Asia's economic crisis rocked Japan's construction industry, and Fujita felt the aftershocks. The general contractor specializes in urban regeneration commercial projects as well as civil engineering projects including dams and bridges. Its services span a project's cycle from pre-planning and construction delivery to maintenance and repairs. The company is primarily active in Japan but has also done business in China, the Middle East, and elsewhere. Fujita is rebuilding itself after struggling during the nation's construction downturn; as part of its recovery, GS Capital Partners has invested in the group, taking a majority stake in the process. Fujita was founded in 1910.

W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractor provides a variety of commercial and industrial contracting services. These include HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) services, plumbing, piping, carpentry, welding, general construction, fire protection, and concrete work. The company also offers used equipment for sale when available. The firm operates through offices in Daytona Beach, Gainesville, Jacksonville, St. Augustine, and Orlando, Florida and in Little Rock, Arkansas. CEO William W. "Bill" Gay founded the company in 1962.

Integrated Management Services, which operates as IMS Engineers, provides engineering, consulting, and construction management services. IMS offers its services to a variety of industries; projects include aviation, environmental, transportation, water, and wastewater facilities. It has offices in Jackson, Mississippi; Memphis; New Orleans (where it participates in Hurricane Katrina recovery work); and Detroit, Michigan. The city of Jackson, Mississippi and Nissan Motor are among the company's customers. The minority-owned IMS was formed in 1996 by CEO John Calhoun and President Rod Hill. It is a mainstay on Inc. magazine's list of the fastest-growing private companies in the US.

Founded in 1914, Boston Sand & Gravel has supplied concrete for major projects such as Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel, known as The Big Dig. Boston Sand & Gravel's shovel is full of aggregates and concrete. The company operates concrete and ready-mix cement plants in eastern Massachusetts; it also has a sand and gravel facility in New Hampshire. The construction materials business operates a fleet of more than 250 mixer trucks that deliver concrete to its customers (including home builders, developers, and contractors in the New England region) and it operates a short-line railroad that transports aggregate products from the New Hampshire facility to the greater Boston area.

HDR has left its mark on the US. HDR is an architecture, engineering, and consulting firm that specializes in projects including bridges, water- and wastewater-treatment plants, and hospitals. HDR also provides mechanical and plumbing services, construction and project management, and utilities planning. The group has completed projects throughout the US and in some 60 countries abroad and has more than 185 locations around the world. The employee-owned company was founded as Henningson Engineering in 1917 to build municipal plants in the rural Midwest.

Foster Wheeler AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides construction and engineering services to the oil and gas, oil refining, chemical/petrochemical, pharmaceutical, environmental, power generation, and power plant operation and maintenance industries worldwide. The company operates through two groups, Global Engineering and Construction Group (Global E&C Group), and Global Power Group. The Global E&C Group designs, engineers, and constructs onshore and offshore upstream oil and gas processing facilities; natural gas liquefaction facilities and receiving terminals; gas-to-liquids facilities; oil refining; chemical and petrochemical; pharmaceutical and biotechnology facilities; power generation and distribution facilities; and gasification facilities. It also owns refinery residue upgrading technologies and a hydrogen production process used in oil refineries and petrochemical plants. In addition, this group performs environmental remediation services, and engages in the development, engineering, construction, and ownership of power generation and waste-to-energy facilities in Europe. The Global Power Group designs, manufactures, and erects steam generating and auxiliary equipment for electric power generating stations and industrial facilities. It also provides a range of site services, including construction and erection services, maintenance engineering, and plant upgrading and life extension. In addition, this group offers research and development services in the areas of combustion, fluid and gas dynamics, heat transfer, materials, and solid mechanics. Further, it owns and operates cogeneration, independent power production, and waste-to-energy facilities, as well as power generation facilities for the process and petrochemical industries. The company was formerly known as Foster Wheeler Ltd. and changed its name to Foster Wheeler AG in February 2009. Foster Wheeler AG was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

DORMA Americas is a leading global manufacturer of premium access solutions that enable better buildings. Our full range of products and services provides safety and security as well as convenience and comfort. DORMA features a design oriented portfolio of architectural door hardware, specialty hardware for glass door and wall applications, door automation systems including Crane Revolving Doors, and operable wall systems featuring Modernfold. DORMA Americas is part of DORMA Group Worldwide, a market leader of innovative and inspiring designs and technologies for access solutions.

Delta Mutual, Inc., this development stage company has shifted its direction to being an environmental services provider. Delta Mutual offers waste processing and reclamation technology and equipment, as well as energy-efficient construction technologies to low-cost housing development projects. Its operations are concentrated in the US, the Asia/Pacific region, the Middle East, and Puerto Rico. In 2008 the company acquired American Hedge Fund LLC, a limited liability company that intends to make investments in South America.

The Westervelt Company has turned over a new leaf -- several, actually -- since its inception in 1884. A paper and paperboard packaging manufacturer for many years, Westervelt now operates several distinct businesses related to land resource management. Besides owning and managing 500,000 acres of timberlands, the company operates sporting lodges around the world, offers wildlife gaming and recreational property management, develops masterplanned residential communities in Alabama, and is involved in creating renewable energy. The company is privately owned by the Westervelt and Warner families.

Brandl Anderson can handle building you a home in Minnesota or Wisconsin. The homebuilder's products range from two- and three-bedroom entry-level homes all the way to custom luxury homes; Brandl Anderson builds about 100 homes each year. Floor plans include two-story homes and townhomes, multi-level residences, and split-entry homes, as well as classic ranch-style homes. Home sizes range from about 1,000 sq. ft. to more than 3,300 sq. ft. Brandl Anderson Homes also buys land for development in Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

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