18 St. James's Square London SW1Y 4LJ United Kingdom Hawker Siddeley is one of Britain's largest engineering groups, along with British Aerospace and Rolls Royce. It was one of the pioneers of the aviation industry, but diversified over the years to remain competitive, first to electrical and mechanical engineering, and more recently to electronic components. Hawker Siddeley is still associated w…
Postfach 10 26 2 Ballindamm 25 2000 Hamburg 1 Germany Hapag-Lloyd is Germany's largest ocean liner shipping company and one of the largest shipping companies in the world. The company was formed in 1970 when Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft (Hapag) and Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL) merged. Unlike some of Hapag-Lloyd's major European competitors who have diversified into non-shipp…
900 Richards Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 U.S.A. Hawaiian Electric Industries (HEI) is a diversified electric utility holding company formed in 1983. HEI's principal subsidiary is the Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO), which serves five of Hawaii's six major islands and 95 percent of the state's total population. By the early 1990s, HEI's nonutility subsidiaries consisted of a federal savings ban…
One Hancock Plaza Gulfport, Mississippi 39501 U.S.A. Hancock Holding Company was incorporated in 1984 to acquire the Hancock Bank of Gulfport, Mississippi. Through its primary subsidiary of Hancock Bank, the fifth largest bank in Mississippi, as well as Hancock Bank of Louisiana and other financial service firms, the company offers a wide variety of products, such as commercial, mortgage, and con…
10 East 53rd Street New York, New York 10022 U.S.A. For nearly 170 years the Harper name has been synonymous with the printed word, having cradled American publishing from its infancy to world dominance in the 20th century. A variation of "Harper" has adorned the pages of a wide selection of materials, from hand-bound editions of the classics to textbooks for all ages, and from today's hardcover …
3100 East Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission is to exceed our customers' expectations as a high quality, service oriented chemical supplier. We will adapt quickly to the changing needs of customers with a keen focus on technical expertise, teamwork, safety, profitability and responsible care of the the environment and our community. Hawkins Chemi…
260 Townsend Street San Francisco, California 94107-0933 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We will provide integrated door-to-door transportation and logistic solutions on a time-definite basis. We will be an essential part of our client's supply chain from sourcing to delivery of product to the ultimate customer. Harper Group Inc. is an international provider of freight forwarding, customs brokerage,…
3406 West Main Street P.O. Box 2400 Tupelo, Mississippi 38803-2400 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: When Hancock Fabrics was founded in 1957, it marked the introduction of a significant new concept in fabric retailing. With a seemingly endless selection of specialized merchandise displayed in a large-store format, Hancock's supermarket of fabrics and related accessories represented the first real com…
Queens Island Belfast BT3 9DU Ireland Company Perspectives: "For a company such as Harland and Wolff, which relies entirely on customers from beyond Northern Ireland for its very existence, our future success will also depend on factors beyond our immediate control. We are prepared to seek to bring real, lasting employment opportunities to Northern Ireland and, in so doing, further advance the po…
2000 Greenville Highway P.O. Box 614 Kinston, North Carolina 28502-0614 U.S.A. Hampton Industries, Inc. is one of the oldest companies in the United States engaged in the manufacturing and selling of wearing apparel for men, women and children. The company manufactures men's and boy's shirts, men's and women's sleepwear, sweaters, sportswear, swimtrunks and other items. While manufacturing and se…
1025 West NASA Boulevard Melbourne Florida 32919-0001 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Harris Corporation will be the best-in-class global provider of mission-critical assured communications systems and services to both government and commercial customers, combining advanced technology and application knowledge to offer a superior value proposition. Harris Corporation, whose roots date back to a print…
3375 Koapaka Street, Suite G-350 Honolulu, Hawaii 96819 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Hawaii's largest airline since its founding 67 years ago, Hawaiian Airlines today serves 14 domestic and international destinations in the Pacific region. It specializes in air transportation among the Hawaiian Islands and bringing visitors to Hawaii from points in the Western U.S. and the South Pacific. Carrying…
One SeaGate Toledo, Ohio 43604-2616 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Health Care & Retirement Corporation is a company that puts genuine caring into health care. We create a caring environment in our nursing centers that is a way of life for our residents, as well as our employees. We have the foresight to adapt to a constantly changing industry, and the insight to offer compassionate care to each in…
