90 Park Avenue New York New York 10016 United States It is only in recent years that Sterling Drug, Inc. has developed innovative ethical drugs through its own research. For a company that manufactures Bayer aspirin, the leading American aspirin brand, this seems like an unusual occurrence. Yet the company's success has always relied more heavily on growth through acquisition and advertising rath…
2 Place Alexis Nihon 3500 de Maisonneuve West Montreal Quebec H3Z 1Y3 Canada In 1917, Ida Steinberg opened a small grocery store in Montreal, determined to "give customers a little more than they expect." From this modest beginning the Steinberg family created the empire of food stores, department stores, restaurants, and real estate that Steinberg, Inc. is today. Ida's son Sam rented an adjacent…
1B Portland Place London W1N 3AA United Kingdom STC, formerly Standard Telephones and Cables, is Britain's second-largest electronics group, a major manufacturer of computers, telecommunications equipment, and transmission cables, both wire and fiber optic. STC has been a world leader in underwater cable, laying several intercontinental lines. It is working with U.S. and European telecommunicatio…
Winterthur CH-8401 Switzerland The Swiss technology multinational Gerbrüder Sulzer (known as Sulzer Brothers in English-speaking nations) is perhaps best known for its diesel engines and industrial looms. However, it has even larger interests in the provision of plant and services for the construction industry, as well as a significant involvement in medical technology and several other diverse …
Ispat Bhawan Lodi Road New Delhi 110 003 India The Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) was created in 1973 as the holding company and supervisory agency for those parts of the Indian iron and steel industry which are wholly within the public sector. Its main product, by volume, is iron ore, most of which is exported. It has a total production capacity of 11 million tons of steel per year, repres…
Post Office Box 2030 Stelco Tower Hamilton Ontario L8N3T1 Canada Stelco Inc. produces steel in two large plants located at Hamilton harbor on Lake Ontario and another site on nearby Lake Erie, and in mini-mills located in Contrecour, Quebec, and Edmonton, Alberta. In addition there are three fabricating units responsible for pipes and tubes, wire and wire products, and fasteners and forgings. Ste…
2270 South 88th Street Louisville, Colorado 80028-0001 U.S.A. Storage Technology Corporation (StorageTek) is a world leader in the design and manufacture of information storage and retrieval devices for mainframe and mid-range computer systems. Ranking 239th on the 1991 Fortune 500 list of American manufacturers only seven years after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, StorageTek is one of the com…
8080 N. Central Expy. Suite 1100 Dallas, TX 75206 U.S.A. Sterling Software, Inc., is a computer software company that is in the forefront of developing products for electronic data interchange, otherwise known as EDI. EDI's use of universal standards allows documents to be transmitted computer-to-computer from one business to another even though the businesses may use different software and hardw…
2707 North Loop West P.O. Box 1637 Houston, Texas 77251 U.S.A. Stewart & Stevenson is one of the world's leading suppliers of power systems and related mechanical equipment. The company manufactures gas turbine generator sets for electric power, as well as diesel and gas-powered equipment, which it supplies to all the branches of the U.S. military. The largest distributor of diesel engines worldw…
1 Logan Square Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 U.S.A. Sun Distributors L.P. is a leading industrial distribution firm. The company sells more than 100,000 products and related services in three main areas of operation: fluid power, glass, and maintenance items. Sun's customers are located throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Founded as a subsidiary of an oil company, the company was…
100 Technology Drive Stoughton, Massachusetts 02072 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Stone & Webster, A Shaw Group Company, is one of the world's foremost engineering-construction companies. Founded in Boston in 1889 as an electrical testing laboratory and consulting firm, Stone & Webster has evolved into a global organization employing more than 5,000 people worldwide. Stone & Webster meets the need…
200 Brozzini Ct. Greenville, South Carolina 29615 U.S.A. Stone Manufacturing Company once ranked as one of the largest apparel manufacturers in the United States. From late 1997 until mid-1999, the company was known as Umbro International, in recognition of its production of the Umbro brand of soccer clothing, a business the company first became involved in during the early 1980s. After the $145 …
333 Clay Street, Suite 3600 Houston Texas 77002-4109 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Our objectives are to be a premier producer of petrochemicals, to maintain a strong market position, to achieve first quartile cost performance in all of our major products and to provide superior customer service. Sterling Chemicals, Inc., is a petrochemical manufacturer focused on styrene, acetic acid, and plastici…
