Most of the foreign
firms in Hampton Roads have parent companies in Japan
and Germany. Many companies also have ties with the
United Kingdom, Sweden, France, the Netherlands and
Switzerland.
The Hampton Roads
Economic Development Alliance compiles a list of
international firms in the region. Following is a
list of these companies and the products or services
they provide.
| Company |
Country |
Product/Service |
International Parent Company Name |
Telephone
(area code 757 unless noted) |
A |
ABB Inc. Low Voltage Product & Services
Virginia Beach |
Switzerland |
Transformers & switches |
ABB Group |
425-8002 |
A.R.S. Manufacturing
Virginia Beach |
Japan |
Automotive oil seals; molded rubber products |
Arai Seisakusho Co. |
363-8101 |
Akzo Nobel Coatings
Yorktown |
Netherlands |
Paints, varnishes, supplies; marine coatings |
Akzo Nobel |
873-8260 |
Alfa-Laval Separation
Chesapeake |
Sweden |
Purifier & separator repair and refurbishment |
Alfa-Laval Group |
487-0437 |
American GFM
Chesapeake |
Austria |
Machine tools (forging, crank shaft , milling) |
GFM of Steyr, Austria |
487-2442 |
American Sportscopter International
Newport News |
Taiwan |
Ultra light helicopters; aircraft engineering |
Light's American Sportscopter |
872-8778 |
APM Terminals
Portsmouth |
Netherlands |
Cargo shipping terminal |
A.P. Moller-Maersk Group |
484-2026 |
Atlantic Container Line
Virginia Beach |
Sweden |
Ocean shipping line/transport |
Bilspedition |
518-8561 |
B |
BAE Systems (North America) Ship Repair
Norfolk |
United Kingdom |
Non-nuclear ship repair, modernization, conversion |
BAE Systems |
494-4000 |
BAE Systems (North America)
Chesapeake |
United Kingdom |
Defense contractors; communications/ electronics/security
systems |
BAE Systems Technology Solutions and Services |
366-4701 |
BASF Corp. - Chemicals Division
Portsmouth |
Germany |
Specialty chemicals; super-absorbent polymers |
BASF |
483-7000 |
Bauer Compressors
Norfolk |
Germany |
Air & gas compressors |
Bauer Kompressoren Group |
855-6006 |
Bayshore Concrete Products
Chesapeake |
Sweden |
Pre-cast concrete bridge, pier & dock components |
Skanska |
(804)
547-0141 |
BCF Designs Inc.
Suffolk |
United Kingdom |
Design & repair of aerospace testing equipment |
BCF Designs Ltd. |
483-3411 |
Belfor USA
Chesapeake |
Germany |
Fire & water restoration for commercial & residential
buildings |
Belfor Holdings Inc. |
547-9400 |
Berliner Glas USA
Williamsburg |
Germany |
Glass prisms, cylindrical optics, spherical optics |
Berliner Glas KG Herbert Kubatz |
229-9368 |
Biomat USA
Hampton |
Spain |
Plasma collection for clinical diagnostics products |
Instituto Grifols |
726-0501 |
Block USA
Chesapeake |
Germany |
Transformers, electromagnetic components |
Block Tranformatoren-Elektronik |
578-3470 |
Branscome
Williamsburg |
France |
Hot mixed asphalt; paving materials; concrete |
