Richard G. Sim

Manitou America Holding, Inc. manufactures equipment for construction, agriculture, industry and beyond. It has manufacturing units in South Dakota, Texas and Illinois. The company was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in West Bend, WI.

Part of Snap-On, Inc., Hein Werner Corp. makes collision repair equipment. The company is based in Waukesha, WI.

Part of EQ Corp. (New York), Falcon Building Products, Inc. is a company that makes and distributes a variety of metal products for commercial and home improvement. The company is based in Chicago, IL. Falcon Building Products was acquired by FBP Industries Corp from Investcorp SA on December 30, 1999 for $240.50 million.

IPSCO, Inc. produces steel mill products (coil and discrete plate) and fabricated products that include energy tubulars and cut-to-length products (tube, hollow structural, hot-rolled coil, plate, sheet and slab steel). The company has manufacturing and scrap-processing facilities in Canada and the US (mostly in western Canada and the midwestern US). The company's plants produce around 3.5 million tons of steel annually. Its markets include the oil and natural gas, manufacturing, agricultural and transportation industries in Canada and the US. The company was incorporated in 1956 under the name of Prairie Pipe Ltd. and in 1984, the company changed its name to IPSCO, Inc. The company is located in Regina, Canada

APW Ltd. used to design, manufacture and integrates electronic products. The company designs and manufactures large, complex infrastructure products for original equipment manufacturers (OEM's) in the communications, large enterprise hardware and Internet markets. It specializes in manufacturing enclosures, thermal management, power supplies and backplanes, as well as core competencies in product and system design, integration and supply chain management. The company was headquartered in located in Waukesha, WI.

Rapid Air Systems Inc. engages in the manufacturing and designing of kits for air mattress manufacturers. The airbed kits include components used to convert a traditional foam encased bed to a market-ready airbed, including the air pump, dual pendant control system, air chambers, and the related tubing, connectors, valves, and consumer-ready packaging. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Corona, CA.

Centaur Forge LLC operates as farrier and blacksmith Supply Company. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Burlington, WI.