Current Investments: Industrials

Centra Industries Inc.
Centra is a leading supplier to the Canadian and U.S. aerospace industries. Specializing in high-speed production of geometrically complex, tight tolerance parts, Centra provides structural, wing and landing gear components supporting major commercial and military aircraft programs. The company’s products are sole-sourced by its major customers and can be found on the industry’s leading platforms, including Boeing’s 737, 747, 767, 777 and 787, and Bombardier’s RJ 200/700/900, CL604 and Global Express.(www.centra-ind.com)

Shale-Inland
Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Shale-Inland is a steel services company founded in August 2010. Its management philosophy is to invest in stamping, fabricating, and steel distribution assets with world-class customers and provide a level of service that engenders fierce loyalty. In February of 2011, Shale-Inland acquired Main Steel Polishing Company, Inc. Main Steel Polishing Co. Inc., is the leading independent toll processor of bright metals in North America.  Main Steel services their customers utilizing its seven (7) locations across the United States. (www.shale-inland.com) (www.mainsteel.com)

Staffmark, Inc.
Based in Little Rock, Arkansas, StaffMark is a staffing and employee placement firm that provides short- and long-term supplemental staffing, supplemental-to-direct staffing, direct placement, executive search, consulting and total outsourcing services. The firm offers staffing to meet the needs of a wide range of disciplines, including office and administrative, light industrial, professional, technical and information technology. In 2008 CBS Personnel Holdings, Inc. acquired Staffmark, Inc. (www.staffmark.com)

Summit Industrial Construction, LLC
Summit Industrial Construction, LLc is a heavy industrial contractor serving customers primarily in the power, chemical, paper, plastics, utilities, minerals and mining, and food/beverage markets. Summit provides customers turn-key solutions including construction, engineering, project planning, fabrication, installation, demolition, and maintenance/repair services. The company's highly skilled project managers, engineers and craftsmen have maintained an excellent reputation for quality and safety since 1996. Summit is headquartered in the Atlanta metropolitan area with addtional facilities in Georgia and Alabama. (www.SummitIndustrial.co)

Terra Renewal Services, Inc.
Based in Dardanelle, Arkansas, Terra Renewal Services operates as a wastewater residual management company, providing efficient, environmentally conscientious disposition of wastewater residuals. The company handles various materials, such as food processing residuals, DAF skimmings, municipal water and wastewater treatment biosolids, digester residues and grease trap waste. (www.terrarenewal.com)

Universal Fiber Systems
Universal Fiber Systems is a leading niche manufacturer of high-performance, specialty synthetic fibers for niche segments of the commercial carpet, transportation carpet and specialty textile industries. UFS acts as a strategic partner to its blue-chip customer base of leading commercial carpet manufacturers, Tier 1 automotive suppliers, and value-added textile manufacturers by supplying specialty yarn synthesized from nylon, polyester and specialty polymers needed to produce a diverse range of unique end-products. The company is based in Bristol, Virginia. (www.universalfibers.com)