Wolcott Architecture Interiors provides architectural planning and interior design services through its office in Culver City, California. The company's clients have included the Elton John Foundation, Saban Entertainment, Wyle Laboratories, the Annenberg Foundation, Volkswagen Group of America, and many more. Principal John Wolcott founded the company in 1975.

HeidelbergCement AG has operations in 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. Subsidiary Hanson is a top building materials company in the UK. HeidelbergCement believes in concrete results. The company is one of the world's leading producers of cement and clinker (more than 100 million tons annually), and concrete; it is the largest cement producer in Germany. Cement, concrete, and aggregates together account for more than 90% of the company's sales. HeidelbergCement also has group services which manage fossil fuels and electricity for its operations and trade internationally in cement and clinker (an intermediate product used to make portland cement).

Costain constructs some of the UK's major infrastructure and environmental projects. But Costain's reach goes beyond its home country. Since its founding in 1865 by Richard Costain, the civil engineering and building group has worked on a number of significant projects at home and abroad, including the Channel Tunnel and Channel Tunnel Rail Link and Hong Kong's Tsing Ma Bridge. Costain focuses on building projects in the highway, water, waste, energy, health, and education markets. Its residential property operations are based in southern Spain. Malaysian construction company UEM Builders Berhad and Kuwaiti builder Mohammed Abdulmohsin Al-Karafi & Sons each own 22% of Costain.

Fagen knows what the dickens is going on in the construction industry, it should not be confused with the character in Oliver! The company offers a range of commercial and industrial contracting and engineering services, including design/build, project management, and general contracting. Affiliate Fagen Engineering performs civil, structural, electrical, and mechanical design services. The group works across a variety of heavy industries and has completed such projects as power generation plants, water- and wastewater-treatment plants, manufacturing facilities, and housing. Founded in 1988, the company is owned by the Fagen family.

Raymond Construction puts it all together deep in the heart of Texas. The firm provides general contracting and construction management services, primarily in the Dallas/Fort Worth and Austin, Texas areas. Projects include office buildings, industrial warehouses, retail centers, schools, and healthcare facilities. Projects include the General Motors Call Center in Austin; the MCA Student Life Center for McKinney (Texas) Christian Academy; and the Active Power Production Facility in Austin. The company, formed in 1952 by Charles B. Raymond, is owned by President Charles M. Raymond and executives Lee Hall and Rusty Burnett.

Sacyr Vallehermoso, S.A., operates through the following divisions: Sacyr (construction), Vallehermoso (real estate development), Testa (real estate property management of office, retail, and warehouse space), and Valoriza, which sells water through a variety of subsidiaries and is involved in solar and wind energy and environmental operations as well as street cleaning and urban garbage collection. Sacyr Vallehermoso provides construction and infrastructure services under the Somague name in Brazil and Portugal.

C.W. Matthews Contracting during Sherman's march to the sea. The company provides highway and bridge construction and commercial site work. It also provides asphalt paving and is one of the largest plant-mixed asphalt producers in the Southeast. The group operates about 30 asphalt plants in Georgia and manufactures nearly 6 million tons of hot mix each year. Its projects include the transformation of an old steel plant into Atlantic Station -- a 138-acre mixed-use development in Atlanta. In 1946 C.W. Matthews and several partners founded Marietta Construction Company, which became C.W. Matthews Contracting Company in 1954; today it is led by C.W.'s son, CEO Robert Matthews.

GS Engineering & Construction (GS E&C) is aiming to take a larger piece of the global construction pie. Founded in 1969, the company provides engineering and construction services to a variety of industries around the world. GS E&C's civil division builds roads, bridges, railroads, underground subways, and harbors. Its plant division undertakes work on oil and gas and petrochemical facilities. Projects include sewage system maintenance and wastewater treatment and commissioning of nuclear power plants. GS E&C also builds housing across Korea and in Vietnam. In addition to offices in South Korea, the firm has offices in China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Italy, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.

To TOTO, going to the restroom is not just a bodily function, it is a sublime experience. The #1 toilet brand in Japan, TOTO toilets incorporate electronic, water-saving, and grime-resistant technologies, and feature options from elevating toilet seats for the elderly to heated-seat toilets with warm-water bidet functions. The company makes plumbing and other home products and bathroom and kitchen units (about half of sales). TOTO also develops new metals, ceramics for the semiconductor industry, and photocatalyst technology used in making films, tiles, and auto body coatings. Its Hydrotect film is used to protect car mirrors.

MCG Architects (which does business as MCG Architecture) specializes in designing and planning shopping centers and other retail buildings, as well as urban renewal projects and hotels. The firm provides consulting, surveying, site analysis, cost control, computer-aided design, and project management services; it also offers interior and graphic design services. Projects include the Centennial Centre in Las Vegas; Independence Corporate Center in Cleveland; and Natomas Town Center in Sacramento, California.

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