1010 Railroad Street Corona, California 92882-1947 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The mission of Hansen Beverage Company is to satisfy consumers' needs for superior quality and great tasting, healthy, natural and functio nal beverages. Our beverages will be positioned as an upscale brand a nd will often be marketed at a premium to competitive mainstream prod ucts. A descendant of a venerable Califo…
6100 Old Park Lane Orlando, Florida 32835 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Throughout its history, Hard Rock Cafe has been governed by a guiding service philosophy--'Love All-Serve All.' HRC is a place where all have always been welcome, regardless of age, sex, or class. This unconditional welcoming hand, first extended by Messrs. Tigrett and Morton, continues today as integral to Hard Rock's present…
31, rue du Colisée 75383 Paris Cedex 08 France Company Perspectives: Our store of knowledge is growing every day. And at Havas we are committed to sharing it, giving people the keys they need for discovery, understanding, self-improvement and entertaining. We make knowledge available to an increasing number of people around the world, in every possible way, through all media--constantly striving…
1486 York Street Hanover, Pennsylvania 17331 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Hanover Foods is very proud of its many employees, consultants and directors who have led Hanover Foods Corporation through 75 years of business--a feat that is accomplished by less than 2 percent of independently-owned companies. Through many difficult times, when its larger competitors have lost money or even closed their…
555 Theodore Fremd Avenue Rye, New York 10580 U.S.A. Handy & Harman is a 125-year-old company whose business has undergone numerous transformations over the course of the century. Founded as a maker of silver harness fittings, by the turn of the century the company had become the largest U.S. silver trading firm. As the nature of the silver trade changed in the 1930s, Handy & Harman turned to man…
15303 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1400 Sherman Oaks, California 91403 U.S.A. Hanna-Barbera Cartoons Inc., founded by the animation team of Joseph Barbera and William Hanna in 1957, rose to prominence as the first successful producers of cartoons for television. They are perhaps best known for developing a formula for inexpensively-made cartoons, which relied on characterization and topical, verbal h…
701 Crestdale Drive Matthews, North Carolina 28105 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Harris Teeter is a company that offers top-quality meat, seafood, and produce; insists on the best in customer service and satisfaction; believes in nourishing the communities they serve in a variety of ways; a company that makes you feel like family, and you'd be proud to call "neighbor." Harris Teeter Inc. has grown…
5835 Peachtree Corners East Norcross, Georgia 30092 U.S.A. Hayes Corporation is a leading manufacturer in the personal computer (PC) modem industry. Just as IBM set the standard by which all other PCs are judged, Hayes did the same for modems. The company, however, has endured a less than glorious history, marked during the 1990s by fierce infighting at the executive level and a Chapter 11 bankru…
38481 Huron River Drive Romulus, Michigan 48174 U.S.A. The largest manufacturer of automobile wheels in the world, Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. makes steel and aluminum wheels, brake parts, tractor trailer wheels, and other automotive components. Hayes Lemmerz supplied nearly every major automobile manufacturer in the world through 36 production facilities in North America, Europe, and Asia …
Hays House, Millmead Guildford, Surrey GU2 5HJ United Kingdom Fast-growing Hays Plc is one of the United Kingdom's leading business services groups with more than 60 business units and 17,000 employees providing logistics and other services in three primary areas: distribution; commercial, including postal and other delivery services; and personnel placement. Although more than 60 percent of the …
P.O. Box 11, C03 Center City, Minnesota 55012-0011 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Hazelden is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people recover from alcoholism and other drug addiction. We provide residential and outpatient treatment for adults and young people, programs for families affected by chemical dependency, and training for a variety of professionals. Hazelden is also known as t…
3601 Plains Boulevard, Suite 1 Amarillo, Texas 79102 U.S.A. Operator of a fast-growing chain of multimedia superstores, Hastings Entertainment, Inc. retails books, music, videos, and computer software through a network of stores predominately located in small towns in the western half of the United States. By the end of the 1990s, Hastings operated 130 stores in 18 states. The company's mix of pr…
