory products. RHI's refractories are used in high-temperature industrial processes such as steelmaking, copper and aluminum smelting, and glass production, and in the construction of industrial kilns. Most of the company's refractory product sales (about 60%) are used in steelmaking. RHI has manufacturing and sales operations on five continents. Accounting for more than a third of sales, Western Europe is the company's largest market, but RHI has been working to spread out its production and its sales to other regions.

Continental International company manufactures O-rings, seals, bumpers, isolators, grommets, rubber cords, switch protectors, valve stems, and related industrial machinery supplies for OEMs and distributors worldwide. More than 300,000 O-rings, seals, and allied rubber items are distributed by Continental International. Its lineup is used in brakes to four wheel drive and cooling systems, consumer lighting goods, and fractional motors. Continental International company touts services including micro-encapsulation and Teflon coating, bar coding, and customized stocking systems, too.

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.