Type: Public
On the web: http://www.muellerindustries.com
Employees: 3,600
Employee growth: 9.1%

Only top brass make it in Mueller Industries' business. That and copper, aluminum, and plastic -- materials used to make Mueller tubes and fittings, bars and rods, forgings, extrusions, pipes, and valves. Mueller also resells a myriad of products, from brass and plastic plumbing valves to faucets and malleable iron fittings. Its work is divided between two segments: Plumbing & Refrigeration (a Standard Products Division, and European and Mexican Operations) and OEM (Industrial and Engineered Products Divisions, and Chinese joint venture Mueller-Xingrong). Mueller sells to HVAC, plumbing, and refrigeration wholesalers and OEMs, housing construction and RV distributors, and building material retailers worldwide.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $2,059.8M
One year growth: 33.1%
Net income: $86.2M
Income growth: 1743.2%

Officers:
Chairman: Harvey L. Karp
CEO and Director: Gregory L. (Greg) Christopher
EVP and CFO: Kent A. McKee

Competitors:
Cerro Flow Products
Chase Brass & Copper
Wolverine Tube

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