Colas |
229-2504 |
BT Conferencing
Chesapeake |
United Kingdom |
Remote meeting services; audio, video & Web conferencing |
BT Group |
361-6000 |
Busch Manufacturing
Virginia Beach |
Germany |
Industrial vacuum pumps; vacuum systems; industrial
pumps |
Busch Group |
463-8412 |
C |
C.H. Powell
Norfolk |
Netherlands |
Global transportation services & logistics |
DAMCO Sea & Air |
626-1346 |
Canac Kitchen Designs
Virginia Beach |
Canada |
Custom kitchen cabinets; carpentry |
Canac |
486-1634 |
Canon Information Technology Services
Chesapeake |
Japan |
Technical support center for Canon products |
Canon |
579-7100 |
Canon Virginia
Newport News |
Japan |
Photocopiers, laser jet printers |
Canon |
881-6001 |
Capes Shipping Agencies
Norfolk |
France |
Shipping company/line |
Marfret |
625-3658 |
Carolina Holdings Inc. (Stock Building Supply)
Norfolk |
United Kingdom |
Building products millwork |
Wolseley |
543-6836 |
CeoTronics
Chesapeake |
Germany |
Audio communication systems; headsets |
CeoTronics |
549-6220 |
Ceres Marine Terminals
Portsmouth |
Japan |
Marine cargo handling |
NYK |
397-7091 |
CIBA Specialty Chemicals USA
Suffolk |
Switzerland |
Specialty chemicals for paper-making, plastics |
Ciba Specialty Chemicals |
538-3700 |
CMA CGM America
Norfolk |
France |
Shipping line |
CMA CGM Group |
961-2100 |
Cofimco USA
Chesapeake |
Italy |
Industrial axial flow fan propellers & rotors |
Cofimco |
485-5798 |
Compact Mold East
Chesapeake |
Canada |
Aluminum & copper blow molds for plastics industry |
Compact Mould Ltd. |
487-9646 |
Cooper Split Roller Bearing
Norfolk |
United Kingdom |
Split roller bearings |
Kaydon Corp. |
460-0925 |
COSCO Container Lines Americas
Portsmouth |
China |
Shipping line with regular carrier service |
China Ocean Shipping Co. |
393-2611 |
Cousteau Society
Hampton |
France |
Marine research & environmental education |
Equipe Cousteau |
722-9300 |
Custom Integrated Technology
Newport News |
Japan |
Computer chassis & peripheral equipment |
Canon |
887-0211 |
D |
DaiEi Papers USA
Chesapeake |
Japan |
Paper processing & conversion; distribution |
DaiEi Papers International |
523-2100 |
Dassault Systemes
Newport News |
France |
Modeling & simulation for shipbuilding accounts |
Dassault Systemes |
594-0138 |
DESMI
Norfolk |
Denmark |
Rotary gear pump environmental products |
DESMI |
857-7041 |
Diverse Security Technologies (SafeCard)
Virginia Beach |
Israel |
Develop & manufacture secure photo ID cards |
Diverse Security Technologies |
965-3660 |
Dynaric
Virginia Beach |
Japan |
Plastic strapping; bands & equipment; offset
printing blankets |
Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc. |
460-3794 |
E |
Ebac Industrial Products
Newport News |
United Kingdom |
Dehumidifiers, lumber drying systems |
Ebac |
873-6800 |
Eimskip USA (The Iceland Steamship Co.)
