|
Subject Reported on
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AIR PRODUCTS
PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
|
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Holding Company
|
AIR PRODUCTS
GROUP LTD
|
|
Ultimate Holding Company
|
Air Products
and Chemicals, Inc.
|
|
Trading Address
|
HERSHAM PLACE
TECHNOLOGY PARK,MOLESEY RD,WALTON-ON-THAMES,KT12 4RZ
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|
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Telephone
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01932-249200
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There is a
high degree of confidence this company will prove good for the assigned
Credit Limit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit Limit
|
GBP 16,422,700
|
|
|
|
Selling to
this company? The Credit Limit is the recommended maximum outstanding
debtor exposure at any one time.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contract Limit
|
GBP
168,173,400
|
|
|
|
Buying from this
company? The Contract Limit is the recommended aggregate annual value for
supply contracts.
|
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Official Company Data
|
|
|
|
Legal Form
|
Public Limited
Liability Company (GB)
|
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Registration Number
|
00103881
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Date of Incorporation
|
05/07/1909
|
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Registered Office
|
Hersham Pl
Technology Pk, Molesey Rd, Walton-on-thames KT12 4RZ
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|
Date of Last Annual Return to Registry
|
14/05/2008
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|
Activities
|
Manufacturers
of industrial gases and related products
|
|
Accounts
|
The last filed
accounts cover the period to 30/09/2007 with Companies House.
Please note that the transition, analysis and publication of these accounts
may take up to 10 days to appear on this report.
|
Payment Performance
|
Summary
|
|
Days Beyond Terms
(DBT) for
|
08/2008
|
|
No. Of
Experiences
|
80
|
|
No. Of
References
|
42
|
|
Current DBT
|
12
|
|
Month
|
07/2008
|
06/2008
|
05/2008
|
04/2008
|
03/2008
|
02/2008
|
01/2008
|
12/2007
|
11/2007
|
10/2007
|
09/2007
|
|
DBT
|
11
|
11
|
11
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
12
|
9
|
8
|
6
|
6
|
|
Upper Quartile
|
2
|
|
Median
|
11
|
|
Lower Quartile
|
19
|
|
Period
|
1-3mths
|
4-6mths
|
7-12mths
|
|
DBT
|
Exp
|
Amt
|
Exp
|
Amt
|
Exp
|
Amt
|
|
Within Terms
|
19
|
1,639,695
|
7
|
42,400
|
23
|
142,900
|
|
0-30
|
4
|
7,200
|
2
|
1,000
|
1
|
1,500
|
|
31-60
|
6
|
185,400
|
3
|
66,500
|
1
|
1
|
|
61-90
|
3
|
850
|
1
|
50
|
0
|
0
|
|
91-120
|
4
|
400,100
|
1
|
1,500
|
0
|
0
|
|
121-180
|
2
|
50
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
80,000
|
|
180+
|
2
|
1,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total
|
40
|
2,234,295
|
14
|
111,450
|
26
|
224,401
|
Recently Filed Documents ( view available
documents )
Details of the most recent documents
|
Date Received
|
Description
|
|
14/05/2008
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Annual Return
|
|
30/09/2007
|
Financial
Statement / Set of Accounts
|
|
It should be
noted that there is no legal requirement to file satisfaction details of mortgages/charges
at Companies House.
