California's Gunite & Pool Plastering dove right into the business of gunite and plaster and pebble interior surfaces for swimming pools, fountains, and other applications. Gunite is a dry mixture of cement, sand, and water that creates waterproof surfaces when sprayed onto a mold. The company performs replastering and remodeling services on pools, including adding fountains, waterfalls, and spas throughout the San Francisco Bay area. California's Gunite & Pool Plastering also offers retaining wall repair, slope stabilization, faux rock formation, and reservoir and pond repair. President and part owner Manuel Rodriguez founded the company in 1992; it became a corporation in 1996.

SASCO helps companies get wired to the Net as well as to the power grid. The electrical contractor is one of California's largest privately held electrical and data contractors. It offers preconstruction consulting, design/build services, multimedia infrastructure planning, and other services. SASCO also specializes in data systems installation and the servicing of data, voice, and video networks. SASCO works from a network of offices in California, Washington, and Texas. The company has worked on electrical systems for small office buildings, hotels, and larger projects such as Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles International Airport and Kodak Theater in Hollywood. SASCO was founded in 1967.

Ivory Homes is the #1 homebuilder in Utah. Ivory Homes custom builds between 200 and 600 homes annually in seven counties (Davis, Salt Lake, Tooele, Utah, Wasatch, Washington, and Weber). It designs a variety of home styles from one-story ramblers to multi-level homes, and luxury villas. It also offers custom-designing options and has introduced a line of townhomes. The homes range in size from 1,700 sq. ft. to 6,600 sq. ft. and prices start at $150,000 and go up to $750,000. Ivory Homes offers financing services through Ivory Mortgage Corporation. Ivory has built more than 12,000 homes in some 750 communities since its founding by Ellis Ivory in 1964. CEO Clark Ivory owns the company.

Truland Systems takes current events seriously. The US electrical contractor is a privately-held group made up of about 10 companies that design, build, test, and maintain electrical systems in offices, condominiums, hospitals, hotels, sports stadiums, and mass transit facilities. Its services focus on building automated systems that increase speed and decrease energy consumption. As a specialty contractor, it is hired by general contractors, as well as commercial and public facility owners and developers. Clients have included Turner Construction, AOL, and the US Department of Homeland Security. Founded in 1913, the company is in its second generation of being family run, led by CEO Robert Truland.

N.C. Sturgeon, LP, the company provides general contracting, design/build, and construction management services for commercial and institutional projects, such as detention centers, retail stores, hospitals, schools, and churches. It is one of the top metal builders in the US, and clients have included Wal-Mart, Exxon Mobil, Harley Davidson, and Texas Tech University. N.C. Sturgeon works in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Nevada, California, Iowa, Arkansas, and Arizona. The company was founded in 1984 by president Chuck Sturgeon.

M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates (Gensler) consistently ranks among the largest architectural firms in the US. Founded as a tenant development company in 1966 by chairman and owner Art Gensler, the company has grown to include offices in more than 30 cities. Gensler offers architecture, interior design, urban design and planning, strategic consulting, and graphic services to almost every industry sector. The group also heads the ranks of interior design companies in the US, where it is a leading designer of government institutions, banks, offices, retail facilities, and schools. Projects include the 18-million sq. ft. CityCenter project in Las Vegas.

Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction (STECON) touches an array of construction projects across Thailand. Established in 1962, the engineering and construction firm primarily engages in governmental infrastructure projects, including highways, mass transit, power generation, water systems, telecommunications, and bridges. Recent projects include the Foreign Affairs Ministry headquarters, a Thai Airways aircraft maintenance center, and a thermal power plant for EGAT. STECON also builds oil refineries, petrochemical facilities, chemical plants, and residential housing. Thailand Securities Depository Company owns almost half of STECON shares.

Adolfson & Peterson provides general construction, construction management, design/build, and facilities maintenance services. With 10 offices scattered around the United States the company provides services for health care, multifamily residential, education, and institutional projects. Adolfson & Peterson also works on retail, office, hospitality, and manufacturing and distribution projects and offers historic renovation services. George Adolfson and Gordon Peterson established the company as a homebuilder in 1946. The Adolfson family has a majority stake in the company. David Adolfson (son of George Adolfson) continues to be active in the company and serves as chairman emeritus.

Canada's largest general contracting group, PCL Employees Holdings provides construction and heavy industrial services for public and private clients in Canada, the US, and the Caribbean. Subsidiary PCL Constructors is the holding company for several units that provide construction, design, restoration, maintenance, and other services for commercial, retail, civic, and residential projects. The group's heavy industrial arm performs services for manufacturing, petrochemical, power plant, and mining facilities. PCL has worked on such projects as the Toronto International Airport and the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Carpenter Ernie Poole founded the firm's predecessor in 1906; PCL is now owned by employees.

Environmental Mill & Supply specializes in the rustic look. The company provides a variety of wood products for residential or commercial applications. Environmental Mill & Supply produces such wood products as post oak and aromatic cedar paneling, pine decking, cedar and pine siding, trusses, beams, flooring, and more. Environmental Mill & Supply uses planers, edgers, bandsaws, and other equipment to make mouldings and custom woodwork that have a more finished look. The company sells leftover cedar sawdust and shavings by the bag or truckload for stable and stall use.

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