Dover Corporation

Downers Grove, IL United States

  (NYSE: DOV)

Company Description

The "D" in Dover could stand for diversity. Dover manages more than 30 companies that make equipment ranging from car wash systems to aerospace components. Dover operates in four segments: Industrial Products (material handling and mobile equipment); Engineered Systems (product identification and refrigeration systems); Fluid Management (fluid and gas control, movement, measurement, and monitoring products); and Electronic Technologies (micro-components for hearing aids and electronics, automated assembly and testing equipment, and RF/microwave filters). The company maintains a highly decentralized management culture, with a president for each division, as well as for each subsidiary company.