The company manufactures veneers and hardwood lumber, primarily using species that include ash, cherry, hard maple, hickory, walnut, poplar, red oak, white oak, and other native American trees. NVI markets its products to manufacturers of furniture, plywood, doors, and cabinetry. The employee-owned company uses the sawdust left over from production to fuel its boiler, which produces steam energy to run production processes.

Black & Veatch Ltd. engineering firm provides consulting, refurbishment, and decommissioning services for water-related projects in Europe. A subsidiary of Black & Veatch Holding, the group provides design and management of dams, pipelines, canals, water/wastewater and industrial water treatment plants, as well as the refurbishment of water and wastewater industry structures and facilities. Black & Veatch Water Europe also provides mechanical and electrical engineering design services, building design and project management services, and IT services.

Therma Corporation is a mechanical contractor that specializes in the design, installation, and service of piping systems for the transmission of fluids and gasses. The company also designs and manufactures air-conditioning systems, duct systems, and clean rooms. It serves commercial, industrial, and biomedical concerns in Northern California. President Joe Parisi and CFO Nicki Parisi co-founded the company in 1967 to serve the burgeoning semiconductor and biomedical industries in the San Francisco Bay area. Its clients have included Intel, Varian, Texas Instruments, and Hewlett-Packard.

United Subcontractors, Inc. (USI) insulates its customers from the harsh conditions of the great outdoors. The company, which was founded in 1998, installs residential and commercial insulation systems in more than 150,000 homes and buildings annually. In addition to new residential projects, the company provides services for commercial construction. It also offers building products including shelving, fireproofing, garage doors, flooring, windows, glass, and paneling. USI has some 35 US locations. A downturn in the construction and new home building market forced USI to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2009. It emerged from bankruptcy later that year.

Cementir - Cementerie del Tirreno SpA is working to build a concrete future. The company makes and sells Portland cement as well as concrete and related products, such as composite concretes made for use in blast furnaces and other applications. Founded in 1947, it sells products primarily to sister companies in the Caltagirone group, of which Cementir is a subsidiary. Its cement is used in water projects, bridges, and dams as well as in roads, tunnels, and other infrastructure. Cementir also has operations in Turkey, Denmark, China, and other international locations. Through various subsidiaries and holdings, chairman Francesco Caltagirone (also chairman of Caltagirone) controls more than 60% of Cementir - Cementerie del Tirreno S.p.A. company.

Bouygues (U. K.), a subsidiary of Gallic giant Bouygues, provides full-service construction, engineering, and design contracing services throughout the UK. Bouygues (pronounced "bweeg") UK targets the health care, education, and housing sectors; it has also completed office, retail, industrial, and residential projects. The company was involved in the award-winning redevelopment of the Home Office headquarters, completed in 2005. Bouygues UK's sister company Ecovert provides facilities maintenance services. The firm is a key player in the Private Finance Initiative (PFI), in which private funds are used to build and maintain public buildings. Bouygues UK also pursues private-sector clients.

Barton Malow scores by building end zones and home plates. The construction management and general contracting firm, which has built its share of sporting facilities, also makes points for its schools, hospitals, offices, and plants. The company offers design/build and program management services ranging from the pre-planning stage to completion throughout the US and Mexico. Projects have included the Detroit Institute of Arts and Cultural Center and the Baltimore Orioles stadium. Affiliate Barton Malow Design provides architecture and engineering services, while Barton Malow Rigging installs process equipment and machinery. Carl Osborn Barton founded the employee-owned firm as C.O. Barton Company in 1924.

American Walnut Company manufactures hardwood lumber, walnut gunstock blanks, and other wood products. The company gets its logs from species that include American black walnut, red oak, white oak, soft maple, hard maple, pecan, ash, and cottonwood from Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Oklahoma, and Nebraska. Its plant in St. Joseph, Missouri, plant annually produces more than 3 million board ft. of lumber. Subsidiary Dyrnamic Research Technologies produces handgun and rifle ammunition for hunting and law enforcement. Other offerings include export packaging and in-house freight forwarding. The firm traces its roots to 1889. American Walnut Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July 2010.

Log Cabin Homes designs and manufactures custom log homebuilding packages for customers throughout the US and in more than 50 countries worldwide. Homebuyers can choose from more than 50 floor plans which feature various styles and sizes -- from one-bedroom hideaways to two-story, five-bedroom showplaces ranging from 560 sq. ft. to more than 4,000 sq. ft. The company also designs additional structures such as barns, garages, or guesthouses. Log Cabin Homes operates a rail yard, an intermodal container facility, and a fleet of trucks to ensure delivery of its products. The company, which was started in 1987, adopted the American buffalo as its symbol and owns a herd of more than 120 of the animals.

Rooney Holdings, through Manhattan Construction and other subsidiaries, builds hospitals, schools, government buildings, roads and bridges, and sports facilities including the Dallas Cowboys Stadium and Reliant Stadium in Houston. Rooney's family of companies offer construction management, general contracting, and design/build services in the US, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. The family-owned company also operates an insurance agency and manufactures electronics through OAI Electronics.

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