Shanks Group plc,Europe's largest independent waste disposal enterprise, the company has a full range of waste management operations, including waste collection, transfer, and treatment; incineration; remediation services; hazardous chemicals treatment; and recycling. It operates 43 waste collection, transfer, treatment, incineration, and disposal sites in the UK, 35 in the Netherlands, 18 in Belgium, and one in Canada. Shanks has been working in partnership with local authorities throughout the UK, and has more than 40 municipal waste management contracts. It has similar contracts in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Saint-Gobain Corporation will probably be involved. The holding company oversees the North American operations of French materials group Compagnie de Saint-Gobain. Its subsidiaries produce and distribute a wide range of consumer, construction, and industrial products including building materials, flat glass, abrasives, ceramics, containers, crystal-based technology, cabinets and countertops, high-performance plastics, and technical fabrics. Holdings include CertainTeed (insulation, vinyl siding, shingles), Saint-Gobain Container (glass jars and bottles), and Norandex (building materials distribution). Saint-Gobain Corporation has more than 350 locations throughout North America.

JC General Contractors is Jose Chavez, president and founder (along with his wife, VP Hortencia Chavez) of the construction contracting firm. The company provides commercial and residential general contracting services in Texas and New Mexico, building banks, hotels, warehouses, restaurants, and retail shops. Residential work includes single and multi-unit developments. It provides design-build (site location, zoning and permitting, project management) and engineering (schematics, site development, construction documents and administration) services. JC General Contractors evolved from the operations of JC Concrete, which the Chavezes founded in 1986.

Lauren Engineers & Constructors is one of three business units of holding company The Lauren Corporation, along with Canadian-based KSI, East and KSI, West. Lauren Engineers & Constructors is a contractor that targets the power, chemical, special metals, and oil refining industries. In addition to its core engineering, procurement, and construction capabilities, the firm offers fabrication, project management, and mechanical and electrical maintenance services. With offices in Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, and Calgary, Lauren operates in about 40 states and Canada. Customers include Flying J, GE, and Proctor & Gamble. The company was originally established in 1984 as a subsidiary of Comstock Mechanical.

MEDCO Construction, a subsidiary of Baylor Health Care System. The general contractor began building hospitals and other facilities for the health care industry. It now has expanded its project list to include office buildings, education and athletic facilities, churches, and renovations. The company has three divisions -- millwork, electrical, and mechanical -- that carry out its work in millwork fabrication and installation; electrical and voice and data installations; concrete framework placing and finishing; mechanical and plumbing services; and engineering and layout services.

Pacific National Group (PNG) performs general contracting and construction management services in Arizona and Southern California. The company tackles a range of projects, including commercial and industrial complexes, medical buildings, high-tech and aerospace centers, and sports and recreation facilities. The company offers pre-construction through post construction services as well as site supervision. Its Modulex division manufactures aluminum door frames and glazing systems. PNG's client roster includes Northrop Grumman, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Universal Studios, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. The company was founded in 1959 as Pacific Luminaire.

General Hardwoods & Millwork (GHM) produces a broad selection of hardwood lumber and milled products such as mouldings, doors, decking, handrails, cabinetry, stairs, and tables. Species used include maple, mahogany, red oak, poplar, teak, and cherry. The company also offers softwood lumber (Douglas fir, cypress, and cedar), veneers, and carpentry supplies. In addition, GHM performs custom woodwork and fabrication services for such applications as yacht interiors and office furniture. Family-owned and operated GHM was established in 1987.

The father of CEO John Lattimore, Jr., founded LMC in 1961. Giant aggregates supplier Holcim owns 49% of LMC through US unit Holcim Participations (US); the Lattimore family owns the rest. Lattimore Materials Company (LMC) has been mixing things up in Texas for 50 years. The company mines aggregates (gravel, sand, and limestone) and produces and delivers concrete, primarily in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area but also in Houston, San Antonio, and southern Oklahoma. LMC operates about 30 ready mix concrete plant and a handful of aggregate mines; it also maintains a fleet of more than 400 mixer and haul trucks. The company's mining operations supply aggregates to outside customers and to its own concrete plants.

Simons Group says it designs and builds industrial and commercial buildings in the UK. Its Simons Construction unit, along with subsidiary Wrights Construction, builds distribution centers, hospitals, schools, retail and leisure spaces, and offices, as well as providing engineering services to customers. The group handles its property investment business through Simons Estates. Simons Design operates as its architecture and design division. Chairman and CEO Paul Hodgkinson and his brother, Philip, own the group.

Keepmoat Homes (formerly Haslam Homes) specializes in building houses for first- and second-time buyers throughout Yorkshire, The Midlands, North East, and North West England. Staying away from building luxury homes with fancy living rooms and chandeliers, the homebuilder's business strategy, instead, is to work with local councils, regeneration partners, and other local affiliates to build affordable homes that are in line with government policies. Keepmoat constructs about 1,000 houses each year with many developments located in older communities that have seen better days. The company is a part of the Keepmoat plc group of companies and operates from five offices throughout England.

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