Engaging qualified franchise consultants can make the crucial difference in achieving franchise system success. MSA Worldwide works with emerging brands, as well as with established franchisors and non-franchisors. The International Franchise Association calls MSA Worldwide "the leading strategic and tactical advisory firm in franchising." Our services include program development, packaged offering, recruitment strategy, operation manuals, training programs, system audits, franchise relations, and litigation support.

Vitro Architectural Glass, part of Vitro, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV:VITROA), the leading glass manufacturer in Mexico, was created from Vitro’s acquisition of PPG’s flat glass business unit on October 1, 2016. Now the largest company of its kind in the Americas, Vitro Architectural Glass is primarily focused on residential and commercial construction markets and continues to produce industry-leading glass brands such as Solarban®, Sungate® and Starphire Ultra-Clear™ glasses. Vitro S.A.B. de C.V. is headquartered in Monterrey, Mexico and employs more than 3,000 people at 21 manufacturing, fabrication, distribution and research facilities in Canada, Mexico and the the U.S. For more information, please visit www.vitro.com

WE LOVE GLASS The expert in high-end packaging glass The Stoelzle Glass Group is a family-run company with six European and one US production plants. The Group has been producing high-quality glass packaging for the spirits, pharmaceutical, perfumery & cosmetics, food & beverage sectors for over 200 years. Stoelzle covers all areas from product development, production, decoration to the delivery of closures. The 7 Production sites are located in Austria, Great Britain, France, Czech Republic, Poland, and USA. 3 decoration sites are located in Great Britain, France and Poland. The Stoelzle Glass Group has 3,200 employees worldwide and manufactures 3.3 billion glass containers per year. Imprint: Stoelzle Oberglas GmbH Fabrikstraße 11 A-8580 Köflach Phone: +43-3144-706 Fax: +43-3144-706-251 Mail: [email protected] VAT ID.: ATU 14980706 Company register ID: FN 63600 f Company register Court: Regional Court of Graz for Civil Matters CEO: DI Georg Feith, MBA The Privacy Policy of Stoelzle Oberglas GmbH can be found at https://www.stoelzle.com/privacy-policy/ We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Therefore, we treat your personal data always and of course in accordance with the legal data protection obligations. We have appointed a qualified and reliable external Data Protection Officer. The external commissioning of data protection will be conducted from UIMC Dr. Voßbein GmbH & Co KG.

Stone + Company, a management and strategy consulting firm, enables its corporate clients to deliver top results by transforming fragmented strategies or developing new ones into a cohesive game plan for achieving superior performance and true team alignment, fast.

ASSOCIATED CERAMICS & TECHNOLOGY, INC. is a glass, ceramics & concrete company based out of 400 NORTH PIKE ROAD, SARVER, Pennsylvania, United States.

Building Solutions for Over 90 Years Since 1924, R.I. Lampus has been manufacturing quality concrete products and providing superior service to the tri-state region. For three generations, the family-owned company has introduced the area to innovative outdoor living, hardscape and masonry products to accommodate consumer's needs through relentless product research and development. In addition to its concrete block and hardscape products, R.I. Lampus'​ Alloy Division serves the carbon steel, stainless steel and cast iron industries across the nation. The company has seven manufacturing facilities and a fleet of more than 40 heavy-duty delivery vehicles serving the region. Most recently, R.I. Lampus has strengthened its position as one of the largest tri-state distributors of clay brick and stone veneer products. The R.I. Lampus Company is proud that through a combination of determination, high standards and commitment to continuous improvements, it has made a name for itself by providing service and the best products to its customers.

We provide customer service and quality craftsmanship that exceed the expectations of our customers. We consult, design, fabricate, and install high quality residential and commercial glass related products. Every employee is held equally accountable for upholding our mission. We value honest communication, trusting relationships, hard work, fairness, responsibility, excellence, and achievement - as individuals and as a collective unit.

The Creative Composites Group delivers innovative, engineered solutions so that our customers take advantage of the benefits of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composites. This means our customers have products that are lightweight, high strength, corrosion-resistant, and long-lasting! The Creative Composites Group combines the expertise of many companies to offer the best in composite design and advanced manufacturing processes. If you can imagine a product or project, we will work with you to make it happen. The companies of the Creative Composite Group have the engineers, technology, and vision to turn your big ideas into reality, for projects of any size, shape, or scope.

Sauereisen, Inc., a Pittsburgh-based Company, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of specialty cements and corrosion-resistant materials of construction. Established in 1899, Sauereisen provides worldwide product distribution of corrosion-resistant materials and High-Temperature Cements. The company is dedicated to establishing expertise in the prevention of corrosion and the restoration of structures compromised by corrosion.

TAKTL is a pioneer in next generation facade material solutions and the leading provider of Ultra High Performance Concrete (“UHPC”) facade panels to prominent customers in the architecture and facade engineering markets. We are the first and only manufacturer worldwide to optimize this material for architectural applications while controlling each step from formulation to the finished product. Formed in early 2010, TAKTL invested heavily in R&D and by late 2013 launched its first production facility in Pittsburgh. Since then, TAKTL has established a rapidly growing market position and robust project pipeline, building collaborative relationships with some of the most renowned architects and facade engineering firms in the world. The TAKTL culture is one of innovation and multi-disciplinarian collaboration, drawing talented professionals from a wide range of fields who enjoy working in a fast-paced environment on the leading edge of technology and design.

TYK America Inc. is a subsidiary of TYK Corporation (Japan), a global manufacturer of refractory products. TYK America's US headquarters and manufacturing plant is located in Clairton, Pennsylvania just south of Pittsburgh. TYK manufactures refractory products for the Steel, Non-Ferrous and Specialty Metals industries as well as advanced ceramics for many specialty applications. Our product line includes: - Magnesia Graphite and Alumina Magnesia Graphite Brick linings for Steel Ladles. - Our TN-60, 80 and 100 Steel Ladle Slide gates with refractory plates and nozzles. - Ladle and Tundish plates and nozzles for most gate systems. - Porous and Slit plugs for ladle gas purging applications. - RH Degasser Snorkels and vessel linings. - Blast Furnace artificial graphite - SiC Micro-Pore Carbon Blocks - BOF Multi-hole plugs and Tap holes - Alumina-Graphite Isostatically pressed Ladle Shrouds, Submerged Entry Nozzles and Stopper rods. - Precast shapes such as iron and steel Injection Lances, ladle bottoms and well blocks. - Advanced ceramic materials such as Diesel Particulate Filters (DPF), zirconia setters. - Saggers for Roller Hearth Kilns producing Lithium powders for batteries.

The AFL-CIO represents people who work. We are the umbrella federation for U.S. unions, with 57 unions representing more than 12.5 million working men and women. The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations is an expression of the hopes and aspirations of the working people of America. We resolve to fulfill the yearning of the human spirit for liberty, justice and community; to advance individual and associational freedom; to vanquish ­oppression, privation and cruelty in all their forms; and to join with all persons, of whatever nationality or faith, who cherish the cause of democracy and the call of solidarity, to grace the planet with these achievements. We dedicate ourselves to improving the lives of working families, bringing fairness and dignity to the workplace and securing social equity in the nation.