PYI Corporation invests in infrastructure and cargo port operations on China's Yangtze River. The company also provides commercial development related to its port facilities and owns a majority stake in Paul Y. Engineering Group. PYI's projects, including joint ventures, include the maritime rescue, bridge decking, railway, and surrounding development at Yangkou Port, located at the north end of the Yangtze River Delta. Paul Y. Engineering invests in, develops, and manages the construction of commercial, residential, hospitality, and institutional properties, primarily in Hong Kong.

British Gypsum Limited has five manufacturing plants in the UK. A fitting theme song for British Gypsum might be Pink Floyd's The Wall. British Gypsum Limited company is one of the UK's leading makers of plasterboard for walls and ceilings (sold under the Gyproc and Glasroc brands). British Gypsum also makes metal studs and channels for its wall systems and produces Thistle brand plaster products. Arteco makes its performance and acoustic tiles used by hospitals, schools, and offices.

SBLM Architects provides architectural services for commercial/residential, educational, government, restoration, and retail/entertainment projects. The firm also has an interiors group that supplements its five specialty areas. Clients include Hofstra University, AnnTaylor, West New York Public Library, and Rockefeller Center, Inc. SBLM Architects operates from offices in New York and Miami and an international office in Dublin.

The company is a leading supplier of housing and building materials in Japan. Through half a dozen subsidiaries, it provides such products as doors, housing sashes, storm shutters, ceramic siding, bathroom units and tile, and insulated panels, as well as security systems. It also supplies storefronts for commercial buildings, as well as skylights, steel doors, and customized store facades and shutters. JS Group works with distributors and has sales offices throughout Japan. Other operations include a real estate brokerage franchise, a chain of do-it-yourself stores, and home services including inspections and warranties.

Hancock Lumber Company, Inc. company manages more than 40,000 acres of timberland in the Pine Tree State and produces about 63 million board ft. of eastern white pine lumber at three sawmills. Its pine products are shipped nationwide. Hancock Lumber also operates retail and discount stores throughout Maine that sell roofing, siding, decking, windows and doors, custom kitchen products, cabinetry and millwork, and overstock building materials to both do-it-yourself homeowners and residential and commercial contractors. Founded in 1848, Hancock Lumber Company is owned and operated by sixth-generation members of the Hancock family.

Ciments Francais is owned by Italian cement group Italcementi. Ciments Francais expects business to be rock solid, as it has since 1881. Ciments Francais is one of the largest cement producers in France, but it also has operations in about a dozen countries across Europe, Asia, and North America. Ciments Francais' annual production includes some 50 million tons of cement (its largest segment), in addition to aggregates and ready-mixed concrete. Ciments Francais operates more than 40 cement plants, some 90 aggregate quarries, and more than 350 ready-mixed concrete plants. It owns more than 50% of Egypt's Suez Cement.

Thomas Concrete Industries, Inc. is one Georgia's largest producers of ready-mix concrete. Its products are used for commercial and residential projects and include high-strength, colored, exposed aggregate, and architectural concrete. The company operates about 50 plants in its home state and in North and South Carolina; it also has a fleet of mixer trucks. Thomas Concrete Industries is owned by Thomas Concrete Group AB, a Swedish conglomerate which also includes Fardig Betong and Thomas Beton. For Thomas Concrete Industries, the strength is in the mix.

Amarr was founded in 1951 by brothers Abe, Morris, and Herb Brenner and is owned by the Brenner family. This company is really into garage sales. Amarr designs, manufactures, and distributes garage doors for residential and commercial customers. Residential doors are made from steel, wood, aluminum, and wood composite; commercial doors come in aluminum, glass, or steel. Other products include garage door openers, screen doors, and vinyl garage flooring. The company offers door brands such as JELD-WEN, LiftMaster, Dynasty, and Linear. Amarr has 70 distribution centers in the US, Canada, Mexico, and Hungary, and its products are sold to dealers and major retailers such as Sears, Lowe's, Sams Club, and Costco.

National Gypsum Company is a fully integrated building products manufacturer and one of the leading gypsum board producers in the world. Placed end-to-end, the company’s annual gypsum board production would travel around the earth over 14 times. National Gypsum also offers a full line of interior finishing products including joint compounds, tape, and textures. Its growing cement board product line has a strong customer base in the United States and several other countries.

Aggregate Industries Management, which does business as Aggregate Industries US, is a rock-solid supplier of building materials and contracting services. The company produces aggregate products, such as crushed stone, sand and gravel, asphalt, ready-mix concrete, and recycled materials. It also acts as an asphalt paving contractor. The firm's products and services are used in public infrastructure and commercial and residential development projects, from highways and bridges to buildings. A subsidiary of UK-based Aggregate Industries and a part of Holcim, Aggregate Industries US operates half a dozen regional businesses throughout the country, including Hardaway Concrete and Meyer Material.

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