Cooper Industries NYSE: CBE is an american company based on Houston, Texas. It produces transformers, tools and electrical equipment in general. It employs 29,000 staff around the world and had revenues in 2007 for $5.9 billion dollars. It is one of the oldest large companies in United States having been founded in 1833. In 2001 they weathered a takeover bid from Danaher Corporation which delayed the reincorporation plan. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the Big Board, is a New York City-based stock exchange. ... Mount Vernon is a city located in Knox County, Ohio. ... Year 1833 (MDCCCXXXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Houston redirects here. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... A Chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... A piece of electrical equipment is a machine, powered by electricity and usually consists of an enclosure, a variety of electrical components and often a power switch. ... This page discusses common devices known as tools, for other meanings see Tool (disambiguation) Modern hammer A tool is, among other things, a device that provides a mechanical or mental advantage in accomplishing a task. ... For the tax agency in Ireland of the same name, see Revenue Commissioners. ... USD redirects here. ... Net income is equal to the income that a firm has after subtracting costs and expenses from the total revenue. ... USD redirects here. ... This article is about work. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the Big Board, is a New York City-based stock exchange. ... Houston redirects here. ... Transformer or Transformers may refer to: Transformer, an electrical device Transformer (album), Lou Reeds 1972 rock album Transformers (myth) of Pacific Northwest native myth The fictional Transformers Universe: Transformers (toyline), a line of toys Transformers category in Wikipedia Transformers Universes Transformers series, television series Transformers (original cartoon) (Aired from... This page discusses common devices known as tools, for other meanings see Tool (disambiguation) Modern hammer A tool is, among other things, a device that provides a mechanical or mental advantage in accomplishing a task. ... A piece of electrical equipment is a machine, powered by electricity and usually consists of an enclosure, a variety of electrical components and often a power switch. ... Year 1833 (MDCCCXXXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... The Danaher Corporation NYSE: DHR, is a large global company headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States. ...

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History

Incorporated in Ohio as The C. & G. Cooper Company in 1895, it obtained a new charter in Ohio in 1919 that lasted until reincorporation in Bermuda for tax reasons took effect in 2002. In that time the company changed enormously. This article is about the U.S. State. ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

Originally the company had been a foundry powered by a horse, but they bought their first steam engine in 1842 and were soon making engines themselves. A leading producer of Corliss steam engines in the 19th century, they switched in the early 20th century to making compressors, and became Cooper-Bessemer Corporation in a 1929 merger, before continuing diversification led to the Cooper Industries name being adopted in 1965. 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1967 the company entered the hand tool business by acquiring Lufkin Rule, a maker of measuring instruments, and subsequently added a large number of other hand tool businesses. In the 1970s they entered aircraft maintenance, but subsequently sold off Cooper Airmotive. In 1979 they bought Gardner-Denver Company, their largest acquisition up to that point, extending their range of products serving the energy industry, which had been a key market since they started making compressors and a catalyst for their move of corporate headquarters to Houston in 1967. Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Houston redirects here. ...

The acquisitions of Crouse-Hinds Company in 1980 and McGraw-Edison in 1985, as well as the buyout of Westinghouse's lighting division in 1982, made electrical products the largest part of the company, which has remained the case ever since. McGraw-Edison had been the legal successor to the old Studebaker and Packard auto companies and had some auto parts operations, and Cooper made additional acquisitions in that area including Moog Automotive and Champion Spark Plug, but ultimately sold its automotive operations to Federal-Mogul. Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... The Westinghouse Electric Corporation was an organization founded by George Westinghouse in 1886 as Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Studebaker Corporation, or simply Studebaker, was a United States wagon and automobile manufacturer based in South Bend, Indiana. ... For people named Packard, see Packard (surname). ... Federal-Mogul Corporation is a major automotive parts supplier based in Southfield, Michigan, USA. Currently operating under Chapter 11 reorganization, Federal-Mogul employs some 41,000 people in 24 countries. ...

