Albany company's 1968 invention of the high-speed rolling door led Albany International to create the Albany Door Systems unit. Getting in and out quickly is key for Albany Door Systems. The division of Albany International, designs, manufactures and installs high-performance industrial doors. It also offers after-market replacement parts for its products. Albany Door Systems products include roll-up doors, folding doors, bifold doors, and overhead doors. Albany's interior and exterior doors are used at cold storage facilities, parking garages, auto dealerships, and manufacturing facilities. The division operates production plants and service centers in the US, Sweden, Germany, China, and Australia.

GIANT CEMENT HOLDING, INC. (GCHI), headquartered in Summerville, South Carolina, produces cement, concrete and aggregate for residential, commercial, and infrastructure projects. It is also one of the largest users of waste-derived fuels in the United States. Its subsidiaries include Giant Cement Company, Inc., Keystone Cement Company, Giant Resource Recovery, Inc. (GRR!), and Dragon Products Company, LLC. These companies manufacture and sell Portland Cement and masonry products throughout the eastern United States. GCHI is the fourth largest producer of cement on the east coast. Giant Cement Company, established in Egypt, Pennsylvania in 1883, commenced production at its Harleyville, South Carolina plant in 1948 and moved its corporate Headquarters to South Carolina in 1970. In 1984, Keystone Cement Company of Bath, Pennsylvania, became part of the Giant Group. In 2006, the parent company of Dragon Products Company, LLC, and Coastal Cement Corporation was merged into GCHI.Giant Resource Recovery, established in 1987, primarily recycles industrial waste products as a fuel source for the cement kilns. Cement kiln recycling provides an environmentally safe method of disposing of unwanted wastes, realizes significant energy conservation, preserves natural resources, and reduces the amount of coal needed to manufacture cement. Cementos Portland Valderrivas, S.A., based in Madrid, Spain, purchased GCHI and all of its subsidiaries in 1999. Cementos Portland Valderrivas is the largest cement company in Spain and operates cement plants worldwide.

Clark Construction Group specializes in building landmarks. The general contractor has constructed iconic structures such as the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center and FedEx Field, the home of the Washington Redskins. Clark Construction serves commercial, institutional, and heavy construction customers around the US and is part of Clark Enterprises. It offers construction management, design/build, and general contracting services. Projects include convention centers, sports facilities, office complexes, hotels, airports, correctional facilities, manufacturing facilities, water treatment plants, highways and bridges, and high-rise apartments.

Millar Western Forest Products Ltd. company is a leading producer of bleached chemi-thermo-mechanical pulp. The pulp is used by other manufacturers to make printing, writing, and specialty papers as well as paperboard, tissue, and paper towels. Through a company-owned mill in Whitecourt, Alberta, and a managed mill in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Millar produces 450,000 metric tons of pulp per year. The company also produces 300 million board feet of kiln-dried spruce, pine, and fir lumber from two sawmills in Whitecourt, and Boyle, Alberta. Millar Western Industries Ltd. owns the company.

The pursuits of general contractor Macro-Z-Technology (MZT) include transportation and infrastructure projects, industrial and commercial construction, and specialty construction. MZT has worked on airfields, highways, bridges, water treatment plants, dams, and renovation and remediation projects in the western US. It specializes in concrete work and design-build projects for municipalities and the federal government. The company often serves public agencies (including the US Army Corps of Engineers and the US Department of Agriculture), as well as private clients from its regional offices in Arizona, California, and Washington. MZT was founded in 1989 by president and CEO Bryan Zatica.

Weston Homes builds apartments and houses in the UK. The company focuses its efforts on brownfield development and urban regeneration projects throughout the country. It has about a dozen projects scattered throughout England, either currently in operation (with rented or sold units) or under development. Building industry expert Bob Weston formed Weston Homes' parent company, Weston Group Plc, in 1987. Its first development was a four-bedroom, detached house in Essex; today its building portfolio features large high-rise developments in London's Docklands region.

Elkay Manufacturing. Elkay makes sinks, cabinets, countertops, drinking fountains, faucets, water coolers, and water filtration products for reidential and commercial use. The family-owned company sells products such as stainless steel sinks under such names as Harmony, The Mystic, and Elite Gourmet. It also offers kitchen accessories (colanders, cutting boards, soap dispensers). Elkay's cabinet brands include Yorktowne, Medallion, Schuler, and MasterCraft. Elkay is the parent of a dozen privately held companies and one joint venture, Elkay Pacific Rim. The company was founded in 1920 by the Katz family to make sinks for butlers' pantries and sculleries.

Tetra Tech NUS, Inc., provides environmental consulting, engineering, and remediation services. Its expertise extends to such areas as air quality management, compliance services, environmental analysis and planning, health sciences, homeland security, information technology, radioactive and hazardous waste investigation and protection, and water and wastewater treatment. Now part of engineering giant Tetra Tech, the company stemmed from nuclear utility consulting and engineering firm Nuclear Utility Services Corporation (NUS Corporation), which was founded in 1960. Clients, including government agencies and commercial industries, are served through 17 offices across the US.

Reyes Construction provides full construction contracting services for building bridges, retaining walls, and pipelines; storm drains, sewers, and water systems; and channels and flood control structures. The union contractor owns and maintains heavy equipment that includes dozers, excavators, loaders, backhoes, cranes, and a range of trucks (articulated, water, and boom trucks). Its clients include the City of Los Angeles, the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, Caltrans (the California Department of Transportation), and the US Army Corps of Engineers. CEO Joe Reyes founded the company in 1987.

Spectus manufacture their own products completely on their own site. This ensures full control of the make up and quality of the product. When combined with energy efficient double glazing units, Spectus systems either meet or exceed all current building regulations and provide excellent thermal protection against the loss of heat from your home.

Inviting Real Estate Agents, Job Placements Agents, Educational Institutes, Software Service Providers, Real Estate Builders, Marriage Bureaus, Travel Agents, Restaurant Owners, Health & Fitness Centers and other Local Businesses to Post a FREE Classified Advertisement on Cootera.com Classifieds Website.