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Known Directors
|
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DIRECTOR
|
MR
RON SULLAM
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Occupation
|
|
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Address
|
|
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Country
of Origin
|
|
|
Date
of Birth
|
-
|
|
Appointment
Date
|
15/08/1996
|
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DIRECTOR
|
MR
GEOFFREY PETER WYATT
|
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Occupation
|
|
|
Address
|
|
|
Country
of Origin
|
|
|
Date
of Birth
|
-
|
|
Appointment
Date
|
11/07/1995
|
|
DIRECTOR
|
MR
COLIN ROBSON
|
|
Occupation
|
|
|
Address
|
|
|
Country
of Origin
|
|
|
Date
of Birth
|
-
|
|
Appointment
Date
|
31/03/1998
|
|
DIRECTOR
|
MR
GRAHAM RHODES
|
|
Occupation
|
GEN MGR
MERCHANT GASES UK/IREL
|
|
Address
|
4 PARK
DRIVE, , WEYBRIDGE , SURREY
|
|
Country
of Origin
|
BRITISH
|
|
Date
of Birth
|
04/03/1962
|
|
Appointment
Date
|
19/05/2003
|
|
Other
Appointments
|
CRYOSERVICE
LTD, AIR PRODUCTS GROUP LTD
|
|
DIRECTOR
|
MR
MARK DAVID BEGG
|
|
Occupation
|
DIRECTOR
EH&S & QUALITY EUROPE
|
|
Address
|
49 STROUDWATER
PARK, ST. GEORGE'S AVENUE , WEYBRIDGE , SURREY , KT13
0DT
|
|
Country
of Origin
|
BRITISH
|
|
Date
of Birth
|
03/01/1961
|
|
Appointment
Date
|
27/07/2004
|
|
Other
Appointments
|
AIR PRODUCTS
GROUP LTD
|
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DIRECTOR
|
MR
PATRICK MOORE NELIGAN
|
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Occupation
|
FINANCE
DIRECTOR
|
|
Address
|
JOSEP MARIA
SERT 40, SANT CUGAT , BARCELONA
|
|
Country
of Origin
|
BRITISH
|
|
Date
of Birth
|
26/06/1963
|
|
Appointment
Date
|
13/03/2007
|
|
Other
Appointments
|
AIR PRODUCTS
(CHEMICALS) TEESSIDE LTD, AIR PRODUCTS (B R) LTD, AIR
PRODUCTS GROUP LTD
|
|
DIRECTOR
|
MR
RICHARD BRIAN SMITH
|
|
Occupation
|
DIRECTOR,
PLANNING
|
|
Address
|
3 GOLDSTONE
FARM VIEW, , GREAT BOOKHAM , SURREY
|
|
Country
of Origin
|
BRITISH
|
|
Date
of Birth
|
24/12/1947
|
|
Appointment
Date
|
25/07/2007
|
|
Other
Appointments
|
AIR PRODUCTS
GROUP LTD
|
|
DIRECTOR
|
MR.
JOHN DAVID STANLEY
|
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Occupation
|
LAWYER
|
|
Address
|
1743 CREEK
VIEW DRIVE, , FOGELSVILLE , PENNSYLVANIA
|
|
Country
of Origin
|
OTHER
|
|
Date
of Birth
|
07/11/1958
|
|
Appointment
Date
|
18/03/2008
|
|
Other
Appointments
|
PROTEXEON LTD, AIR
PRODUCTS (B R) LTD, AIR PRODUCTS GROUP LTD, AIR
PRODUCTS (U K) LTD, AIR PRODUCTS (G B) LTD, PRODAIR
SERVICES LTD, AIR PRODUCTS (CHEMICALS) TEESSIDE LTD, AIR
PRODUCTS YANBU LTD, ANCOMER LTD, ANCHOR CHEMICAL
INTERNATIONAL LTD, ANCHOR CHEMICAL (U K) LTD, CRYOMED
LTD, AIR PRODUCTS (CHEMICALS) PUBLIC LTD COMPANY
|
|
SECRETARY
|
SIR
WILLIAM MORRISON-BELL
|
|
Address
|
28 BATOUM
GARDENS, , LONDON
|
|
Country
of Origin
|
BRITISH
|
|
Date
of Birth
|
21/06/1956
|
|
Appointment
Date
|
18/03/2008
|
Recently Resigned Directors (last 3)
Share Summary
|
Share
Currency:
|
GBP
|
|
|
|
Principal
Shareholders:
|
Type Of Share
|
No. of Shares
|
Value
|
Voting %age
|
|
|
|
|
|
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AIR PRODUCTS
GROUP LTD
|
ORD
|
153,157,288
|
153,157,288.00
|
100.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgages and Charges
|
|
|
|
Total Registered
|
1
|
|
Total Outstanding
|
1
|
|
Total Satisfied
|
0
|
|
Most Recent Mortgage
|
03/11/2006
|
|
|
|
|
Date Registered
|
11/11/2006
|
|
Type
|
395
|
|
Date Created
|
03/11/2006
|
|
Lender
|
BMBF (NO 9)
LIMITED
|
|
Secured On
|
ALL MONIES DUE
OR TO BECOME DUE FROM THE COMPANY TO THE CHARGEE
|
|
Details
|
FH LAND AND BUILDINGS
ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BASIL HILL ROAD APPLEFORD SOUTHMEAD INDUSTRIAL PARK
DIDCOT OXFORDSHIRE TNO ON116968
|
|
Satisfied?
