PORTFOLIO COMPANIES

National Molding, Corp.

National Molding Corporation (NMC) is a global specialty manufacturer of small, intricate injection molded plastic components and fasteners for a diverse range of world class customers. The Company’s proprietary Hetero Cavity® System uses quick change modular, interchangeable tools which allow NMC to manufacture multiple, unrelated products within one production run and continually change and vary the mix based on customer demand. Over the last several years, NMC has emerged as a critical low cost supplier of fastening and bearing components for major automakers such as General Motors and Honda. NMC’s strategy is to grow its proprietary fastener business and pursue global expansion opportunities in China and Europe.

Wholesale Floors (WFI) is the largest provider of design and installation services for commercial flooring projects in the state of Arizona. WFI serves a diverse customer base ranging from hospitals and schools to restaurants and sports stadiums with a focus on the education, healthcare, municipal and corporate sectors. Representative end clients include PetSmart, Houston’s Restaurants, Peter Piper, Monster.com, Avnet, Prudential, Cardinal’s Stadium, Phoenix Convention Center and Mayo Clinic. WFI’s strategy is to leverage its dominant position in the Phoenix market by expanding through add-on acquisitions in the Southwest and West regions.

LTN is a regional provider of temporary employees for companies requiring light industrial and assembly workers in the Northern Chicago and Milwaukee markets. The Company provides light-industrial staffing for low risk job classifications. LTN’s temporary employees work in a variety of manual and unskilled jobs including: light assembly, wrapping, picking, packaging, customer service, machine operations and inventory control as well as medium and high skilled labor including fork lift operators, quality control supervisors and clerical technicians.

Headquartered in Walpole, NH, Fitz, Vogt, & Associates is one of the leading independent providers of customized food management services in the Northeast. The company’s customer base includes assisted living facilities, senior nutrition programs, schools and colleges, summer camps, county health and correctional facilities, and business dining facilities.

Located just outside of Burlington, VT, Fab-Tech, Inc. is a developer and producer of PermaShield Pipe systems; fully engineered, modular fume exhaust and fluid transfer systems for highly corrosive environments.  The company is the preferred solution provider and the dominant worldwide market leading supplier to the semiconductor industry. 

Defiance Metal Products is headquartered in Defiance, OH with two production facilities in Defiance and one each in Heber Springs, AR and Bedford, PA. The company is a leading full-service, precision manufacturer of low- to medium-volume, complex, engineered components and assemblies for the commercial vehicle market. Defiance serves leading original equipment manufacturers in the medium to heavy duty commercial truck, bus, military vehicle and commercial construction equipment markets.

Boston Ship Repair is a large vessel repair company specializing in repairing military/naval vessels and cruise ships. BSR has one of the largest dry docks with deep draft capabilities in the United States and its graving dock is the deepest in the Northeast. BSR is located in Boston, Massachusetts and primarily serves customers based on the East Coast of the U.S.

Gulfstream International Airlines (“Gulfstream”) is a commercial air carrier operating 220 flights per day to and from destinations in Florida (11) and the Bahamas (9) with its fleet of 25 Beechcraft 1900D (19 seat) and 7 Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia (30 seat) turbo-prop aircraft. Now flying as Continental Connection in Florida, Gulfstream has become the 16th largest regional air carrier in the US in terms of number of passengers flown. The operation also includes a successful flight training academy, many of whose graduates become Gulfstream pilots.

Orchids Paper Products, based near Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a low-cost, value-oriented manufacturer of tissue products, including private labeled bathroom tissues, paper towels and napkins, and has been successful in securing a market niche in serving the “extreme value” retail channel.

Cattron-Theimeg founded in 1946 and headquartered in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, is the world’s largest provider of industrial portable radio remote controls, with an estimated 100,000 installed systems serving more than 10,000 customers across several industries.

In 2004, Cattron-Theimeg purchased Remtron and Beltpack Remote Control Technologies, solidifying its position in the railroad segment of the wireless remote control business. The combined companies will also be able to offer a greater range and depth of products to the industrial segment of the radio remote control industry.

Aladdin Food Management Services, Inc is a leading regional provider of contract food management services with an aggressive business plan for growth in its geographic territory of the eastern United States.

In January of 2007, Aladdin purchased Ameriserve Food Service Management, a strong regional food service provider for colleges and secondary schools. Headquartered in Columbia, Missouri, Ameriserve’s clients span seven bordering states. Aladdin acquired Ameriserve to gain additional market share in this region of the country and expects to realize significant operational and financial synergies.

In December of 2004, Aladdin purchased Dowling Food Service Management, a strong regional food service provider for colleges, private K-12 schools, healthcare facilities and businesses geographically dispersed in the mid-Atlantic and mid-western regions. By teaming up with Dowling, Aladdin secures a strong franchise in the New Jersey public school market and expects to gain significant operational and financial synergies.

In January of 2004, Aladdin purchased Collegiate Catering, a strong regional food service provider for colleges and business geographically dispersed in the mid-Atlantic and mid-western regions. Aladdin acquired Collegiate Catering to gain significant operational and financial synergies.