Type: Public
On the web: http://www.circor.com
Employees: 2,950
Employee growth: 18.0%

CIRCOR International is overflowing with valves and other highly engineered products used in the energy, industrial, and aerospace markets. The global diversified company designs, manufactures, and markets more than 10,000 products, namely a wide variety of valves used in flow control applications by the oil and gas, petrochemical, power generation, and processing industries. It also makes landing gear, sensors, and controls for military and commercial aircraft. Products are sold directly and through about 1,000 distributors in some 100 countries around the world. CIRCOR operates 24 major manufacturing facilities in the US, Canada, Brazil, Morocco, India, China, and parts of western Europe.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $685.9M
One year growth: 6.7%
Net income: $12.6M
Income growth: 115.1%

Officers:
Chairman, President, and CEO: A. William (Bill) Higgins
VP, CFO, and Treasurer: Frederic M. (Fred) Burditt
VP and CIO: Richard A. (Rick) Broughton

Competitors:
Cameron International
Crane Co.
Swagelok

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