Holcim (US) Inc. has more than 70 distribution terminals in a dozen sales regions. Top customers include manufacturers of concrete products and building materials dealers. There's nothing abstract about the concrete made by Holcim (US). The US arm of Swiss building products giant Holcim Ltd., produces, imports, and sells cement, ready-mix concrete, asphalt, and aggregates to manufacturers, builders, public works managers, and architects around the nation. Holcim (US) operates more than a dozen manufacturing facilities and has an annual production capacity of 15 million metric tons; it also imports products from overseas affiliates.

Hagerman Construction oversees just about everything but the kitchen sink. Along with affiliates Hagerman Inc. and Geupel DeMars Hagerman, the company is part of The Hagerman Group, which performs general contracting services for commercial, retail, industrial, institutional, and medical and life sciences clients, mainly in the Midwest. The company's design-build services include construction, architectural and engineering design, masonry, carpentry, and building maintenance. It also provides financing and property management services. The family-owned company was founded in 1908 as Buesching Hagerman Construction by brothers-in-law William Hagerman and Frederick Buesching.

The Beechwood Organization is a residential developer in New York, primarily active on Long Island. The company has built more than 5,500 single- and multifamily residences in some 55 communities since it was founded in 1980. Among the developer's more notable projects is Nassau County's Meadowbrook Pointe Athletic Club & Spa, a $400 million gated, equestrian-themed, luxury community for residents aged 55 and up. The Beechwood Organization has built a number of homes in the Bronx and elsewhere in New York. Co-principals and founders Leslie Lerner and Michael Dubb own the company.

Wolfberg Alvarez & Partners wants to be responsible for some cool, cool, cool buildings there. The architecture and engineering firm offers multi-disciplined design services, including planning, programming, and pre-design services; interior planning and design; architectural and engineering design; energy management; and construction services. The firm serves public- and private-sector clients; projects have included work on the Miami International Airport a NASA operations support center, and historical restoration at art museum Villa Vizcaya. President Julio Alvarez and vice chairman David Wolfberg founded the firm in 1976.

Holder Construction's goal is to hold onto its clients' business. Boasting an 80% repeat customer rate, the firm provides commercial construction services, including computer modeling, planning and design, commissioning, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing support, safety inspections and training, and environmental assessment. Holder Construction serves as a general contractor, construction manager, and designer/builder on a variety of projects, from corporate offices and data technology centers to hotels and schools. Clients have included Mellon Financial, UPS, Emory University, and American Cancer Society. Privately-held Holder Construction is led by chairman and CEO Thomas Holder.

Athena Engineering specializes in the installation and design of heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting, building automation, and other systems services for the commercial, food processing, health, and telecommunications industries. Athena also offers general construction, energy management, and environmental systems services. The company mostly works for both public and private entities in Southern California. In addition to being privately owned, Athena Engineering is one of the top women/minority-owned companies in the region. Athena Engineering was founded in 1984.

Jauregui, doing business as Jauregui Architect Builder, custom designs and builds luxury homes in Texas. The company offers architectural, interior design, brokerage, and construction services. Houses typically run in the multi-million dollar price range; architectural styles include contemporary, Tuscan, Mediterranean, and classical Italian. Jauregui Architect Builder operates primarily in the Austin and surrounding Hill Country area, but also has offices in Dallas and Houston.

Satterfield & Pontikes Construction provides general contracting, consultation, and construction management services, primarily in the Gulf Coast region of Texas and Louisiana. The company often works on buildings for the commercial, retail, industrial, educational, entertainment, and recreational sectors. Recent projects include the Texas A&M University Health Science Center and the expansion of the World War II Museum in New Orleans. The company specializes in concrete work and early-stage site work, as well as 3-D modeling and virtual design. Satterfield & Pontikes Construction was founded in 1989 and is headed by majority owner and CEO George Pontikes, Jr.

Thermador Groupe doesn't mind being the middleman. Through subsidiaries, the company imports and distributes building materials and equipment to heating, plumbing, and construction wholesalers and to do-it-yourself stores throughout France. Products handled by Thermador Groupe include residential and industrial pumps, valves, and fittings, central-heating installation products, and plumbing fixtures. The company, which was founded in 1968, also distributes components for boilermakers.

Ameron International Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells engineered products and materials for the chemical, industrial, energy, transportation, and infrastructure industries from its plants in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. It operates in three groups: Fiberglass-Composite Pipe, Water Transmission, and Infrastructure Products. The Fiberglass-Composite Pipe group offers filament-wound and molded fiberglass pipes, tubes, fittings, and well screens for the industrial, petroleum, chemical processing, and petrochemical industries, as well as for service station piping systems, aboard marine vessels, and offshore oil platforms. The Water Transmission group supplies concrete cylinder pipes, prestressed concrete cylinder pipes, steel pipes, and reinforced concrete pipes for water transmission, and storm and industrial waste water and sewage collection; large-diameter wind towers for the U.S. wind-energy market; and polyvinyl chloride and polyethylene sheet lining for the protection of concrete pipe and cast-in-place concrete structures. The Infrastructure Products group provides ready-mix concrete, basaltic aggregates, dune sand, concrete pipes, and box culverts to the construction industry in Hawaii; and concrete and steel poles for highway, street, and outdoor area lighting, as well as for traffic signals. Ameron International Corporation markets its products directly through its-owned sales force, as well as through sales agents, manufacturers' representatives, distributors, and licensees. Ameron International, through its joint ventures, manufactures and sells concrete pressure pipes; glass reinforced epoxy pipe and fittings; and reinforcing bars. Ameron International Corporation was formerly known as Ameron, Inc. and changed its name to Ameron International Corporation in 1996. Ameron International was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Pasadena, California.

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