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.

Regional solid waste management firm Waste Services (formerly Capital Environmental Resource) has positioned itself as a solid alternative to the industry's big boys. Waste Services operates in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Ontario, as well as in Florida. In 2009, the company served 86,000 commercial and industrial customers, 7.2 million residential customers, owned or operated seven landfills, 21 transfer stations, 13 recycling facilities, and 34 collection companies. In 2010 the company merged with Canadian waste management firm IESI-BFC .

Tetra Tech EM, a subsidiary of Tetra Tech, provides environmental engineering and consulting services to government and commercial customers. Environmental consulting areas of expertise include site cleanup and restoration, hazardous waste management, air quality, water resources, regulatory permits and compliance, natural resources management, energy management, and environmental management systems. The company, which was established in 1982, also offers management consulting services such as strategic planning and analysis, graphic and production services, communication and conference facilitation, and information management.

Freese and Nichols (FNI) keeps water in the Lone Star State flowing in the right direction. The consulting firm specializes in water management engineering but offers other services including architecture, environmental science, and construction management to clients in the Southwest, primarily Texas. The company has designed more than 150 dams and reservoirs and also works on such projects as municipal waterworks, water treatment facilities, and highways. Freese and Nichols serves the private and public sectors including clients from all levels of government. The company has offices in about a dozen Texas cities and traces its roots to a Ft. Worth firm founded in 1894 by John B. Hawley.

Perkowitz + Ruth provides design, consultation, and construction administration services for commercial and retail projects including renovations, tenant-move repositionings, urban infill and revitalization projects, and ground-up developments. The firm's capabilities include conceptual design and sustainability and accessibility studies. Perkowitz + Ruth has a half-dozen offices with some 180 architects serving customers around the world. CEO Sy Perkowitz and principal Steve Ruth co-founded the company in 1979.

Morgan Sindall, a holding company for a network of construction companies operating in the UK and the Channel Islands. The group's companies operate through five main divisions: fit out (refurbishing), construction, affordable housing, urban regeneration, and infrastructure services. It works on both public- and private-sector projects and also is involved in PPP (public/private partnerships) and joint venture arrangements. Subsidiaries include Lovell, Morgan Est, Morgan Lovell, Morgan Ashurst, and Overbury. The group also owns Backbone Furniture, a supplier for commercial interiors and Vivid Interiors, which fits out hotels, retail, and other faculties.

Brice Building is braced for continued success as a general contracting and construction management firms in the Southeast. Its construction portfolio includes education, retail, hospitality, health care, office, and industrial projects. Notable projects include the Birmingham Museum of Art, a Honda manufacturing plant in Alabama, and expansions to the Bryant-Denny Stadium at the University of Alabama. Ongoing jobs include numerous post Hurricane Katrina rebuilding projects and the $64 million Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium research center. Mississippi-based construction group Anderson Companies acquired Brice Building from the company's senior management in 2010.

Warmup plc is the UK’s leading and best selling manufacturer of electric underfloor heating products, and one of the fastest growing in the world. Established in 1994, Warmup has since been the floor heating system of choice for over 1 million installations spanning 33 countries worldwide with new countries being added very frequently.Warmup’s key operational goal is to ensure that every product it designs, manufactures and sells will give our clients and customers excellent long term product satisfaction at a competitive price.

Integrated Paving Concepts Inc. was founded in 1992 and is majority owned by management firm Trimin. Integrated Paving Concepts (IPC) has street smarts. The company's main product is StreetPrint -- decorative asphalt used as crosswalks and sidewalks, traffic medians, driveways, and parking lots. Other products include DuraTherm, LogoTherm, Imprint, and Ride-A-Way, all decorative surface treatments and materials designed to last longer than traditional stone or gravel applications. IPC's products are installed in about 40 countries by a licensed network of around 750 contractors for such end-users as government projects, commercial and residential developers, and homeowners.

CTC Marine Projects is not about to hold its breath over the future strength of its business. The company is a leading specialist in trenching for subsea cables, flowlines, and pipelines, and offers installation of subsea cables and flowlines. Customers hail from the telecommunications, oil, and gas industries. CTC Marine Projects' equipment fleet is comprised of three cable ships and two supply ship, along with ploughs and trenchers. Its customers have included ExxonMobil, Shell, and ConocoPhillips.

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