Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 09:29:30 -0700
From: ernesthancock@INFICAD.COM (Ernest Hancock)
Subject: Re: Tomkins PLC/Smith & Wesson
To: AZRKBA@asu.edu

Thank you very much Dennis. I'm posting this list at my store and at = home to help remind me what NOT to buy.

I'm buying a mower this weekend and see that S&W has mowers under the = brand Murray from Ohio,.... very good to know.

Thanks, Ernie -----Original Message----- From: Dennis <danda@DOITNOW.COM> To: AZRKBA@asu.edu <AZRKBA@asu.edu> Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 10:59 PM Subject: Tomkins PLC/Smith & Wesson =20 =20 Tomkins PLC - Subsidiary Companies (Smith & Wesson) =20 Guns and buns are two of the hundreds of diverse products made by = international manufacturer Tomkins, whose practice is to buy companies, = streamline their operations, and sell them. The firm's Smith & Wesson = subsidiary is the world's #1 handgun maker, and its Red Wing subsidiary = is a leading US maker of private-label grocery products. Other Tomkins = companies produce and distribute food and baking ingredients, = transmission parts, automotive products such as belts and hoses, = plumbing components, construction products, garden mowers, bicycles, = handcuffs, and snowblowers. Chairman Gregory Hutchings' plans include = selling Tomkins' food-related businsses to focus on its engineering = activities. = *************************************************************************=


Construction components=20 =20 TITUS - Air System Components - designs and manufactures air = distribution products for HVAC systems =20 Cobra - diverse range of products from designer taps and mixers, = (faucets), state of the art water control technology for industrial and = commercial applications. =20 Dearborn Midwest Conveyor Co.- 2" Cable Link Conveyor Systems, = Overhead Power and Free Conveyors, Skid and Floor Conveyors, Postal = Conveyors and Bulk Conveyors. =20 Dexter Axle - Manufacturer of trailer running gear. =20 Lasco Bathware - America's Bathtub Co. tubs, whirlpools and etc... Lasco Fittings - Schedule 40, Schedule 80, and Drain Waste and Vent = (DWV) PVC pipe fittings. We manufacture fittings for general use, = irrigation, golf course, plumbing and industrial applications. Product = line includes insert fittins, unions, compression fittings, repair = couplings, swing joints, swivel joints, and many more. =20 Lau - manufacturer of air-moving components and fan systems in North = America for the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration = Industries. (HVAC) =20 Mayfran - conveying systems, filtration equipment and separators = that facilitate material handling, and coolant recovery for automobile = manufacturers, machine tool builders, the metal working and = scrap/recycling/solid waste industries. =20 Philips Products - Windows and doors.. Philips (Malta) - Windows and doors.. Philips (Ventline) - VENTLINE manufactures range hoods, bathroom = fans, and other ventilation products for the home. Ruskin - manufacturer of dampers and louvers..products for the HVAC = Industry.. Shipham & Co. Ltd - Specialist in valves and castings. Twiflex - disc brakes, flexible coupling and clutch couplings. =20 Food manufacturing=20 =20 Overseal - Supplier of Yeast and food colouring for the food and = drink industry.. R F Brookes/Avana - bakery goods and frozen foods - UK only Rank Hovis - flours, breads - UK only Red Wing - Produces private label foods, mostly condiments, catsup, = maple syrup, salad dressings, peanut butter, jams and jellies...=20 RHM Technology - food safety, microbiological and chemical analysis, = forensic investigation and information services. Rombout - coffee, coffee filters and biscuits .. Euro only Sofrapain - N/A =20 Industrial & automotive engineering=20 =20 Gates - Floormaster - safety flooring made from a special rubber = formulation developed by Gates Rubber. Gates - Tredaire - N/A Gates Europe, Gates Formed-Fibre, Gates Mexico, Gates Rubber = Company, Gates Rubber Industrial UK - Automotive and heavy duty = replacement fan belts, v-belts, hoses, air hose, fluid delivery hoses, = welding and steam hoses, Trico wiper blades, replacement windshield = washer pumps, belt tension guages, cutting tools, belt sizer.. =20 Schrader-Bridgeport - Automotive Electronics, Tire Valves and = Gauges, Fuel Delivery System Components, Air Conditioning Components, = Automotive Chassis Components, Engine Management.. =20 Stant Corporation/Stant Group of companies - TRICO=AE Exact Fit=AE, = Windspoiler=AE, Winter Blades and Nu-Vision=AE wiper blades, heavy duty = blades, refills and washer pumps. ROBERK=AE All Weather=99 wiper blades = and refills. PRE-VENT=AE fuel caps, locking fuel caps, Swv-el=AE = radiator caps, Lev-R-Vent=AE pressure caps, oil filler caps, = thermostats, SuperStat=99 thermostats, heaters, heater parts and = specialty cooling products. Grease guns, grease gun accessories, = lubricants, Pro-Tuff oil filter wrenches, service and specialty tools.=20 Hose clamps, including full size, small diameter and Micro-Gear, = POW'R-GEAR=AE high performance clamps, and specialty clamps.=20 Air line quick-connect plugs, couplers, chucks, gauges and blowguns, = tire valves and accessories. Power steering hose, repair kits, fittings = and brass products. Grease guns and oilers, lubricant pumps, spray = lubricants, lawn and garden, marine and specialty oils.=20 =20 Totectors - manufacturer of safety, protective and occupational = footwear in the UK Trico Products - see above .. Trico/Stant/Roberk Tridon - N/A =20 Professional, garden & leisure products=20 =20 Hayters - Lawn tractors, mowers, residential and ommercial - UK only Murray - Lawn tractors, mowers, residential and commercial - Ohio, = USA =20 Smith & Wesson - R.I.P.=20

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