Chas Roberts isn't just the name on the door. Chas and Alice Roberts founded Chas Roberts Air Conditioning in 1942. The business has been family owned and operated since day one.Prior to founding the business, Chas worked as a serviceman for the local utility. In the early years, sales consisted of home appliances, coolers, furnaces, air conditioners and service. In the 50s and 60s, the company grew doing retrofits of houses with coolers to air conditioners, new installs in custom and tract homes and light commercial air conditioning. Chas Robert's son, Chuck, took over managing the company in the 60s and provided the vision for future growth.

Clear Lake Lumber is well known for its hardwood. Clear Lake Lumber, a family-owned business, produces hardwood lumber products from species that include white oak, red oak, hard maple, soft maple, ash, beech, hickory, black walnut, poplar, cherry, and more. Clear Lake Lumber distributes its products to clients worldwide. The company promotes sustainable forestry practices and offers logging and timberland management services. Clear Lake Lumber was founded in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania in 1973 and began the business by selling only green lumber.

Harland and Wolff's (H&W) ship has sailed. After launching vessels from its Belfast shipyard since 1861, the company has closed down most of its shipbuilding operations. Famous as the builder of the "Titanic", H&W is now focused on design services, heavy engineering, and contract projects such as ship repair and structural jobs. It is involved in ship conversion, steel fabrication, and some shipbuilding. It participated in building the Black Hall Place Bridge in Dublin. It is developing a research and tourism area called Titanic Quarter at its Queen's Island site. H&W has also entered the renewable energy industry, assembling wind turbines. Norwegian shipping firm Fred. Olsen Energy owns the company.

Grasim is in touch with its soft side and its tough side. Once primarily a textile manufacturer, Grasim Industries Limited is also engaged in the production of cement and chemicals. Grasim makes 18 million meters of textiles a year in its Haryana and Madhya Pradesh plants in India; its synthetic suiting (sold under the Grasim and Graviera brand names) is sold in a network of more than 250 showrooms and wholesalers. Grasim Industries Limited also produces viscose staple fiber (VSF). Grasim is a major producer of cement; it ventured into cement production in the 1980s and now operates about two dozen plants throughout India. A subsidiary of Aditya Birla, Grasim was established in 1948.

Halliburton Electrical keeps northwest England wired. The company -- no relation to engineering/construction giant Halliburton -- provides electrical services to commercial and industrial clients. The company's offerings include cabling systems, switchgear, fire alarm systems, heating, security lighting, and office refurbishment, among others. Halliburton Electrical serves clients mainly in the aerospace, food, manufacturing, hospital, and brewery industries, as well as local authorities and housing associations. Partner Brian Halliburton founded the company in 1963 and operates with his son and co-partner Stephen Halliburton.

Cementos Portland Valderrivas is 67%-owned by construction firm Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas. Cementos Portland Valderrivas has built a business on a strong foundation. The company, founded in 1903, produces some 18 million tons of cement and clinker (an intermediate product used to make portland cement) annually at 15 plants in Spain, the US, South America, Africa, and Europe. Its acquisition of 64% of Corporacion Uniland cemented its position as the #1 cement producer in Spain. In the eastern US, the company makes and distributes cement, gravel, and sand through Giant Cement Holding. It also produces concrete, operates lime factories, and has transportation companies.

Hill & Smith Holdings. The company is a manufacturer of building and construction as well as industrial products and services. Hill & Smith, which operates through a variety of subsidiaries, makes products ranging from highway crash barriers and street lighting columns to industrial flooring and access systems. Other products include fencing, plastic pipe, and roofing. It also offers such services as perforating and component manufacturing (Ash & Lacy) and steel forging and rolling (Bromford Iron & Steel). Customers include airports, construction companies, and public works operators among others.

MFM Building Products, founded in 1961 by Robert E. Simpson, offers the construction industry nearly 50 years of knowledge and expertise in providing waterproofing and weather barrier products. From humble beginnings, this family-owned company has continued to grow and foster new product development, improved product performance and help reduce overall costs with a value-based philosophy.

Graycor translates blueprints into buildings. The company builds industrial, commercial, health care, and educational facilities in the US, Canada and Mexico. Through its four subsidiaries Graycor offers construction management, maintenance, and design/build services on projects ranging from industrial plant additions to office towers and shopping malls. It provides such trade services as carpentry and concrete and steel work. It also offers blasting, refractory relining, and other maintenance services for power utilities and automotive, food, metals, and waste management companies. Chairman and CEO Melvin Gray and his family own Graycor. Clients have included ArcelorMittal, Motorola, Toyota, and Lafarge.

The buzz on BUZZI UNICEM is that it is big in the cement and concrete industry. One of Italy's largest cement and concrete groups, BUZZI UNICEM produces expanded clay, ready-mix concrete, cement, aggregates, and other building materials in about a dozen countries; the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Slovakia, and the US are its largest markets. The group operates some 40 cement plants, 530 ready-mix concrete plants, and 35 aggregate quarries in North America and Europe, as well as Algeria and Russia. BUZZI UNICEM controls Dyckerhoff, a leading cement group and construction materials company in Germany. The Buzzi family owns a majority of BUZZI UNICEM's stock.

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