Schilling Ventures' ultimate vision is to create a family of market-leading industrial companies which have been positively t ... ransformed by Lean. Through the foundation of a Lean enterprise culture, the extensive operating experience of its partners and long-term ownership and capital commitment, Schilling Ventures transforms its portfolio companies and positions them for sustainable growth. The firm brings much more than a traditional holding company or private equity firm to its portfolio companies, helping to derive meaningful results for business owners and investors, alike. Our mission is to drive growth for our portfolio companies by propagating a Lean Enterprise Management System through a strong strategy, innovation, the elimination of waste in all processes; lower our environment impact, and to preserve and grow safe and desirable employment, especially in the U.S We are: A a sustainable industrial holding company Committed sources of long term capital to acquire companies and operate and build those companies for the long term Focus on five industries and build incremental platforms in a disciplined sequence Initial industry targets: Non-automotive transportation; building products; packaging Second stage targets: Food, water treatment, and energy components as markets dictate We believe strong industrial companies can be built in the U.S. and be globally competitive with a Lean Enterprise culture read more