3211 Nebraska Avenue Council Bluffs, Iowa 51501 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: While many bingo players will say luck is at the heart of their game, the bingo industry recognizes that its luck is the product of hard work and good business practices. For Stuart that translates to attention to its market, outstanding relationships with its distributors, production savvy that enables it to be a low-co…
30100 Chagrin Boulevard, Suite 203 Cleveland, Ohio 44124 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The mission of Sudbury's companies is to build profitable and solid businesses based on customer satisfaction, people involvement and constant process improvements. The companies are managed locally with support from the corporate staff, under operating plans designed to help them achieve their fullest potential…
4201 Southwest Freeway P.O. Box 1229 Houston, Texas 77251-1229 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The total capabilities of Sterling Electronics brings to the marketplace advanced products and services through a unified network of people and facilities, all committed to sound sales and earnings growth. Sterling Electronics Corp. distributes electronic components and subsystems. Its principal customers,…
1200 Riverplace Boulevard Jacksonville, Florida 32207 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Founded by the current chairman's grandfather just after the turn of the century, the Stein Mart concept has evolved over time to feature moderate-to-designer brand-name apparel for women, men and young children, as well as accessories, gifts, linens and shoes in a depth and assortment that hold appeal for the upsc…
Lacey Place Southport, Connecticut 06490 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: "'Arms Makers for Responsible Citizens.' More than just a motto, this simple statement has defined Sturm, Ruger since its founding in 1949. Variations of the phrase appear in some of our earliest product advertisements, right up to the present day. We are immensely proud of the fact that we have emerged as the leading American …
440 Lawndale Drive Salt Lake City, Utah 84115-2917 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: "Summit Family Restaurants is committed to optimizing its value through continued growth in select family restaurant concepts and by continuously fine tuning its operations to maximize it operating efficiencies and unit margins. Summit is dedicated to increasing guest counts by assuring guests of the very best in fami…
110 Veterans Memorial Boulevard Metairie, Louisiana 70005-3027 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Stewart Enterprises, we are committed to maintaining a total death care perspective of quality service to individual families in their own communities by offering funeral, cemetery, cremation and memorialization products and services. We intend to maintain and enhance the decentralized, autonomous manag…
10440 Little Patuxent Parkway Columbia, Maryland 21044 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We at Storage USA are proud of our facilities and of our ability to add facilities through acquisition, conversion, and new development. We believe that our strong mix of properties and their features make us a leader in the self-storage industry. We never lose sight of the fact, however, that even the best facili…
325 Bic Drive Milford, Connecticut 06460 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We are committed to customer satisfaction through offering high quality food with exceptional service and good value. We take great pride in serving each other, our customers and our communities. We seek continuous improvement in all that we do. We value a sense of urgency and emphasize an innovative, entrepreneurial approach t…
125284 Moscow Ulitsa Polikarpov, 23 A Russia Sukhoi Design Bureau Aviation Scientific-Industrial Complex has earned a reputation for quality and originality, although against great odds. Its founder, Pavel Sukhoi, was no favorite of Stalin and the firm itself was disbanded for a time before a glorious rebirth in the 1950s. Since then, many of its products have been widely used by the former Sovie…
101 Sun Avenue NE Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Mission: To become the nation's premier and most innovative provider of contract rehabilitation services, leaders in clinical excellence and program development, and the company for whom therapists want to work. Headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Sun Healthcare Group Inc. is a fast-growing, diversified care provid…
125 Broad Street New York, New York 10004-2498 U.S.A. Sullivan & Cromwell is one of the nation's elite law firms. For more than a century it has been closely involved in the affairs of some of the largest industrial and commercial enterprises in the United States. Sullivan & Cromwell also has been closely involved in the formulation and execution of U.S. foreign policy and the development and gro…
