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1987: Siebe plc acquires the Barber-Colman Company, an industrial automation and controls business. 1990: Siebe plc acquires the Foxboro Company, another industrial automation business. [2] [3] 1994: Siebe plc bought Triconex, a safety control business. [2] 1997: Siebe plc acquired APV plc.
Qurate Retail, Inc., also known as Qurate Retail Group, is an American media conglomerate controlled by company chairman John C. Malone, who owns a majority of the voting shares. [ needs update ] History
Barry's (formerly Barry's Bootcamp) is a boutique fitness brand offering high-intensity interval workouts consisting of alternating sessions of cardio and strength training. The company was founded in Los Angeles in 1998. [1] [2] Barry’s currently has more than 70 studios spread across 16 countries, with the majority in the United States. [3]
IAC Inc. is an American holding company that owns brands across 100 countries, mostly in media and Internet. [2] The company originated in 1996 as HSN Inc. as the holding company of Home Shopping Network and USA Network before changing its name to USA Networks, Inc. in 1999 and its television assets were sold to Vivendi in 2002.
Barry-Wehmiller developed a solar energy system to heat pasteurizers, which became a high-profile technology due to the energy crisis of the 1970s. Anheuser-Busch was the first to purchase the system, which was installed in its Jacksonville, Florida brewery. By 1980, Barry-Wehmiller's revenue grew to $71 million. [9]
Barry Callebaut AG is a Swiss-Belgian cocoa processor and chocolate manufacturer. [5] It was created in 1996 through the merging of the French company Cacao Barry and the Belgian chocolate producer Callebaut and is currently based in Zürich, Switzerland. [6] [7] It was created in its present form by Klaus Johann Jacobs. [8]
Charter Communications CATV systems was founded in 1980 by Charles H. Leonard in Barry County, Michigan. [citation needed] [15] [16] The original Charter system headquarters and offices were located at 1001 Payne Lake Road, Yankee Springs Township, Michigan.
R.G. Barry Corporation, stylized RG Barry, is a developer and marketer of footwear, handbags, and foot care products. It was founded by Florence Melton , Aaron Zacks, and Harry Streim in 1947 in Columbus, Ohio .