From apartment units to rails to office buildings, Royal Volker Wessels Stevin covers construction for home, transportation, and work. The group, which uses the trade name VolkerWessels, is made up of about 100 companies overseen by a board of management. The group works in all aspects of construction, mainly in five sectors including building and property development in the Netherlands, civil engineering, roads, and rail, infrastructure, technology and telecommunications, infrastructure and land development in North America, and supplies and services. The companies focus on the Dutch market but also operate in the UK, Canada, and the US. CVC Capital Partners owns about 43% of the company.

Evapco keeps its cool especially under pressure. The company is a manufacturer of evaporative cooling and heat transfer equipment for both the commercial and industrial refrigeration markets. Its products include condensers, coolers, cooling towers, pressure vessels, recirculator packages, thermal ice coils, and water treatment systems. Evapco's products are used by customers engaged in food and beverage and industrial processing. It has sales offices, research and development centers, and manufacturing facilities in the US, Africa, Asia/Pacific, and Europe. Evapco is an employee-owned firm founded in 1976 by William Kahlert, Wilson Bradley, and John Luetkemeyer.

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.

Pro2Serve Professional Project Services lives to serve. The contractor provides technical and engineering services that support the security of infrastructures in the US defense, energy, and environmental markets. Pro2Serve designs high-level security systems to protect national laboratories, government facilities, and US nuclear weapons. Its work with the US Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration aims to secure nuclear sites and dangerous radiological materials around the world. The company also offers environmental services, which include facility planning, compliance consulting, remediation, and waste management. Founded by president Barry Goss, Pro2Serve is privately held.

W.A. Rasic Construction was founded by Walter A. Rasic who was born in Dole, Hercegovina to Croatian parents. He left his family at an early age with the dream of escaping communist Yugoslavia. He made it as far as a German Work Camp where he spent three years learning the trade of installing waterlines. However, America’s pull was strong, and so was his ambition. Teaching himself English, Walter Rasic finally made it to America in 1961. He began his career working for a cousin of his who was an established pipeline contractor. To get ahead in life he also got a second job washing dishes at night. In the early 70’s Walter started his own construction company and subsequently, in 1978, he incorporated into W.A. Rasic Construction.

Atlantic Plant Maintenance (APM) shoots for smooth sailing in the sea of industrial maintenance. Through three divisions, APM performs construction, maintenance, and electrical work on industrial plants around the world. Its services include construction management, engineering, installation, upgrades, equipment disassembly, pipe fabrication, rigging, and welding. Clients come from the chemical, energy, food and beverage, oil and gas, power, pulp and paper, and water industries, among others; they include Cinergy, Commonwealth Edison, and General Electric. Founded in 1977, the company has half a dozen offices throughout the US.

MDU Resources builds and repairs the infrastructure our nation needs — the roads, the power lines, the electrical wiring and appliances, the building foundations. And MDU Resources supplies the energy and fuel our nation needs — building a strong America. In doing so, MDU Resources cannot overlook its responsibility to the environment, the communities we serve and our stakeholders. Through established operational practices and by leading or participating in a number of programs, MDU Resources helps ensure a viable environment. These practices include minimizing waste and maximizing resources, supporting environmental laws and regulations that are based on sound science and cost-effective technology and complying with or exceeding all applicable environmental laws, regulations and permit requirements.

Wood Treaters pressure treat enough wood to supply the US construction industry with marine and foundation piling, building poles, and southern yellow pine products. The company also supplies vinyl sheet piling manufactured by CMI Limited Company under the C-LOC and ShoreGuard brands, as well as natural and composite wood material made by CertainTeed and Trex used for decks, fences, docks, and other outdoor applications. Additional products offered include a protective wood coating by WoodRx and hardware such as nuts, bolts, rods, and washers. Wood Treaters was formed in 1980. It filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009.

Aker Construction is part of the North American union construction and maintenance division of Norway-based Aker Solutions. Active in the US and Canada, the company provides heavy and civil construction and renovation services for power generation plants and other industrial projects. Aker Construction offers services such as prime contracting, electrical work, equipment setting, heavy mechanical contracting, steel erection, piping, and construction management. After Aker Solutions sold most of its process and construction operations (including non-union businesses) to Jacobs in 2011, its union construction division, including Aker Construction, was transferred to the newly formed Aker Contractors segment.

The Kleinfelder Group isn't afraid to get its hands dirty. Since its start as a materials testing lab in 1961, the company has expanded to become one of the largest engineering consulting and design groups in the US. Kleinfelder's operating subsidiaries offer soils and materials testing, geotechnical engineering, construction management, and environmental services. With about 50 domestic offices and locations in Australia and Guam, the group targets the energy, transportation, water, commercial/industrial, government, and education markets; projects run the gamut from building underground parking garages to establishing wind farms. Jim Kleinfelder, who retired in 1993, founded the employee-owned company.

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