Over time, we've made a mental list of funny corporate names that we've seen on press releases or in articles.So finally we decided to list them for your viewing pleasure.
Some of these corporations have rather unfortunate names, particularly the non English ones. Others had founders that were determined to name their company after themselves -- maybe a number of these words and phrases weren't as buffoonish in the 1800s as they are nowadays. Some currently go primarily by acronyms.
Interestingly, three of them manufacture concrete pumps.
Where it's located: Newark, Delaware
What it does: Manufacturer of thin layer chromatography plates.
How it got its name: Portmanteau of the words "analytical" and "technology."
About: Analtech distributes its products to more than 40 countries and 6 continents.
Website: http://www.ichromatography.com/
Where it's located: Charleston, West Virginia
What it does: Manufacturer of pipes and valves.
How it got its name: Jerry McJunkin was the original co-founder of McJunkin Supply Company in 1921.
About: McJunkin Red Man employees around 3450 people and and is #493 on the Fortune 500.
Website: www.mrcpvf.com/
Where it's located: Quebec, Canada
What it does: Chain of convenience stores
How it got its name: "Couche tard" is French for "sleep late."
About: Couche-Tard operates thousands of locations throughout Canada and parts of Europe.
Website: http://www.couche-tard.com/
Where it's located: Germany
What it does: Specialist magazine for Capital and Risk Management
How it got its name: This one is anyone's guess.
Website: www.asscompact.de/
Where it's located: Martinsville, Virginia
What it does: Sells home and office furniture.
How it got its name: Clyde Hooker founded the company in 1924.
About: Hooker furniture employs around 800 people and imports furnishings from throughout the Pacific Rim, Mexico and Central America.
Website: www.hookerfurniture.com/
Wong, Doody, Crandall, Wiener
Where it's located: Seattle, Washington and Los Angeles, California
What it does: Marketing and advertising agency.
How it got its name: Wong, Doody, Crandall, and Wiener are the senior partners.
Website: www.wdcw.com/
Where it's located: Wilmington, Delaware
What it does: Develops biobutanol – an advanced premium biofuel molecule.
How it got its name: We assume it took its name from its main product and spiced it up a bit.
About: Butamax is a joint venture between BP and DuPont.
Website: www.butamax.com/
Where it's located: Melbourne, Australia
What it does: Construction management.
How it got its name: Thomas Cockram founded the company in 1861.
About: One of Australia's longest running construction companies, employs around 400 people and around 3000 subcontractors, and operates in Australia, Asia, and the Americas.
Website: www.cockram.com/
Where it's located: Aichtal, Germany
What it does: Manufacturer of concrete pumps.
How it got its name: "Putzmeister" is German for "plaster master."
Where it's located: Turkey
What it does: Manufacturer of baby diapers.
How it got its name: PEDO appears to be an acronym for something.
About: Not much information about this company is readily available from its translated web page.
Website: http://www.pedococuk.com.tr/
Where it's located: St. Paul, Minnesota
What it does: Manufacturer of concrete pumps.
How it got its name: The company was founded by Friedrich Wilhelm Schwing (before Wayne's World was made).
About: Schwing was originally a German company before expanding its operations to the United States.
Website: http://www.schwing.com/
Where it's located: Munich, Germany
What it does: Conglomerate manufacturer of engineering and industrial equipment.
How it got its name: The company was founded by Werner Von Siemens in 1847.
About: Siemens employs around 360,000 people and generates over $70bn in annual sales.
Website: http://www.siemens.com/
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