HeidelbergCement AG has operations in 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. Subsidiary Hanson is a top building materials company in the UK. HeidelbergCement believes in concrete results. The company is one of the world's leading producers of cement and clinker (more than 100 million tons annually), and concrete; it is the largest cement producer in Germany. Cement, concrete, and aggregates together account for more than 90% of the company's sales. HeidelbergCement also has group services which manage fossil fuels and electricity for its operations and trade internationally in cement and clinker (an intermediate product used to make portland cement).

Panattoni Construction, Inc. (PCI) is in the business of building businesses. The design/build general contractor specializes in commercial and industrial construction projects, which include manufacturing and distribution facilities, master-planned business parks, and office and retail buildings. The company provides construction management services for such clients as Clorox, Amazon.com, PetSmart, and Whirlpool.The company's project portfolio ranges from smaller 2,500 sq. ft offices to large warehouses spanning more than one million sq. ft. PCI operates from 20 offices in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington.

Kell Muñoz Architects is very proud of that curly tilde above its name. As one of the largest minority-owned architectural firms in Texas it often incorporates mestizo regionalism into designs to reflect the diverse history and culture of the Texas/Mexico border. Kell Muñoz has worked on public, corporate, and academic projects such as the San Antonio Convention Center, Six Flags Fiesta Texas, Trinity University, and SeaWorld. In addition to its architectural and planning services the firm also offers logo design, branding, and interior design. Bartlett Cocke and John Kell Sr. co-founded Kell Muñoz Architects in 1927. Today the firm is led by entrepreneur and activist Henry Muñoz III and Geoffrey Edwards.

Jones Bros., Inc. company has evolved from a partnership between two brothers, Guy and Dillon Jones, with one bulldozer, to one of the largest bridge builders and heavy construction firms in the southeastern US. A transportation specialist, the company also is involved in highway construction and grading; site preparation for residential, industrial, and commercial projects; concrete paving; asphalt paving and operation of asphalt plants; and sewer rehabiliation using trenchless technologies. The company is still owned and operated by the Jones' descendants, including president and CEO M. Dale McCulloch, Guy Jones' grandson.

WS Atkins (Atkins) serves up a steady diet of engineering, management, and technical services to public and private sector clients in the rail, transportation, aerospace, defense, and energy sectors. The UK-based infrastructure consulting group divides its business into seven segments: design and engineering solutions; highways and transportation; rail; management and project services; asset management; the Middle East; and China and Europe. Atkins' rail business is one of the largest in Europe; it also operates in the US as well as other regions. The company operates through brands including Atkins, Faithful Gould, Peter Brown, and (the latest addition) PBSJ.

Hanson was quite a catch for HeidelbergCement, which bought the building materials giant in 2007 to become one of the world's top cement companies. Hanson Limited makes and delivers aggregates (crushed rock, sand, and gravel), ready-mixed and precast concrete, asphalt, bricks, flooring, and other building materials. Its products are used for civil as well as commercial, residential, and industrial jobs. Hanson also provides civil engineering services through Hanson Contracting (road surfacing) and Irvine-Whitlock (specialist brick and block laying). In the UK, Hanson Limited operates more than 350 manufacturing sites (more than half are cement plants) and maintains a delivery fleet of more than 1,000 vehicles.

Kleinknecht Electric Company (KEC) offers electrical construction and electrical, data, and telecommunications installation and maintenance services in the metropolitan New York City area. The company has two divisions (maintenance and datacom) and specializes in high-rise data infrastructure and landmark building renovation projects. KEC has completed projects in office buildings, broadcast facilities, museums, concert halls, and manufacturing facilities. The family-owned company, which was founded by George Kleinknecht in 1916, is one of the largest electrical contractors in the US.

MWH Global will make it work. The environmental engineering, construction, and management firm specializes in water-related projects or "wet infrastructure." Typical projects include building water treatment or desalination plants, water transmission systems, or storage facilitates. MWH also provides general building services for highway, bridge, airport, and industrial projects. The company is active in nearly 40 countries and serves mainly the water, renewable energy, and infrastructure and industry markets. Affiliates of the employee-owned company include software solutions provider MWH Soft, business and government relations firm mCapitol, and MWH Laboratories, which conducts research.

The Mann and Parker Lumber Company distributes and exports treated hardwood lumber from its stock of Northern Appalachian species. The company also operates the M&P Lumber Company, which kiln-dries green-hardwood lumber in Meadville, Pennsylvania (about 90 miles north of Pittsburgh), primarily for shipment to cabinet and furniture makers on the West Coast. The Mann and Parker Lumber Company was founded in Baltimore in 1902, but relocated to central Pennsylvania (New Freedom) after fire destroyed its operations in 1970. Chairman and CEO Robert Bushman Sr. owns the company.

MASISA lets the chips fall where they may -- as long as they end up in its MDF (medium-density fiberboard) and particleboard. MASISA manufactures particleboard, fiberboard, and related products, such as doors in Latin America. The company sells its wood board products under such trade names as Placa Masisa and Facilplac. Customers include furniture makers and the construction industry; Masonite International accounts for more than 40% of its solid wood product sales. One of the largest forestry groups in the world, MASISA has more than 240,000 hectares of forestry and reserve land in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Venezuela. Subsidiary Forestal Tornagaleones manages MASISA's timberlands in Argentina and Chile.

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