11755 E. Peakview Ave., #A Englewood, Colorado 80111 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Exceed your customers' expectations, and they will have no reason to shop anywhere else. Providing customer satisfaction boils down to fundamentals so simple that they never occur to some companies: select the right site, choose the right franchisee, provide the right training, and give the right kinds of ongoing su…
10-1, Kyobashi 1-chome Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-8340 Japan Company Perspectives: "Serving society with superior quality." Those words of our founder, Shojiro Ishibashi, state our mission simply and precisely. That mission is what the trust we earn and the pride we feel are all about. Bridgestone Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer of tires, and the company is number three in the North Americ…
13925 Ballantyne Corporate Place Suite 400 Charlotte North Carolina 28277 U.S.A Company Perspectives Carlisle Companies Incorporated is a diversified global manufacturing company focused on providing above average returns to our shareholders through profitable growth. We allocate resources carefully to our businesses that have or can obtain leadership in their markets. We strive to consistently g…
101 South Salina Street Syracuse, New York 13202 U.S.A. Carlisle Companies Incorporated is a diversified corporation that manufactures rubber and plastics products in three areas: construction materials, transportation products, and general industry, including food service plastics. Carlisle Companies is a highly decentralized company with most functional decisions for each division made by the d…
100 Northeast Adams Street Peoria, Illinois 61629-1425 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Mission: Caterpillar will be the leader in providing the best value in machines, engines and support services for customers dedicated to building the world's infrastructure and developing and transporting its resources. We provide the best value to customers. Caterpillar Inc. is the world's largest manufacturer of…
6530 W. Campus Way New Albany Ohio 43054 U.S.A. Company Perspectives We take pride in building products the same way that we've built our company; with strength, precision and focused direction. Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (CVG) is a New Albany, Ohio-based global company that supplies the heavy truck, construction, agriculture, and marine industries with products through three primary division…
Vahrenwalder Strasse 9 D-30165 Hanover Germany Company Perspectives: We understand and respect the interests of our stakeholders. Our stakeholders are our customers and shareholders, our employees, the community, our partners, and our suppliers. We work closely with stakeholders across a broad front, delivering customer benefits, creating shareholder value, and building a working environment that…
169 Postfach Königsworther Platz 1 D-3000 Hanover 1 Germany Long established as the leading German tire producer, Continental Aktiengesellschaft attained international prominence through a series of major acquisitions in Europe and in the United States starting in 1979. By 1991 Continental was the fourth-largest tire producer in the world. In the second half of 1991, Continental and Pirelli, the…
1800 Continental Boulevard Charlotte, North Carolina 28273-6311 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: I envision Continental General Tire entering the next century as the industry leader in providing unprecedented levels of service to customers along with a knowledge-based partnership designed to help the customer's business and our business grow together in profitability.--Bernd Frangenberg, President an…
Lima & Western Avenues Findlay, Ohio 45839-0550 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Cooper's greatest strength is its wide customer and market base. In tires, we maintain a healthy balance between house brands, which we market to a loyal 1,300 member independent dealer network, and private label customers such as Sears Roebuck and Co., Pep Boys and Winston Tires. In engineered rubber products, we serve …
One General Street Akron, Ohio 44329-0012 U.S.A. General Tire, Inc., is a world leader in the manufacture and marketing of tires of all kinds and is a major exporter of tires around the world. A subsidiary of Continental Aktiengesellschaft (A.G.), Europe's second-largest tire and rubber manufacturer--and the fourth-largest in the world&mdash of 1987, General Tire constitutes the biggest and most …
Cylindervägen 12 Box 1112 SE-131 26 Nacka Strand Sweden Company Perspectives It is our firm belief that no financial organisation can afford to be an institution. Therefore Hexagon's ultimate strategic objective is to make money for its owners. Hexagon is a listed company. Being a listed company means that your share price will be affected by, not only your own financial performance, but also by…
4501 West 47th Street Chicago, Illinois 60632 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Home Products International, Inc. is a leading designer, manufacturer, and marketer of a broad range of high-quality, non-electric consumer housewares products. Home Products International, Inc. (HPI) is a leading maker of value-priced, non-electric consumer houseware products sold under the HOMZ brand. The Chicago-based c…
