Bristol Compressors was sold to KPS Capital Partners by Johnson Controls in 2007. What would air conditioners be without compressors? Probably just hunks of lifeless metal and plastic. Fortunately, Bristol Compressors is well aware of this. Bristol Compressors International, Inc. manufactures compressors that are used inside residential and commercial air conditioning units and heat pumps. Compressors turn refrigerant (Freon) from a cool gas into a hot, high-pressure gas that is then passed on to the condenser. Bristol Compressors International, Inc. sells its products -- under the Benchmark and Bristol brand names -- to HVAC original equipment manufacturers and wholesale distributors in more than 50 countries worldwide.

Wick Building Systems, Inc. specializes in prefabricated metal structures and roofing. Hit by the decline in the housing market, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in late 2009 and, as part of its restructuring, shut down its modular homes business and sold the intellectual rights to its Artcraft, Marshfield, and Rollohome product lines to All American Group. The company, which emerged from bankruptcy in early 2010, continues to operate its Wick Buildings unit, whose products include metal warehouses, garages, barns, stables, sheds, churches, restaurants, retail outlets, and commercial, light industrial, and municipal facilities.

Pernix Group (formerly Telesource International) provides engineering and construction services and operates independent power generation projects in the Pacific region and in the US. The group offers project development and management, specialized construction and engineering, and utility and plant operations. It also brokers goods and services. While its previous focus had been on Fiji and other islands in the Pacific, Pernix Group has shifted its business model to emphasize offering construction services and working on power plant projects in North America. Kuwait-based civil, electrical, and mechanical group Sayed Hamid Behbehani & Sons controls 97% of the company.

Foster Wheeler AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides construction and engineering services to the oil and gas, oil refining, chemical/petrochemical, pharmaceutical, environmental, power generation, and power plant operation and maintenance industries worldwide. The company operates through two groups, Global Engineering and Construction Group (Global E&C Group), and Global Power Group. The Global E&C Group designs, engineers, and constructs onshore and offshore upstream oil and gas processing facilities; natural gas liquefaction facilities and receiving terminals; gas-to-liquids facilities; oil refining; chemical and petrochemical; pharmaceutical and biotechnology facilities; power generation and distribution facilities; and gasification facilities. It also owns refinery residue upgrading technologies and a hydrogen production process used in oil refineries and petrochemical plants. In addition, this group performs environmental remediation services, and engages in the development, engineering, construction, and ownership of power generation and waste-to-energy facilities in Europe. The Global Power Group designs, manufactures, and erects steam generating and auxiliary equipment for electric power generating stations and industrial facilities. It also provides a range of site services, including construction and erection services, maintenance engineering, and plant upgrading and life extension. In addition, this group offers research and development services in the areas of combustion, fluid and gas dynamics, heat transfer, materials, and solid mechanics. Further, it owns and operates cogeneration, independent power production, and waste-to-energy facilities, as well as power generation facilities for the process and petrochemical industries. The company was formerly known as Foster Wheeler Ltd. and changed its name to Foster Wheeler AG in February 2009. Foster Wheeler AG was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Handex Consulting and Remediation (HCR) offers a range of the environmental consulting and remediation services including regulatory support, risk management, site assessment, soil and groundwater sampling and remediation, and waste minimization. The company does much of its work for gasoline retailers; customers include the retail arms of Exxon Mobil, and Sunoco. HCR also contracts with government environmental agencies. The company operates primarily in the northeastern and southeastern US. Over the next decade HCR plans to double its revenues, in part by diversifying into other markets.

Miron Construction Co., Inc.,the general contractor provides carpentry, design/build, and construction management services throughout the region from three offices in Wisconsin and Iowa. It also provides industrial building and maintenance services, which include constructing food processing, paper/pulp processing, and public utility facilities. Miron serves customers in the retail, environmental, healthcare, and industrial industries and religious, educational, and government institutions. It has completed projects for Anheuser-Busch, 3M, Kraft Foods, Ameritech, Weyerhaeuser, and Georgia-Pacific. Canadian immigrant Patrick Miron founded the company in 1918.

Brooks Manufacturing makes and distributes structural wood products for the utility industry. The company primarily manufactures braces, crossarms, and framing, as well as related hardware such as nuts, bolts, washers, plates, and brackets, for electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure. It receives, dries, treats, and processes timber from Douglas fir sawmills throughout the Pacific Northwest. Brooks Manufacturing was founded as the Ralph Turner Pipe Company in 1915. The Brooks family purchased the firm in 1935 and has owned and managed it ever since.

Dalian Shide Group Co. Ltd. is a privately-owned company with diversified products and services. It was founded in 1992 with its headquarters in Dalian, China. Since its inception, Shide Group has emphasized the importance of technology, marketing, information and community. Due purely to hard work, efficient management, community support and international cooperation over almost a decade, Shide Group has quickly become one of the most well known companies both in China and the world.

Engineering Solid Solutions company provides mechanical engineering and design services for the agricultural, automotive (engine, chassis, and interiors), consumer products, electronics, furniture, and medical industries. Engineering Solid Solutions also supplies crash and impact analysis (child restraints, head and side impact, and seat belt anchorage) for automobile accidents. The company uses computer-based kinematic and dynamic simulations to allows engineers to evaluate the characteristics of a design as it moves throughout its full range of force and motion.

Hill & Smith Holdings. The company is a manufacturer of building and construction as well as industrial products and services. Hill & Smith, which operates through a variety of subsidiaries, makes products ranging from highway crash barriers and street lighting columns to industrial flooring and access systems. Other products include fencing, plastic pipe, and roofing. It also offers such services as perforating and component manufacturing (Ash & Lacy) and steel forging and rolling (Bromford Iron & Steel). Customers include airports, construction companies, and public works operators among others.

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