Eaton Cooper

Cooper Industries plc manufactures and sells electrical components and tools in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Energy and Safety Solutions, and Electrical Products Group. The Energy and Safety Solutions segment manufactures, markets, and sells electrical protection products, such as fittings, plugs, receptacles, cable glands, hazardous duty electrical equipment, intrinsically safe explosion-proof instrumentation, emergency lighting, fire detection and mass notification systems, and security products for use in residential, commercial and industrial construction, and maintenance and repair applications. It also provides distribution switchgear, transformers, transformer terminations, surge arresters, energy automation solutions, and other related power systems components for utilities, and electrical power transmission and distribution industries. The Electrical Products Group segment manufactures, markets, and sells electrical and circuit protection products, support systems, enclosures, specialty connectors, wiring devices, plugs, receptacles, switches, lighting fixtures and controls, and fuses for use in residential, commercial and industrial construction, maintenance, and repair applications. The company sells its products through distributors for use in general construction and renovation, plant maintenance, process and energy applications, shopping centers, parking lots, sports facilities, and data processing and telecommunications systems. Cooper Industries plc was founded in 1833 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. As of November 30, 2012, Cooper Industries plc operates as a subsidiary of Eaton Corporation plc.