1001 W. Sam Houston N. Houston, Texas 77043 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Igloo Products will be the market leader in activity containers designed for a variety of consumer and commercial purposes. Most of these activity containers are primarily made of plastics and many of them are insulated. These products will be oriented toward sporting goods, automotive, commercial (industrial, food service, …
777 South Flagler Drive, Suite 1100 West West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Jacuzzi Brands, our mission is to develop great brands and great p roducts so that we are the company of choice to drive our customers' success. Jacuzzi Brands Inc. operates as a leading manufacturer and distributo r of bath and plumbing products, including whirlpool baths, spas, sho wers, sani…
2121 N. California Boulevard Suite 475 Walnut Creek, California 94596 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: As the world's first and largest manufacturer of whirlpool products, Jacuzzi is committed to state-of-the-art design, safety and technology. While the company is best known for its innovative whirlpool baths, the Jacuzzi company also designs and manufactures a wide range of non-jetted baths, shower …
44 Highland Drive Kohler, Wisconsin 53044 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: From potteries in Mexico and China, to showrooms in Japan and France, KOHLER ideas, craftsmanship and technology are at work today leading the way to more gracious living in plumbing products, exquisite furniture, engines and generators, hospitality and real estate. Kohler Company is one of the largest privately operated firms…
1800 S. 14th Street P.O. Box 638 Elkhart, Indiana 46515 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Patrick's astounding growth has been accomplished through strong customer affiliations, continued growth within existing divisions, enormous investment in new equipment and facilities, targeted acquisitions that complement the company's original markets, and quality products and services. Patrick Industries, Inc.…
Hannoversche Strasse 88 D-21079 Hamburg Germany Company Perspectives: High quality rubber products and acoustic systems have established our competence in technology and made us an international leader in systems, technology and expense in many domains. Phoenix AG is a major supplier of sound and vibration control systems, technical hoses, and rubber components to the German automotive industry. …
Hofwisenstrasse 6 CH-8260 Stein am Rhein Switzerland Company Perspectives: Market leadership: Phoenix Mecano AG has gained a leading position worldwide with its innovative products. Phoenix Mecano aims to maintain and extend the lead already attained. Growth: Phoenix Mecano AG is committed to steady growth while maintaining a solid financial foundation. Scope: Phoenix Mecano AG operates at the in…
Via Gaetano Negri 10 20123 Milan Italy Company Perspectives: The Pirelli Group has a long industrial tradition and is ranked among the world's leaders in every sector in which it operates. For more t han a century, we have been developing into a fully-fledged multinati onal, firmly rooted in various national markets. Our competitive stre ngth lies in technological capabilities and research, and i…
2 Industrial Way West Eatontown, New Jersey 07724-2202 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Providing superior value to our customers is the focus of everything we do! PVC Container Corporation manufactures plastic bottles and containers from a variety of resins, including polyvinyl chloride (PVC), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polypropylene (PP), and polyethylene terephthalate (PET). The Eatontown, …
Robert-Bosch-Platz 1 Postfach 10 60 50 D-70049 Stuttgart Germany Company Perspectives: We want satisfied customers. That is why the highest quality of our products and services is one of our major corporate objectives. This also applies to the quality of the work carried out in our name by our trading partners, and in their sales and service organization. Safe, clean, and economical: these are th…
1 Royal Gate Boulevard Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 8Z7 Canada Company Perspectives: Our mission is to provide the best products available to renovate, improve or construct a building, while striving to enhance the environment through recycling and maximizing returns for shareholders. Royal Group Technologies Limited is a Canadian manufacturer of polymer-based products primarily used in the home build…
Lakeside House Higham Ferrers United Kingdom Company Perspectives RPC Group is Europe's leading manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging and is unique in that it is able to offer products made by all three conversion processes, blow moulding, injection moulding and thermoforming. It has 47 operations in 12 different countries and employs over 6,500 people. RPC services a comprehensive range of cus…
