Holcim (Australia) produces aggregate, cement, asphalt, and concrete block and pipe. The company operates more than 240 concrete plants and about 80 hard rock, sand, and gravel quarries in Australia. Its Humes division manufactures steel-reinforced concrete pipes and other precast concrete products. Mexican cement giant CEMEX acquired Rinker Group in 2007 for more than $16 million and renamed it CEMEX Australia. The hefty price tag sent CEMEX into massive debt, though, and the parent began selling off assets. In 2009 CEMEX sold the unit to rival Holcim, which has targeted Australia as a growth market.

United CoolAir is dedicated to the design and fabrication of highly flexible commercial air conditioning systems. These standard and custom units include a variety of styles and capabilities.Product series are available for ducted above ceiling applications, ceiling grid units, floor mounted models, ductless types and portable systems. The units range from 1 to 72 tons of cooling or up to 150 kW of heat only products.

Lundy Services is pretty handy when it comes to providing custom drywall and millwork services to the commercial construction industry in the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area. The company's millwork shop makes base and trim moldings, laminate cabinetry, doors and frames, and custom architectural pieces. The company also works on exterior and interior wall construction, installs doors and frames, and constructs acoustical ceilings and wall panels. Customers include Burlington Northern and CompUSA. President James Lundy founded the company in 1988.

Keepmoat Homes (formerly Haslam Homes) specializes in building houses for first- and second-time buyers throughout Yorkshire, The Midlands, North East, and North West England. Staying away from building luxury homes with fancy living rooms and chandeliers, the homebuilder's business strategy, instead, is to work with local councils, regeneration partners, and other local affiliates to build affordable homes that are in line with government policies. Keepmoat constructs about 1,000 houses each year with many developments located in older communities that have seen better days. The company is a part of the Keepmoat plc group of companies and operates from five offices throughout England.

Howard Stanley Hart was a turn-of-the-century entrepreneur, inventor, industrialist, and builder. In 1892, in partnership with Norman P. Cooley, he established the Hart & Cooley Manufacturing Company in Chicago, the first cold-rolled steel plant west of Pittsburgh. One of Hart's many inventions of the next few years was a steel heating register that proved superior to traditional heavy cast-iron models.

Toll Brothers builds luxury homes in the US, targeting move-up, second-home, and retired buyers. Its single-family detached houses and apartments range in price from about $230,000 to some $2 million. The company also develops communities for active adults and operates country club communities. Subsidiaries offer related services and products including insurance coverage, title and mortgage services, and landscaping. Like its peers, Toll Brothers closed on fewer homes with the housing downturn and financial crisis: It went from delivering nearly 8,600 homes in fiscal 2006 to fewer than 3,000 in fiscal 2009.

Joseph Wong Design Associates (JWDA) provides architectural, master planning, interior design, project management, and programming services for public and private sector clients in China and the western US. Its portfolio of completed and in-progress projects includes the mixed-use residential and corporate Deep Blue Plaza towers and the Lotus Creative Center industrial complex (in China) and the San Diego Convention Center and the San Diego Marriott Del Mar Hotel (in the US). China-born architect Joseph Wong established JWDA in San Diego in 1977.

Saint-Gobain Corporation will probably be involved. The holding company oversees the North American operations of French materials group Compagnie de Saint-Gobain. Its subsidiaries produce and distribute a wide range of consumer, construction, and industrial products including building materials, flat glass, abrasives, ceramics, containers, crystal-based technology, cabinets and countertops, high-performance plastics, and technical fabrics. Holdings include CertainTeed (insulation, vinyl siding, shingles), Saint-Gobain Container (glass jars and bottles), and Norandex (building materials distribution). Saint-Gobain Corporation has more than 350 locations throughout North America.

JURONG International has building and construction covered from beginning to end and beyond. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides engineering and facilities management services in nearly 40 countries throughout Asia and the Middle East. The company provides expert design and build project management services, in addition to consulting services that include master planning, architectural design, and structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering. The company also offers facilities management and serves clients in commercial, industrial, residential, and institutional markets. JURONG International is owned by JTC Corporation, a Singapore-based industrial development company.

W.G. Mills has been going to school. The construction management and general contracting company is one of Florida's top school builders, tackling some 200 education facility projects. Operating as Mills Gilbane, the company also builds industrial, commercial/retail, residential (such as clubhouses and golf-course homes), and health care facilities. Its public facility projects include libraries and police stations. One of the top contractors in the US, Mills Gilbane is also a leading construction management at-risk firm. CEO Walter G. Mills founded his namesake business in 1972. Rhode Island-based Gilbane Building bought the company in 2010.

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