Hanson was quite a catch for HeidelbergCement, which bought the building materials giant in 2007 to become one of the world's top cement companies. Hanson Limited makes and delivers aggregates (crushed rock, sand, and gravel), ready-mixed and precast concrete, asphalt, bricks, flooring, and other building materials. Its products are used for civil as well as commercial, residential, and industrial jobs. Hanson also provides civil engineering services through Hanson Contracting (road surfacing) and Irvine-Whitlock (specialist brick and block laying). In the UK, Hanson Limited operates more than 350 manufacturing sites (more than half are cement plants) and maintains a delivery fleet of more than 1,000 vehicles.

Carmeuse Lime & Stone is the North American subsidiary of Belgium-based Carmeuse. It supplies lime and limestone products in North America, producing some 7 million tons annually of lime products and around 25 million tons of limestone aggregates and chemical limestone from more than 30 plants. It makes quicklime (calcium oxide), dolomitic lime (a mixture of calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate), milk of lime, and hydrated lime (calcium hydroxide). Industrial customers use Carmeuse Lime & Stone's mineral products in steel production, water treatment, road construction, heavy construction, and other applications. Carmeuse Lime and Stone Inc. primarily sells its products in the eastern US and Canada.

Brainerd Compressor Inc. remanufactures reciprocating compressors made by OEMs that include Carrier/Carlyle, Copeland, York, and Dunham Bush. Brainerd Compressor also carries crankcase heaters, mounting kits, service valves, capacity control valves, valve plate and gasket kits, and refrigeration oil, as well as a large inventory of reciprocating compressor parts. Brainerd Compressor Inc. sells its products internationally. Don't let the computer geeky "brain-nerd" name throw you off ... Brainerd Compressor focuses on the remanufacture of air-conditioning and refrigeration compressors.

Consolidated Contracting Services has consolidated a large offering of general contracting and specialty contracting services. Focusing on the new construction and renovation of commercial buildings in Southern California, the firm provides construction management and other construction services Consolidated Contracting has worked with a variety of clients to build cleanrooms, storage units, banks, churches, recreation areas, and restaurants. Specialty services include soft demolition, drywall framing and taping, acoustical ceiling and door installation, wood framing, and concrete work. Cuban-born cofounders Tony Elias-Calles and Joe Troya own Consolidated Contracting Services, which was incorporated in 1983.

HIOLLE Industries could be considered a Renaissance Man in inanimate form. Through its subsidiaries, HIOLLE offers a variety of services to industrial companies, including the design, installation, and maintenance of hydraulics, thermal treatment, plumbing, electric, and other systems. In addition, the company operates an environmental services business for improvement of water/wastewater treatment and energy plants, as well as a renewable energy business that makes solar panels and systems. HIOLLE also executes industrial transfers, a process in which it dismantles factories and moves them elsewhere. Founded in 1976, the company operates in Europe, Asia, and other countries.

EnGlobe (formerly Environmental Management Solutions) spans a good part of the globe in providing environmental consulting, environmental contracting, remediation, and waste management services (in Canada, France, the UK, and the US). The company manages nine soil-treatment facilities and eight composting centers and provides testing and compliance services for storage tanks. It additionally operates landfills for non-hazardous industrial waste, as well as transfer stations where industrial waste is treated and recycled or sent to a landfill. Founded in 1995 by former CEO Frank D'Addario, EnGlobe has primarily grown through acquisitions.

Rydon Group Limited provides general construction contracting, refurbishment, and residential and commercial property development through four divisions: Rydon Homes builds new houses; Rydon Construction completes refurbishment in the health and education sectors; Rydon Maintenance provides maintenance and building services for about 25,000 homes and hospitals under PFI contracts; and Ryhurst Limited offers land planning services to health and social care facilities. Rydon Group was formed in 1978.

StressCrete was founded in 1953 as a concrete utility pole manufacturer. Although StressCrete Group makes poles for myriad purposes, you won't find any firefighters sliding down its products. StressCrete makes a wide variety of spun concrete poles for street lighting, utility, and ornamental applications. The company's special use products include flag poles, camera surveillance poles, traffic sign and signal poles, sports lighting poles, closed circuit television poles, and microwave towers. The group's King Luminaire unit, which was acquired in 1985, makes decorative outdoor lighting products. King Luminaire also offers site amenities, such as benches, trash receptacles, bicycle racks, and tree guards/grates.

LPCiminelli, Inc.,the largest general contractor in western New York, it oversees a wide range of commercial, government, and industrial projects in the region, providing program management, construction management, and design/build services. It provides general contracting services through subsidiary LPCiminelli Construction Corp. Markets served include education, health care (medical, skilled nursing, and senior living), and multi-unit residential. The group has expanded its operations and provides services in the Northeast and Midwest. Formerly Louis P. Ciminelli Construction, the group was founded in 1961.

Ducon Technologies provides custom equipment for refineries, mining and incineration operations, cement works, power boiler operations, and paper mills, among others, to help control atmospheric pollutants, and to monitor emissions, thereby helping its customers with their compliance to EPA and local environmental regulations. The company's equipment offerings include activated carbon absorbers, electrostatic precipitators, flue gas desulphurization equipment, gas absorption towers, incineration systems, and particulate scrubbers. Ducon Technologies claims to serve all FORTUNE 500 companies.

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