British Gypsum Limited has five manufacturing plants in the UK. A fitting theme song for British Gypsum might be Pink Floyd's The Wall. British Gypsum Limited company is one of the UK's leading makers of plasterboard for walls and ceilings (sold under the Gyproc and Glasroc brands). British Gypsum also makes metal studs and channels for its wall systems and produces Thistle brand plaster products. Arteco makes its performance and acoustic tiles used by hospitals, schools, and offices.

The flush heard around the world might be the one made by AS America. Doing business as American Standard Brands, the manufacturer of bath and kitchen products is a leader in the toilet and bathroom fixtures sectors in the US, Canada, and Mexico. Other products include faucets, sinks, bathtubs, showers, bathroom furniture, and accessories. The company targets both the residential and commercial markets; its products are found in homes, as well as airports, hotels, and stadiums, and are sold through a network of dealers, wholesale distributors, online retailers, and stores such as The Home Depot. Private equity firm Sun Capital Partners owns a majority of the company, with Bain Capital holding a minority stake.

Honshy Electric Company is plugged into being a top Hispanic-owned business in Florida. The enterprise provides a full range of general electrical contracting services that includes organizing, installing, and repairing wiring and electricity systems, computer cabling and networking systems, and lighting. Honshy Electri specializes in high-rise buildings, but also works on education, government, hotel, commercial, institutional, and residential facilities. The firm also provides upgrades, troubleshooting, and inspection services. Company president Manuel Diaz owns the company, which was founded in 1973.

Haselden Construction eliminates some of the hassle for companies and institutions looking for full turnkey construction services. The company provides finance, design, engineering, construction, renovation, management, and maintenance services for the development of facilities, including schools, hospitals, resorts, hospitality facilities, and office buildings. The company primarily serves clients in Colorado, Wyoming, and other western states. Clients have included Isle of Capri Casinos and the University of Colorado. Family-owned Haselden Construction was founded in Denver in 1973.

Global Performance builds things so its customers can build things. The company designs and manages major industrial construction projects primarily for the automotive, chemicals, manufacturing, oil refining, and process sectors. Clients include big names such as BMW, Koch, Kia, General Electric, Honda, and Procter & Gamble, as well as school districts across the country. Global Performance manages more than $1.6 billion in capital projects. It operates domestic offices in Delaware, South Carolina, and Texas, and international offices in Brazil and Germany. The company was established in 1999 by president Dennis Braasch and three other co-founders. Mustang Engineering owns Global Performance.

CEMEX de Puerto Rico makes cement in Puerto Rico. Shocking, but true. Formerly Puerto Rican Cement Company (PRCC), the company operates a cement plant and about 20 ready-mix facilities, an aggregates quarry, and two land distribution centers in Puerto Rico. CEMEX de Puerto Rico serves cement customers throughout the island, but its ready-mix operations are concentrated in the eastern part of the island; it has an installed capacity of about 1.2 million tons a year. Its parent company, Mexico-based giant CEMEX, operates primarily in North America and Europe, but has customers throughout the world.

AUREA is Europe's #1 recycler of motor oil, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics, and used rubber wheels and tires. Eco Huile, from its plant in northern France, recycles 45% of the country's waste oil. Belgian subsidiary Rulo NV is part of Europe's plan to recycle 200,000 tons of PVC by 2010, while ROLL GOM makes wheels and tires from recycled rubber, processing 50 tons of rubber every day. Through direct and indirect holdings, CEO Joel Picard controls half of the company. AUREA has been listed on the Paris Stock Exchange since the 19th century.

Crawford Architects, a firm that can work around the clock on projects by taking advantage of transatlantic time zones. Crawford Architects specializes in building sports arenas and has designed the stadiums for the Seattle Seahawks and the Minnesota Vikings and a renovation project at Fenway Park. In Australia, it designed two stadiums for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Crawford Architects also works on urban redevelopments, residential, commercial, industrial, and interior design projects.

Robert Keller, the inventor of Kalwall®, was named a Fellow of ASES (American Solar Energy Society) during the Solar 2000 Conference in Madison, Wisconsin. For the first time in its history, the Society created this new class of membership. This was the second time in as many years that Keller had been honored by the solar industry; in 1999, he was awarded the Passive Pioneer Solar Award by the Society.Keller noted that once again he was pleased to receive recognition for the long effort he and his family have made, while achieving commercial success in the companies he founded to put his solar ideas into practice. He reiterated his pledge to the solar community that he will continue to strive to develop more ways to use solar energy to benefit humanity. He added that he "plans to continue his efforts to urge others to seek more innovative and practical ways to use the free energy from the sun to liberate our society from the bondage of fossil fuels to satisfy our energy needs."

Baker Triangle is the contracting company specializes in installing drywall and acoustical ceilings. Its projects have included work on several of Texas' largest sports arenas (such as Ameriquest Field and Reliant Park), as well as dozens of educational, medical, commercial and other types of facilities. Baker Triangle operates from offices in the Texas cities of Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio, as well as Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Phoenix, Arizona. B. R. Baker started the business in 1974. His son, CEO Steve Baker, now controls the company.

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