|
No
|
Public Record Information
Summary of CCJ's/Scottish Decrees
|
There are 1 exact
unsatisfied CCJs totalling GBP 238 in the last 72 months
|
Details of most recent CCJ's/Scottish
Decrees
|
01/08/2008, a
Judgment of "GBP" 238 was made in NORTHAMPTON court (Case No. 8XC67154
) against Air Products PLC, Manchester Rd, Carrington Urmston, Manchester,
GREATER MANCHESTER, M31 4TG
|
|
01/10/2007, a
Judgment of "GBP" 203 was "Satisfied" in STAINES court
(Case No. 7SM02852 ) against Air Products PLC, Gauchland Wks, Ayr Rd, Galston,
Ayrshire, KA4 8LF
|
|
05/12/2005, a
Judgment of "GBP" 4718 was "Satisfied" in NORTHAMPTON
court (Case No. 5QB04304 ) against Air Product Ltd, Air Prod, Hersham Pl,
Moseley Rd, Walton-On-Thames, Surrey, KT12 4RZ
|
|
23/03/2005, a
Judgment of "GBP" 521 was "Satisfied" in SHEFFIELD
court (Case No. 5SE01330 ) against Air Products PLC, Hersham Pl, Molesey
Rd, Walton-On-Thames, Surrey, KT12 4RZ
|
|
15/11/2004, a
Judgment of "GBP" 1830 was "Satisfied" in GATESHEAD
court (Case No. 4GH02217 ) against Wincanton Holdings (A Firm), Air
Products, Limrick Rd Dorman Town, Redcar, Cleveland,
|
|
27/08/2004, a
Judgment of "GBP" 375 was "Satisfied" in NORTHAMPTON
court (Case No. 4XT81271 ) against Air Products PLC, Hersham Pl, Molesey
Rd, Walton-On-Thames, Surrey, KT12 4RZ
|
|
08/03/2004, a
Judgment of "GBP" 3794 was "Satisfied" in
STOKE-ON-TRENT court (Case No. 4SQ00639 ) against Air Products PLC, Hersham
Pl, Molesey Rd, Walton-On-Thames, Surrey, KT12 4RZ
|
|
29/09/2003, a
Judgment of "GBP" 1802 was "Satisfied" in ALTRINCHAM
court (Case No. AL305101 ) against Air Products PLC, South Forshore, Roath
Dock, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF1 5UU
|
Operations
|
|
|
|
Activities
|
Manufacturers
of industrial gases and related products
|
|
Sic Code
|
Description
|
|
5162
|
Wholesale of
construction machinery
|
|
2411
|
Manufacture of
industrial gases
|
|
Staff Employed
|
1850
|
|
Auditors
|
KPMG LLP
|
|
Auditors Notes
|
No
Qualification. The Auditors have expressed a clean opinion (i.e. unqualified
with no referrals) on the latest accounts.
|
|
Bankers
|
Barclays Bank
PLC
|
|
Sort Codes
|
200000
|
Financial Data
|
Number of
Weeks
|
52
|
52
|
52
|
52
|
|
Accounts Date
|
30/09/2007
|
30/09/2006
|
30/09/2005
|
30/09/2004
|
|
Currency
|
GBP
|
GBP
|
GBP
|
GBP
|
|
Units
|
000
|
000
|
000
|
000
|
|
Consolidated?
