Optec International
OTCMKTS:OPTIOptec International, Inc. engages in selling and marketing optimized fuel maximizer units in North America and internationally. It markets optimized fuel maximizer for passenger vehicles, intermediate/medium duty trucks, off-road equipment, generator systems, heavy duty diesel on-road vehicles, and transportation refrigeration units. The company was formerly known as Green Meadow Products, Inc. and changed its name to Optec International, Inc. in August 2017. Optec International, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in Carlsbad, California.
Spectra Products
CVE:SSASpectra Inc., through its subsidiary Spectra Products Inc., manufactures and markets bus and truck transportation safety equipment in Canada, China, and the United States. It offers brake and wheel-end monitoring equipment as an after-market product. The company also provides Brake Safe, a visual brake stroke indicator system that permits vehicle drivers and maintenance personnel to visually determine the brake adjustment condition of a truck, trailer, or bus equipped with an air activated brake system; and Brake Inspector, an electronic version of Brake Safe, which offers an in-cab display of air brake status and permits diagnosis of various existing and potential brake problems. In addition, it provides Termin-8R, an anti-corrosion lubricant; Zafety Lug Lock that prevents wheel-end lug nuts from loosening leading to wheel damage or loss; Hub Alert, a heat sensitive label, which offers an early warning of critical temperature threshold levels; and Arrow Logger, a system that works in conjunction with the Brake Safe product for enhanced brake monitoring. The company markets its products through transportation dealers, truck/trailer distributors, and direct sales to fleet operators. Spectra Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
Trio-Tech International
NYSE:TRTTrio-Tech International, together with its subsidiaries, offers manufacturing, testing, and distribution services to the semiconductor industry. It operates through four segments: Manufacturing, Testing Services, Distribution, and Real Estate. The company develops and manufactures test equipment used in front-end and back-end manufacturing processes of semiconductors. Its equipment includes leak detectors, autoclaves, centrifuges, burn-in systems and boards, HAST testers, temperature-controlled chucks, and other; and develops team integrated device manufacturers and fabless semiconductor companies in the testing process. In addition, the company provides electrical, environmental, and burn-in testing services to semiconductor manufacturers in testing laboratories in Asia and the United States. Its customers include manufacturers and end users of semiconductors and electronic components; support the asset-light strategy of customers by setting up test facilities; and providing component level, package level and system level testing services. Further, it distributes environmental chambers, mechanical shock and vibration testers, and other semiconductor equipment; components, such as connectors, sockets, cables, LCD displays, and touch screen panels; and invests in and rents real estate properties. The company primarily serves semiconductor chip manufacturers or testing facilities that purchase testing equipment. It operates in the United States, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and China. Trio-Tech International was incorporated in 1958 and is headquartered in Van Nuys, California.
Western Investment Company of Canada
CVE:WIThe Western Investment Company of Canada Limited, is a private equity firm specializing in buyout and middle market investments. It seeks investments in retail and distribution, human services, agriculture and related services and special situations. The firm prefers to invest in USA and Canada with a focus in companies which are headquartered in Western Canada like Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Through its subsidiaries, operates as an automotive glass service company in Canada. It provides repair and replacement of windshields, side windows, side mirrors, rear windows, and sun roofs; and wholesale of aftermarket glass parts and materials. The company also operates as a specialty retailer, which imports and sells household products through a marketing channel in North America; provides commercial, property, accident and sickness, boiler and machinery, marine, and automobile liability insurance services; and produces and distributes butter and ice cream products, and ice cream cones through grocery retail and food service network in Western Canada, as well as through two distribution facilities in Edmonton and Kelowna. It serves dealerships, auto-body shops, fleet companies, and car rental companies through 10 retail locations, and mobile repair and installation units. The firm seeks to invest in the companies having enterprise value between CAD10 million ($7.88 million) to CAD100 million ($78.84 million). The firm acquires significant ownership positions and seeks to take majority stakes in its portfolio companies. The Western Investment Company of Canada Limited was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in High River, Canada.