The U.S. Commercial Service, with a network of more than 100 U.S. Export Assistance Centers throughout the United States, is in daily contact with small and medium sized companies in all industry sectors seeking agents, distributors, and new business partners in the United Kingdom and Europe. Our role is to help these companies achieve their trade development goals through introductions to qualified and interested potential business partners that want to develop long-term mutually beneficial relationships.
Below is a list of U.S. companies we are currently working with, who are looking for UK business partners. If you are interested in exploring any of these opportunities further, please contact the Specialist listed who will be able to assist you.
Cosmetics & Toiletries
Contact: Sara.Jones@mail.doc.gov
Tel: 020 7894 0451
Earth Mama Angel Baby of Clackamas, Oregon, is seeking potential distributors for its personal care products for pregnant women. Earth Mama Angel Baby manufacture a complete line of natural, organic and herbal products that support the entire process of childbirth from pregnancy through labour, postpartum, recovery, breastfeeding, baby care, and even the loss of a baby. Products include kits for pampering during pregnancy, labour ease, breastfeeding support, and baby loss, as well as a full range of healing salves, bottom balms, stretch mark oils, baby shampoos and lotions, herbal teas and relaxation CDs.
Goodwell and Company of Hugo, Minnesota, is interested in locating potential distributors for its Daub&Bauble® range of home and body products. Goodwell and Company is a manufacture of high-end hand washes, hand lotions and dish detergents. The Daub&Bauble® range is presented in array of striking colour design packaging, with each fragrance featuring three decorative editions. All of the packaging is 100% recyclable. The Daub&Bauble® line is naturally formulated and blended with fine ingredients and fragrance oils. The fragrances are: Mission Fig and Thyme, Sorrento Lemon and Ginger, Tarocco Orange and Clove.
Information Technologies
Contact: Andrew.Williams@mail.doc.gov
Tel: 020 7894 0417
Planned date for UK visit: Week commencing October 27
Ultimus, Inc. of North Carolina is a leading global supplier of business process management software, focused on human-centric and adaptive workflow automation. It has automated more business processes than any other vendor worldwide. Ultimus products are designed to work in a Microsoft operating environment. U.S. Clients include DHL, Microsoft, Daimler, Perdue Farms, Chevron, Sony, Pfizer, Citigroup and Charles Schwab. Ultimus will be visiting the UK in October 2008 and is seeking a distribution partner in the UK that has a well-developed network of UK re-sellers, to help sell Ultimus products into corporate businesses. Distributors of interest to Ultimus in the UK might currently be involved with companies supplying document management software, enterprise content management software, Microsoft products such as Biztalk and Sharepoint, or other companies with vertical solutions that require BPM software.
Corda Technologies is the leading provider of enterprise applications for creating performance management dashboards and data visualization. Corda delivers interactive, intuitive executive dashboards that enhance decision-making. Corda offers developer tools, enterprise server products and professional services that improve business performance and enable customers worldwide to enhance bottom-line results. More information: http://www.corda.com. Corda is looking for partners such as sytem integrators, distributors and VARs, as well as customers.
Corda's main products are:
- CenterView: Powerful performance dashboard software with visual business intelligence built-in, that collects data from virtually any data source in your environment and presents it in web-based browsers or mobile devices - for anywhere at anytime access. CenterView gives you real-time views into company goals and objectives through executive dashboards, scorecards, and company-specific data visualizations.
- PopChart: A highly scalable, server-based product designed to generate and deploy graphs, charts, gauges, and other images to any high demand application or web browser quickly and easily without the need for proprietary plugins, ActiveX controls or java applets. Corda offers two versions of PopChart to meet your company requirements.
- OptiMap: A high-performance, server-based geographical mapping solution, that integrates dynamic data in a geographic format for display in a web browser or application. Corda offers two versions of OptiMap to meet your company requirements.
- Highwire: The easiest way to convert web pages into PDF documents. Highwire quickly and accurately transforms well-formed HTML into superb PDF documents. Since Highwire runs on a server, the end-user needs only a web browser with a free Adobe Reader plug-in. Corda offers two versions of Highwire to meet your company requirements.
- Human Capital Management Solution: Increase strategic visibility, effectiveness, and ROI with Corda's HCM solution. With pre-defined key performance indicators (KPIs), and the ability to create new and custom KPIs and reports, HR professionals can track the success of programs in recruiting, employee performance, attrition, employee development and other key HCM strategies.
- Customer Service & Support Solution: Track contract renewals, customer satisfaction, service penalty payments, revenues, expenses, margins, headcount, and a limitless number of other KPIs measured against targets, all from a CSS dashboard solution. Raise the awareness and be able to watch the details of MTTR, backlog, and self-service measures.