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
|
SALES
|
360,095
|
302,911
|
295,505
|
306,304
|
|
Export Sales
|
360,095
|
302,911
|
89,117
|
306,304
|
|
Cost of goods
sold
|
243,311
|
207,048
|
213,801
|
223,461
|
|
GROSS PROFIT
|
116,784
|
95,863
|
81,704
|
82,843
|
|
Other Expenses
|
76,568
|
70,863
|
53,610
|
51,022
|
|
General
administration costs (-)
|
20,171
|
21,202
|
20,431
|
13,787
|
|
Wages and
Salaries
|
107,131
|
98,746
|
78,206
|
83,105
|
|
Depreciation
|
20,654
|
20,742
|
20,311
|
22,355
|
|
Net Operating
Profit(Loss)
|
20,045
|
3,798
|
7,663
|
18,034
|
|
Non Trading
Income
|
39
|
61
|
445
|
51
|
|
Group Non
Trading Income
|
2,805
|
2,678
|
3,155
|
2,949
|
|
Other financial
income
|
28,384
|
25,006
|
1,536
|
8,365
|
|
Total Non
Trading Income
|
31,228
|
27,745
|
5,136
|
11,365
|
|
Interest
expenses & similar (-)
|
23,213
|
20,771
|
95
|
280
|
|
Other
financial charges
|
67
|
248
|
804
|
8,691
|
|
Financial
Expenses
|
23,280
|
21,019
|
899
|
8,971
|
|
PRE TAX PROFIT
|
27,993
|
10,524
|
11,900
|
20,428
|
|
Other Taxation
|
6,113
|
1,585
|
-56
|
2,125
|
|
Taxation
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
PROFIT AFTER
TAX
|
21,880
|
8,939
|
11,956
|
18,303
|
|
Net Profit
|
21,880
|
8,939
|
11,956
|
18,303
|
|
Dividends
Payable
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
RETAINED
PROFITS
|
21,880
|
8,939
|
11,956
|
18,303
|
|
Number of
Weeks
|
52
|
52
|
52
|
52
|
|
Accounts Date
|
30/09/2007
|
30/09/2006
|
30/09/2005
|
30/09/2004
|
|
Currency
|
GBP
|
GBP
|
GBP
|
GBP
|
|
Units
|
000
|
000
|
000
|
000
|
|
Consolidated?
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
|
TOTAL FIXED
ASSETS
|
247,995
|
243,704
|
235,377
|
241,152
|
|
Land
& buildings
|
28,569
|
23,565
|
24,078
|
22,866
|
|
Plant, machinery
& equipment
|
129,584
|
130,297
|
121,191
|
128,178
|
|
Intermediate
Assets
|
89,842
|
89,842
|
90,108
|
90,108
|
|
TOTAL CURRENT
ASSETS
|
241,805
|
199,011
|
225,016
|
224,075
|
|
Stocks
|
81,603
|
66,515
|
13,141
|
15,450
|
|
Trade
Debtors
|
48,983
|
50,807
|
72,530
|
75,317
|
|
Other
Receivables
|
1,021
|
3,569
|
2,209
|
1,493
|
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
1,468
|
2,141
|
16,432
|
8,412
|
|
Group
Loans
|
107,650
|
75,673
|
118,191
|
114,043
|
|
Tax
Recoverable
|
1,080
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
489,800
|
442,715
|
460,393
|
465,227
|
|
TOTAL CURRENT
LIABILITIES
|
131,297
|
87,096
|
109,859
|
115,347
|
|
Trade
Creditors
|
18,231
|
17,216
|
31,468
|
54,559
|
|
Bank
Overdraft
|
16,966
|
7,007
|
5,571
|
14,831
|
|
Taxes
|
3,248
|
3,638
|
3,227
|
2,870
|
|
Other
Current Liabilities
|
11,627
|
2,814
|
26,098
|
2,611
|
|
Due From
Group
|
44,897
|
15,476
|
23,842
|
21,784
|
|
Hire
Purchase
|
227
|
2,283
|
2,954
|
3,264
|
|
Accruals
& deferred income
|
36,101
|
38,662
|
16,699
|
15,428
|
|
WORKING
CAPITAL
|
110,508
|
111,915
|
115,157
|
108,728
|
|
TOTAL LONG
TERM LIABS
|
142,280
|
180,303
|
90,046
|
101,348
|
|
Debts to
group companies
|
87,294
|
87,294
|
87,294
|
87,958
|
|
Other
Long Term Liabilities
|
54,986
|
92,833
|
403
|
-
|
|
NET ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)
|
358,503
|
355,619
|
350,534
|
349,880
|
|
SHARE CAPITAL
+ RESERVES
|
216,223
|
175,316
|
260,488
|
248,532
|
|
Issued
Share Capital
|
153,157
|
153,157
|
153,157
|
153,157
|
|
Profit
and Loss account
|
63,066
|
22,159
|
107,331
|
95,375
|
|
SHAREHOLDERS
FUNDS
|
216,223
|
175,316
|
260,488
|
248,532
|
|
CAPITAL
EMPLOYED
|
358,503
|
355,619
|
350,534
|
349,880
|
|
TANGIBLE NET
WORTH
|
216,223
|
175,316
|
260,488
|
248,532
|
|
Accounts Date
|
30/09/2007
|
30/09/2006
|
30/09/2005
|
30/09/2004
|
|
Current Ratio
|
1.84
|
2.28
|
2.05
|
1.94
|
|
Profit Before
Tax
|
0.08
|
0.03
|
0.04
|
0.07
|
|
Creditors Days