Virginia Beach |
Iceland |
Shipping line |
Hf. Eimskipafélag Íslands |
627-4444 |
Eltromat Electronics
Chesapeake |
Germany |
Electronic controls/systems for graphic arts
industry |
Eltromat |
487-8849 |
Equity Industries
Virginia Beach |
Hong Kong |
Mechanical and electrical quartz clocks |
Chiaphua Industries |
460-2483 |
Eska Graphic Board USA
Chesapeake |
Netherlands |
Imports, processes & distributes paperboard products |
Eska Graphic Board |
494-7330 |
F |
Ferguson Enterprises
Newport News/ Chesapeake/ Virginia Beach/ Norfolk |
United Kingdom |
Plumbing supplies |
Wolseley |
874-7795 |
Fincantieri Marine Systems
Chesapeake |
Italy |
High-speed diesel engines sales & service |
Fincantieri Group |
548-6000 |
FLEXA Furniture
Suffolk |
Denmark |
Children's furniture |
FLEXA Group |
538-9470 |
Fuji Trading America
Newport News |
Japan |
Marine machine parts & components |
Fuji Trading Co. |
873-4110 |
G |
G & S of America
Chesapeake |
Germany |
Used buses, trucks & earth-moving equipment |
Alga Nutzfahrzeuge Und Baumaschinen GmbH |
(804)
485-3939 |
G-U Hardware
Newport News |
Germany |
Specialty door & window hardware; security latches |
Gretsch-Unitas |
877-9020 |
H |
Hanson Pipe & Precast
Chesapeake |
United Kingdom |
Concrete pipes; metals service center |
Hanson |
485-5228 |
Hapag-Lloyd (CP Ships)
Virginia Beach |
Germany |
Shipping line with regular carrier service |
Hapag-Lloyd |
687-3900 |
Hermes Abrasives
Virginia Beach |
Germany |
Industrial coated abrasives |
Hermes Schleifmittel |
486-6623 |
Hilti
Chesapeake |
Liechtenstein |
Store industrial fasteners, threaded studs, nail & boosters |
Hilti |
382-0442 |
HQ Kites & Design
Chesapeake |
Germany |
Kites & Wind Spinners |
Invento |
819-7934 |
HSBC North America
Chesapeake |
United Kingdom |
Regional processing center for financial services |
HSBC Holdings |
523-3000 |
HUDD Distribution Services
Chesapeake |
Denmark |
Logistics support;
distribution/ warehousing/ packaging/ transport |
Maersk Logistics |
638-5801 |
I |
IBS of America Corp.
Chesapeake |
Austria |
Stainless steel & ceramic paper machinery parts;
diamond tools |
IBS Holdings |
485-4210 |
Icelandic USA
Newport News |
Iceland |
Frozen seafood products |
Icelandic Group |
820-4000 |
IMS Gear
Virginia Beach |
Germany |
Gears; power tools; automobiles |
IMS Gear |
468-8810 |
Inchcape Shipping Services
Norfolk |
United Kingdom |
Freight transportation arrangements and forwarding |
Inchcape Shipping Services |
625-6145 |
Industrial Resource Technologies
Gloucester |
Japan |
Printer cartridge recycling facility |
Canon |
(804)
695-7000 |
INIT (innovation in traffic systems)
Chesapeake |
Germany |
Intelligent transportation systems software -
bus & light rail |
INIT |
413-9100 |
International Paint
Chesapeake |
Netherlands |
Marine paint products; protective coatings; PRC
non-skid systems |
Akzo Nobel |
420-3100 |
J |
JUD Corp.
Chesapeake |
Liechtenstein |
Machinery parts for pulp and paper industry |
JUD AG Papiermaschinen (Ruggell) |
485-4371 |
K |
K. Van Bourgondien of Virginia
Virginia Beach/ Chesapeake |
Netherlands |
Import/distribute flower bulbs and gardening
equipment |
Keurslagerij Gerard Van Bourgondien |
545-9200 |
KATO Fastening Systems
Newport News |
Japan |
Industrial fasteners; threaded studs; nail & boosters |
Advanex Group |
873-8980 |
Kerneos
Chesapeake |
France |
Calcium aluminates cement products |
Wendell Investments |
284-3200 |
Kettler International
Virginia Beach |
Germany |
Outdoor furniture & sports equipment |
Heinz Kettler Metallwarenfabrik |
427-2400 |
Kinyo Virginia
Newport News |
Japan |
Rubber printing rollers and blankets |
Kinyosha |
888-2221 |
Kuehne & Nagel
Norfolk |
Switzerland |
International freight forwarding services |
Kuehne & Nagel |
533-9668 |
L |
Lafarge Building Materials
Chesapeake |
France |
Portland cement, NewCem & masonry products |
Lafarge S. A. |
545-2481 |
Laufen Ceramic Tile
Suffolk |
Switzerland |
Ceramic tile products |
Roca |
925-2848 |
Lehigh Cement Co.
