Sierra Pacific Industries company owns and manages about 2 million acres of timberland in California and Washington. With a network of sawmills, it is among the top lumber producers in the US. SPI's manufacturing plants also produce mouldings and millwork, windows and doors, fencing, and wood fiber by-products, such as chips, bark, and shavings. Several of its sawmills also house cogeneration facilities that recycle wood waste into power for its plants; excess electricity is sold to local public utilities. Additionally, SPI is involved in residential and commercial real estate. The company traces its roots to the 1920s when it was founded by R. H. "Curly" Emmerson.

Deceuninck gives priority to innovation in materials, products and applications. These innovations include the patented UV-resistant Decoroc coating system and Twinson that merges the benefits of wood and PVC into a single base material. Deceuninck products combine this groundbreaking technology with the absolute best in timeless design, including an accent on natural colours. Deceuninck employs a cradle-to-cradle philosophy in its design and manufacturing. Its products provide years of quality service, after which they can be fully recycled.

The Drees Company is a leading homebuilder in Cincinnati and one of the top private builders in the US. First-time home buyers and move-up customers may choose from homes that range from about $100,000 to more than $1 million. Drees also builds condominiums, town homes, and patio homes. It sells luxury homes through its Zaring Premier Homes division and more modest houses under the Marquis Homes name. The company purchases land to develop as homesites in Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, and the Washington, DC, area. Drees also offers financing through its First Equity Mortgage subsidiary, which has closed more than $1 billion in loans over the years.

The Environmental Quality Company, known as EQ, provides hazardous- and industrial-waste treatment and disposal services. The company also offers facility management, cleaning, recycling, and environmental remediation services. Michigan-based EQ is the largest privately held environmental services business in that state. It also acts as a project manager for the End of Life Vehicle Solutions (ELVS) nationwide mercury switch program, which disposes of mercury switches (used in automobiles prior to 2003). EQ operates from more than 20 locations in the Midwestern and eastern US. The company was founded in 1957 by Michael Ferrantino.

Graycor translates blueprints into buildings. The company builds industrial, commercial, health care, and educational facilities in the US, Canada and Mexico. Through its four subsidiaries Graycor offers construction management, maintenance, and design/build services on projects ranging from industrial plant additions to office towers and shopping malls. It provides such trade services as carpentry and concrete and steel work. It also offers blasting, refractory relining, and other maintenance services for power utilities and automotive, food, metals, and waste management companies. Chairman and CEO Melvin Gray and his family own Graycor. Clients have included ArcelorMittal, Motorola, Toyota, and Lafarge.

Membership has its privileges -- a lower price is one of them. Through Lumbermens Merchandising Corporation (LMC) more than 350 stockholder lumber retailers throughout the US pool their buying resources to increase their purchasing power and get volume discounts from vendors. LMC's network of members includes about 1,200 building material dealer locations in 48 states and the Bahamas. The cooperative is the largest dealer-owned lumber building materials buying group in the US. It holds members to strict confidentiality, in part to safeguard vendor contracts. In addition to lumber and panel products, LMC also supplies its members with non-wood products, millwork, and hardware.

Satterfield & Pontikes Construction provides general contracting, consultation, and construction management services, primarily in the Gulf Coast region of Texas and Louisiana. The company often works on buildings for the commercial, retail, industrial, educational, entertainment, and recreational sectors. Recent projects include the Texas A&M University Health Science Center and the expansion of the World War II Museum in New Orleans. The company specializes in concrete work and early-stage site work, as well as 3-D modeling and virtual design. Satterfield & Pontikes Construction was founded in 1989 and is headed by majority owner and CEO George Pontikes, Jr.

Geberit's products allow clean water in and take waste water out. Through its global subsidiaries, the company makes two primary product lines for residential, commercial, and industrial applications: sanitary systems (which include pneumatic and electrical faucets, flush actuators, water-saving cisterns, and installation mounting fixtures) and interior and exterior piping systems (which include plastic pipes and fittings for drainage and supply). Geberit also makes bidet-style shower toilets.

Roche Ltd, Consulting Group is one of Canada's largest engineering and construction companies. The company undertakes industrial, commercial, government agency, municipal, and institutional projects in the transportation, urban infrastructure, industrial, and environmental sectors. Areas of expertise include hospital engineering, building restoration, construction management, building mechanical and electrical systems, hydroelectric and gas projects, environmental assessment and waste management, highway infrastructure, bridges, dams, and wastewater. Roche operates throughout Canada and in more than 50 countries in Asia, Latin America, and Africa.

SubZero Constructors provides specialty contracting services for the refrigerated storage industry. The company operates through two divisions that have specialty areas of operation in thermal construction and industrial refrigeration. The company's thermal construction division specializes in building cold storage distribution and food processing facilities, while its industrial refrigeration division builds cooling systems. SubZero Constructors provides services nationally and has offices in Lake Forest, California (near Los Angeles) and Woodstock, Georgia (near Atlanta). President Dean Soll founded SubZero in 1997.

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