AMEC's got the power -- gas, oil, and nuclear. The engineering giant provides design, consulting, and project management services for the natural resources (oil sands, oil and gas, and mining), nuclear, clean energy, water, and environmental sectors. The company is active in the UK and the Americas, as well as other international locations such as Australia and the Middle East. AMEC is responsible for maintaining large, complex facilities such as nuclear power stations and oil and gas production facilities. The company also offers environmental consulting. Top clients include BP, Exxon Mobil, INPEX, Sellafield, and the US Air Force.

GeoTrans performs environmental engineering and consulting services, specializing in water and groundwater issues. A subsidiary of Tetra Tech, GeoTrans' helps businesses and government entities maintain the environment while taking care of business. Areas of expertise include environmental regulation compliance; water resource evaluation, planning, and development; solar energy consulting and services; resource optimization; remediation design and optimization; and sustainability strategy and analysis. GeoTrans has clients in the aerospace, automotive, energy, manufacturing, mining, and petrochemicals industries, among others.

Johns Manville, a Berkshire Hathaway company (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B), is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium-quality products for building insulation, mechanical insulation, commercial roofing, and roof insulation, as well as fibers and nonwovens for commercial, industrial and residential applications. JM serves markets that include aerospace, automotive and transportation, air handling, appliance, HVAC, pipe and equipment, filtration, waterproofing, building, flooring, interiors and wind energy. In business since 1858, the Denver-based company has annual sales of approximately $2 billion and holds leadership positions in all of the key markets that it serves. JM employs approximately 6,500 people and operates 41 manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and China.

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.

Leucadia National owns stakes in firms involved in manufacturing, auto finance, medical products, gaming, oil and gas drilling, and real estate. The investment firm typically seeks out troubled companies that it believes are undervalued; its largest segment is telecommunications, represented by portfolio company STi Prepaid, a provider of international calling cards that accounts for nearly 40% of sales. Other holdings include Idaho Timber, Conwed Plastics, Keen Energy Services (formerly Goober Drilling), and ResortQuest International, a resort property management firm, which manages US beach and mountain resorts.

Bradford White Corporation was founded in 1881. Bradford White Corporation helps folks get in (and stay in) hot water. Bradford White Corporation manufactures water heaters for residential, commercial, and industrial heating applications. It makes oil-fired products, gas power burners, and indirect-fired units. Through subsidiaries Bradford White-Canada and LAARS Heating Systems, it also manufactures products such as pool heaters, oil burners, and air handlers. Bradford White Corporation wholesales its products through a network of plumbing and heating professionals. Subsidiary Niles Steel Tank produces custom steel tanks for companies in the automotive, petrol-chemical, pharmaceutical, and refrigeration industries.

Sofame further developed markets for industrial process water heating and heating of institutional and multiple-unit rental buildings. The year 1997 marked a turning point for Sofame as it was listed on the Toronto Exchange under the symbol SDW. That year, Sofame also obtained a patent for its Ultra-High Efficiency water heater, of which it is still the world'S only authorized manufacturer. In 1999, Sofame achieved a breakthrough in the European market. Its first major contract was the installation of a Percotherm on the site of the Gaz de France Montoire de Bretagne LNG terminal. During that year, it also received one of its numerous awards(20 over the years), from the prestigious ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers).

Telford Homes builds new and converted apartments in and around London. The company's annual mix of contracts includes about 225 open-market private homes, more than 145 affordable homes produced for housing associations, and a commercial unit. Its private homes sell at an average price of 245,000. The company split its operations into two segments in 2004 -- Telford Homes Alto (larger flagship developments) and Telford Homes Metro (infill sites with shorter construction periods). The company was formed in December 2000.

Alman Construction Services does business as Alman Electrical Contractors in the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area. The firm undertakes electrical projects for clients in commercial, industrial, transportation, medical, government, and communications markets. The company services include industrial and commercial electrical work, installation and maintenance of high voltage projects, energy management, uninterruptible power system installation, and voice, video, and data systems integration. Founded in 1979, the minority-owned company has worked on projects for the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system and University of Texas Arlington.

Dominion Homes is the master of its domain -- some 60 communities in central Ohio, and in and around Jefferson, Indiana, and Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky. The company builds single-family entry-level, move-up, and luxury homes, as well as townhomes that range from about 1,000 sq. ft. to 3,500 sq. ft. Homes are priced between $90,000 to more than $300,000. Centennial Home Mortgage, an affiliate of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, offers financing, and affiliate Alliance Title Agency sells title insurance. In 2008 Dominion Homes was taken private by a group of investors, including founder and CEO Donald Borror and his BRC Properties, plus Angelo, Gordon & Co., and Silver Point Capital.

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.