Edwards Lifesciences Corp. history, profile and history video Edwards Lifesciences Corp. designs, develops, manufactures and markets products to treat late stage cardiovascular disease. Its technologies are categorized into four areas: Heart Valve Therapy, Critical Care, Cardiac Surgery Systems and Vascular. The Heart Valve Therapy manufactures tissue heart valves and repair products, which are used to replace defective heart valve. The company produces pericardial and porcine valves from biologically inert animal tissue sewn onto proprietary wire for stents. The Critical Care provides hemodynamic monitoring technologies used to measure a patient’s heart function in surgical and intensive care settings. Hemodynamic monitoring enables a clinician…
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EDP – Energias de Portugal SA profile and corporate video EDP – Energias de Portugal SA is a holding company, which engages in the generation, supply, and distribution of electricity, as well as in the provision of telecommunication and information technology services. It operates through the following segments: Long Term Contracted Generation in Iberia, Iberian Distribution, Liberalised Activities in Iberia, Regulated Networks in Iberia, EDP Renováveis, and EDP in Brazil. The Long Term Contracted Generation in Iberia segment includes the electricity generation activity of plants in Portugal and Spain through EDP-Gestão da Produção de Energia, S.A. (CMEC and SRP generation), Energin, S.A.,…
SMC Corp. profile and corporate video SMC Corp. (Japan) engages in the manufacture, processing, and sale of automatic control equipment. It also manufacture and sells sintered filters and various types of filtration equipment. Its products include air preparation equipment, pressure control equipment, directional control valves, and actuators. The company was founded on April 27, 1959 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.” *Information from Forbes.com **Video published on YouTube by ” SMC Corporation of America”
Sino Land Company Limited history, profile and corporate video Tsim Sha Tsui Properties Ltd. operates as an investment holding company of Sino Land Company Limited and engages in the lease and selling of real estate properties and property development. It operates through the following business segments: Property, Property Management & Other Services, Hotel Operations, Investments in Securities, and Financing. The Property segment engages in the sale and rental of property. The Property Management & Other Services segment includes building cleaning, car park management, estate management, and security guard services. The Hotel Operations segment owns, develops, operates, and manages hotels. The…
Key Stats Founded on June 29, 2007 as a spinoff from Tyco International Headquarters located in Dublin, Ireland Peak revenue of $11.6 billion in fiscal year 2011 Employed over 41,000 workers across 70 countries at peak operations Acquired by Medtronic for $42.9 billion on January 26, 2015 Covidien Plc was a global healthcare products company that developed, manufactured, and sold medical devices and supplies. The company operated three main business segments before its acquisition. These included Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals, and Medical Supplies. Based in Dublin, Ireland, Covidien sold products in more than 150 countries worldwide. The company held leadership positions…
Key Stats Founded in 1986 in Nashville, Tennessee by Phil Bredesen and Joseph P. Acquired by Aetna in May 2013 for approximately 5.7 billion dollars in one of the largest healthcare mergers. Served 5 million members nationwide before acquisition with presence in all 50 states. Generated 14.1 billion dollars in annual revenue in 2012 before the completion of the acquisition. Operated three main divisions including Health Plan, Specialized Managed Care, and Workers Compensation services. Coventry Health Care was a diversified managed healthcare company based in Bethesda, Maryland that operated health plans and insurance companies across the United States. The company…
Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd. history, profile and corporate video Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd. operates as an investment holding company, which engages in the property development. The company operates through four segments: Property Development, Construction, Fitting & Decoration, Property Management and Hotel Operation. Through its subsidiaries, the company is engaged in large-scale residential projects such as villas, townhouses, apartment buildings, parking spaces, and retail shops. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.” “Country Garden Holdings History Established in 1997 in Shunde, Guangdong, Country Garden was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on April 20, 2007, making billionaires of five of…
Comcast Corp. profile and history video Comcast Corp. is an American media, entertainment and communications conglomerate headquartered Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1963 as Comcast Holdings, when Ralph J. Roberts together with his two business partners, Daniel Aaron and Julian A. Brodsky, purchased American Cable Systems, a small cable operator in Tupelo, Mississippi. The company starts to do their business as Comcast Corporation from 1969 and over the years Comcast owns a considerable number of divisions and subsidiaries that operate through different segments, such as Xfinity, NBCUniversal, SKY, Comcast Business, and Other Businesses. Xfinity With Xfinity (xFi,…
Sherwin-Williams Co. history, profile and history video The Sherwin-Williams Co. is engaged in the development, manufacture, distribution and sale of paint, coatings and related products to professional, industrial, commercial and retail customers. The company operates through four business segments: Paint Stores Group, Consumer Group, Global Finishes Group and Latin America Coatings Group. The Paint Stores Group segment consists of company-operated specialty paint stores which are engaged in the related business activity of selling paint, coatings and related products to end-use customers in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Maarten and Jamaica. This segment markets and sells…
Sekisui House, Ltd.history, profile and corporate video Sekisui House, Ltd. is engaged in the construction, sale, purchase, and administration of real estate properties. It operates through the following segments: Detached Houses, Rental Housing, Remodeling, Real Estate Fee, Houses for Sale, Condominium, Urban Redevelopment, International, and Other. The Detached Houses segment includes the design, construction, and contract operations of detached homes. The Rental Housing segment comprises of rental housing design, construction, and contracting projects. The Remodeling segment consists of housing renovation works. The Real Estate Fees segment comprises of real estate management, sublease, and brokerage operations. The Houses for Sale segment provides…