.companies-intro { padding: var(--section-y) 0; scroll-margin-top: 82px; }
.intro-layout, .parent-layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.05fr .95fr; gap: 11%; }
.intro-layout h2, .parent-layout h2 { max-width: 680px; font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 3.8vw, 3.55rem); font-weight: 700; }
.intro-layout p { padding-top: 10px; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 1.12rem; }

/* --- Company orbit (intuit.com's "Find the right place to get started"
   treatment) -----------------------------------------------------------
   A bold dark panel below the "Our companies" copy: one large circular
   badge per company, logo forced white so it reads the same regardless of
   the source file's own color. Replaces the plain vertical brand list —
   same job, bolder execution. */
.company-orbit {
    margin-top: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px);
    padding: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px) clamp(28px, 4vw, 56px);
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--blue-deep) 0%, var(--blue-dark) 100%);
    border-radius: var(--radius-xl);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
    text-align: center;
}
.company-orbit-prompt {
    margin-bottom: clamp(28px, 3.5vw, 40px);
    color: var(--npt-white);
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.2vw, 1.7rem);
    font-weight: 700;
}
.company-orbit-row {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 36px);
}
.company-orbit-badge {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: clamp(96px, 11vw, 132px);
    height: clamp(96px, 11vw, 132px);
    padding: 20px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .12);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .22);
    transition: background .2s var(--ease), transform .2s var(--ease), box-shadow .2s var(--ease);
}
.company-orbit-badge:hover, .company-orbit-badge:focus-visible {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .2);
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    box-shadow: 0 14px 28px -12px rgba(0, 0, 0, .4);
}
.company-orbit-badge img {
    max-width: 100%;
    max-height: 100%;
    object-fit: contain;
    /* forces any logo file to solid white, transparent background untouched */
    filter: brightness(0) invert(1);
}

.company-bands { display: flow-root; padding-bottom: var(--section-y); }
.company-band {
    --company-color: var(--blue);
    width: min(1300px, 92%);
    margin: 0 auto;
    background: var(--card);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-top: 7px solid var(--company-color);
    border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
    overflow: hidden;
}
.company-band + .company-band { margin-top: 20px; }
.company-fiber { --company-color: var(--cfn); }
.company-qc { --company-color: var(--qc); }
.company-simplify { --company-color: var(--simplify); }
.company-apg { --company-color: var(--apg); }
.company-band-inner { min-height: 300px; padding: clamp(30px, 4vw, 52px) clamp(28px, 4vw, 54px); display: grid; grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr auto; gap: 42px; align-items: center; }
.company-band img { width: 100%; max-width: 210px; max-height: 74px; object-fit: contain; object-position: left center; }
.company-band h2 { font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 2.8vw, 2.75rem); font-weight: 700; }
.company-band p { max-width: 580px; margin-top: 15px; color: var(--ink-soft); }
/* What each company handles, as plain text rather than tags: a two-column
   run under a hairline, each item marked by a small company-colour square. */
.company-band-services {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, max-content);
    gap: 4px 32px;
    max-width: 580px;
    margin: 18px 0 0;
    padding: 14px 0 0;
    list-style: none;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    color: var(--ink);
    font-size: .92rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
}
.company-band-services li::before { content: ''; display: inline-block; width: 6px; height: 6px; margin-right: 10px; vertical-align: 2px; background: var(--company-color); }
@media (max-width: 560px) {
    .company-band-services { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
.company-band a { justify-self: end; max-width: 220px; padding-bottom: 5px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); font-family: var(--font-heading); font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 700; overflow-wrap: anywhere; text-decoration: none; }
.company-band a::after { content: '\2197'; display: inline-block; margin-left: 12px; transition: transform .2s ease; }
/* Stretched link: the site link's hit area covers the whole band, so the
   band is one big target while screen readers still hear a single short
   link instead of the whole paragraph. */
.company-band { position: relative; transition: border-color .2s ease, background-color .2s ease; }
.company-band a.company-band-more::before { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1; }
.company-band:hover { background: var(--soft-white); border-color: var(--company-color); }
.company-band:hover a { border-bottom-color: var(--company-color); }
.company-band:hover a::after { transform: translate(2px, -2px); }
/* Bands lead to each company's page on this site, so the arrow points on,
   not off-site. */
.company-band a.company-band-more::after { content: '\203A'; font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1; }
.company-band:hover a.company-band-more::after { transform: translateX(3px); }
/* The way out to the company's own site: a compact outlined button under
   "More about", lifted above the stretched link so it keeps its own click,
   hover and focus. */
.company-band-links { justify-self: end; display: grid; justify-items: end; gap: 16px; }
.company-band a.company-band-more { max-width: none; white-space: nowrap; }
.company-band a.company-band-visit { position: relative; z-index: 2; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 44px; max-width: none; padding: 0 18px; border: 1px solid var(--blue); border-radius: var(--radius-pill); background: var(--card); color: var(--blue-dark); white-space: nowrap; transition: background-color .2s ease, color .2s ease; }
.company-band a.company-band-visit::after { content: none; }
.company-band a.company-band-visit:hover { background: var(--blue); border-color: var(--blue); color: var(--paper); }
.company-band:hover a.company-band-visit { border-bottom-color: var(--blue); }
@supports selector(:has(*)) {
    .company-band:has(a.company-band-more:focus-visible) { outline: 3px solid var(--blue); outline-offset: 3px; }
    .company-band a.company-band-more:focus-visible { outline: none; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .company-band, .company-band a::after { transition: none; }
}
.parent-section { padding: var(--section-y) 0; background: var(--dark); color: var(--npt-white); }
.parent-layout h2 { color: var(--npt-white); }
.parent-list { border-top: 1px solid rgba(242,242,242,.32); }
.parent-list p { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 50px 1fr; gap: 16px; padding: 22px 0; color: var(--on-dark); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(242,242,242,.32); }
.parent-list span { color: var(--npt-white); font-family: var(--font-heading); font-size: .8rem; }
/* Mid-width: three columns leave no room for the longer company names, so
   the links drop under the description. */
@media (max-width: 1180px) and (min-width: 901px) {
    .company-band-inner { grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr; row-gap: 26px; }
    .company-band-links { grid-column: 2; justify-self: start; justify-items: start; grid-auto-flow: column; align-items: center; gap: 24px; }
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .intro-layout, .parent-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 38px; }
    .company-band { width: 92%; }
    .company-band-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 22px; min-height: 0; padding: clamp(28px, 6vw, 40px); }
    .company-band a { justify-self: start; }
    .company-band-links { justify-self: start; justify-items: start; }
}