Baxall Construction looks outside the box for its building projects. The company is involved in all areas of high-end construction -- residential, industrial, commercial, historic renovation, and design-and-build. Baxall's projects are primarily around the London area and southeast England. Some of its notable jobs include a 7.6 million home renovation in Kensington, the 5.8 million Hampstead Town Hall, and the 1.9 million new construction of St. John's Church Centre in Tunbridge Wells. The company maintains an annual turnover of 12 million to 15 million.

Hancock Lumber Company, Inc. company manages more than 40,000 acres of timberland in the Pine Tree State and produces about 63 million board ft. of eastern white pine lumber at three sawmills. Its pine products are shipped nationwide. Hancock Lumber also operates retail and discount stores throughout Maine that sell roofing, siding, decking, windows and doors, custom kitchen products, cabinetry and millwork, and overstock building materials to both do-it-yourself homeowners and residential and commercial contractors. Founded in 1848, Hancock Lumber Company is owned and operated by sixth-generation members of the Hancock family.

Western Construction Group, a specialty contractor with expertise in masonry and concrete restoration and preventive waterproofing. It also performs specialty services such as installation of commercial and industrial roofing and insulation, architectural metal restoration and fabrication, seismic upgrades, and disaster recovery. The group's eight member companies operate more than 35 offices throughout the US. Western Construction Group was founded as Western Waterproofing Co. in 1915 by George Bishop Sr. and Ben Many. It has been privately held by the Bishop family for three generations.

The Ryland Group founded by James Ryan and Bob Gaw in 1967, constructs single-family detached homes, as well as attached condominiums for entry-level, first- and second-time move-up, and retired buyers. Ryland has constructed more than 285,000 homes in hundreds of communities around the US. The average price for a Ryland Home is around $240,000. The company offers services that span the homeownership process. Homebuyers can select custom home finishes at a My Style Design Center. The group also provides mortgage financing, including title, settlement, escrow, and insurance services, through Ryland Mortgage.

KPA Associates offers consulting and services related to the design, construction, and reconstruction of buildings of all types. The firm, which traces its roots back to architecture and design firms Bayless Cobb & Associates (founded in 1976) and Klock Planning Architecture (founded in 1977), became an employee-owned company in 1996. It specializes in architectural design, construction consulting, and forensic architecture (litigation consultation and expert witness services on construction defect and personal injury cases) services.

Nadel Architects has plans for the US (and Asia, too). The company, one of the largest architect firms in the US, offers architectural design, planning, and interior design services throughout the US and in Asia. Nadel Architects provides services for commercial, public-sector, residential, and institutional projects. With the burgeoning economy in China acting as a catalyst, Nadel Architects has completed projects in that country such as the Beijing Theater and Retail Complex and Dalian's Bank of China tower.. The company operates from offices in Costa Mesa, Los Angeles, Ontario, Sacramento, and San Diego, California, and in Las Vegas and Phoenix. Chairman Herb Nadel founded the company in 1973.

Hardwoods of Michigan is a sawmill and kiln-drying operation that produces some 2 million board feet of lumber per month. It utilizes such species as ash, cherry, hard and soft maple, hickory, poplar, red and white oak, and walnut. The company's products include boards ranging from 1 in. to 5 in. thick (specializing in cuts between 2 in. and 3 in.), grade lumber, timber, pallet stock, and steel mill blocking, as well as mulch, wood chips, sawdust, and shavings. Hardwoods of Michigan also owns Walker Lumber Company in Woodland, Pennsylvania. Its Tri County Logging unit purchases and harvests timber for the mill.

Ballast Nedam is definitely not dead weight in the Dutch construction industry. One of the largest firms of its kind in the Netherlands, it provides development, engineering, construction, maintenance, and management services. Its building and development division is involved in construction of homes, apartments, commercial and industrial buildings, schools, and car parks. Its infrastructure division performs road construction, earth moving, drilling and anchoring, landscaping, environmental consulting services. The unit also operates prefabricated concrete factories and other raw materials providers.

Danze & Davis Architects provides residential design and architectural services. The firm specializes in custom designing detached and attached homes. It offers about a dozen different collections of architectural plans for its home designs in book and CD formats. Danze & Davis also provides architectural services for light commercial and industrial projects. Leo P. Danze and H. Ross Davis founded the firm in 1960.

Dunham-Bush (Europe) operates through Dunham-Bush Limited to manufacture heating and air-conditioning equipment and service installed systems. Dunham-Bush Limited traces its founding to several companies more than 100 years old. The holding company's other activities include the manufacture of stainless steel sanitary ware and catering equipment. Dunham-Bush (Europe) is owned by Durham-Bush International (Cayman) Limited and Dunham-Bush (Malaysia) Bhd. In turn, the Durham-Bush Group was bought by Russia-based Argomash Holdings in 2007.

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