Chevalier International, which takes its name from the French word for "knight", is a holding company with interests in a wide range of industries including construction, engineering, real estate, hotels, travel services, insurance, asset management, and information technology. Its interests span Australasia, Southeast Asia, Europe, and North America. Sister firm Chevalier Pacific Holdings invests in restaurants and food and beverage companies. Chairman Chow Yei Ching, who founded Chevalier International in 1970, controls the company through The Chevalier Group.

Architects Delawie Wilkes Rodrigues Barker (A|DWRB) has designs on the Southern California market. A|DWRB provides design/build architectural services that range from analysis (including due diligence, code analysis, and site analysis of existing conditions to determine specific use suitability of a site or building) to master planning and interior design services. Its portfolio includes designs for biotech and advanced technology firms, educational facilities, and hospitality projects. A|DWRB, which was founded in 1961, focuses on projects in Southern California, but has also served clients around the globe.

ARCADIS works globally but thinks locally. The company is built around an international engineering practice that works on environmental, infrastructure, construction, and communications projects with a special focus on environmental quality. (Its logo, a salamander, which is at home on land or in the water, symbolizes the company's philosophy of striving for ecological balance.) Its three service areas comprise infrastructure (public-private partnerships, water-wastewater, and rail infrastructure), facilities (asset and facilities management), and the environment (remediation and sustainability services). The company has trained its sights specifically on building its rail business, among other goals.

Christenson Electric is all charged up about the work it does. The electrical contractor provides services for a variety of markets including the government, utilities, renewable energy, health care, commercial, and industrial sectors. Its offerings include design/build engineering; high-voltage construction, energy, and data cabling; and commercial and industrial electrical construction. The company has experience developing and maintaining wind farms, solar installations, and hydropower facilities. Christenson primarily operates in the Pacific Northwest but has been increasingly active in the rest of the US. Founded in 1945, the company was acquired by its management in 2008.

Robbins Manufacturing puts most of its efforts into its construction materials operations. Through its lumber group, the company supplies pressure-treated southern yellow pine, spruce, plywood, and OSB (oriented strand board) to customers including treating plants, retail yards, and truss and pallet manufacturers. The division has lumber and distribution facilities in the eastern and midwestern US and markets its products nationwide. Robbins Manufacturing also operates in other construction-related realms.

Palm Harbor Homes, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and marketing of factory-built homes in the United States. The company manufactures a range of single and multi-section manufactured and modular homes, including ranch-style homes. It also builds single-section homes, split-level homes, cape cod style homes, and two and three story homes, as well as multi-family units, such as apartments and duplexes. In addition, the company offers conforming mortgages to the purchasers of factory-built homes sold by company-owned retail sales centers, as well as through certain independent retail dealers, builders, and developers. Further, it provides property and casualty insurance, as well as extended warranties for the owners of manufactured homes. As of September 24, 2010, the company sold homes through 54 of the company-owned retail sales centers and builder locations, as well as through approximately 135 independent retail dealers, builders, and developers. Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. was founded in 1977 and is based in Addison, Texas. On November 29, 2010, Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. along with its affiliates, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Delaware.

Apogee Enterprises, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the design and development of glass products, services, and systems. The company operates through two segments, Architectural Products and Services, and Large-Scale Optical Technologies. The Architectural Products and Services segment designs, engineers, fabricates, installs, maintains, and renovates the walls of glass, windows, storefront, and entrances comprising the outside skin of commercial and institutional buildings. This segment involves in the fabrication of coated and high-performance architectural glass; installation, maintenance, and renovation of full-service building glass; manufacture of aluminum window systems and curtain walls; paint and anodizing finish of architectural aluminum and PVC shutters; and fabrication of aluminum storefront, entrance, and curtain wall products. This segment markets its products through direct sales, and distribution and independent sales representatives to architects, building owners, general contractors, and glazing subcontractors in the commercial construction market. The Large-Scale Optical Technologies segment manufactures glass and acrylic products for the custom picture framing market and commercial optics. This segment distributes its products through independent distributors and mass merchandisers, as well as directly to museums, and public and private galleries. Apogee Enterprises, Inc. offers its products primarily in the United States, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Apogee Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1949 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The Freeman Corporation produces many varieties of wood veneer. Its four slicing lines and its high-speed rotary line produce a broad range of thicknesses, dimensions, and grain patterns. The company makes veneer from more than 50 species of wood, including imported lumber such as anegre and zebrano. It processes up to 800,000 sq. ft. of veneer per day. The company's customers include furniture, flooring, and millwork manufacturers, plywood factories, and veneer resellers. Originally known as The Tomlinson Company, The Freeman Corporation was founded in 1914 by George Tomlinson; his great-grandsons Reid and George Freeman now run the family-owned firm.

Fisher Development is a big fish in the tenant improvement general contracting sector. The company provides core/shell and historic preservation construction services for retail stores, restaurants, and corporate offices throughout the US and Canada. It also provides construction management and design/build services for its clients. Fisher Development builds for some of the top names in retail, including Sephora, Gap, Tiffany & Co., Foot Locker, and Williams-Sonoma. The company was originally founded as a residential subdivision builder in 1971 by chairman and owner Robert Fisher, brother of Gap founder and chairman Donald Fisher. The firm shifted to retail construction after building for Gap.

Pernix Group (formerly Telesource International) provides engineering and construction services and operates independent power generation projects in the Pacific region and in the US. The group offers project development and management, specialized construction and engineering, and utility and plant operations. It also brokers goods and services. While its previous focus had been on Fiji and other islands in the Pacific, Pernix Group has shifted its business model to emphasize offering construction services and working on power plant projects in North America. Kuwait-based civil, electrical, and mechanical group Sayed Hamid Behbehani & Sons controls 97% of the company.

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