Ridgeons Group has high hopes for supplying timber and other building materials for customers in the East Anglia region of the UK. The company distributes such products as bathroom and kitchen supplies, flooring, paint, plumbing products, and power tools. Ridgeons also rents equipment, including cement mixers, garden machinery, and basic carpentry implements. Founded in 1911, the company serves the construction and home improvement markets from its some 20 branch locations.

Taiheiyo Cement has laid a solid foundation in cement and construction materials. Through some 310 subsidiaries and more than 135 affiliates, Taiheiyo operates in the resource, environmental, building materials, and construction industries. With about 30 cement plants around the world, ready-mix concrete and concrete products is at the core of Taiheiyo. It also operates several limestone mines, and is involved in the ceramics and electronics business. Other non-cement operations include recycling businesses, which process materials such as wood chips and plastic, as well as sludge and industrial waste. Taiheiyo affiliates also provide real estate leasing and development throughout Japan.

Gross Veneer Sales wholesales and distributes hardwood veneer, hardwood plywood, and other related products. Its offerings include cabinet parts, drawer components, face veneer, cut stock, and cut-to-size blanks. The company uses a broad range of domestic and imported species for its products. These range from maple, oak, poplar, and ash to Brazilian rosewood, mahogany, butternut, and lauan. Company president Robert Gross owns the enterprise.

Nortek delivers a breath of fresh air. The company makes and distributes heating, air conditioning, ventilation (HVAC), and home technology products for the residential and commercial construction, remodeling, and renovation markets. In addition to HVAC systems, Nortek's wares include range hoods and other ventilation products, indoor air-quality systems, lighting controls, and home entertainment and security system equipment. Products, which are sold primarily in North America and Europe, bear the Nortek name, along with other brands including Broan-NuTone, as well as such licensed names as Frigidaire and Maytag.

End Systems knows absolutely no end in providing a variety of services in HVAC and electrical contracting. The company primarily manages, documents, and tests the work of installers. Included among these services are creating computer-generated fitted drawings for building services and testing buildings for air tightness and water treatment. End Systems also provides energy log books to building managers to document their property energy requirements. Clients have included Bovis, AstraZeneca, and Amec. Managing director Brian Townsend started the company in 1976.

Roseburg Forest Products has branched out as a diverse producer of wood products. Formed in 1936, the company produces specialty panels (melamine, particleboard, and vinyl laminates), engineered wood products (joists, beams, and rimboards), and plywood products such as siding and concrete forming. Its products are available through dealers, home centers, and wholesale distributors. Roseburg manages more than 700,000 acres of timberland in California and southern Oregon. The company has more than a dozen manufacturing facilities in the Northwest and Southeast. Heirs of philanthropist Kenneth Ford, who established the Ford Family Foundation, own and lead the company.

C.W. Matthews Contracting during Sherman's march to the sea. The company provides highway and bridge construction and commercial site work. It also provides asphalt paving and is one of the largest plant-mixed asphalt producers in the Southeast. The group operates about 30 asphalt plants in Georgia and manufactures nearly 6 million tons of hot mix each year. Its projects include the transformation of an old steel plant into Atlantic Station -- a 138-acre mixed-use development in Atlanta. In 1946 C.W. Matthews and several partners founded Marietta Construction Company, which became C.W. Matthews Contracting Company in 1954; today it is led by C.W.'s son, CEO Robert Matthews.

KML Engineering can usually be found between Point-A and Point-B. The company is a leading provider of solutions and systems for the public transportation and utility industries. Systems designed by KML include Toll collection systems, automatic fare collection, display and queue management systems, and entrance control (turnstiles). The company's fabrication services unit provides consoles, equipment cabinets, and terminal kiosks. KML's engineering division delivers engineering expertise in fields including railway signaling, communications, and electrical power distribution. Affiliate KML Technology Limited markets KML Engineering's revenue collection and turnstile systems.

EDGE tries to edge out the competition when bidding on civic and other contracts. Construction company EDGE Development offers general contracting, design/build, engineering, construction management, and lease/buyback services. The company specializes in such projects as public schools, parks, and civic and commercial facilities. Its portfolio includes an athletic center for the City of Highland; a library in Napa Valley; fire stations for Carlsbad and Oceanside; and numerous elementary, middle, and high schools. The company is controlled by Steve Prophet and Dayne Wagoner, who founded EDGE in 1989.

U.S. Ecology, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides radioactive, hazardous, polychlorinated biphenyls, and non-hazardous industrial waste management and recycling services in the United States. The company accepts hazardous, polychlorinated biphenyls, industrial and low-level radioactive waste, naturally occurring and accelerator produced radioactive materials, and low-activity radioactive materials, as well as provides waste treatment and disposal facility services. It offers its services to commercial and government entities, such as refineries and chemical production facilities, electric utilities, manufacturers, steel mills, and medical and academic institutions. The company was formerly known as American Ecology Corporation and changed its name to U.S. Ecology, Inc. in February 2010. U.S. Ecology, Inc. was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.

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