Founded in 1897, the company is a subsidiary of Germany-based HeidelbergCement. Lehigh Cement Company has built a solid foundation in the cement business. One of the largest cement producers in North American, the company produces ready-mix concrete; concrete pipe and block; precast concrete; portland, blended and specialty cements; and aggregates. Other products include pre-stressed cement products, custom-color portland and masonry cement, fly ash, and other pozzolanic materials. Lehigh has about a dozen cement plants and more than 40 distribution terminals in North America. It serves customers who use its products in highway, architectural, industrial, and marine applications.

China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) is on track to remain one of the largest construction companies in China and one of the top 500 enterprises in the world. Although it specializes in railway infrastructure construction, CRCC also has operations in surveying, design, and consulting; industrial manufacturing of road maintenance machinery; and real estate development and logistics services related to its main construction business. In addition to railway systems, the state-owned corporation does work on highways, airports, marine ports, hydropower and water conservancy facilities, industrial plants, and municipal projects both at home and abroad.

Hood Industries' products come from deep in the forest to a place in your 'hood. The company manufactures plywood, lumber, and siding from Southern Pine at mills in Mississippi and Georgia. Its McEwen Group division distributes hardwood and softwood products to the specialty millwork industry and to cabinet and furniture makers throughout the Southeast and Arizona. In New England, Hood Industries' McQuesten Company division distributes building products, including composite and vinyl products, to independent retail lumberyards. Hood Industries was established in 1983. Hit by falling prices and demand for building products, the company closed its mill in Coushatta, Louisiana, in 2008.

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.

VELUX has been bringing natural light and ventilation into buildings since its founding in 1941. The company manufactures skylights and roof windows, as well as decoration and sunscreening products, roller shutters, blinds, remote control units, and solar panels. VELUX, which is part of VKR Holding, has production facilities in 10 countries and sells its products in nearly 40 countries worldwide. VELUX was founded by civil engineer Villum Kann Rasmussen, who invented the window for sloping roofs in Denmark and trademarked the product in 1942.

Integrated Management Services, which operates as IMS Engineers, provides engineering, consulting, and construction management services. IMS offers its services to a variety of industries; projects include aviation, environmental, transportation, water, and wastewater facilities. It has offices in Jackson, Mississippi; Memphis; New Orleans (where it participates in Hurricane Katrina recovery work); and Detroit, Michigan. The city of Jackson, Mississippi and Nissan Motor are among the company's customers. The minority-owned IMS was formed in 1996 by CEO John Calhoun and President Rod Hill. It is a mainstay on Inc. magazine's list of the fastest-growing private companies in the US.

Tumac Lumber Co., Inc. company distributes wood and wood products in the US and internationally. The company and its regional subsidiaries sell products such as mouldings, hardwoods and softwoods, composite products, decking, and furniture parts to kitchen cabinet companies and furniture manufacturers, utility companies, pulp mills, RV manufacturers, and others. Tumac exports lumber (Douglas fir and southern yellow pine) to Europe, hardwood logs and lumber to Asia, and industrial and construction products to customers in the Caribbean. Paul McCracken and Bill MacPherson established Tumac Lumber in 1959.

Jaya Tiasa's newest venture is palm oil. It is developing more than 200,000 acres of plantation land and plans to operate six palm oil mills by 2014. Jaya Tiasa's businesses are growing, and, one might even say, soaring. The company owns timber operations, oil palm plantations, and a small helicopter chartering service. Its timber products include round logs, sawn timber, plywood, blockboard, and veneer, all produced from the trees grown on almost 2 million acres of forest in Malaysia. Jaya's wood products are exported to the Asia/Pacific, the US, the Middle East, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The company also has a reforestation operation, which grows and sells tree seedlings.

Tetra Tech NUS, Inc., provides environmental consulting, engineering, and remediation services. Its expertise extends to such areas as air quality management, compliance services, environmental analysis and planning, health sciences, homeland security, information technology, radioactive and hazardous waste investigation and protection, and water and wastewater treatment. Now part of engineering giant Tetra Tech, the company stemmed from nuclear utility consulting and engineering firm Nuclear Utility Services Corporation (NUS Corporation), which was founded in 1960. Clients, including government agencies and commercial industries, are served through 17 offices across the US.

American Buildings Company manufactures metal buildings and roofing products for industrial, institutional, and commercial construction applications. From multi-story buildings to customized self-storage units to metal roof and wall panels, the company's buildings and components are marketed through a network of more than 1,000 authorized builders and dealers in the US and Canada. Its heavy fabrication capabilities include building custom-engineered steel mills, sports stadiums, and large aircraft maintenance hangars. American Buildings Company and its former parent, MAGNATRAX, were acquired by steelmaker Nucor Corporation in 2007.

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