Hundreds of businesses—from international
to entrepreneurial—call Henrico County home. Some of
these firms hail from overseas. Many were started right here
in Henrico. In the following profiles, learn more about the
companies that have made Henrico a dynamic business destination. If you want your company's information featured here, email us at: inforequest@henrico.com.
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Alfa Laval Inc.
In the USA, we market and supply Alfa Laval Inc.'s broad range of heat exchangers, separators, decanters, pumps, valves and fittings to customers in a wide range of market segments. We are a market leader, and have a strong portfolio of products within the Alfa Laval Inc. brand.
Our Corporate Office and Process Technology Division are located in Richmond, Virginia. Our Shared Services Center is located in Glen Allen, Virginia, a suburb of Richmond about a two-hour car drive south of Washington, DC.
In our three manufacturing facilities, we produce heat exchangers and sanitary fluid handling equipment. The hub of our distribution in the USA is our Americas Distribution Center, located in Indianapolis, Indiana.
We have business specialists strategically located across the country. Many are located in Richmond, Virginia; near Philadelphia in Warminster, Pennsylvania; just north of the Chicago metropolitan area in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin; and in Houston, Texas. We have seven regional service centers that specialize in the repair of our products. Field service representatives are also available for on-site services. Our customer service consultants are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, providing a full range of service options to fit your specific needs.
For more information, please visit www.alfalaval.us.
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AMK - An expert partner in drive and motion control technology
AMK is one of the leading international manufacturers of electronic drives and controls since 1963. We develop, produce and distribute innovative, intelligent electronic drives. Our product range covers frequency inverters, drives, and complete digital drive solutions with integrated motion control.
Decades of experience with solving highly complex drive problems and continuous research and development of new solutions, make us an expert partner in industrial automation. AMK drive systems are most suitable for the use in machine tools, packaging machines, printing machinery, plastics processing machines, textile machines, converting machines, etc.
For further information, please visit AMK Drives & Controls, Inc.
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The Brink's Company
The Brink's Company (NYSE: BCO), based in Richmond, Virginia, is a Fortune 500® global business and security services company with operations in over 120 countries. The Brink's Company is comprised of three businesses - Brink's, Incorporated, Brink's Home Security, and BAX Global.
Brink's, Incorporated is a leading provider or armored car transportation, ATM servicing, currency and coin processing and other value-added services to banks, retailers and other commercial and governmental agencies around the world. Brink's also operates a specialized service (Global Services) that combines planning, storage and secure transportation by ground and air of diamonds, jewelry, precious metals and other high-value items worldwide.
Brink's Home Security was founded in 1983 to seize upon the emerging opportunity in the residential security market. Over the last two decades Brink's Home Security has leveraged the strong Brink's brand and unparalleled reputation for service to become the second largest and most successful residential alarm company in North America.
For further information, please visit The Brink's Company.
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Circuit City Stores, Inc.
With headquarters in Richmond, Va., Circuit City Stores, Inc. (NYSE:CC) puts the customer first with high-quality service and more than 5,000 consumer electronics products available in its stores and online at www.circuitcity.com. Top-quality, low-priced products; detailed product information and product specialists, who complete extensive online and in-store training programs, are all a part of Circuit City's promise to provide superior consumer electronics solutions to its customers. Circuit City's store revitalization program reflects the changing needs of consumer electronics shoppers; the stores are brighter and more open; the aisles are wider and virtually every product Circuit City sells is on the sales floor for easy customer access.
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Franz Haas Machinery of America, Inc.
Franz Haas Machinery is the leader in the manufacture of the finest equipment for the production of wafers, cookies & crackers, ice cream cones, waffles & pancakes and wafer sticks.
Franz Haas Machinery of America is an Austria- based company with branches in Germany, Brazil and Singapore. The company is owned and managed by the Haas family and has been in existence for over 100 years. Our machinery is partly manufactured in Austria, and completed in Richmond to ensure compliance with local and national codes.
We are located just south of the Richmond International Airport and were established in 1982 in order to serve our customers in North America more effectively and efficiently. The plant in Richmond also provides sales and after-sales support for the North American market, and teams together with other Haas companies to further the baking industry throughout the world.
For more information please visit www.haasusa.com.
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Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc.
Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc. is the country's number one distributor of small kitchen appliances. The company's most famous brands (Hamilton Beach, Proctor Silex, and TrueAir) are found in households across America, Canada, and Mexico, yet are expanding into areas beyond these traditional borders. HB/PS's product quality, breadth of product line, superior customer service, and brand name strength continue to earn it the number one standing with consumers for small electric appliances. Corporate headquarters is located in Glen Allen, VA.
Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc. was named 2003 and 2004 All Star Awards Employer of Choice among mid-sized companies in Richmond. This award is conferred by the Richmond Human Resources Management Association in conjunction with the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce.
For more information visit www.hamiltonbeach.com.
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Qimonda – Richmond
Who are they?
