Dalton House, Risley Warrington, Cheshire WA3 6AS England British Nuclear Fuels plc (BNFL) produces fuel for all of the nuclear power stations in the United Kingdom and is a worldwide supplier of uranium fuel for civilian applications, primarily the generation of electricity. BNFL is one of only two companies in the world equipped to offer a complete nuclear fuel cycle service to its customers. F…
195 Montague St. Brooklyn, New York 11201-3631 U.S.A. Brooklyn Union Gas supplies natural gas to the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten Island and to a portion of the borough of Queens. Through its subsidiaries, the company also sells gas appliances and energy-related equipment, explores for and develops natural gas reserves, recovers methane from landfill sites, and distributes liquef…
4225 Naperville Road Lisle, Illinois 60532-3662 U.S.A. In the early 1990s the Budget Rent a Car Corporation ranked as the world's third largest car and truck rental system, with company-owned and franchise operations in more than 110 countries and in all 50 of the United States. The company has grown steadily throughout its 35-year history and has solidified its position within the increasingly i…
P.O. Box 3 Houston, Texas 77001 U.S.A. One of the largest construction and engineering companies in the world, Brown & Root, Inc. provided a diverse line of services to industrial and government customers in numerous countries. With offices and construction projects scattered across the globe, the company represented a genuine multinational force in the construction industry, earning an enviable …
One Bulova Avenue Woodside, New York 11377-7874 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Today, one of the world's most recognized brands, and still wholly U.S. owned and operated, Bulova is dedicated to upholding its legacy of creativity and excellence, forging new directions in a classic American tradition. Bulova Corporation is one of the largest and most venerable watch companies in the world. Among the …
17876 St. Clair Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44110 U.S.A. Brush Wellman Inc. is the world's leading producer of pure beryllium and beryllium products. The vertically integrated company is justifiably proud of its investment of time and money in the development of beryllium. Once characterized as a "mystery metal," this rare material has been adapted for applications ranging from watch springs and golf …
BT Centre 81 Newgate Street London EC1A 7AJ England British Telecommunications plc, commonly known as BT, is the largest company in the United Kingdom. It came into being in early 1984 through the transformation of a former state utility, at a turning point in the development of U.K. and European telecommunications. Since being privatized, BT has maintained its position as the dominant provider o…
1600 West South West Loop 323 P.O. Box 1411 Tyler, Texas 75710 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Brookshire's is one of today's most respected grocery chains, with its stores operating under the same philosophy today as always--that of offering exceptional customer service and providing the cleanest stores in town while maintaining a reputation for being an innovative trend setter. The Brookshire Groc…
210 Seventh Street Marietta, Ohio 45750 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Broughton Foods Company has been an innovative company guided by traditional wisdom. From its beginnings, the company has grown steadily to become a respected foods producer of premium quality products. The Broughton emphasis has always been on quality. Technology, research and development, the exclusive use of superior quality …
12345 E. Nine Mile Road Warren, Michigan 48090-2001 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The company's mission is to maintain a leadership position by providing consistent profitable growth as an integrated manufacturer of fluid carrying systems in global niche markets. The Bundy philosophy is the same throughout our worldwide network: "Commitment to excellence and dedication to providing an assured supp…
Viscount House Southend Airport Essex SS2 6YL United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Fifty years in any business is a long time. In aviation terms the list of airlines surviving half a century is short, a matchless catalogue of world famous names. British World has now joined that unique band. Over the years British World has changed its course (and its title from time to time) as dictated by marke…
9 Albert Embankment London SE1 7SN United Kingdom Company Perspectives: "We are renowned for our manufacturing performance, our investment in plant and distribution networks, and our innovative logistics, all focused on delivering high quality products to our customers worldwide." British Steel plc is the third largest steel producer in the world and the largest steel producer in Europe. More tha…
6 Centaurs Business Park Grant Way Isleworth, Greater London TW7 5QD England With nearly 6.5 million subscribers by mid-1997, world-leading satellite television provider British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc, better known as BSkyB, has captured the attention of England and Ireland's television-viewing audience. Beaming from leased transponders on the Astra satellites, BSkyB's mix of some 40 "channel…
