Burkel-Piette is willing to work with wood. The company produces flat and curved hardwood veneer used in various applications that include wood musical instrument components (cello backing, piano pin planks, drum sticks, and drum shells), recreational and sporting good items (skateboards, racket paddles, archery handles, propellers, and gun stocks), and other items ranging from novelty cigarette lighter covers to cabinet doors. The company began operations in 1993.

Bowmer & Kirkland Limited group offers commercial and residential construction, civil engineering, and property development services. It specializes in supermarkets (Tesco) and other retail projects (Primark) throughout the UK, as well as office, educational, industrial, health care, and hospitality projects. The family-run, privately-owned Bowmer & Kirkland was founded in 1923 by the grandfather of chairman John Kirkland. Among its businesses are units for structural steelwork fabrication, industrial roofing and cladding systems, HVAC control systems, mechanical and engineering services, and interiors and decorating.

Pfleiderer AG makes engineered wood products including particle board, medium- and high-density fiberboard, wood panels, and laminate flooring. Pfleiderer sells its products to furniture makers and building supply stores in 80 countries. Germany accounts for about a third of sales.Pfleiderer AG company makes its wood products at more than 20 plants in North America and Europe. Among its subsidiaries are Swedish laminate flooring maker Pergo and Canada's Uniboard.. JPMorgan Chase affiliate One Equity Partners owns nearly 30% of Pfleiderer. The Pfleiderer family owns about 10%.

Velosi keeps quality in check for oil and gas companies around the globe. The company provides quality assurance, quality control, inspection, and certification services to such multinational bigwigs as BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell. It has also served public utilities, engineering contractors, manufacturing facilities, and small fabrication workshops. Services range from equipment testing to vendor audits to engineering and construction management. Velosi has regional offices in the US, the UK, United Arab Emirates, and Malaysia, as well as local offices in more than 25 countries worldwide. The Carlyle Group is buying the company for some 88 million (about $140 million).

Pland is an independent company manufacturing and distributing a wide range of stainless steel products.The majority of our products are specified by construction industry professionals for the fitting out of kitchens and washrooms and wherever particularly durable fittings are required. Pland specialist products are found in a wide variety of applications and environments including prisons, autopsy theatres, battleships, MOD field kitchens and offshore platforms as well as laboratories and factories.Leading designers are increasingly looking for alternatives to the traditional vitreous china bathroom suite resulting in Pland products being used in more and more domestic installations where their appearance, ease of maintenance and durability offer considerable advantages.

Zone Mechanical is in the HVAC zone. The company offers heating, air-conditioning, refrigeration, and other services to customers in the Chicago area and in northwestern Indiana on a 24-hour-a-day basis. The company, which was formed in 2001, distributes, installs, and services products manufactured by Tyler Refrigeration Corporation and other companies. In 2004 Zone Mechanical ranked 57th in Entrepreneur magazine's "Hot 100" list of the fastest-growing new entrepreneurial businesses in America. The firm is owned by co-presidents Dan Palubiak and Frank Petrosino.

Angelo Iafrate Construction Company spends most of its time on the road. The company specializes in highway and road construction and is qualified by the US Department of Transportation to work in more than half of the states across the country. Angelo Iafrate provides preconstruction, construction, and project management services for both the public and private sector. The heavy construction contractor targets clients in the commercial, transportation, utilities, manufacturing, health care, and education industries. Angelo Iafrate also sells used equipment. The company is owned and managed by the Iafrate family.

Cavco Industries, Inc. engages in the design, production, wholesale, and retail marketing of manufactured homes. It produces single-section and multi-section homes, park model homes, vacation cabins, and HUD code manufactured homes, as well as commercial structures for various purposes, including offices and showrooms. The company sells its manufactured homes through a network of retailers in the continental United States under Cavco Homes and Fleetwood Homes brand names. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

Geo-Con one of the top geotechnical construction and environmental firms in the US. The employee-owned company works on projects in four areas: wetlands mitigation, enhancement, and restoration; environmental remediation; geotechnical construction; and general cntractor construction. Since its founding in 1979, Geo-Con has worked on more than 30 Superfund sites. The company operates in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America; it has domestic offices in Colorado, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Geo-Con was acquired by a group of long-term employees in 2004.

The engineering and construction conglomerate (also known as the Ledcor Group of Companies) holds a network of firms focused on large-scale projects in Canada and the US. The group operates through divisions that specialize in commercial building, heavy civil, industrial, contract mining, and pipeline construction. Ledcor builds condos, office buildings, airports, highways, and industrial complexes; provides mining excavation; and offers network equipment installation, network site maintenance, and fiber-optic cable maintenance. Subsidiary Ledcor Properties invests in real estate. Employee-owned Ledcor was founded in 1947 by William Lede, the father of CEO Dave Lede.

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