Danaher
Headquarters:
2099 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20006
Employees: 40,000
CEO: Lawrence Culp Jr.
Stock Symbol: DHR
Website:
http://www.danaher.com
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The Danaher Corporation designs, manufactures,
and markets industrial and consumer products.
Danaher's business activities encompass
three reporting segments and are comprised of six strategic platforms:
Professional Instrumentation (Environmental, Medical Technology,
Electronic Test), Industrial Technologies (Motion, Product ID)
and Tools & Components (Mechanic's Hand Tools).
The company operates subsidiaries under
various names in 30 different countries.
In 2005, Danaher had revenues of $7.9 billion,
up from $6.8 billion a year ago. Net income was $897.8 million.
Employment at the company has grown by
5,000 over the past year, mostly due to acquisitions.
History
The origin of "Danaher" goes
back to the root "Dana," a Celtic word dating from
before 700 BC and meaning "swift flowing".
In the early 1980's, the vision of a manufacturing
company, dedicated to continuous improvement and customer satisfaction,
was conceived during a fishing trip on the Danaher, a tributary
to the south fork of the Flat Head River in western Montana.
The founders of the company adopted the name for their new organization.
Updated June 4, 2006
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