Qimonda - Richmond originally opened in 1996 as White Oak Semiconductor, a joint venture between the Siemens Semiconductor group and Motorola. In 1999, Siemens, purchased Motorola's interest and in 2000 created Infineon Technologies, an independent semiconductor company. In 2006, Infineon carved out the Dynamic Random Access (DRAM) business as Qimonda.
The company currently employs more than 2,300 people in its Richmond location. The manufacturing facility is situated on 210 acres in the White Oak Technology Park, 14 miles east of downtown Richmond in Sandston, Virginia. Since its inception, Qimonda has invested $3B in its Richmond site. The first operational phase including a 80,000 square foot, 200mm cleanroom, was operational within eleven months of ground breaking. In 2004, Qimonda expanded its manufacturing capability with the addition of a 120,000 square foot, 300mm clean room. The new wafer fabrication plant, the first plant on the east coast to use 300mm technology, created over 1,100 new jobs at the White Oak Technology Park.
What do they do?
Qimonda North America's Centers for Design Excellence, in Burlington, VT. and Cary, N.C., together with the Richmond Center for Manufacturing Excellence, produce four percent of the world's Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) These memory products are used in computing, networking, mobile and consumer electronics applications.
Why Henrico County?
The labor pool was an enormous factor in Qimonda's decision to locate in Henrico County. The creation of an engineering school complete with its own semiconductor clean room at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond has created a pool of employees. Semiconductor technician courses at John Tyler and Jay Sargent Reynolds, two community colleges in Richmond, also contribute to the available workforce.
What else are they doing?
In an effort to give back to the community, Qimonda's- Richmond facility, in partnership with Henrico County Public Schools, offers students a specialized course of study in high technology, which allows them to earn college credits while obtaining their high school diplomas.
Students learn the academic and technical skills required to be successful in obtaining employment with high-tech companies such as Qimonda. The program also prepares students for post-secondary training at any two- or four-year institution in the field of engineering or other technology-related curriculum.
Qimonda prides itself on its relationship with the local community, which has embraced the organization from the beginning and continues its support through each step of the company's growth.
If you have any questions about Qimonda, contact Donna Wilson, Communications Director, at Qimonda's Richmond facility, 6000 Technology Blvd., Sandston, VA 23150, USA or, donna.wilson@qimonda.com.
www.Qimonda.com
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Markel Corporation
Markel Corporation (NYSE:MKL) based in Richmond, Virginia is a Fortune 1000 global specialty property & casualty insurance underwriter. Established in the 1920's, Markel is a leading excess and surplus lines writer in the United States and among the top property and casualty insurers in the country. Insurance programs run the gamut from motorcycles and yachts to coverage for horses, children's camps and karate studios as well as medical malpractice, short line railroads and marine & energy risks.
The company is currently managed by the triumverate of Alan Kirshner (Chairman and CEO), Steven "Steve" Markel (Vice Chairman) and Anthony "Tony" Markel (President and Chief Operating Officer). Tony and Steve are first cousins and grandsons of the founder, Sam Markel and Alan is a cousin-in-law. They have been together since 1975 when they took over strategic and operational management from their 2nd generation parents.
It seeks to be a market leader in its niche products by meeting the needs of insureds with unique and unusual loss exposures and delivering service the exceeds customer expectations. For more information on Markel, please visit the corporate website www.markelcorp.com or contact Bruce A. Kay, Vice President of Investor Relations at 1-800-446-6671.
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McKesson Corporation
McKesson Corporation ranks high on the Fortune 500 list of top companies and is a health care services and information technology company dedicated to helping its customers deliver high-quality healthcare by reducing costs, streamlining processes and improving the quality and safety of patient care. The company's Medical-Surgical business division is based in Henrico County, Virginia.
McKesson Medical-Surgical is a leading distributor of medical supplies and equipment to physician practices, surgery centers, hospitals, home care and extended care facilities. McKesson Medical-Surgical manages the business of healthcare, through advanced supply chain models, technology and software, and offering comprehensive solutions to healthcare providers across the country.
With its corporate headquarters in San Francisco, McKesson, over the course of its 170-year history, has grown by providing pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management across the spectrum of care; healthcare information technology for hospitals, homecare and payors; hospital and retail pharmacy automation; and services for manufacturers and payors designed to improve outcomes for patients. For more information, visit us at www.mckesson.com.
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PartnerMD
PartnerMD is the first membership based primary care practice in Richmond. Located on Forest Avenue by Glenside Road, members enjoy unparallel access to their physician.
PartnerMD membership has many benefits:
- Same day or next day appointments,
- Minimal waiting,
- 30 minute appointments,
- 24/7 access through the physician’s cell phone,
- State-of-the-Art, comprehensive physicals,
- House calls when medically necessary, and
- A proactive approach to ones healthcare.