Norfolk |
Germany |
Cement, brick, stone & related products |
HeidelbergCement |
423-4462 |
Leitch U.S East
Chesapeake |
Canada |
Video/TV equipment & systems |
Leitch Technology |
548-2300 |
Liebherr Mining Equipment Co.
Newport News |
Switzerland |
Heavy equipment (dozers, loaders, mining trucks) |
Liebherr Group |
245-5251 |
Lindab Manufacturing
Portsmouth |
Sweden |
SPIRO Products (HVAC ductwork) |
Lindab |
488-1144 |
Lovato Electric
Chesapeake |
Italy |
Electromechanical components for electric motors |
Lovato Electric |
545-4700 |
M |
MacGREGOR (USA)
Norfolk/ Portsmouth |
Sweden |
Distribution |
MacGREGOR |
558-4580 |
Maersk Line
Norfolk |
Denmark |
Steamship line; military & commercial contract
shipping; trucking |
A.P. Moller Group |
857-4800 |
Mareva
Chesapeake |
France |
Chlorine-free swimming pool chemicals |
Mareva |
558-1000 |
Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA (Distribution site)
Portsmouth |
Italy |
Roasted coffee |
Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group |
(888)
246-2598 |
Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA (Manufacturing site)
Suffolk |
Italy |
Liquid coffee; roasted coffee |
Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group |
(888)
246-2598 |
Mediterranean Shipping Co. (USA) Inc.
Norfolk |
Switzerland |
Shipping line with regular carrier service |
Mediterranean Shipping Co. |
625-0132 |
mG miniGears
Virginia Beach |
Italy |
Small & medium gears |
mG miniGears |
627-4554 |
Mitsubishi Chemical America
Chesapeake |
Japan |
Organic photoconductors; composite building materials |
Mitsubishi |
382-5750 |
Mitsubishi Chemical FP America
Chesapeake |
Japan |
Alpolic construction materials |
Mitsubishi |
548-7826 |
Mitsubishi Kagaku Imaging
Chesapeake |
Japan |
Organic photoconductors & imaging components |
Mitsubishi |
382-5758 |
Mitsui OSK Lines America
Norfolk |
Japan |
Steamship agency |
Mitsui OSK Lines |
627-1130 |
Mohawk Marketing
Virginia Beach |
Japan |
Military exchange sales/service for Minolta products |
Konica Minolta |
499-8901 |
Muhlbauer Americas
Newport News |
Germany |
Machines for "smart card" production |
Muhlbauer |
873-0424 |
Muller Martini Manufacturing
Newport News |
Switzerland |
Bookbinding machinery & mail systems |
Muller Martini |
873-1234 |
N |
Narricot Industries LP
Franklin/ Southampton |
Germany |
Automotive seatbelt webbing; narrow fabric milling |
Berger Group |
654-6225 |
NGK-Locke Polymer Insulators
Virginia Beach |
Japan |
Polymer electrical insulators |
NGK Insulators |
460-3649 |
Nippon Express USA
Newport News |
Japan |
Freight forwarding; warehousing |
Nippon Express Co. |
887-0400 |
Nistem Corp.
Chesapeake |
Japan |
Automobile insulation materials; office automation
systems |
Nistem |
436-5540 |
NYK Logistics
Hampton/ Chesapeake |
Japan |
Warehousing; distribution; retail |
Nippon Yusen Kaisha |
826-2616 |
O |
Ocean to Ocean Seafood Sales
Virginia Beach |
Iceland |
Seafood & shellfish |
Icelandic Group |
893-9200 |
OOCL (USA), Inc.
