John Andrew Smithies

Colson Group Holdings LLC operates as a holding company. The firm through its subsidiaries designs, manufactures, and distributes casters, wheels, and related hardware products. Its products comprise of casters and wheels, including light duty, medium duty, heavy duty and super heavy duty used in industrial, commercial and institutional applications. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, IL.

Select Hardware Ltd is a leading one-stop supplier of premium hardware, offering customers a choice of over 3000 competitively priced products and numerous market-leading brands. Select Hardware was founded in 1993 and is based in Stourbridge, UK, with subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The British company provides first-class customer support and on-time, in-full deliveries.

Gryphon Investors,LLC (Gryphon Investors) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by R.David Andrews. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Generation Brands LLC provides decorative lighting systems. The firm has a portfolio of fashionable and functional lighting fixtures, ceiling fans, and decorative products that provide value and growth for their customers and end-users. The company was founded on June, 2006 and is headquartered in Skokie, IL.

Part of Oshkosh Corp., AK Specialty Vehicles is a company that designs, engineers, and constructs mobilized medical, broadcast, and special purpose vehicles and technologies. The company is based in Harvey, IL. AK Specialty Vehicles was acquired by Oshkosh Corp. from HealthTronics, Inc. on July 31, 2006 for $140 million.

Part of Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles LLC is an American motor vehicle company. The company is based in Clearwater.