Horton Homes, a subsidiary of Horton Industries along with sister subsidiary Dynasty Homes, makes manufactured houses and buildings, and HUD coded homes for sale primarily in the southeastern US. The company sells through retail centers in 12 states, where buyers may choose from more than 50 floor plans and such amenities as bay windows, vaulted ceilings, walk-in closets, and skylights. Since its 1970 inception inside an empty chicken house, the company has upped its production from three homes a week to 500 homes per week at the height of its popularity: it now makes about 100 units a week. Founder and CEO Nevils Horton Jr. owns the company.

One of Greece's largest construction and civil engineering companies, AEGEK specializes in public, municipal, and private construction projects and has completed bridges, dams, tunnels, hydroelectric facilities, irrigation systems, ports, and roads. The group was involved in constructing several projects for the 2004 Athens Olympics. It is also leading a railway project that will include the construction of 13 state-of-the-art stations for the Athens Metro public transportation system. With a boost from Greek post-WWII reconstruction, AEGEK was founded in 1950.

Danfoss has a multitude of homes covered. A leading industrial company in Denmark, the global firm produces mechanical and electronic components for equipment in a variety of sectors. The company operates through three divisions. The climate and energy unit, which includes refrigeration and air conditioning equipment, is the company's main focus. Another segment is made up of Sauer-Danfoss, which includes its mobile hydraulics business. The third segment includes several businesses that are being restructured. Danfoss operates 70 factories in 25 countries and it has more than 100 sales companies spread throughout the world. Mads Clausen established the company in 1933.

Comp-Utility Corporation provides engineering, design, procurement, and construction services for network operation centers, telecommunications facilities, and other IT systems. It specializes in creating reliable infrastructure systems, including uninterruptible power systems, voice and data cable installations, climate control, and room and storage design. The company has served corporate, government, and contractor customers primarily in Austin, Texas. President Randall Collier, who co-founded the company in 1992, owns Comp-Utility Corporation.

Fischer is King of its subdivisions. Residential developer Fischer Homes builds single-family houses, town houses, and condominiums in communities in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. It also builds stand-alone patio homes, ranch homes in planned subdivisions offering landscaping services and themed streetscapes. Fischer also markets homes under the brands Maple Street Homes and Grand Estates. The company's homes range in price from $100,000 to $650,000; it targets first-time buyers, large families, and empty nesters. Fischer Homes often partners with other area builders and developers in its investments. Principal company owner Henry Fischer formed the company in 1980.

Motor City Electric Co. has driven outside of its home state of Michigan to spark growth of its business operations. With offices in Indiana, Nevada, Florida, Texas, and Ontario, Canada, the company has become one of the largest electrical contractors in the US. Motor City Electric provides electrical construction and its divisions specialize in automotive, industrial, emergency, public works and steel, technology, and excavation services. The company and its group of subsidiaries have installed electric systems in office complexes, correctional facilities, manufacturing plants, casinos, water treatment facilities, and data centers.

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.

Fisher Development is a big fish in the tenant improvement general contracting sector. The company provides core/shell and historic preservation construction services for retail stores, restaurants, and corporate offices throughout the US and Canada. It also provides construction management and design/build services for its clients. Fisher Development builds for some of the top names in retail, including Sephora, Gap, Tiffany & Co., Foot Locker, and Williams-Sonoma. The company was originally founded as a residential subdivision builder in 1971 by chairman and owner Robert Fisher, brother of Gap founder and chairman Donald Fisher. The firm shifted to retail construction after building for Gap.

Thomas Armstrong has muscled its way into being one of the leading aggregates producers in the UK. Thomas Armstrong Holdings Ltd. also makes custom joinery, concrete blocks, and prestressed concrete (flooring, stairs, and panels) and operates a general construction business (residential, commercial, and industrial) and a timber division. Thomas Armstrong, a joiner, cabinetmaker, and wheelwright, founded the business in 1830. A century later the firm converted to a limited company. It has grown through acquisitions of companies such as ACP (Concrete) Ltd., William Rainford Holdings, Barnett's, Robinson's Concrete, and Tayban Developments. Thomas Armstrong has about 15 locations across the UK.

Founded in 1940 by Gene Winchester, QUIKRETE is still owned and operated by the Winchester family. QUIKRETE is set in its ways. The company makes more than 200 dry-packaged cement and concrete products, including concrete mixes, mortar mixes, and stuccos, as well as sand and aggregates. The products are sold to do-it-yourself consumers and professional contractors. QUIKRETE also makes coatings and concrete repair products, including vinyl patching mixes and tubed crack sealers. the company operates about 95 manufacturing plants throughout North, South, and Central America; it also has a research and development center in Atlanta.

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