Norfolk |
Hong Kong |
Shipping line |
Orient Overseas International |
455-5264 |
Opta Minerals (Virginia Material & Supplies)
Norfolk |
Canada |
Marine, industrial & commercial abrasives |
SunOpta |
617-0664 |
P |
Panalpina
Norfolk |
Switzerland |
Freight forwarders |
Panalpina |
461-8025 |
Panasonic Customer Call Center
Chesapeake |
Japan |
Tech support center for Panasonic/ Quasar/ Technics
products |
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. |
382-4400 |
Plasser American
Chesapeake |
Austria |
Railway maintenance equipment |
Plasser & Theurer |
543-3526 |
Premium Wood
Chesapeake |
Brazil |
Hardwood flooring |
Triangulo |
420-4771 |
Q |
Quadrimaran International
James City |
France |
Design & manufacture boats |
Quadrimaran International |
220-2355 |
R |
Radio Holland USA
Chesapeake |
Netherlands |
Satellite communications; marine electronics;
radio communications |
Radio Holland Group |
436-2360 |
RBC-Centura
Norfolk |
Canada |
Banking and financial services |
Royal Bank of Canada |
892-2000 |
Rental Service Corp.
Chesapeake |
Sweden |
Heavy construction & industrial equipment rental |
Atlas Copco |
485-5477 |
Roanoke Cement Company
Chesapeake |
Greece |
Cement |
Titan Cement |
494-1325 |
Rutherford Controls International
Virginia Beach |
Canada |
Electrical locking systems and access control
products |
Rutherford Controls International |
427-1230 |
S |
Samskip
Norfolk |
Iceland |
Global transportation services |
Samskip |
855-8817 |
Schenker
Virginia Beach |
Germany |
Freight forwarders & custom house brokerage |
Schenker |
456-2390 |
Schock Metal America
Chesapeake |
Germany |
Steel & stainless steel parts; ball bearing slides |
Schock Metallwerk |
549-8300 |
Selenium Loudspeakers USA
Chesapeake |
Brazil |
Loudspeaker components |
Electronica Selenium |
424-7516 |
Siemens VDO Automotive
Newport News |
Germany |
Automotive electronic components & fuel injection
systems |
Siemens VDO Automotive AG |
875-7000 |
SIG Logistics
Chesapeake |
Japan |
Logistics services; supplier for 7-Eleven stores |
Itochu Corp. |
366-0133 |
Sims Metal
Chesapeake |
Australia |
Metals recycling & shredding |
Sims Group |
543-2006 |
Smorgon Steel Reclycling (ITI Scrap Metal)
Chesapeake |
Austrialia |
Recycling of scrap metal |
Smorgon Steel Recycling |
545-1500 |
Solo
Newport News |
Germany |
Chemical sprayers; air blowers; string trimmers & chain
saws |
Solo Kleinmotoren |
245-4228 |
STAIB Instruments
Williamsburg |
Germany |
Electron microscopy; scientific analytical instruments |
STAIB Instruments GmbH |
565-7000 |
Stihl
Virginia Beach |
Germany |
Chain saws & outdoor power equipment; power driven
hand tools |
STIHL Group |
486-9100 |
Storopack
Virginia Beach |
Germany |
Plastic packaging materials |
Storopack Hans Reichenecker |
498-9828 |
Sumitomo Machinery Corp. of America
Chesapeake |
Japan |
Industrial gears & speed reducers |
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. |
485-8218 |
SwissLog Logistics
Newport News |
Switzerland |
Material handling/
distribution systems |
Swisslog Holding |
820-3400 |
Synerject LLC
Newport News |
Germany/ Australia |
Air injectors/ fuel
systems |
Siemens (GER); Orbital Corp. (AUS) |
890-4900 |
T |
TEC Skanska
Chesapeake |
Sweden |
Barge builders; steel fabrication; specialty
equipment |
Skanska |
547-2181 |
TEKA North America
Chesapeake |
Germany |
Concrete mixers |
TEKA Maschinenbau |
558-8846 |
Thomas J. Lipton
Suffolk |
United Kingdom |
Blended tea |
Unilever |
539-3403 |
Thrane & Thrane
Virginia Beach |
Denmark |
Terminals & land earth stations for global mobile
satellite communications |
Thrane & Thrane Aalborg |
463-9557 |
Tidewater Skanska
Virginia Beach |
Sweden |
Precast & prestressed concrete structural materials |
Skanska AB |
578-4100 |
Titan America
Norfolk |
Greece |
Aggregates; concrete blocks; pipe |
Titan Cement Co. |
533-7164 |
TNS Media Intelligence (Competitive Media Reporting)
Chesapeake |
United Kingdom |
Data collection; marketing intelligence |
TNS Media Intelligence |
363-9409 |
TNT Freight Management
Chesapeake |
France |
Freight transport & forwarding |
Geodis |
420-5855 |
Tohatsu International
Virginia Beach |
Japan |
Precision metal stamping & assembly; auto parts |
Tohatsu |
363-9486 |
Touchroad International Holdings (USA) Corp.