1 Grosvenor Place London SWlX 7JH United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Hanson's aim is to grow and build value for shareholders by expanding in building materials, while recognising the importance of its other responsibilities to its customers and suppliers, to the environment and the communities in which it operates. Hanson will build on the strength of its core businesses through further acquis…
1500 Harbor Boulevard Weehawken, New Jersey 07087 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Hanover Direct, Inc. and its business units, provide quality, branded merchandise through a portfolio of catalogs and e-commerce platforms to consumers, as well as a comprehensive range of Internet, e-commerce, and fulfillment services to businesses. Hanover Direct, Inc. is a leading catalog and online retailer. It ope…
1 Haworth Center Holland, Michigan 49423 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Haworth Inc. is a leading designer and manufacturer of office furniture with a global reputation for innovative, high-quality products and services. International design magazine FX states, "Haworth seems to have a genuine intellectual lead among its influential peers. Such extreme thinking demonstrates a thoughtfulness and wil…
Two Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1200 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The company strives to be the best in providing the most advanced orthotic and prosthetic services and products available, and provide orthotic and prosthetic services in a timely and professional manner, in a pleasant atmosphere, at a reasonable cost to our patients, and continually strive to improve our …
135 Corporate Woods Rochester, New York 14623 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We are dedicated to delivering global research products and services that meet or exceed client requirements, to creating a client-focused culture that excites and motivates our people, to sustaining our leadership in Internet-based research and technology, and to providing superior value to our shareholders. Harris Intera…
549 Baltic Way Sunnyvale, California 94089 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Harmonic is a leading provider of innovative broadband solutions that deliver video, voice and data to communications providers around the world. Harmonic's technically advanced fiber-optic, digital video and IP [Internet protocol] data delivery systems enable network operators to provide a range of interactive and advanced d…
Hans-Riegel-Str. 1 D-53129 Bonn Germany Company Perspectives: "I love children, I love watching them. They are my customers. I need to know what kind of sweets they like, what they think, what language they speak."--Dr. Hans Riegel HARIBO GmbH & Co. KG, a family firm based in Bonn, Germany, is the market leader for fruit gum and licorice products in Europe with a market share of about 60 percent …
87-135 Brompton Rd. Knightsbridge London SW1X 7XL United Kingdom Company Perspectives: All things are possible in a store that truly lives up to its founder's enduring motto: "Everything for Everybody Everywhere." Harrods Holdings represents one of the most prestigious names in shopping history, operating the famed Harrods department store at Knightsbridge, London. The seven-story, 111,000-square…
189 Bernardo Avenue San Francisco, California 94043 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Big Idea: To fundamentally change the way people organize, manage and communicate. The Grand Plan: To be the leading provider of handheld computing products. And just how do we plan on doing that? By inventing solutions that enable truly simple organization and that provide easy access to the Web so people can re…
Hanjin Shipping Building 25-11, Yoido-Dong Youngdeungpo-Ku Seoul South Korea Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd., a Korean global carrier, was established in 1977 by its family-run parent conglomerate, the Hanjin Group. In an industry that requires significant investment and industry knowledge to compete successfully, Hanjin Shipping surpasses expectations and proves to be an adaptable operation when it is…
225 Duncan Mill Road, Fourth Floor Toronto, Ontario M3B 3K9 Canada Company Perspectives: Harlequin creates entertaining and enriching experiences for women to enjoy, to share and to return to. Harlequin Enterprises Limited is the world's largest publisher of romance fiction, a market segment reckoned to account for half of all mass market paperbacks purchased. Harlequin, which works with some 1,0…
3050 Tillman Drive Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: For more than 25 years Silkies has been creating fabulous hosiery for women around the world. Thanks to our unique "at home" shopping experience, you're free from the hassle of running out of hosiery again. We deliver hosiery direct to your door, so you won't ever have to rummage through department store bins searching f…
Blaak 16 3011 TA Rotterdam The Netherlands Company Perspectives: We are a technology driven company, our motto being "Superior Performance Through Superior Technology." With its headquarters located in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Head N.V. is a multinational sporting goods manufacturer and marketer. Operations are organized into four divisions: Winter Sports, Racquet Sports, Diving, and Licensing…