Dawar Technologies is a world-class supplier of man-machine human interface devices. Dawar's product line includes Touch Screens, Membrane Switches, Smart Cards, Graphic Overlays, Lens Filters, Silicone Rubber Keypads, Roll Labels, Track Balls and N'Caps. Dawar is focused on the man-machine interface market, improving the caliber of its technologies and offering the best service in support of these abilities. Dawar Techologies listens to its customers' requirements and responds with superior customer service, technical support, process control and continuous quality improvement. Dawar employees are dedicated to manufacturing a product that is delivered on time and within your budget. Dawar Technologies provides custom design & manufactured drop-in plug 'n play man-machine interface solutions at the logical connect-disconnect to the core competency (intelligence) of our customers' product. This can include but is limited to touch screens, membrane switches, rotary encoders, track balls, impact resistant display lenses, labels, and others. Dawar Technologies was named Duraswitch Licensee of the Year for 2006 & 2007 because of our outstanding innovation & integration! Dawar is looking for customers who invest in their own R&D departments and are committed to state-of-the-art technological solutions.
Network Technologies, Inc. of Ohio is a leading supplier of KVM (Keyboard/Video/Mouse) and audio/video solutions, including switches, splitters, extenders, KVM drawers, server environment monitoring systems, and video converters and associated cables. Network Technologies will be visiting the UK in October 2008 and is interested in acquiring additional distributors in the UK. Distributors of interest might currently be involved as manufacturers/resellers/distributors of computers and related IT equipment; or they might be systems integrators/value added resellers/distributors of video conferencing and digital signage equipment.
Lawn & Garden Equipment
Contact: Sara.Jones@mail.doc.gov
Tel: 020 7894 0451
Patriot Products, Inc. of Pewaukee, Wisconsin, is seeking representation of its lawn and garden products. Patriot Products, Inc. is a manufacture of wood chippers, lawn vacs and mini tillers. Its wood chippers have fewer moving parts and are very light weight and easy to maneuver, and have no emissions. Its tiller features the reliable, easy starting Honda GX engine, requiring no messy mixing of gas and oil, and has up to 70% less emissions.
Packaging & Manufacturing
Contact: Marcella.Marcheso@mail.doc.gov
Tel: 020 7894 0433
B&H Labeling Systems is interested in locating potential distributors for their labeling equipment. B&H develops and manufactures labeling systems that apply roll-fed, wrap-around labels at high rates of speed to cylindrical product containers. Founded in 1969, the company is headquartered in Ceres, California, about 90 miles east of San Francisco. Today the company’s business is global, with sales approximately 60% domestic and 40% international. The Marathon™ SLA is the latest addition to the successful Marathon series of roll-fed labelers. The Marathon™ SLA combines the field proven Marathon™ SL technology with a complete Allen-Bradley drive-train and controls platform consisting of servo drives, servo motors, programmable logic controller and human machine interface, as well as reconfigured electrical control cabinets.
Safety & Security/Environmental Technologies
Contact: Cheryl.Withers@mail.doc.gov
Tel: 020 7894 0471
Timberline Tool is a designer and manufacturer of tools for the utility (natural gas, water) and firefighting industries. Timberline is seeking distributors in the UK. The company’s range consists of:
- Shut-Off Tools designed for use with pressurized canvas or synthetic fire hoses. They permit immediate and safe shut-off of the hose for nozzles to be changed or more hose to be added without turning off water pressure at the source. A tool can clamp the flow of water in one, quick step without damaging the hose.
- Squeeze-Off Tools designed to control the flow of natural gas or water through polyethylene pipe (PE) for maintenance and emergency repair. The unique feature of Timberline Squeeze-Off tools is the top-down application which eliminates the need for under the pipe excavation.
Wood Restoration Materials
Contact: Cheryl.Withers@mail.doc.gov
Tel: 020 7894 0471
Abatron, Inc. manufactures epoxies for the restoration of wood, concrete, stone, windows, load-bearing walls, columns, dikes, abutments, architectural and other structures. Liquid Wood and WoodEpox have been used to restore various structures and sites across the U.S., including the U.S. Department of Agriculture Building, Washington D.C.; Harvard Law Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts; and the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, Atlanta, Georgia.
Liquid Wood penetrates deteriorated wood and hardens into a water
resistant, distortion free, high strength mass. The product can
regenerate rotted windowsills, frames, structural and decorative
parts, furniture, boats, columns and floors. It is also a primer
and surface consolidant on rotted and porous surfaces for
subsequent applications of WoodEpox, paints and glues.
WoodEpox is a lightweight structural adhesive putty and wood
replacement compound. It can fill cracks, holes and voids of any
size and replace or add missing or new sections of windows
frames, furniture, sculptures, structural and decorative
components indoors and outdoors. When the shaped WoodEpox is
applied to the intended surface it bonds permanently as it
hardens. It can be sawed, nailed, sanded and machined like wood.
The company aims to find a local partner, ideally a company with experience in the paint, sealant or restoration market, to stock and sell Liquid Wood and WoodEpox on its behalf. Both products are already being sold direct to UK customers.