CONTECH Construction Products wants water, not profits, to go down the drain. The company makes and distributes site-specific civil engineering products related to storm water management, earth stabilization, erosion control, and wall and bridge structures. Products include retaining walls, precast concrete bridges, plastic and metal drainage pipes, and storm water filtration systems. CONTECH sells to builders of commercial, industrial, and public projects, as well as large-scale residential communities. It has dealers, distributors, or manufacturing plants in all 50 US states, as well as a national sales and project consultant organization. Goldman Sachs Mezzanine Partners (GSMP) took control of CONTECH in 2010.

American Buildings Company manufactures metal buildings and roofing products for industrial, institutional, and commercial construction applications. From multi-story buildings to customized self-storage units to metal roof and wall panels, the company's buildings and components are marketed through a network of more than 1,000 authorized builders and dealers in the US and Canada. Its heavy fabrication capabilities include building custom-engineered steel mills, sports stadiums, and large aircraft maintenance hangars. American Buildings Company and its former parent, MAGNATRAX, were acquired by steelmaker Nucor Corporation in 2007.

Brand Services can scale a tall building. Operating as Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, the company offers a diverse mix of specialty contract services to the North American downstream energy infrastructure market, including industrial scaffolding, abrasive blasting, insulation, corrosion protection, specialty coating, and weatherproofing. It provides concrete construction formwork and design on infrastructure projects through its global Aluma Systems division, while another division, Aluma and DCCL, offers civil and general construction services to Canada's petrochemical market. Customers include global energy companies, such as BP, Royal Dutch Shell, and ExxonMobil.

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.

WR Refrigeration is a part of the refrigeration services division of Finland's Huurre Group. The company provides installation, reactive service, maintenance, and other connected services in the refrigeration and air-conditioning sectors in the UK. The unit primarily serves clients in various segments of the food industry such as the dairy and convenience food sectors, as well as hospitals and laboratories. It operates a network of some 30 branches throughout the UK, including Scotland and Northern Ireland. The company traces its roots to the 1903 founding of T.H. Wathes & Co.

Shaw Group UK Limited is probably best known for its industrial pipe fabrication operations, but it also provides design, engineering, and construction services for customers in such industry sectors as energy, chemicals, environmental, and infrastructure. Shaw Group UK (with three offices in England) is a subsidiary of US-based Shaw Group. The Shaw Group expanded operations in the UK in 2009 when it added a power group office, which is developing new coal-fired power stations. Shaw has its sights set on leading nuclear power development around the world. Shaw Group UK evolved from former Midlands-based firms Aiton & Co., Dunn International, and PE&D.

Sekisui Chemical (named for a concept of power taken from Sun-Tsu's Art of War) is a central corporation of the Sekisui "keiretsu --" companies affiliated through cross-ownership. Its main segments include housing, urban infrastructure and environmental products, and high performance plastics. Prefabricated housing (detached steel-framed and wooden-framed construction), accounts for about half of its sales. Other products include plastic pipes and fittings (used in water and sewage systems), medical multifrequency body fat meters, pipe valves, foams for automotive and construction applications, and rain gutters.

CH. Karnchang is a leading builder and infrastructure developer in Thailand. The company builds commercial structures, utility facilities, highways, bridges, and other infrastructure projects. Established in 1972, CH. Karnchang also invests in the Thai government's public works projects in an effort to expand its construction services. Recent projects, many undertaken through joint ventures, include Bangkok's first underground mass transit system, the Royal Thai Police headquarters, a wastewater system for Phuket, and Thai Airways International cargo maintenance area. Various subsidiaries additionally trade in construction materials, real estate, and construction material manufacturing, among others.

A. O. Smith Water Products Company makes commercial and residential water heating equipment under such brands as Cyclone, Genesis, and Vertex. It also makes solar panel water heaters under the Cirrex name. Products include commercial boilers, commercial natural gas water heaters, residential electric and natural gas water heaters, expansion tanks, and pump tanks. Products are sold through a network of wholesale distributors, as well as through retail chains Sears and Lowes. More than 15 manufacturing plants are located in North America, Mexico, China, the Netherlands, and India. A. O. Smith Water Products Company, a division of A. O. Smith, is always in hot water -- and it works to assure that its customers are, too.

Maxons Restorations has truly earned its nickname of "The Masters of Disaster". The company provides residential and commercial property damage restoration services as well as consultation for minimizing economic losses after disaster strikes. Offerings include renovation and emergency construction services such as ozone decontamination, glass and window replacement, and water extraction. The company serves clients throughout the Northeast from New York offices in Manhattan, Long Island, and White Plains and an office in Wayne, New Jersey. Max Gersh founded the company as a door-to-door laundering and rug cleaning company in 1929.

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