| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Nick DeSimone |
Chief Technology Officer | Profile |
The Big O Tires story begins back in 1962, just as Americas new love affair with the automobile was hitting high gear. The market for replacement tires was exploding, and independent tire dealers found themselves struggling to compete in the face of low prices offered by major tire manufacturers own company stores. Big Os founding fathers were a handful of progressive independent tire dealers who decided to band together to form a tire-buying cooperative so that they could secure volume pricing and keep their customers happy. Their concept worked. In the years that followed, The Big O Tires co-op evolved into a full-fledged franchise as it continued to find innovative ways to harness the power of the collective to benefit independent dealerships and their customers. Almost a half-decade later, Big O Tires has become North Americas largest retail tire franchisor, with over 400 independently-owned and operated locations in 20 states, providing customers with a broad range of automotive services in addition to quality tires, wheels and accessories. Big O has become an industry role model admired for its innovative approach to franchising and unmatched customer loyalty ratings. In 1996, Big O Tires joined forces with one of the largest and most respected tire marketers in the nation when it became part of the TBC Retail Group, an automotive retail network comprised of some 1,200 Big O Tires, Tire Kingdom, Merchants and NTB locations spanning 40 U.S. states. Big Os reach was broadened again in 2005, when TBC Corporation was acquired by Sumitomo Corporation of America, the largest wholly-owned subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sumitomo, one of the worlds leading traders of goods and services. As Big O Tires continues to thrive and adapt to an ever-changing marketplace, it remains rooted in its humble beginnings as a proud collective of independent dealers committed to putting its customers first.
Franklin Products, inc. was founded in 1992 to fill a niche in the marketplace for high quality fluid bed dryer exhaust filters at highly competitive price points for the pharmaceutical industry. Successes in the pharmaceutical industry led to rapid growth into other industries such as food production and chemical manufacturing. All markets where the best quality product is required to do the job!
With over a century in business, MLC (formerly Mississippi Lime Company) has built a reputation on the purity of its products, commitment to research and development, and tradition of customer satisfaction. MLC operates the largest lime facility in the Americas and mines some of the purest limestone reserves in the world. The company supplies high-calcium quicklime, hydrated lime, calcium carbonate products, trucking services, and technical solutions from a diversified, reliable network of facilities in Ste. Genevieve, MO; Calera, AL; Verona, KY; Vicksburg, MS; Weirton, WV; Chester, SC; Mobile, AL; Prairie du Rocher, IL; Bridgeville, PA; as well as several distribution sites throughout the country. MLC is a privately held company that has a fully integrated system for mining limestone and manufacturing high-quality, food-grade calcium products and pulverized limestone. MLC also owns and operates a trucking and logistics subsidiary, MLC Trucking, to further support customer needs and ensure additional supply security.
NOBL Wheels, headquartered in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, BC, is a leading provider of premium carbon mountain bike rims and wheelsests. Our passion is creating products that use sound building techniques that come alive under aggressive riders and skilled bike handlers.NOBL Wheels 总部位于不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华岛的 Comox Valley，是优质碳纤维山地自行车轮辋和车轮的领先供应商。我们热衷于创造使用健全构建技术的产品，这些产品在激进的骑手和熟练的自行车处理者下栩栩如生。
TD Bank is a Canada-based financial institution that provides personal and commercial banking products and services for individuals and businesses.