2725 Fairfield Road Kalamazoo Michigan 49002 U.S.A. Company Perspectives At Stryker, we believe results speak louder than words. Since the Company's founding in 1941, that philosophy has made us a leader in the worldwide orthopedic market and placed us at the forefront of medicine's most promising solutions. Today we are one of the preeminent medical products and services companies in the world. …
2520 Pilot Knob Road Suite 250 Mendota Heights, Minnesota 55120 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Sun Country Airlines, we realize that it's hard to find justice in today's world of high-priced airfares. So whether you're traveling for business or pleasure, we'd like you to consider us as your low-fare alternative. As a privately-owned airline, we take pride in making the Twin Cities our home. Afte…
Kanavaranta One P.O. Box 309 FIN-00101 Helsinki Finland Company Perspectives: Mission: To promote communication and the well-being of people by turning renewable fiber into paper, packaging, and processed wood products. Stora Enso Oyj, which was formed in late 1998 from the merger of Sweden's Stora Kopparbergs Bergslag AB and Finland's Enso Oyj, is one of the leading global forest products groups…
1, rue d'Astorg 75008 Paris France Company Perspectives: Our 6 Core Values: In constituting the Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux group, we set our sights on becoming the world leader in private infrastructure services. We cannot achieve this goal without strong and widely shared values, without a clear identity, and without rigorous ethical standards. To be a world business organization means first of all…
340 North Oakley Boulevard Chicago, Illinois 60612 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Just as our USDA Prime beef gets better with age, we owe our reputation as the premier provider of gourmet steaks to the test of time. From the day Bernhard Pollack founded Stock Yards Packing Company in the stock yards area of Chicago in 1893, we were clearly focused on providing the highest-quality products with unp…
Snapple Beverage Group 709 Westchester Avenue White Plains, New York 10604 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Stewart's Beverages has maintained Frank Stewart's dedication to great taste while becoming the fastest growing micro soda company in the U.S. Stewart's Beverages is best known for its premium soft drinks that evoke a nostalgic experience through such old-fashioned flavors as Root Beer, Cream A…
31700 Middlebelt Road, Suite 145 Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Sun Communities is committed to being the premier provider of quality community lifestyles by offering individualized housing and residential services. We aspire to be the industry leader in meeting the unique wants and needs of our customers. We dedicate ourselves to excellence by acting with integrity…
536 East Pike Avenue P.O. Box 1330 Columbus, Montana 59019 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Not only are we a tremendous contributor to clean air throughout the world, but we have been good citizens during 14 years of operation in Montana. We have taken very good care of the environment where we operate. We have an impeccable record, with no environmental citations during this time. We have accomplis…
P.O. Box 2030 Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3T1 Canada Company Perspectives: Stelco is a market-driven, technologically advanced group of businesses that are committed to maintaining leadership roles as steel producers and fabricators. These businesses are dedicated to meeting the requirements of their customers and collectively providing an appropriate return for Stelco shareholders. The people in these…
Forrest House Ronaldsway Isle Of Man Company Perspectives: STRIX is well aware that in order to maintain its position as world leader in the supply of control systems to the domestic appliance market and to sustain its committed policy of growth, it is vital to continue to innovate and diversify into related markets. STRIX continues to strive for world class status following a philosophy of conti…
3-2, Marunouchi 1-Chrome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-0005 Japan Company Perspectives: Our mission is to provide optimum added value to our customers and together with them achieve growth; to create sustainable shareholder value through business growth; and to provide a challenging and professionally rewarding work environment for our dedicated employees. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) was fo…
6714 Pointe Inverness Way Fort Wayne, Indiana 46804 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We helped pioneer the continuous thin-slab casting technique of steel production that has been embraced by minimills the world over. Our innovative technical team continues to develop and refine our processes and equipment. We continually monitor operating results and make needed improvements. Our design/build manage…