2255 Glades Road, Suite 100E Boca Raton, Florida 33431 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Brothers Gourmet Coffees has adopted a six-point Gold Quality Standard that touches every aspect of our business. We are committed to: The best in green coffee bean sourcing; testing each coffee bean lot to ensure that it meets the highest standards of aroma and flavor; excellence in bean processing for visual app…
8300 Maryland Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63166 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our strategic intent is to become the most successful footwear company worldwide, by operating high performing, customer-driven businesses that set the standard of excellence in every market we serve. Brown Group, Inc.--known through most of its 100-plus years as The Brown Shoe Company--is a leading footwear retailer and …
Lungotevere Marzio, 11 00186 Rome Italy Company Perspectives: Bulgari is on the attack. In Italy, we're a legend--we don't need to aspire to be anyone else because we're at the top, but our goal is to expand both in quantitative terms and qualitative terms. The quantitative goal is easy: We want to sell more and be more profitable. But the qualitative goal is perhaps foremost. We have a prestigio…
48th Floor BHP Tower-Bourke Place 600 Bourke Street Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia Company Perspectives: BHP seeks to be the world's best resources company. In pursuit of this goal we bring together a unique combination of capabilities to link resources and technologies for the benefit of customers and communities worldwide. We are committed to the development of our employees, consistently d…
346 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10017 U.S.A. Brooks Brothers Inc., a subsidiary of the British firm Marks & Spencer PLC, operates a chain of clothing stores in the United States. A traditional source of suits and accessories for conservative businessmen, Brooks Brothers is also a traditional choice for sportswear. Both for business and leisure, its classic styles derive from English models,…
1 North Field Court Lake Forest Illinois 60045-4811 U.S.A. Company Perspectives At Brunswick, we believe our strengths are many, and we intend to vigorously use them. The continuing challenge is to uncompromisingly execute that strategy and build upon the six competitive operating platforms that have served us so well in both solid or uncertain economic times. These platforms are to: Steadily and…
11720 North Creek Parkway Bothell, Washington 98011 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: If your feet aren't happy, you're not happy. If you're not happy, we're not happy. So what do we do? We simply make the most comfortable running shoes imaginable. Brooks Sports Inc. is a small yet well-recognized athletic footwear and apparel manufacturer, best known for its running shoes, which ranked as one of the …
Oldham Road Middleton, Manchester M24 2DB United Kingdom Company Perspectives: As ever, our overriding motivation is to capitalise on the organic growth potential in our businesses through innovation whilst pursuing our acquisitional strategy in product and geographical areas of interest to us. We remain optimistic for the outcome of the year and confident in the success of our long-term business…
200 Brown & Williamson Tower 401 South Fourth Street Louisville, Kentucky 40202 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: To be the world's number one tobacco group and to perform within the top tier of global companies in terms of sustainable, profitable growth over the long term. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, a subsidiary of British American Tobacco plc, is the third largest manufacturer of cigare…
320 West 57th Street New York, New York 10019 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: BMI operates as a not-for-profit-making, tax-paying organization with the sole mission of bringing together the people who create music with the people who play music, as economically and efficiently as possible. Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), a performance rights organization, makes sure that the people who write, compose, a…
P.O. Box 1596 Tacoma, Washington 98401 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: While still headquartered in the former shoe factory that it has occupied since 1919, Brown & Haley, the nation's third largest manufacturing wholesaler of boxed chocolates, is an industry leader in developing and implementing new technological advances. Many of these include proprietary and patented production processes that mak…
200 Frenchtown Road North Kingston, Rhode Island 02852-2937 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We provide superior services, knowledge and products. We contribute to our customers' success by enabling them to dominate their design and manufacturing processes. We provide our customers: complete line of measurement products; global service and distribution; world class product support; long term partners…
