Strata Homes Limited company, founded in 1919 and still family run, builds single-family houses, townhouses, and apartments in the northwestern UK. Strata currently has about 16 projects in various stages of development throughout South and West Yorkshire and the Midlands. The company sells more than 450 new homes annually, with an average selling price of approximately $298,000. Its goal is to sell 700 new homes in 2008. Challenges that could keep Strata from achieving this include the limited supply and subsequent rising cost of land in the UK. To address this, subsidiary Strata Regeneration identifies opportunities for land regeneration.

EMCOR Group is electrical and mechanical construction. One of the world's largest specialty construction firms, EMCOR designs, installs, operates, and maintains complex mechanical and electrical systems. These include systems for power generation and distribution, lighting, voice and data communications, fire protection, plumbing, and heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC). It also provides facilities services, including management and maintenance support. Through about 75 subsidiaries and joint ventures, the company serves a range of commercial, industrial, institutional, and utility customers. EMCOR operates primarily in the US (some 85% of sales), Canada, and the UK.

Rotary Engineering Limited,an Asia-Pacific region market leader in providing engineering design, procurement, construction, and maintenance services, the company serves the oil and gas, petrochemical, and pharmaceutical industries. Rotary Engineering's services include project management, engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance, and supporting field services. The company has subsidiaries, associates, affiliates, and representative offices in Australia, Azerbaijan, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Middle East.

Pacific Building Group, the general contractor provides services including pre-construction evaluation, facility design/build, tenant improvements, and facilities maintenance. It is known for its work on health care facilities, including laboratories and medical office buildings; the company also provides services for corporate, hospitality, and industrial clients. Pacific Building Group has handled major projects for such customers as IBM, Sharp HealthCare, Sony, and United Airlines. The company operates mainly in Southern California, primarily in San Diego County. CEO and owner Greg Rogers founded the group in 1984.

Kathabar Dehumidification Systems engineers and manufactures liquid and dry desiccant systems for dehumidification and energy recovery applications. Any manufacturing or processing operation that is humidity-, temperature-, or microorganism-sensitive can be improved in reliability, economy, and efficiency with a Kathabar system.

Aireco Supply, Inc. was established in 1952 under the name American Baking Supply; it changed its name to Aireco Supply in 1957. Aireco Supply goes with the flow -- the flow of hot and cold air. Aireco Supply, Inc. is a supplier of residential and commercial HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning) and refrigeration parts and supplies in the Baltimore and Washington, DC areas. Its M&M Controls division specializes in environmental controls equipment for commercial and industrial applications. Through more than 35 branch locations in Maryland and Virginia, Aireco offers its customers more than 250 industry-recognized brands, including Copeland, Fluke, Frigidaire, Honeywell, Johnson Controls, Manitowoc, and more.

Chiyoda puts both brain and muscle power into the industrial plants that it designs and builds. Through a number of domestic and overseas subsidiaries and affiliates across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, the contractor provides engineering, procurement, construction, and project and asset management services primarily to the oil, gas, and chemical industries. Internationally, it specializes in designing and building liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants, including several in Qatar that are among the largest in the world and the first LNG plant in Russia. Chiyoda, established as part of Mitsubishi Oil in 1948, was spun off from its parent and went public in 1957. Mitsubishi owns about 33% of the company.

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.

Canfor has a can-do attitude about forest products. One of Canada's largest lumber companies, Canfor mainly produces softwood lumber, but also plywood, oriented strand board (OSB), remanufactured lumber products, and specialized wood products at some 30 facilities in Canada and the US. Each year Canfor is capable of turning out five billion board feet of lumber, 270 million sq. ft of plywood, and one billion sq. ft. of OSB. It manages woodlands on public lands in British Columbia and Alberta and has annual harvesting rights on about 11 million cubic meters of timberland. The company also owns a slight majority of Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership, which produces pulp and kraft paper.

Conundrum Technologies. The company designs and installs everything from lighting and security systems to computer networking and audio/video for home theaters. Its services include specification development, wiring, configuration, technical maintenance, and system upgrades. Conundrum Technologies mainly targets owners of custom homes who need help with the architectural planning and integration of their electrical systems -- specifically, high-end systems that rely on ease of use and remote control. The company has three offices in Colorado and another in Dallas.

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