Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) gathers used rechargeable batteries at more than 30,000 retail locations in the US and Canada and recycles them for further use. The company also recycles, refurbishes, and resells cell phones. RBRC is funded by more than 350 makers and marketers of rechargeable batteries who license the RBRC battery recycling seals to imprint on batteries and product packaging. The organization recycled 6.9 million pounds of rechargeable batteries in 2008 and has recycled about 50 million pounds of rechargeable batteries since 1996.

N.C. Sturgeon, LP, the company provides general contracting, design/build, and construction management services for commercial and institutional projects, such as detention centers, retail stores, hospitals, schools, and churches. It is one of the top metal builders in the US, and clients have included Wal-Mart, Exxon Mobil, Harley Davidson, and Texas Tech University. N.C. Sturgeon works in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Nevada, California, Iowa, Arkansas, and Arizona. The company was founded in 1984 by president Chuck Sturgeon.

Bristol Compressors was sold to KPS Capital Partners by Johnson Controls in 2007. What would air conditioners be without compressors? Probably just hunks of lifeless metal and plastic. Fortunately, Bristol Compressors is well aware of this. Bristol Compressors International, Inc. manufactures compressors that are used inside residential and commercial air conditioning units and heat pumps. Compressors turn refrigerant (Freon) from a cool gas into a hot, high-pressure gas that is then passed on to the condenser. Bristol Compressors International, Inc. sells its products -- under the Benchmark and Bristol brand names -- to HVAC original equipment manufacturers and wholesale distributors in more than 50 countries worldwide.

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).

Petrocelli Electric keeps the city that never sleeps wired. Founded in 1933, the contractor installs and maintains electrical, communications, and lighting systems for commercial, institutional, and public sector clients in the New York City metropolitan area. Its activities include project management, electrical engineering, and design-build services such as developing electrical distribution and communications systems, installing generators and fiber-optic cables, and laying underground feeder cables. In 2009 former owner Santo Petrocelli Sr. pleaded guilty to charges that he made illegal payments to a union official.

SIG plc is a leading European supplier of specialist products to the building and construction industry. It focuses its activities into four business sectors: Insulation and Building Environments, Exteriors, Interiors and Specialist Construction Products.SIG’s operations are managed on a country-by-country basis. Within each country there is dedicated divisional management focusing on each market sector. This is critical to the success of the business, ensuring that focus is provided to both the customer requirements and the supply chain required to service the customer.

Hensel Phelps Construction builds it all, from the courthouse to the big house. The employee-owned general contractor provides a full range of development, preconstruction, and construction services for commercial, institutional, and government projects throughout the US and abroad. Its project portfolio includes prisons, airports, arenas, laboratories, government complexes, offices, and more. Major public and private clients have included the US Army Corps of Engineers, IBM, United Airlines, The University of Texas, NASA, and Whole Foods. Hensel Phelps founded the eponymous company as a homebuilder in 1937.

Clopay knows something about doors. Subsidiary Clopay Building Products makes residential and commercial garage doors for the remodel and new-build markets. With brand names including Clopay, Ideal Door, and Holmes, its products are distributed nationwide by independent contractors, home improvement stores, and wholesalers. The Home Depot and Menard are among its largest customers. Another subsidiary, Clopay Plastic Products, makes specialty plastic films for hygenic, medical, and industrial applications.

Kingspan is busy spreading its wingspan in the energy-efficient and insulation building materials business. The company is also a top supplier of raised flooring. Other products include steel and wooden frames, rigid building insulation, insulated cladding panels, and structural products. Kingspan also makes environmental containers such as rainwater collection systems and oil, water, and septic tanks. The company operates mainly in Europe, but also has facilities in Asia and North America. Kingspan has grown through numerous acquisitions, including its 2011 purchase of CRH's European insulation business.

I.E.-Pacific provides general construction, engineering, and landscaping services to federal, state, and local agencies in the Southwest, primarily in California. The company performs new construction, renovations, alterations, revitalization, and repairs on projects that include industrial buildings, firing ranges, wastewater pre-treatment facilities, and housing. Many of its projects are military contracts. Clients have included the Navy, the Department of Labor, and Southern California Edison. President and owner Dianne Koester- Dion founded I.E.-Pacific in 1993.

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