Category: Heavy Industry
Heavy Industry market research reports by First Research, Inc.
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Automotive Body, Paint, Interior & Glass Repair
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry are primarily engaged in providing automotive body, paint, interior, and glass repair and replacement services for passenger cars and light trucks. Major companies include Maaco, Pittsburgh Glass Works, Safelite Group (a subsid ... Read More
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Boat Building
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture boats intended primarily for consumers' personal use, including inboard and outboard motor boats, sailboats, rowboats, yachts, and rubber and plastic inflatable boats. Major US companies include Brunswick, Malib ... Read More
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Electrical Products Manufacturing
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture electrical equipment, appliances, and electrical components. Major companies include Energizer Holdings, GE, Hubbell, Rockwell Automation, and Whirlpool (all based in US), as well as Legrand (France), LG Electronics ... Read More
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Commercial & Industrial Equipment Rental & Leasing
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry rent and lease equipment to commercial and industrial entities for use in business operations. Major companies include AMECO, Herc Rentals, and United Rentals (all based in the US). Other companies include Aggreko, Ashtead Grou ... Read More
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Nonmetallic Mineral Mining & Quarrying
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry develop mine sites, mine and quarry nonmetallic minerals and provide related support services, and separate minerals from waste. Major nonmetallic mining companies include Martin Marietta and Vulcan Materials (both based in the ... Read More
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Manufacturing Sector
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture a wide variety of goods; major product groups include food and beverage, chemicals, machinery, transportation equipment, and computers and electronics. Major companies include Boeing, Caterpillar, DuPont, Ford, GE, ... Read More
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Petroleum & Coal Products Manufacturing
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry refine crude oil and coal into fuel, asphalt products, lubricating oils, and other products. Major companies include US-based Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Marathon, and Phillips 66, as well as CPC (Taiwan), ENEOS Corporation (Japan), ... Read More
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Shipbuilding & Repairing
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry build and repair barges, cargo ships, naval vessels, and passenger ships, as well as platforms used for oil and gas drilling and production. Major companies include the shipbuilding division of General Dynamics and Huntington I ... Read More
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Drywall, Plaster, Acoustic & Insulation Contractors
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry perform drywall and insulation work, including installation, maintenance, and repair. Major US companies include APi Group, The Brock Group, Irex Contracting Group, KHS&S Contractors, Performance Contracting Inc, and United ... Read More
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Machinery Manufacturing
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture various kinds of machinery used in agriculture, mining, construction, or manufacturing. Major companies include Applied Materials, Caterpillar, divisions of General Electric, Halliburton, John Deere, and Kennametal ... Read More
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Parking Lots & Garages
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide parking space for motor vehicles. Major companies include ABM, Ace Parking, Diamond Parking, Lanier Parking, SP Plus, and TPS Parking (all based in the US), along with Impark (Canada), Indigo (France), Park24 (Japan), a ... Read More
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Search, Detection, Navigation & Guidance System Manufacturing
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry make products such as aircraft instruments, flight recorders, navigational instruments, and radar and sonar systems. Major companies include FLIR and divisions of defense contractors such as Boeing, General Dynamics, Northrop G ... Read More
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Electric Utilities
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry generate, transmit, and distribute electric power. Major companies include Duke Energy, Exelon, and Southern Company (all based in the US), as well as EDF (France), Enel (Italy), EON (Germany), and TEPCO (Japan). COMPETITIVE LA ... Read More
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Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture material handling machinery and equipment, including forklifts, conveyors, elevators and escalators, and overhead cranes and hoists. Major companies include Honeywell Intelligrated, Hyster-Yale, Otis Elevator, and T ... Read More
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Power-Driven Handtool Manufacturing
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture power-driven hand tools (battery, corded, and pneumatic). Top companies include Emerson Electric, Snap-On, and Stanley Black & Decker (all based in the US), as well as Hilti (Liechtenstein), HIKOKI and Makita (b ... Read More
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Lighting Equipment Manufacturing
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture electric light bulbs and tubes, as well as lighting fixtures, lamp shades, and other components and parts. Major companies include Acuity Brands, Hubbell, and TCP Lighting (all based in the US), as well as OSRAM (Ge ... Read More
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Plumbing & HVAC Contractors
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry install and service plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning equipment. Major companies from the US include ARS/Rescue Rooter, Comfort Systems USA, EMCOR, and TDIndustries. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE New technology for HVAC and plumb ... Read More
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Asphalt Products Manufacturing
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture asphalt and tar mixtures for paving and blocks, as well as asphalt shingles, roofing cements, and coatings. Major companies include building materials manufacturers such as Boral Limited, Carlisle, and Owens Corning ... Read More
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Bus Transportation Services
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry transport passengers by bus. Major companies include First Student, Greyhound, and Transdev (all are US-based divisions of FirstGroup); as well as Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport (India); ComfortDelGro (Singapore); FirstGro ... Read More
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Switch, Connector & Other Wiring Device Manufacturing
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry make current-carrying electrical wiring devices, including bus bars, switches, connectors, and electrical receptacles (outlets) and plugs. Major companies include US-based Honeywell, Hubbell, and Leviton Manufacturing, as well ... Read More
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Tire Dealers
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry operate physical retail establishments that sell new and used tires; some also provide automotive repair services. Major companies include Discount Tire, TBC Corporation, Monro Muffler Brake, Les Schwab Tire Centers and retail ... Read More
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Chemical Manufacturing
Chemical Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry transform organic and inorganic raw materials by a chemical process and formulate products. Major companies in the US include Dow, DuPont, and Pfizer. Major companies outside the US include BASF (Germany) ... Read More
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Metal Ore Mining
Metal Ore Mining Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry develop mine sites, mine and quarry metallic minerals and provide related support services, and prepare minerals for sale. Major companies include Freeport-McMoRan and Newmont Mining (both based in the US), as ... Read More
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Specialty Contractors
Specialty Contractors Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry contract to perform construction work in a wide variety of trades, including site preparation, concrete, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and painting. Major companies include APi Group, Comfort Systems USA, EM ... Read More
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Textile Manufacturing
Textile Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry operate mills that produce textiles and textile products from natural and synthetic materials. Major companies include Milliken and WL Gore & Associates (both based in the US); Chinatex and Weiqiao Tex ... Read More
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