PartnerMD offers a state-of-the-art health evaluation that rivals the most respected programs in the country. Patients and executives from all over the country are evaluated extensively by a team of experts using technology that cannot be found anywhere else in Virginia. And when they are done, each person leaves with their own Personal Health Plan – a book on the results of their health exam, the risks that threaten their health, and most important, a specific plan to reduce those risks.
PartnerMD’s corporate clients, like Capital One, Brinks and Owens & Minor send their top executives to have an Executive Physical. Most executives are so impressed with their personalized care and our attention to all aspects of their health that they become members at PartnerMD.
PartnerMD enjoys a tremendous retention rate from renewing members. Most members tell us that they couldn’t imagine going back to traditional medicine. They appreciate having a personal relationship with their physician that takes a proactive approach instead of a reactive approach to their healthcare.
PartnerMD has three of the most respected physicians in Richmond:
James Mumper, M.D., Medical Director
Virginia Kladder, M.D., MPH
Stuart Solan, M.D.
If you would like more information, please call 804-237-8282 or visit our website at www.PartnerMD.com.
Peak 10, Inc.
Peak 10 Richmond specializes in managed hosting services for businesses with complex needs and mission critical operations. Utilizing a one-source approach, Peak 10 Richmond provides managed colocation, enterprise hosting, reliable bandwidth and a wide range of managed services including disaster recovery, storage, monitoring, security and data protection.
Its world-class data center is located in Henrico County and is staffed by skilled engineers and support personnel to ensure the security, integrity and availability of its customers' technology infrastructure 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Peak 10 Richmond was founded in 1999 as bayMountain, a managed hosting company utilizing complex computing and clustering expertise to provide businesses with robust infrastructure design, implementation and management. bayMountain was acquired by Peak 10 in February of 2007.
With 10 data centers in seven strategic markets, Peak 10 offers customers a unique value proposition: the accessibility of a local provider and the security of a geographically diverse organization; the personal relationship of a small company and the resources of a large organization; the expertise and performance of a national player and the trust and attention of a local partner.
Peak 10 has a growing and diverse portfolio of clients in the Richmond market including McGuireWoods, Hilb Rogal & Hobbs, Target Marketing, Getloaded.com and Richmond Cold Storage.
For more information about Peak 10's managed hosting and colocation services please visit www.peak10.com.
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PPD Inc.
PPD is a leading global contract research organization providing
discovery, development and post-approval services as well as compound
partnering programs. Our clients and partners include pharmaceutical,
biotechnology, medical device, academic and government organizations.
PPD applies innovative technologies, therapeutic expertise
and a commitment to quality to help its clients and partners maximize
returns on their R&D investments and accelerate the delivery of safe and
effective therapeutics to patients.
For more information about PPD, see the Web site at www.ppdi.com.
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Southern States
What today is known as Southern States, one of the nation's largest farmer cooperatives, began more than 80 years ago in Richmond with $11,000 in capital, two employees and a second-hand typewriter. Prompting that modest start-up was the fact Virginia farmers didn't have a reliable supply of good quality seed. This economic need led some 150 farmers to form a cooperative called Virginia Seed Service that was better able to procure seed suited to Virginia's growing conditions. The cooperative began distributing feed in 1925, added fertilizer in 1926 and started handling farm supplies and petroleum a few years later. That early growth has resulted in a cooperative that today has more than $1.3 billion in sales and serves more than 300,000 farmers and other customers.
The organization began expanding its geographic territory in the early 1930s and changed its name to Southern States Cooperative. After moves into Delaware and Maryland in 1934 and West Virginia in 1941, service was extended to Kentucky in 1945 and to North Carolina in 1986. In 1998, Southern States purchased the wholesale and retail farm supply system of Gold Kist, Inc., and expanded into the deep South. In 2000, the cooperative acquired the wholesale business of Agway consumer dealers and added the New England states to its service area.
While production agriculture is Southern States' core business, the knowledge and expertise needed to serve that segment also means the cooperative is equipped to serve the needs of urban/suburban and rural lifestyle customers. Named as the Richmond area's best source for lawn and garden advice, Southern States provides the brands you trust and the people who know.
For more information visit www.southernstates.com.
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Tridium
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Tridium is the inventor of the Niagara Framework®, a software framework that integrates diverse systems and devices-regardless of manufacturer, communication standard or software-into a unified platform that can be easily managed and controlled in real time over the Internet or intranet using a standard web browser. Niagara provides many benefits across a wide variety of customer applications including: building automation, energy services, remote site management, service bureaus and maintenance management. System integrators use Niagara products to provide true open solutions without regard for specific protocols, products or technologies. Manufacturers adopt the Niagara Framework technology to move their products to the web, reduce development time, migrate legacy systems, develop new service offerings, and open up new markets. Tridium is a privately held company headquartered in Richmond, VA, with subsidiaries based in London and Singapore. Tridium markets its products to value-added resellers, original equipment manufacturers and a network of Tridium Systems Integrators.
For more information visit www.tridium.com.
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