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In 1833, a pair of brothers founded Cooper with their surname, marking 175 years of history. Today, Cooper Industries is a Fortune 500 company renowned as a global manufacturer and service provider of electrical and electronic products and tools. The company went public in 1944 and is one of the oldest listed on the New York Stock Exchange. It is also included in the S&P index. In 2007, the company's revenue reached $5.8 billion, with approximately 34% of its sales coming from overseas markets outside the United States. Cooper Industries is headquartered in Houston, Texas, with more than 31,000 employees across five continents and over 100 production facilities. At Cooper, success is not just about product quality or market share; it also means satisfying customers, maintaining a safe workplace, retaining skilled employees, achieving good shareholder returns, and giving back to the communities where our employees live and work. While seeking new markets and customers globally, we also maintain our exceptional manufacturing traditions.