Weeks Marine doesn't drag its feet when it comes to dredging. The company is one of the largest providers of dredging services in the Gulf of Mexico, where a majority of all US dredging occurs. (Dredging involves the moving of sand and sediment to maintain, and often deepen, navigation channels at shipping ports.) The family-owned company also performs construction and demolition of bridges, piers, jetties, pipelines, and offshore platforms throughout North and South America. It is also one of the largest stevedoring (cargo handling) companies on the US East Coast. Weeks Marine was originally founded in 1919 as the Weeks Stevedoring Company.

Pickens Roofing can help. Roofing contractor Pickens Roofing specializes in commercial roofing and metal construction. The company provides new roofing, roof repair and replacement, roof maintenance, and siding services. It operates from facilities in Belton and Anderson, South Carolina, and is a subsidiary of family-owned and operated Pickens Roofing & Sheet Metals, Inc., of Spartanburg.

Taiwan Cement is a hard act to follow. Taiwan Cement Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells a variety of cement and ready-mixed concrete products for distribution throughout Asia, the Middle East, and the US. As the largest cement supplier in Taiwan, Taiwan Cement Co., Ltd. produces some 25 million metric tons of cement annually from its plants in Taiwan. It plans to double capacity and expand by building new plants, especially in the growing Chinese market. In 2010 it bought Prosperity Minerals Holdings' cement unit for about $500 million, enhancing its holdings on the mainland. In addition to its cement operations, Taiwan Cement Co., Ltd. produces paper, paper bags, and sludge treatment agents.

Environmental Mill & Supply specializes in the rustic look. The company provides a variety of wood products for residential or commercial applications. Environmental Mill & Supply produces such wood products as post oak and aromatic cedar paneling, pine decking, cedar and pine siding, trusses, beams, flooring, and more. Environmental Mill & Supply uses planers, edgers, bandsaws, and other equipment to make mouldings and custom woodwork that have a more finished look. The company sells leftover cedar sawdust and shavings by the bag or truckload for stable and stall use.

CRH public limited company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and supply of building materials worldwide. It provides cement, aggregates, readymixed concrete, asphalt/bitumen, and agricultural and chemical lime materials; architectural and structural concrete products; clay products, such as clay facing bricks, pavers, blocks, and roof tiles; and building products, including construction accessories, building envelope products, and insulation products, as well as offers transportation, construction, and paving services. The company also produces concrete masonry and hardscape products, packaged lawn and garden products, and prepackaged cement mixes; precast, prestressed, and polymer concrete products, as well as plastic box enclosures; manufactures and installs modular precast structures for use in structures, such as hotels, apartments, dormitories, and prisons; and concrete pipes for use in storm and sanitary sewer applications. In addition, it provides architectural glass products comprising insulated, spandrel, laminated, security, and sound control glass products; engineered aluminum glazing systems products consisting of storefront and entrances, curtain wall, skylights, and architectural windows; and welded wire reinforcement and fencing products. Further, the company markets and sells supplies to the construction sector and to the general public through professional builders’ merchants stores and Do-It-Yourself (DIY) stores. As of December 31, 2009, it operated 663 builders’ merchants stores and 241 DIY stores. CRH plc was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Milgard was purchased by Masco Corporation, one of the world's largest manufacturers of brand-name consumer products for the home and family. Masco owns many admired companies within the building community, such as Delta Faucet Company, Merillat Cabinetry, Hot Spring Hot Tubs and KraftMaid Cabinetry. Masco is a leading provider of services that include the sale and installation of insulation and other building products. Through Masco, Milgard is receiving the support it needs to bring its high-quality windows and doors to more homes throughout the country.

Holcim Ltd. engages in the manufacture and distribution of cement, and the production, processing, and distribution of aggregates worldwide. It offers cement comprising clinker and cement, mineral components, and other cementitious materials; aggregates, including crushed stone, gravel, and sand, which are primarily used in manufacturing ready-mix concrete, concrete products, and asphalt, as well as for road building and railway tracks; and ready-mix concrete and asphalt products. In addition, the company provides consulting, research, trading, and engineering services, as well as environmental services, including waste management. Holcim was founded in 1912 and is based in Jona, Switzerland.

Urata & Sons is a solidly established provider of concrete contracting services including slab and curb and gutter work. The firm focuses on large scale tilt-up buildings, parking structures, schools, hospitals, public works projects, multi-family residences, and other commercial ventures, including malls, casinos and resorts, and industrial complexes. Most of its projects are in California and Nevada. Urata & Sons' customers include high-profile contractors DPR Construction, Turner Construction, and The Walsh Group. The company was started in 1974 by Sofio Urata and his sons, Charles and Frank, who began by paving residential patios and driveways.

Strata Homes Limited company, founded in 1919 and still family run, builds single-family houses, townhouses, and apartments in the northwestern UK. Strata currently has about 16 projects in various stages of development throughout South and West Yorkshire and the Midlands. The company sells more than 450 new homes annually, with an average selling price of approximately $298,000. Its goal is to sell 700 new homes in 2008. Challenges that could keep Strata from achieving this include the limited supply and subsequent rising cost of land in the UK. To address this, subsidiary Strata Regeneration identifies opportunities for land regeneration.

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