BlueScope Construction (BSC). The company is the US-based construction subsidiary of Australian steel maker BlueScope Steel. BSC receives its steel materials directly from 10 BlueScope mills in the US. As a design/build general contractor, BSC plans, develops, and builds pre-engineered shells for large structures. Company divisions handle government projects and offer concrete services. BSC usually builds commercial and industrial facilities such as distribution centers, airplane hangars, arenas, manufacturing plants, offices, and warehouses. Customers have included Toys "R" Us, Best Buy, and FedEx Ground.

Philip Services Corporation (PSC) undertakes a wide range of industrial and environmental cleanup projects throughout the US, Mexico, and Canada. Besides scrap metal recycling services, which have been the company's longtime focus, PSC provides on-site waste disposal and recycling, cleaning of industrial equipment, transportation of commercial and industrial waste, and emergency response to spills. In addition, PSC alos offers oil field services both onshore and offshore along the US Gulf Coast. Entities owned by investor Carl Icahn control PSC. The initials PSC also stand for the company's operating philosophy -- People, Safety, and Commitment.

Thompson Mahogany specializes in importing more than 20 different species of tropical hardwoods, mainly from Africa, Central and South America, and Australia, for distribution to retailers and manufacturers. The company also produces hardwood lumber, decking, and flooring. Its woods can be found on the deck of Bill Gates' mansion, in Martin guitars, and in Steinway pianos. Englishman Lewis Thompson founded Thompson Mahogany in 1840 as a cabinet and furniture business that imported mahogany for its own uses. The company is owned and operated by Donald Thompson, who bought the company in 1985 (and is not related to the founder).

RMJM designs big. As one of the world's largest architecture firms, with offices in some 16 cities throughout North America, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, RMJM draws blueprints for an array of projects. It serves a wide range of clients in the educational, commercial, industrial, leisure, retail, residential, scientific, health care, and public sectors. Major projects span the globe and include the Dubai Convention Centre, The Scottish Parliament, and the Synygy World Headquarters. In 2007 RMJM merged with the established US-based Hillier Group. The deal brought RMJM a well-known firm in North America, where it lacked a presence. The US arm dropped the Hillier name in 2008.

NTD Architects (also known as NTD Architecture) provides architectural, engineering, and interior design services in the western US. It specializes in health care, educational facilities, and public sector projects, though it has also managed industrial, recreational, and corporate projects. Services offered include facility planning and programming, digital graphics, master planning, design/build, and construction management. The firm also provides support services such as strategic consultation and funding assistance. NTD Architecture has seven offices in California and Arizona. The company was founded as Neptune Thomas Associates in 1953.

Baker Concrete Construction, among the top specialty concrete contractors in the US. The company performs concrete formwork design and installation, concrete reinforcement and finishing, preconstruction estimating and scheduling, project management, and repair and restoration. Projects include commercial office buildings, high-rise residential towers, industrial power plants, parking structures, sports stadiums, schools, LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminals, and highways and bridges. Baker Concrete Construction operates through more than half a dozen US regional offices. It is owned by president and founder Daniel Baker.

English Construction Company knows how to rack them up and then put a little English on its projects. The company provides contracting and design/build services for bridges, highways, dams, power plants, waste water treatment plants, and other heavy/civil structures throughout the mid-Atlantic and Southeast US. Its commercial and institutional construction projects include schools, churches, and historic renovations. The fourth-generation family-owned company was founded by W.B. English in 1909.

Southeastern Metals has grown into one of the region’s leading manufacturers of metal building products. In 1997, Gibraltar Industries acquired the company, uniting the quality product line of Southeastern Metals with the nationally respected brand name of Gibraltar. As a member of the Gibraltar Industries family, Southeastern Metals is part of a billion dollar network of manufacturers expanding across the globe. With the support and backing of Gibraltar, Southeastern Metals will remain the name you can trust for quality metal building products.

Dunham-Bush (Europe) operates through Dunham-Bush Limited to manufacture heating and air-conditioning equipment and service installed systems. Dunham-Bush Limited traces its founding to several companies more than 100 years old. The holding company's other activities include the manufacture of stainless steel sanitary ware and catering equipment. Dunham-Bush (Europe) is owned by Durham-Bush International (Cayman) Limited and Dunham-Bush (Malaysia) Bhd. In turn, the Durham-Bush Group was bought by Russia-based Argomash Holdings in 2007.

Mapledean Developments Limited develops real estate and builds homes in the South Hampshire area in and around Southampton, Winchester, the Meon Valley, and Bishop's Waltham. Mapledean offers homes at Vears Lane, Colden Common for about 370,000 as well as one- and two-bedroom apartments in Bishops Waltham that range in price from 125,000 to more than 167,500. The company actively seeks development sites from single plots to larger schemes. Mapledean also assists customers with plot development. Mapledean Developments was established in 1991 by directors Jeff Adams and Nigel Freemantle.

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