In the 1990s first Gardner-Denver was spun off and then the entire remaining Petroleum & Industrial Equipment segment was separated out as Cooper Cameron Corporation, including all remaining product lines from the company's first 134 years and more recent acquisitions in that area such as Cameron Iron Works. Cooper Cameron subsequently sold the Mount Vernon operations to Rolls-Royce plc, whose chairman remained a director of Cooper Industries. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... This article is about the aircraft engine company. ...

Today the company operates in the electrical equipment and tool industries. In 2001 they weathered a takeover bid from Danaher Corporation which delayed the reincorporation plan (since when they have been Cooper Industries Ltd. rather than Cooper Industries Inc.). The Danaher Corporation NYSE: DHR, is a large global company headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States. ...

In 2005 the company reported sales of $4,462.9 million and net income of $339.8 million. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Divisions

Cooper is divided into two major industries and nine divisions make up the company:

• Cooper Lighting
• Cooper B-Line
• Cooper Bussman
• Cooper Crouse-Hinds
• Cooper Menvier
• Cooper Wiring Devices
• Cooper Power Systems
• Cooper Tools
• Cooper Hand Tools

Cooper Lighting

Cooper Lighting, headquartered in Peachtree City, Georgia, is one of the leading manufacturer of track and recessed lighting in North America and one of the largest fixture manufacturers of incandescent, fluorescent, H.I.D., exit and emergency, vandal resistant, sports, landscape and complex environment lighting. Cooper Lighting is comprised of thirteen strong brands with ten manufacturing facilities throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Peachtree City is a planned city located in Fayette County, Georgia. ...

Cooper Power Systems

Cooper Power Systems designs and manufactures medium and high voltage electrical equipment, components and systems such as transformers intended for homes, industries, business and institutions around the world. Power Systems also provides software, communications and integration solutions aimed at increasing productivity, improve realiability and reduce costs. Cooper Power Systems is headquartered in Waukesha, Wisconsin. International safety symbol Caution, risk of electric shock (ISO 3864), colloquially known as high voltage symbol. ... Transformer or Transformers may refer to: Transformer, an electrical device Transformer (album), Lou Reeds 1972 rock album Transformers (myth) of Pacific Northwest native myth The fictional Transformers Universe: Transformers (toyline), a line of toys Transformers category in Wikipedia Transformers Universes Transformers series, television series Transformers (original cartoon) (Aired from... Waukesha is a city in and the county seat of Waukesha CountyGR6, Wisconsin, United States. ...

The division`s products include transformers, capacitors, voltage regulators, reclosers and sectionalizers, distribution switchgear, transformer fluids, distribution automation equipment, transformer components, components and protective equipment. Transformer or Transformers may refer to: Transformer, an electrical device Transformer (album), Lou Reeds 1972 rock album Transformers (myth) of Pacific Northwest native myth The fictional Transformers Universe: Transformers (toyline), a line of toys Transformers category in Wikipedia Transformers Universes Transformers series, television series Transformers (original cartoon) (Aired from... Various types of capacitors A capacitor is a device that stores energy in the electric field created between a pair of conductors on which equal but opposite electric charges have been placed. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Cooper Industries CEOs

• Charles Cooper 1833-1895 (subsequently chairman to his death in 1901)
• Frank L. Fairchild 1895-1912
• Charles Gray Cooper 1912-1919 (chairman to 1923)
• Desault B. Kirk 1919-1920
• Beatty B. Williams 1920-1940 and 1941-1943 (chairman to 1956)
• Charles B. Jahnke 1940-1941
• Gordon Lefebvre 1943-1955
• Lawrence F. Williams 1955-1957 (chairman to 1959)
• Eugene L. Miller 1957-1975 (chairman to 1983)
• Robert Cizik 1975-1996
• H. John Riley Jr. 1996-2005 (retires as employee December 1st 2005 and as chairman February 15th 2006)
• Kirk S. Hachigian 2005-present

External links

• http://www.cooperindustries.com
• http://www.cooperlighting.com
• http://www.cooperpower.com
• http://www.b-line.com: Cooper B-Line, manufacturer of support systems