20 Route de Pré-Bois ICC Bloc A 1215 Geneva 15 Switzerland Company Perspectives: Star Power: A fusion of key strengths driving our growth. Our future growth will be driven by our ongoing execution against the same four fundamental strategies that have produced our great track record. While our people will continue to be very creative in how we execute those strategies, we will remain highly disc…
505 East South Temple Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Alsco, our philosophy and commitment are to lead the textile services industry with the latest technology, equipment, and processes. Our innovation, quality, satisfied customer list and heritage have made us the premier textile services company in the world. Of course, our value to customers goes beyond simply cleani…
100 Westport Avenue Norwalk, Connecticut 06851 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our philosophy is built upon the initials of our name--S.T.E.W. The S stands for satisfy the customer--it is everyone's most important job. The T stands for Teamwork, because teamwork makes it happen! The E stands for Excellence; excellence makes it better and assures great quality and freshness in everything we do. Final…
815 South State Street Jackson, Mississippi 39215-1819 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Vision: To meet or exceed the expectations of our customers with quality products and quality service. To work in partnership with our suppliers in aggressively and effectively reaching our target markets. To provide our employees opportunities for personal growth, recognition and reward, and empowerment in the co…
Forusbeen 50 N-4035 Stavanger Norway Company Perspectives: We make a positive contribution to the development of the communities in which we work. In all our operations, we will be among the front runners with environmental protection and safety. Formerly known as Den Norske Stats Oljeselskap AS, Statoil ASA is Norway's oil and gas powerhouse. With operations in 25 countries, Statoil is involved …
Atlantic Street, Broadheath Altrincham WA14 5FY United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Stirling Group Plc has shown its commitment to expanding its product base this past year with the acquisition of exciting, vibrant brands that bring a whole new dimension to this highly focused forward-thinking organization. While the Group's core values stay focused firmly on innovation, excellence of service, a…
15415 Shelbyville Road Louisville, Kentucky 40245 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We process the steel that makes life go. With its headquarters located in Louisville, Kentucky, Steel Technologies Inc. is a publicly traded intermediate steel processor. The company produces flat-rolled steel to the precise specifications of industrial customers: thickness, width, shape, temper, and finish. Steel Tech…
Ispat Bhavan Lodi Road New Delhi 110 003 India Company Perspectives: SAIL strives to be a respected world class corporation and the leader in Indian steel business quality, productivity, profitability, and customer satisfaction. We build lasting relationships with customers based on trust and mutual benefit. We uphold the highest ethical standards in conduct of our business. We create and nurture…
Zürcher Strasse 12 CH-8401 Winterthur Switzerland Company Perspectives: Our primary goal is to create value by utilizing our engineering know-how in selected industrial markets. Sulzer Ltd. is an engineering firm with worldwide operations divided into five business divisions: Sulzer Metco, Sulzer Turbomachinery Services, Sulzer Pumps, Sulzer Chemtech, and Sulzer Hexis. Sulzer Metco produces surf…
Kommanditaktieselskab Copenhagen Airport South 2791 Dragoer Denmark Company Perspectives: Through more than 40 years, the Sterling name has been dear to the Scandinavians' heart. Millions of Scandinavian tourists have enjoyed the effective transport and good service of the airline to and from holidays, primarily in Southern Europe, which have added much to experience. The legendary founder of Tj
Riverside Mill Barbadoes Road Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire KA1 1SX United Kingdom Company Perspectives: In the carpet world, the name Stoddard reigns supreme. With a history and experience stretching back over 160 years, we are now Scotland's oldest and largest carpet company. Perhaps more than any other company, Stoddard International plc represents the glory as well as the devastation of the Unite…
1980 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800 Houston Texas 77056 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Stewart continually applies new technology to achieve its mission of enhancing the real estate transaction process. The end result is a magnificent experience for its customers and increased value for its shareholders. With the prognosis for continue strong real estate sales and lending volumes, Stewart's investmen…
2907 Route 9 Ballston Spa New York 12020 U.S.A. Company Perspectives From Plattsburgh to Newburgh, Watertown to Rutland, the company maintains its small-town feel and motto, "We are closer to you." Stewart's Shops Corporation is a Ballston, New York-based operator of more than 300 convenience stores spread throughout upstate New York and Vermont, all within a 150 mile radius of Saratoga Springs, …