Timber! Tolko Industries manufactures and markets specialty forest products, primarily in North America. The company, founded in 1956, produces lumber, plywood, oriented strand board (OSB), specialty kraft paper, and other wood products. It operates nearly 20 manufacturing facilities in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Tolko also markets its products overseas. Tolko was forced to shut mills during a devastating mountain pine beetle infestation. The company, along with the rest of the industry, also was struck by the global economic crisis and faced additional closures in 2008 and 2009. Tolko is owned by the founding Thorlakson family.

VELUX has been bringing natural light and ventilation into buildings since its founding in 1941. The company manufactures skylights and roof windows, as well as decoration and sunscreening products, roller shutters, blinds, remote control units, and solar panels. VELUX, which is part of VKR Holding, has production facilities in 10 countries and sells its products in nearly 40 countries worldwide. VELUX was founded by civil engineer Villum Kann Rasmussen, who invented the window for sloping roofs in Denmark and trademarked the product in 1942.

Charles Pankow Builders has some pretty concrete ideas on how to build high-rises. The design/build general contractor specializes in quake-resistant concrete frames for structures including department stores, hotels, condominiums, medical facilities, and office buildings. The firm is primarily active in California and Hawaii. Affiliate Pankow Special Projects focuses on small-scale projects including renovations, interior build-outs, and seismic upgrades. Unit Mid-State Precast provides structural and architectural precast concrete components for Pankow-managed projects. Employee-owned Charles Pankow Builders was founded in 1963 by the late Charles Pankow, who helped pioneer the design/build delivery system.

The RDI Group operates three business units specializing in the design and manufacture of highly engineered equipment for the asphalt roofing, construction and metal coil processing industries. These machinery and manufacturing solutions designed, built and commissioned by Reichel & Drews and Chicago Slitter have been helping customers improve productivity and profits since the early 1900s. Hundreds of patented designs and thousands of installations attest to the leadership role the RDI Group business units hold in the continuing quest for innovative technology.

James G. Davis Construction (DAVIS) creates spaces for corporations, associations, schools, technology companies, restaurants, and other entities. Ranking among the top US general building contractors, the firm works on base building, interior, and renovation projects, primarily in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. Services include preconstruction consultation, value engineering, design/build development, and project management. DAVIS has completed facilities for customers such as Capital One, PBS, MICROS Systems, and Time Life. Employees own about 69% of the company. President Jim Davis is the son of James Davis, who founded the firm in 1966.

White Construction Company has been helping customers achieve their goals by sharing in their vision of success. We are consistently listed as one of the nation's top commercial contractors by industry business and trade organizations. Our reputation for reliability and integrity, our genuine care and concern for clients and employees alike and our excellent safety record are just a few of the reasons our customers return to us again and again.

Taylor Morrison, Inc. company, a wholly owned subsidiary of UK-based Taylor Wimpey, builds mid- to high-end homes and condominiums. Home prices range from the $100,000s to over $1 million. The company offers custom home designing options through its Design Studio and financing through Taylor Morrison Home Funding. The home builder has more than 280 communities under construction in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, and Texas. It also operates under the Monarch brand in Canada. Taylor Morrison first began building in North America in 1936.

Exotic Hardwoods and Veneers is what its name suggests. The company offers a variety of lumber and veneers for residential and commercial applications. It also sells custom-made wall panels, ceiling panels, and doors. The company's products are made from some 30 different domestic and imported wood species, including ash, beech, birch, ebony, mahogany, maple, oak, and walnut. Exotic Hardwoods and Veneers operates a showroom in Oakland, California, but its wood comes from such far-flung locales as Brazil, Hawaii, Honduras, Switzerland, and Nigeria.

LZT Architects provides a variety of architectural and design services and has completed more than 500 projects mainly in Austin, Texas. Its services range from site selection and master planning to project management and construction administration. The firm's projects include its award-winning green building project, the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless; a 48,000 sq. foot center for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault called Safeplace; and an affordable senior housing and community center development for The Salvation Army. LZT Architects was established in 1982.

USG Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and distribution of building materials primarily under SHEETROCK, DUROCK, and FIBEROCK brands worldwide. The company manufactures and markets gypsum and related products, including gypsum wallboard, joint compounds used for finishing wallboard joints, cement boards, gypsum fiber panels, poured gypsum underlayments, and various construction plaster products. Its gypsum products are used in various building applications to finish the interior walls, ceilings, and floors in residential, commercial, and institutional construction.

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