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For over 120 years, Parr Instrument Company has been designing, manufacturing, and selling high quality laboratory instruments and apparatus for conducting chemical reactions and tests under heat and pressure and for testing fuels. Parrs extensive product line includes stirred reactors, pressure vessels, and high pressure tubular reactors for the study of catalytic and non-catalytic reactions in batch, continuous-flow, and multiple/parallel operation for the chemical, polymer, biofuels, hydrometallurgical, pharmaceutical, petroleum, and petrochemical industries. Custom designed complex reactor systems, built to the customers specifications and requirements are also provided. Parrs oxygen combustion calorimeters are used for the determination of the heat of combustion in solid, liquid, and refuse-derived fuels for the energy, educational, coal, and fuel testing industries. Parr also offers sample preparation vessels for extraction, digestion, and hydrothermal synthesis, as well as a line of vessels for cell disruption by nitrogen decompression.
Flynn Group is the largest franchise operator in the United States, focusing on multi-brand restaurant and retail operations. Founded in 1999 by Greg Flynn, the company has expanded significantly from its beginnings as a single-market Applebee’s operator. It now manages a diverse portfolio that includes well-known brands such as Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Panera Bread, and Arby’s, with over 2,500 locations across the country. The company specializes in franchise management, acquiring and optimizing underperforming locations to enhance operational efficiency and drive sales growth. Flynn Groups acquisition strategy has led to substantial growth, including the recent addition of 45 Pizza Hut locations in 2025, bringing its total to over 1,000. With a people-first approach, Flynn Group emphasizes employee training and retention, ensuring consistent customer experiences across its various dining segments.
LFI specializes in the sale and service of contemporary furnishings to public, private, school, and academic libraries. By meeting the rapidly changing sociological and technological changes through design and product, LFI has become the Midwests leading library furnishing company.
Kloeckner Metals - Americas is a prominent steel and metal distributor based in Roswell, Georgia. As the North American subsidiary of Klöckner & Co SE, it ranks as the fourth-largest metal service center in North America, operating around 50 locations across the U.S., Mexico, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The company serves approximately 8,000 metalworking businesses with a diverse portfolio of over 190,000 products, including carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum. The company offers extensive services beyond distribution, such as custom processing, warehousing, logistics solutions, and supply chain management. This comprehensive approach helps customers optimize production schedules and reduce lead times by providing materials close to their operations. Kloeckner Metals supports various industries, including automotive, construction, energy, and infrastructure, ensuring that its customers have access to the products and services they need for their projects.
NFW is a circularity platform for plastic-free performance materials. NFW follows three Ground Rules in everything we develop: start well, stay clean, end well. While nearly everything in the built world relies on some type of plastic that began as crude oil and that will become plastic pollution, we are establishing a new material reality. We believe all materials should begin and end as nutrients, ready for the next growth cycle—true circularity. Our multi-material platform serves a wide range of industries—from fashion and footwear to automotive and upholstery. NFW technology embeds seamlessly into existing supply chains, enabling the worlds most iconic brands to design and scale products with high-performance, plastic-free materials. NFW makes global brands more sustainable, empowering them to create without plastics. Alongside the boldest brands and visionary designers, we are pioneering a naturally circular, post-oil economy.