| Business Summary | | The
Boc
Group
is
one
a
supplier
of
gases,
and
of
expertise
and
technology
associated
with
their
production,
distribution
and
use.
Boc
also
has
substantial
and
successful
vacuum
technology
and
distribution
services
businesses.
The
Boc
Group
has
an
international
portfolio
of
companies
grouped
for
management
control
and
reporting
into
three
business
segments.
Boc
adds
value
to
a
diverse
range
of
industries
and
organizations
worldwide,
from
electronics
to
food;
from
water
treatment
plants
to
chemical
processes;
from
pharmaceuticals
to
sophisticated
anesthesia
equipment
for
hospitals
and
clinics;
and
from
coating
most
of
the
world's
high-performance
glass
to
distributing
food,
clothes
and
other
consumables.
The
Company's
reportable
segments
are
Process
Gas
Solutions,
Industrial
and
Special
Products,
Afrox
Healthcare,
BOC
Edwards,
and
Distribution
Services. | More
from
Market Guide: Expanded
Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | BOX
is
engaged
in
the
design,
manufacture,
and
installation
of
plants
that
produces
industrial
and
specialty
gases.
The
Company
also
makes
vacuum
pumps
sold
to
microchip
manufacturers
and
distributes
consumer
goods.
For
the
nine
months
ended
6/01,
revenues
rose
9%
to
L2.86
billion.
Net
income
before
U.S.
GAAP
adjustment
fell
25%
to
L183M.
Results
reflect
higher
revenues
from
the
gases
and
the
vacuum
technology
segments,
offset
by
higher
interest
costs. | More
from
Market Guide: Significant
Developments |
| Officers | |
| Position | David John, 62 | Chairman | Tony Isaac, 58 | CEO,
Director | Dick Grant, 54 | Director,
Chief Exec., Gas Solutions | Rene Medori | Director,
Group Fin. Director | Raj Rajagopal, 47 | Director,
Chief Exec., BOC Edwards |
| More
from
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
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