How do I use this site?
To locate a product, either simply click on the appropriate classification heading listed below the search box on the HQ's main page, or manually enter the product in the search box. The search results returned offer a variety of custom product listing views from which to choose, modeled on our various Thomas publications. Such custom views include American Manufacturers, Local Suppliers, and Non-US Manufacturers & Distributors. Your resulting choice by custom view then places you directly into the corresponding Thomas publication website containing your desired product and company information. To read breaking industry news and get information on industry events, simply choose from the headlines found on the lower left region of the site page.

What information do you get at this site?
You get comprehensive, up-to-date product information including listings of specific manufacturers in the U.S. & abroad, U.S regional suppliers, and product exporters. You also get breaking industry news and what's coming up in the Industry calendar.

Where does this information come from?
Product information is aggregated from the Thomas Publishing Company (www.thomaspublishing.com) publications, collectively the premier industry sourcing tool for manufacturers and suppliers, for 100 years. Industry news and events are gleaned from comprehensive and reliable publications and news reporting services.

Who Is Verdex?
Verdex (www.verdex.com), a division of the Thomas Publishing Company, was created to meet the growing need for industry-specific content and commerce, enabling buyers and suppliers to source and share information, as well as conduct transactions, conveniently and efficiently on one web-based platform.

What does Verdex do?
Verdex accomplishes this mission of integrating industry-specific content into vertical sites by launching Product Information Headquarters (PIHQ), the authoritative on-line dynamic resource featuring Industry's most efficient search engine, related news articles and industry events, on one web-based platform. Visit any one of our vertical Headquarter, or "HQ", sites by clicking on the respective HQ site link found at the upper left side of the page.

Who is Thomas Publishing Company?
For 100 years, Thomas Publishing Company has concentrated its full energies on filling one of the industry's greatest needs: the need for up-to-date product information. No other publisher is as totally dedicated to this mission. For more information on the Thomas Publishing Company, visit our website at www.thomaspublishing.com