Suite 210 125 Basin Street Daytona Beach, Florida 32114 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Management's long term strategy is to create a network of transportation-related companies, which leverage the asset base and expertise of Budget Group. Budget Group's assets include a trade name recognized around the world, locations for the rental, sale and maintenance of vehicles; a workforce that is proficien…
2300 Brown Avenue P.O. Box 1549 Waseca, Minnesota 56093-0517 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Customer service, high-quality printing and state-of-the-art technology are taken very seriously at Brown Printing Company. Each day, highly skilled and dedicated employees strive to make our customers' experience with Brown satisfactory in every way. This strong commitment to quality, service and technology…
BTR House Carlisle Place London SW1P 1BX United Kingdom Company Perspectives: BTR and Siebe have merged to create a world class engineering group with global leadership in the high-value-added controls and automation industry. Already the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, distribution, and installation of controls and control systems, Britain's Siebe Plc. is positioned to become a dive…
Donington Hall, Castle Donington Derby DE742SB United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Our Mission: To be the airline of choice. Our Vision: We will ensure that every moment spent with British Midland is time well spent by delivering the outstanding service of a world-class airline. Our Value: Speed and efficiency. Charm and hospitality. Style in service delivery. Innovation. Honesty in communicatio…
850 Dixie Highway Louisville, Kentucky 40210 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our business philosophy is straightforward. We believe that by investing in our people and brands, and by always trying to improve the quality of our products while also controlling costs, we will succeed in providing premium brands to our consumers and superior returns for our shareholders. We demonstrate this philosophy i…
P.O. Drawer 1030 New Iberia, Louisiana 70562 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: To get anything fresher, you would have to grow it yourself. Our vegetable products, dips, sauces and salsas are prepared and packaged less than 24 hours after the produce leaves the fields. That's the kind of quality you can always expect from Bruce Foods. Our products also boast all-natural ingredients and no preservative…
220 South Ridgewood Avenue Daytona Beach, Florida 32114 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Brown & Brown is a lean, decentralized, highly competitive, profit-oriented sales and service organization comprised of people of the highest integrity and quality, bound together by clearly defined goals and prideful relationships. With offices in 24 states, Brown & Brown, Inc. is the ninth largest insurance bro…
1001 Tillman Street Memphis, Tennessee 38108-0407 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Buckeye Technologies has been a leading manufacturer and worldwide marketer of value-added cellulose products for more than 80 years. The company uses its expertise in polymer chemistry and its state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities to develop and produce innovative and proprietary products for customers in a broad …
68, route de Versailles 78430 Louveciennes France Company Perspectives: "As an IT solutions company, we at Bull help our customers to become even more efficient and productive through the use of advanced information technology. We help them to reach new frontiers in operational performance and excellence and we help them to work faster and better to meet the challenges of the net economy."—Guy …
59 Wall Street New York, New York 10005 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We are proud of our history, but prouder still of the energy and determination we provide to our clients every single day. Through good times and bad, in the United States and abroad, our dedication to prudent, personal services has been our hallmark. To be bigger is important to some, but for us, nothing is more important then …
1900 Weld Boulevard El Cajon, California 92020 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: For nearly a century, we've been making knives that are so distinctive that they've been handed down from generation to generation. With that kind of responsibility you can't cost. Clearly, our mission is to take our best and make it better. Buck Knives Inc. is one of America's best known manufacturers of quality knives u…
BT Centre 81 Newgate Street London EC1A 7AJ United Kingdom Company Perspectives: BT is one of the world's leading providers of telecommunications services. Its principal activities include local, long distance and international telecommunications services, internet services and IT solutions. BT Group plc was formed in 2001 to serve as the holding company for British Telecommunications plc. Britis…
4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 3250 San Francisco, California 94111 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: With more than $1 billion in sales, BMHC is an industry leader in the residential construction services and building materials industry. Keys to the company's success include concentration on housing markets where growth outpaces national averages, and a strong management structure that keeps BMHC close …
