Company analysis includes a history of Zimmer Holdings, a business segment analysis of the segments Zimmer Holdings operates through, a look at the organization structure of the company, a geographical operating segments analysis, an analysis of the company's major competitors.

A financial analysis of Zimmer Holdings is presented in the report which includes a ratio analysis, basic profit and loss analysis, presentation of the company balance sheet, and much more.

A SWOT Framework Analysis of Zimmer Holdings and its competitors completes this in-depth company analysis.

CONTENTS:
A. Executive Summary
B. Looking at the Industry
B.1 Industry Definition
B.2 Brief Profile of the Industry
B.3 Impacts on the Industry
B.4 Challenges Facing the Industry
B.5 Future Perspective
C. Industry PEST Framework Analysis
C.1 Political Aspects
C.2 Economic Aspects
C.3 Social Aspects
C.4 Technological Aspects
D. Looking at the Company
D.1 Company Profile
D.2 History of the Company
D.3 Ownership Pattern in the Company
D.4 Corporate Hierarchy
D.5 Organizational Divisions
D.6 Profiling the Key Executives
D.7 Products & Services
D.8 Recently in the News
E. Looking at Business
E.1 Business Segments
E.2 Geographical Segments
E.3 Company Subsidiaries
F. SWOT Framework Analysis
F.1 Strengths to Build Upon
F.2 Weaknesses to Overcome
F.3 Opportunities to Exploit
F.4 Threats to Overcome
G. Profiling the Competition (Includes SWOT Analysis of Competitor
 Companies)
G.1 Stryker Corporation
H. Financial Analysis of the Company
H.1 Current Financials
H.2 Balance Sheet
H.3 Profit & Loss Statement
H.4 Ratio Analysis
I. Future Perspective
J. Appendix
K. Glossary of Terms

Companies Mentioned:

-- Zimmer Holdings

-- Stryker Corporation

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Zimmer will begin hiring engineers, supervisors and machine operators in 2009 to staff the expanded metal-making facility. The company currently employs approximately 2,800 at its Warsaw operations.

David Dvorak, president and CEO of Zimmer, said: "The demand for joint replacements continues to grow worldwide and we are pleased to be adding this state-of-the-art foundry to our Warsaw facilities to address growth in a very cost-effective manner."

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Zimmer said it will begin hiring engineers, supervisors and machine operators in 2009 to staff the expanded metal-making facility. The company currently employs around 2,800 at its Warsaw, Indiana operations.

The 81-year-old company's expansion in Warsaw is its fourth in four years.

Warsaw, Indiana-based Zimmer is engaged in designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing orthopaedic reconstructive, spinal and trauma devices, dental implants, and related orthopaedic surgical products. Zimmer has operations in more than 25 countries around the world and sells products in more than 100 countries.

Zimmer's 2007 sales were around $3.9 billion. The company has more than 8,000 employees worldwide.

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Watsonville, California-based Granite Construction is a diversified heavy civil contractor and construction materials producer.

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