Carrier shoulders the load of keeping things hot and cold. Carrier Corporation is the world's largest maker of heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration systems for residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation needs. Through Carrier Transicold, it makes truck/trailer and container refrigeration equipment and provides transport air-conditioning systems for bus, rail, and marine customers. Carrier also provides aftermarket services and components for its products. The company is a subsidiary of diversified manufacturer United Technologies Corporation (UTC); it accounts for about 20% of UTC's sales. Carrier operates around 50 manufacturing facilities and has dealers in more than 170 countries.

Carlisle SynTec knows that a dry roof over one's head is a good thing. Carlisle SynTec Incorporated makes and installs roofing membrane and insulation products designed to withstand heat, puncturing, water, and load strain, primarily for commercial and industrial use. However, school's also are big customers. Products are sold under the brands Sure-Seal, Sure-Tough, Sure-White, FleeceBACK, Sure-Flex, and Sure-Weld. In the US the company has manufacturing facilities in Illinois, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, and Utah. Carlisle SynTec, which is a subsidiary of manufacturing group Carlisle Companies, has produced more than 15 billion sq. ft. of single-ply roofing membrane material since it was founded in the 1960s.

Boral Limited has a big hand in building Australia. A leading producer of building and construction materials in Australia, Boral is also a top maker of roof tiles and bricks in the US (through Boral USA) and concrete in Indonesia. Through seven divisions the company produces concrete, cement, clay products, plasterboard, windows, roof tiles, timber, and other construction-related products. Boral Limited has more than 700 locations in the US, Asia, and Australia. Construction materials sold in Australia accounts for more than half of total sales.

Workman Commercial is always on the job, particularly if the job has anything to do with commercial construction projects in the Lone Star State. Paul Workman established the family-owned enterprise in 1971 and incorporated the company in 1991. The commercial builder focuses on health care, office, recreational, and retail projects (including more than 80 store locations for Walgreen Co.) throughout Texas. It also builds government and religious facilities. CEO Paul Workman owns a majority stake in the company, which has offices in the Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Houston metro areas.

Laing O'Rourke has built a reputation for designing and building major commercial and industrial properties, roads, rail systems, entertainment complexes, airfields, and maritime support facilities. The group works on several of the UK's private finance initiative projects for public-sector infrastructure. Laing O'Rourke operates primarily in Europe, but also has growing operations in the Middle East, Asia and Australia. Chairman and CEO Ray O'Rourke founded the group in 1978 and acquired Laing Construction in 2001. The company is part of a consortium (including CH2M Hill and Mace) that will manage development of London's Olympic Park.

Veridian Homes wants to paint the town green. As an environmental steward, Veridian Homes builds communities with homes that are both Energy Star- and Green Built Home-certified. Those homes must meet strict standards set by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Veridian offers more than 40 floor plans (with such distinguished names as The Bentley, The Carter, The Everest, and The Oxford) for single-family detached homes as well as condominiums in about 20 neighborhoods in Dane County and Madison, Wisconsin. The company also supports buyers in home plan selection, interior design modifications, and financing.

Hunzinger is a humdinger in the Midwest building industry. Hunzinger Construction Company provides general contracting, construction management, and design/build services to industrial, commercial, and institutional clients. Projects have included health care facilities, hotels, churches, restaurants, shops, educational facilities, and the Milwaukee Brewers' home field, Miller Park. Hunzinger's Sustainable Building Solutions division specializes in eco-friendly projects. The company's roots reach back to 1907, when the Hunzinger brothers formed J.H. Hunzinger and Company. In 1928 brothers Frank and Fred moved to Milwaukee and founded Hunzinger Construction. The Hunzinger family continues to lead the company.

Pickens Roofing can help. Roofing contractor Pickens Roofing specializes in commercial roofing and metal construction. The company provides new roofing, roof repair and replacement, roof maintenance, and siding services. It operates from facilities in Belton and Anderson, South Carolina, and is a subsidiary of family-owned and operated Pickens Roofing & Sheet Metals, Inc., of Spartanburg.

ROEL Construction builds large commercial projects,the general contractor provides commercial building preconstruction, construction, and management services to private-sector customers in the western US. It offers services including construction forensics, design, and management, focusing on new construction, tenant improvements, structural concrete work, and consulting. ROEL Construction has California offices in Palm Desert, Irvine, and San Diego, and another office in Las Vegas. The family-owned company was founded in 1917 by Tom Roel, great-grandfather of president and COO Kevin Elliott. Suffolk Construction is buying ROEL to boost its presence in Southern California.

Ciments Francais is owned by Italian cement group Italcementi. Ciments Francais expects business to be rock solid, as it has since 1881. Ciments Francais is one of the largest cement producers in France, but it also has operations in about a dozen countries across Europe, Asia, and North America. Ciments Francais' annual production includes some 50 million tons of cement (its largest segment), in addition to aggregates and ready-mixed concrete. Ciments Francais operates more than 40 cement plants, some 90 aggregate quarries, and more than 350 ready-mixed concrete plants. It owns more than 50% of Egypt's Suez Cement.

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