Travis Perkins Plc history, profile and corporate video Travis Perkins Plc supplies building materials to builders’ merchanting and home improvement markets. The company operates through four divisions: General Merchanting, Consumer, Specialist Merchanting and Plumbing & Heating. The General Merchanting division supplies building materials to professional building companies, contractors and tradesman throughout the United Kingdom. The Consumer divisionoperates through three businesses trading under different brands: Wickes, Tile Giant and Toolstation. The Specialist Merchanting division consists of four businesses trading under different brands: Keyline, CCF, Benchmarx and Rinus Roofing Supplies. The Plumbing & Heating division includes various brands: Birchwood Price tools, BSS, City…
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Sika AG history, profile and corporate video Sika AG engages in chemicals business. It supplies the building and construction industry as well as manufacturing industries. The company provides processing materials used in sealing, bonding, damping, reinforcing and protecting load-bearing structures. Its product lines consists of concrete admixtures, specialty mortars, sealants and adhesives, damping and reinforcing materials, structural strengthening systems, industrial flooring as well as roofing and waterproofing systems. The company was founded by Kaspar Winkler in 1910 and is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland.” “Sika History 1910 – 1950 1910: Kaspar Winkler founded Sika: Winkler’s first inventions were agents to protect and clean granite (Conservado, Purigo) and…
Transocean Ltd. history, profile and corporate video Transocean Ltd. provides offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells. The company operates through two operating segments: Contract Drilling Services and Drilling Management Services. The Contract Drilling Services segment comprises mobile offshore drilling fleet, related equipment and work crews primarily on a day rate basis to drill oil and gas wells. It specializes in technically demanding regions of the offshore drilling business with a particular focus on deepwater and harsh environment drilling services. The segment consists of floaters, jack-ups and other rigs used in support of offshore drilling activities and offshore support services…
Key Stats Acquired by Merck KGaA in November 2015 for $17 billion Final year revenue reached $2.79 billion in 2014 Served over 1.4 million customers worldwide across 40 countries Offered more than 250,000 chemical and biochemical products Employed approximately 9,600 people at the time of acquisition Sigma-Aldrich Corp. operated as a life science and technology company that developed, manufactured, and distributed biochemicals and organic chemicals for scientific research. The company served pharmaceutical, biotechnology, industrial, and diagnostic customers through four research business units. Headquartered in St. Louis, the company provided products used in genomic research, biotechnology, pharmaceutical development, and diagnostic manufacturing.…
TransDigm Group Incorporated history, profile and corporate video TransDigm Group Incorporated (TD Group) is a global designer, producer and supplier of aircraft components for use on commercial and military aircraft in service. Once its parts are designed into and sold on a new aircraft, it generates sales from aftermarket consumption over the life of that aircraft. On December 6, 2010, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, TransDigm Inc., completed the acquisition of McKechnie Aerospace Holdings Inc. On December 31, 2010, the Company acquired the actuation business of Telair International, Inc. On March 9, 2011, the Company divested its fastener business. On April 7,…
Key Stats Siemens AG operates with a market capitalization of approximately $225 billion as of October 2025. The company generated revenue of $83.24 billion in fiscal year 2024. Siemens employs around 312,000 people worldwide across continuing operations. The company is headquartered in Munich, Germany, at Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 1. Founded on October 12, 1847, making Siemens over 177 years old. Siemens AG stands as one of the largest industrial manufacturing companies in Europe. The German multinational conglomerate specializes in electrical engineering and electronics, delivering solutions across multiple business segments. The company operates through key divisions including Energy, Healthcare, Industry, Infrastructure and Cities,…
Toyota Tsusho Corp. profile and corporate video Toyota Tsusho Corp. engages in the manufacture and sale of metals, machinery, chemicals, and food products. It operates through the following segments: Metals; Global Production Parts and Logistics; Automotive; Machinery, Energy, and Project; Chemicals and Electronics; Produce and Foodstuffs; Consumer Products, Services, and Materials; and Others. The Metals segment manufactures, processes, sells, and disposes ordinary and special steel products, non-ferrous and precious metals, copper and copper alloy products, rare earth materials, and new metals. The Global Production Parts and Logistics segment ensures stable supply of automotive parts and utilizes integrated logistics services encompassing packaging, marine…
Siam Commercial Bank Public Co., Ltd. history, profile and corporate video Siam Commercial Bank Public Co., Ltd. engages in the banking business. Its products and services include deposit and credit services, retail services, investment, bancassurance products, cash-management related services, international trade financing, treasury products, debt and capital market products, corporate advisory, investment banking, and other related financial services. The retail services include home loans, personal credit, car hire purchase, credit cards, Automated Teller Machine cards, debit cards, currency exchange facilities, and overseas remittances. Its operations are carried out through the following business groups: Wholesale Banking, Business Banking, Retail Banking, and Special Assets.…
Toll Brothers, Inc. profile and corporate video Toll Brothers, Inc. designs, builds, markets and arranges financing for single-family detached and attached homes in luxury residential communities. The Company is also involved, directly and through joint ventures, in projects where it is building, or converting rental apartment buildings into, high-, mid- and low-rise luxury homes. The Company caters to move-up, empty-nester, active-adult, age-qualified and second-home buyers in 19 states of the United States. As of October 31, 2010, the Company delivered 26,062 homes from 549 communities, including 2,642 homes from 265 communities. The Company operates its own land development, architectural, engineering, mortgage, title,…
Key Stats Founded: September 17, 1872, in Ginza, Tokyo, Japan Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan CEO: Kentaro Fujiwara (since January 2025) Employees: 27,908 full-time staff (as of December 2024) Market Cap: Approximately $6.5 billion USD (2025) Shiseido Company, Limited is a Japanese multinational cosmetics company headquartered in Tokyo. The company was established in 1872 by Arinobu Fukuhara as Japan’s first private Western-style pharmacy in the Ginza district. Today, Shiseido ranks as the largest cosmetic firm in Japan and the fifth largest globally. The company operates across skincare, makeup, body care, hair care, and fragrance categories. Products are sold in approximately 120 countries…