(D.P.O)
|
27.35
|
30.35
|
53.72
|
89.12
|
|
Quick Ratio
|
1.22
|
1.52
|
1.93
|
1.81
|
|
Return on
Assets
|
7.00
|
2.98
|
3.21
|
5.45
|
|
T.N.W/Total
Assets
|
0.44
|
0.40
|
0.57
|
0.53
|
|
Return on
Capital
|
7.81
|
2.96
|
3.39
|
5.84
|
|
Working
Capital/Sales
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
Equity Gearing
|
0.02
|
0.01
|
0.03
|
0.03
|
|
Stock Turnover
|
0.00
|
0.01
|
0.01
|
0.01
|
|
Solvency (%)
|
126.53
|
152.52
|
76.74
|
87.19
|
|
|
Financial Summary
|
|
Turnover
|
Turnover
increased by 19% in the period. Turnover totalled GBP 360,095,000 for
the period.
|
|
Operating Profit
|
Totalled GBP
20,045,000 In the period prior a profit of GBP 3,798,000 was
achieved.
|
|
Pre Tax
|
The subject
made a profit of GBP 27,993,000 compared with a profit of GBP
10,524,000 in the previous period.
|
|
Working
Capital
|
The company's working
capital decreased in the period by 1%
|
|
Tangible Net
Worth
|
Net worth
increased by 40,907,000 during the period and now stands at GBP
216,223,000
|
|
Fixed Assets
|
The subjects
fixed assets increased during the period by GBP 4,291,000 to GBP 158,153,000
and are now 32% of total assets compared with 35% in the previous period
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Long Term
Liabilities
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The company's
long term liabilities reduced during the period by 21% and are now 66% of
net worth compared with 103% in the previous period
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Long Term
Liabilities
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Long term
liabilities are now 29% of total assets compared with 41% in the previous
period
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Previous
Searches on this Company
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Last 3 Months
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Last 6 Months
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Last 12 Months
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3
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5
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7
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Date
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Time
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SIC Code
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SIC Category
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Report Type
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15/08/2008
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12:00PM
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8042
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Adult and
other education not elsewhere classified
|
Keep-It-Live
Report
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01/07/2008
|
3:58PM
|
6311
|
Cargo handling
|
Keep-It-Live
Report
|
|
27/05/2008
|
4:32PM
|
2924
|
Manufacture of
other general purpose machinery not elsewhere classified
|
Keep-It-Live
Comprehensive Report
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|
15/04/2008
|
6:30PM
|
7134
|
Renting of other machinery and equipment not elsewhere
classified
|
Keep-It-Live Decision Report
|
|
15/04/2008
|
12:06PM
|
7134
|
Renting of other machinery and equipment not elsewhere
classified
|
Keep-It-Live Comprehensive Report
|
|
09/11/2007
|
3:03PM
|
4020
|
Manufacture of gas; distribution of gaseous fuels through
mains
|
Full Report
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06/11/2007
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4:08PM
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7415
|
Management activities of holding companies
|
Keep-It-Live Comprehensive Report
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