Leyland Enterprises was the company responsible for manufacturing the B1 series of droids The B1 has been their most dependable and highest selling model for years and after the murder of Gerrard E. Krause, they declared that the incident was hardly indicative of the B1 series performance record. They had publicly declared their full cooperation with the pending inquiry into the B1's malfunctioning. The name Leyland Enterprises could be a reference to Weyland-Yutani or Weyland Corp, powerful corporations featured in the Alien franchise.