Auestrasse 5-9 D-77761 Schiltach Germany Company Perspectives: The spirit of belonging, respect, and mutual support drives Hansgrohe's corporate culture. Open, trust-based and fair cooperation inside the company provide a solid foundation for our international success. We all work for our own company. It must be able to compete if our successful track record is to continue in the second century o…
325 North Hanover Street Hastings, Michigan 49058 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our Mission: To be the finest replacement piston ring manufacturer in the world--providing world-class quality, OEM technology, outstanding service, and unparalleled availability and coverage. Hastings Manufacturing Company makes piston rings, auto mechanic service tools, and, through a joint venture, engine additives …
100 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10011 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., now celebrating its 50th anniversary, is the preeminent American publisher of high-quality art and illustrated books. Founded by Harry N. Abrams in 1949, the company was the first in this country to specialize in the creation and distribution of art books. Prior to the establishment of Abrams, nearly all…
12001 N. Houston Rosslyn Houston, Texas 77086 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: From the wellhead through the pipeline ... Hanover people perform. Hanover Compressor Company, based in Houston, Texas, provides natural gas compression services, operating the largest rental compression fleet in the industry, some 7,000 mobile units with a combined horsepower of 3.7 million. In addition, the company servi…
200 Public Square, Suite 30-5000 Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2301 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: HAWK Corporation is looking forward to continued success within its current industries, and is excited about the realm of possibilities for future expansion into additional markets. Hawk Corporation is a Cleveland public company that manufactures specialized components across four product groups. The Wellman …
83 Des Voeux Road, Central Hong Kong Company Perspectives: Our corporate tagline--'Hang Seng Bank. Exceed. Excel.'--highlights the high standards we have set ourselves to exceed your expectations and excel in our operations. We shall continue to grow with you and with Hong Kong in the years ahead, helping you realize your financial aspirations and scaling new heights as the 'ever-growing bank.' H…
1350 Campus Parkway, Suite 302 Neptune, New Jersey 07753 U.S.A. Hanson Building Materials America Inc. is the third largest aggregates producer in the United States. Hanson Building's aggregates products--construction materials--include sand, gravel, limestone, asphalt, and ready-mixed concrete. The company also ranks as the largest producer of concrete pipes and precast concrete products in the …
400 East Van Buren Street, Suite 300 Phoenix, Arizona 85004 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Harlem Globetrotters introduced most of the world to the game and continue to lead basketball's popularity globally. Much of what fans enjoy about the game today began with the Harlem Globetrotters. The team's message, flair, and appeal knows no boundaries and crosses barriers between cultures, societies,…
Harmony Farm 222, Private Road Glen Harmony, Virginia, Free State South Africa Company Perspectives: Harmony is the only South African gold mining company with its own dedicated refinery and gold fabrication plants. Harmony Pure Gold is gold of South African origin, produced and manufactured to the highest quality standards, and guaranteed by modern production and laboratory facilities. Sourced f…
5353 Lauby Road North Canton, OH 44720-1572 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Chocolate needs to be simple and pure, rich and complex, and filled with blends that are subtle ... yet irresistible. Harry London Candies, Inc. is a North Canton, Ohio-based confectioner primarily known for its high-quality chocolate products. The company also offers caramels, mints, and toffees. A subsidiary of Alpine Conf…
Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset BA22 7JJ United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Haynes Publishing Group P.L.C. is the worldwide market leader in the production and sale of automotive and motorcycle repair manuals. Every Haynes manual is based on a complete vehicle strip-down and rebuild in our workshops, so that the instructions to our customers are inherently practical and easy to follow. The Group pu…
141 Moorgate London EC2M 6TX United Kingdom Company Perspectives The strategy Hays has adopted is based on seven operational objectives: to focus on the development of specialist professional recruitment services; to achieve accelerated international expansion primarily through organic growth, as well as carefully selected acquisitions; to maintain balanced growth in our share of the specialist p…