210 Boylston Street Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02167 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Safety 1st's mission has always been to provide innovative products to parents and to help create safer environments for children. We have continued this strategy in the area of home security. We will continue to build on our established reputation for innovative products, excellent service, and competitive pricin…
3999 Ponderosa Way Las Vegas Nevada 89119 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Our mission is to bring beautiful, quality shutters into the homes of our customers that will add value to their home and last a lifetime. Sunburst Shutters Corporation has 35 retail stores and has licensed more than 75 companies in North America to sell its proprietary "Polywood" shutters. In addition, the company's Polywood s…
Nachtweiderweg 1-7 D-67227 Frankenthal Germany The October 1997 merger of Tarkett AG with the flooring division of France's Sommer Allibert SA has created the world's leading manufacturer and distributor of hard surface flooring products. Tarkett Sommer AG operates 28 manufacturing facilities in 13 countries with an annual production capacity of more than 350 million square meters of flooring, wa…
100 East Patterson Street Tecumseh, Michigan 49286 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Look around throughout any American home and you are certain to find one of our products. With over 70 years of manufacturing the components that make household appliances and equipment work we are embedded in consumer and commercial products throughout the world. Yet, despite this prominence, many consumers may never…
701 East Joppa Road Towson, Maryland 21286-5559 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Black & Decker's objective is to establish itself as the preeminent global manufacturer and marketer of power tools and accessories, hardware and home improvement products, and technology-based fastening systems. The Black & Decker Corporation is the leading maker of power tools and accessories in the United States--and …
3155 W. Big Beaver Road P.O. Box 2601 Troy, Michigan 48007-2601 U.S.A. The Budd Company is the leading automotive stamping manufacturer and one of the top automotive suppliers in the United States. With over 20 manufacturing and assembly facilities, Budd produces components for approximately half of the passenger cars and trucks made in North America. Widely acknowledged as a pioneer in the field…
36-11, Shimbashi 5-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo 105 Japan Company Perspectives: "The superior quality of our tires is recognized at the top, by world-class professional drivers competing in race and rally events in prestigious international and national series. Behind this recognition lie our capabilities in the development of advanced technologies, and evaluation and testing systems. This provides us …
14901 South Orange Blossom Trail Orlando Florida 32837 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Tupperware is one of the most trusted names in housewares. We offer the highest quality products, with the finest design features to meet your special needs. Whether it's getting a good, hot meal on the table at the end of a busy day, toting a nutritious lunch to work, or taking time to learn a new baking secret wi…
800 Fifth Avenue New Brighton, Pennsylvania 15066 U.S.A. Tuscarora Inc. is the largest manufacturer in the United States of custom molded products made from expanded foam plastic materials. It designs and manufactures interior protective packaging and material handling products and components for industrial and consumer products. In addition to custom molded and die-cut plastic foams, it uses the…
21925 Industrial Boulevard Rogers, Minnesota 55374-9575 U.S.A. Ultra Pac, Inc. ranked 12th among 48 U.S. thermoform manufacturers in the $1 billion plastic food packaging industry according to 1997 estimates. The majority of Ultra Pac sales were to bakery customers; a second sizeable market was among produce distributors. Ultra Pac also manufactured bakeable plastic products for the baking, home …
551 Paper Mill Road Post Office Box 9206 Newark, Delaware 19714-9206 U.S.A. W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., is a high-technology company that develops and manufactures, among other products, advanced synthetic fabrics used for aerospace, clothing, medical, automotive, chemical, electronic, and other applications. With operations spanning the globe, Gore's chief product in the mid-1990s was Gore-Te…
High Street Lydney GL15 5DB United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Watts Group of Companies--History and Ethos Over a century has elapsed since a single-minded young man, with £300 borrowed from his uncle, purchased a small ironmongery shop in Lydney, Gloucestershire. Josiah Watts and his wife Clara, the driving force behind the Company's early success, both have a lot to answer for. The ambition,…
101 Gordon Drive Lionville, Pennsylvania 19341-0645 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission is to provide our customers with products and services that continuously improve the safety, comfort and convenience of pharmaceutical, healthcare and consumer products. We will do so by anticipating and creating products and services to meet market needs and challenges; achieving preferred relationships …