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Aquarium Fish Distribution

SEGREST, INC.
with facilities in Florida and Georgia, is the world's largest wholesale distributor of aquarium fresh and saltwater fish. With over 40 years of industry experience, Segrest has become the leading aquarium fish vendor to the national pet store chains, as well as many regional pet store chains and independent pet shops. Key factors to this success include over 300 experienced employees, proprietary water filtration and packing technologies and an in-house laboratory. Segrest currently sells aquarium fish to all 50 states, Canada and the Caribbean. Segrest also distributes small animals, birds, reptiles, plants, live rock and aquatics-related dry goods.
http://www.segrestfarms.com, http://www.sunpet.com

Cable Preparation Tools

THE RIPLEY COMPANY
located in Cromwell, Connecticut, is a market leader in the design and manufacture of a wide variety of cable preparation tools. These specialty hand tools are sold to electrical utility, electrical contractor, CATV, telephone and telecommunication markets under the Utility Tool, Cablematic, Miller and Clauss tool brand names. Ripley tools strip electrical, coaxial and fiber optic cable jackets from .055 to 4 inches. The European market is served by Ripley Europe, a U.K. subsidiary. http://www.ripley-tools.com

Hardwood Flooring Distribution

CUSTOM WHOLESALE FLOORS, INC. (CWF)
headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida is an industry-leading distributor of hardwood flooring and related installation and finishing supplies. The Company's primary customers are floor-covering retailers, wood flooring retailers and wood flooring installers and finishers. CWF has differentiated itself by developing and marketing a line of exotic hardwood flooring products under the Forest Accents brand name. The Company has six distribution facilities located in Florida (4) and Georgia (2). http://www.cwf.com

WOOD PRO, INC.
headquartered in Auburn, Massachusetts, is an industry-leading distributor of hardwood flooring, tile and related installation and finishing supplies to flooring contractors. The company has earned the title "The Wood Floor Experts" with distribution centers able to provide customers with a full array of materials, equipment, experience and expert advice for any floor project plus unmatched customer service. The company has five sales/distribution facilities located in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, New York.
http://www.woodproinc.com

Water Treatment

TONKA EQUIPMENT COMPANY
located in Plymouth, Minnesota, is the long-time leader in customized water treatment solutions. Tonka has installed over 1,800 individually designed water treatment systems for municipalities across the United States and abroad. Tonka's water treatment expertise has also found effective applications in tertiary water filtration, environmental remediation, and industrial process projects. Tonka specializes in iron removal, manganese removal, DOC reduction, radium removal and arsenic removal. http://www.tonkawater.com

Diversified Military & Industrial Manufacturing

CAPEWELL COMPONENTS COMPANY, LLC
is a diversified manufacturing company located in South Windsor, Connecticut.

The Capewell Division manufactures military parachute releases, ripcords, cable assemblies, slings, aerial delivery platforms and various safety devices for commercial aircraft. Capewell also designs, develops, manufactures and provides training for heavy and precision airdrop systems, extraction components and airlift products. Applications include military resupply airdrops and humanitarian relief. http://www.capewell.com

The Cramer Company, also located in South Windsor, Connecticut, manufactures a range of motorized cycle timers, elapsed time indicators and permanent magnet motors for machinery, appliances, military and HVAC applications. http://www.cramer-motors.com

The M.H. Rhodes Company, located in South Windsor, Connecticut manufactures a wide range of timers and panel mount time switches for the medical, automotive, military, appliance, aerospace, security and food service industries. http://www.mhrhodes.com