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Products also produces a complete line of specialty fastening products for the building industry that are
manufactured in the United Kingdom under the trade names of LINDAPTER and ANCON and metal
framing and support products that are manufactured in the United Kingdom and Germany.
Tyco Fire & Building Products sells fire protection products in North America, Central America,
South America and the Asia-Pacific region through a network of company-owned distribution facilities
as well as through independent distributors. In Europe and the Middle East, we operate a number of
company-owned distribution facilities which stock and sell a full line of fire protection, mechanical and
building products. Competition for the sale of fire products is based on price, delivery, breadth of
product line and specialized product capability. The principal competitors are specialty products
manufacturing companies based in the United States, with other smaller competitors in Europe and
Asia.
Electrical & Metal Products
Tyco Electrical & Metal Products manufactures steel tubing and related products in North America
and Brazil. Its products include steel electrical conduit, pre-wired armored cable, flexible electrical
conduit, metal framing systems, cable tray and cable ladder and related products utilized in the
construction, industrial and original equipment markets. In North America, the Allied Tube & Conduit
(‘‘Allied’’) business is the leading manufacturer of steel electrical conduit, and our AFC Cable Systems
division is the leading manufacturer of steel and aluminum pre-wired armored cable. The Georgia Pipe
business manufactures plastic conduit. Allied manufactures metal framing and support systems and
electrical cable tray and cable ladders in North America and sells them under the POWERSTRUT,
UNISTRUT and T.J. COPE trade names. In addition, Allied manufactures and distributes welded steel
tubular products in North America. In Brazil, tube is manufactured and sold under the trade names of
FREFER and DINACO. These businesses serve a wide spectrum of customers and applications ranging
from automotive, fire protection, security and safety containment, recreational equipment, commercial
construction and traffic control systems. Electrical & Metal Products competes with multiple national
and international competitors on the basis of price, availability and breadth of product line.
Infrastructure Services
Tyco Infrastructure Services provides a broad range of environmental, consulting and engineering
services through its EARTH TECH business. Earth Tech’s principal services consist of a full-spectrum
of water, wastewater, environmental and hazardous waste management services. Earth Tech also
provides infrastructure and transportation design and construction services for institutional, civic,
commercial and industrial clients; design, construction management, project financing and facility
operating services for water and wastewater treatment facilities for municipal and industrial clients; and
transportation engineering and consulting. Earth Tech operates through a network of offices in North
America, Europe, South America and the Asia-Pacific region. Earth Tech competes with a number of
international, national, regional and local companies on the basis of price and the breadth and quality
of services.
Backlog
See Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations for information relating to our backlog.
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