Chesapeake |
China |
Textiles & jewelry |
Shanghai Touchroad International Trading |
N/A |
Travaini Pumps USA
Yorktown |
Italy |
Vacuum pumps |
Pompetravaini |
988-3930 |
Triangle Brick
Portsmouth |
Germany |
Brick products; floor tile |
Roeben Tonbaustoffe |
488-0585 |
Turkon America
Norfolk |
Turkey |
Shipping line with regular carrier service |
Turkon Konteyner Tasimacilik ve denizcilik |
455-8200 |
U |
UBS Finance Services
Norfolk |
Switzerland |
Securities dealer & investment broker |
UBS Financial Consulting |
622-1321 |
Univar USA
Suffolk |
Netherlands |
Industrial chemicals & allied products |
Univar Corp. |
539-7401 |
Upstream
Chesapeake |
India |
Customer service for global travel industry |
Godrej Group |
382-4376 |
Usui International
Chesapeake |
Japan |
Fuel injection tubes for diesel engines |
Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha |
361-0211 |
V |
Valeo Clutches & Transmissions
Hampton |
France |
Transmission housings & clutches |
Valeo Group |
827-0310 |
Vanguard Energy Services
Newport News |
France |
Coal laboratory analysis & inspection |
ATIC Services |
873-0165 |
Veeravalli International Inc.
Virginia Beach |
India |
Pressure cookers/housewares |
Veeravelli International |
318-7603 |
Verbatim
Chesapeake |
Japan |
Sales office for Verbatim media & imaging supplies |
Mitsubishi Chemical |
547-5422 |
Vogel Lubrication Systems
Newport News |
Sweden |
Centralized lubricating systems |
SKF Group |
380-8585 |
Volvo Penta of the Americas
Chesapeake |
Sweden |
Production of marine engines & transmissions;
marketing |
Volvo Penta |
436-2800 |
W |
W. R. Vanderschoot of VA
Chesapeake |
Netherlands |
Flower bulb importer & distributor |
Bulb and Flowers International |
487-1695 |
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines Americas
Norfolk |
Norway |
Steamship line customer service center |
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics |
440-7660 |
Wartsila Lips Inc.
Chesapeake |
Finland |
Marine propulsion systems; ship propellers |
Wartsila |
558-3625 |
WIWA Wilhelm Wagner
Chesapeake |
Germany |
Industrial coatings; spray dosing equipment |
Wilhelm Wagner |
436-2223 |
X |
XDIN
Virginia Beach |
Sweden |
Engineering services; IT Consulting; product
development |
XDIN |
340-1401 |
Y |
YUPO Corp. America
Chesapeake |
Japan |
Synthetic paper |
Oji-Yuka Synthetic Paper Co. |
312-9876 |
Yusen Air & Sea Service USA
Chesapeake |
Japan |
Freight forwarders & custom house brokerage |
Yusen Air & Sea |
424-0790 |
Z |
Zim American Israeli Shipping Company
Norfolk |
Israel |
Shipping company/line |
Zim Israel Navigation Company |
228-1300 |