10 Cornwall Terrace Regent's Park London NW1 4QP United Kingdom Company Perspectives: British Land's opportunistic but risk-averse strategy seeks to achieve long-term growth in shareholder value by: focusing on prime assets in the office and retail sectors; creating exceptional long-term investments with strong covenants, long lease profiles and growth potential; enhancing property returns throug…
1 Pennsylvania Plaza New York, New York 10119-4798 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: From World War I to the World Wide Web--that's the span of Buck's history. In that time, many of the issues confronting organizations have changed. New solutions have become available. But our commitment to our clients remains the same. A subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corporation, Buck Consultants, Inc. is the oldest…
1600 Utica Avenue South, Suite 700 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission is to WOW people every day! We are guest-driven. We will WOW our guests every day by achieving the highest level of satisfaction with an extraordinary focus on friendly service, food, fun and value. We are team-focused. We will WOW our team members by providing the same respect, positive encou…
Stonefield Way Ruislip Middlesex HA4 0JR United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Budgens' aim is to operate in every small town, large village & city centre, offering customers the finest fresh foods, the friendliest service and great Value for money. The aim is to be the viable alternative to the superstore and the first choice local supermarket where customers know they can trust the products they…
6 Centaurs Business Park Grant Way Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 5QD United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Our overall objective is to increase our revenues by growing our subscriber numbers. And to increase subscriber numbers, we strive to improve the service we deliver by enhancing the quality and diversity of our programming and ancillary services. With nearly 17 million viewers, digital satellite t…
50 Main Street, 6th Floor White Plains, New York 10606 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Experience has proven that a decentralized approach to running our businesses works best for us. Over our 180-plus year history, we have grown Bunge by allowing our local teams to operate with the latitude to be entrepreneurial--to identify and capitalize on opportunities and trends before they become known to the…
159 Bank Street Burlington, Vermont 05402 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Bruegger's Bagels are genuine, New York-style, water bagels. No fakes. No phonies. We make them the way they were meant to be baked. We start with the purest, highest quality ingredients: high protein, unbleached, wheat flour, fresh (never powdered) yeast, malt syrup, water and salt. Some other bagels have preservatives or oil…
17876 St. Clair Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44110 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Brush Engineered Materials Inc. is a global leader in high performance engineered materials that enable customers to meet superior levels of product strength, reliability, miniaturization and weight savings, thermal dissipation, electrical conductivity and reflectivity. Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Brush Engineere…
8300 Maryland Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63105 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We're Brown Shoe. We're moving forward, growing, forever seeking new ways to delight our customers. We believe our success is the result of continual testing and learning--the kind of disciplined approach that leads to new levels of success. People of integrity, true partners, working together to deliver a remarkable foot…
7015 Albert Einstein Drive Columbia, Maryland 21046-9400 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Broadwing Corporation is the parent company of Broadwing Communications, LLC, an innovative telecommunications service provider, and Corvis Equipment Corporation, a developer of advanced optical networking equipment selling primarily to the U.S. government. Broadwing Corporation operates two divisions that serve…
5002 Buckeye Road Emmaus, Pennsylvania 18049-5347 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Buckeye is committed to providing quality transportation service to its customers by continuing to grow and diversify its service offerings. Buckeye Partners, L.P., based in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, is a master limited partnership trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The company's main business, conducted through subsi…
Av. Maria Coelho de Aguiar 215 São Paulo São Paulo 05804-900 Brazil Company Perspectives Bunge is committed to furthering the well-being of its clients, employees, shareholders, and the communities where it is present. Bunge Brasil S.A. is the holding company for Bunge Alimentos S.A. and Bunge Fertilizantes S.A., vertically integrated subsidiaries that, in combination, form the biggest food com…