British Gypsum Limited has five manufacturing plants in the UK. A fitting theme song for British Gypsum might be Pink Floyd's The Wall. British Gypsum Limited company is one of the UK's leading makers of plasterboard for walls and ceilings (sold under the Gyproc and Glasroc brands). British Gypsum also makes metal studs and channels for its wall systems and produces Thistle brand plaster products. Arteco makes its performance and acoustic tiles used by hospitals, schools, and offices.

Howard Stanley Hart was a turn-of-the-century entrepreneur, inventor, industrialist, and builder. In 1892, in partnership with Norman P. Cooley, he established the Hart & Cooley Manufacturing Company in Chicago, the first cold-rolled steel plant west of Pittsburgh. One of Hart's many inventions of the next few years was a steel heating register that proved superior to traditional heavy cast-iron models.

Tri-City Electrical Contractors targets Florida's commercial, government, industrial, residential, and communications markets. The company designs, installs and services electrical systems in apartment buildings, courthouses, convention centers, major sports arenas, resorts, and more. The company also specializes in fire and security alarm systems. Once part of now-bankrupt Encompass Services, Tri-City Electrical Contractors was repurchased by founder and chairman Buddy Eidel in 2003. Tri-City Electrical Contractors, which traces its roots to 1958, operates from its Central Florida headquarters and three divisional offices throughout the Sunshine State.

EcoStar's roof is the first recycled one I've seen tonight. EcoStar, a division of Carlisle SynTec, manufactures roofing tiles that are composed of up to 80% recycled post-industrial plastic and rubber. The materials are remnants of such products as car bumpers and baby diapers. Its products are meant to be wind, rain, fire, and hail resistant; they offer a durable alternative to traditional tile, slate, and shake. EcoStar also makes polypropylene underlayments (Aqua Guard), sheet membranes to protect against moisture (Glacier Guard), copper snow retention brackets (Snow Guards), fasteners, tapes, and walkway pads (NOVA). Its products are sold in the US and Canada.

Rick Engineering Company provides civil and transportation engineering, planning, and design services for government agencies, real estate companies, and other public and private institutions in the Southwest US. The company's offerings surveying and mapping, water resources modeling, aerial photogrammetry, legal support services, and specialized computer services. The company's urban design and planning division has overseen streetscape improvements, master planning and landscape architecture projects for municipalities and communities. Rick Engineering Company operates from eight offices in Southern California and in Arizona. The firm was founded as Glenn A. Rick Engineering and Development in 1955.

J.L. Patterson & Associates has been working on the railroads. Serving public and private sector clients, transportation engineering firm J.L. Patterson & Associates specializes in rail transportation projects. The company provides engineering design, construction management, and staff augmentation services, primarily for transit authorities, commuter rail systems, and freight railroad clients throughout the US. Hispanic-owned and woman-owned J.L. Patterson & Associates was founded by president Jaqueline L. Patterson in Orange, California.

Nikken Sekkei has its origins in a building design company founded in 1900 as part of Japan's Sumitomo conglomerate. Now a private corporation partly owned by its employees, Nikken Sekkei has completed more than 20,000 projects in some 40 countries. The group provides architectural, engineering, urban planning, interior design, and consulting and management services. Among its projects is the Saitama Super Arena and Jumeira Gardens -- a master planned city in Dubai. Nikken Sekkei has also designed terminals for Tokyo International Airport and built hotels, city halls, hospitals, and office buildings throughout Japan and beyond.

MODEC (Mitsui Ocean Development & Engineering Co.) keeps sea vessels floating and oil and gas flowing. The company is a global general contractor that specializes in the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of floating production systems for the offshore oil and gas industry. These include storage vessels, offloading vessels, tension leg platforms, semi-submersibles, and mobile production units. It also offers vessel leasing and chartering; operation and maintenance services; and spare parts supply and aftersales support. Customers include Petrobras and BP. Founded in 1968, MODEC is controlled by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co.

Weekes Forest Products include lumber and plywood, decking, engineered woods, fasteners, house wrap, pine products, railing, and stains. Weekes Forest Products also provides such services as timber sawing and sizing, custom milling and cutting, factory finishing, and fire-retardant treating. It operates through locations in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. The company's North Star Forest Materials division sells lumber to truss manufacturers and lumber retailers throughout the Midwest, while Logan Lumber operates in Florida. Weekes Forest Products was founded in 1978.

MMC Corp serves as a holding company for Midwest Mechanical Contractors, MW Builders, and other units. The group of eight independently operated companies provide preconstruction, construction, HVAC, and plumbing services throughout the US including Kansas, Texas, Nevada, Nebraska, and New Jersey. It specializes in mechanical work for commercial, health care, industrial, pharmaceutical, and power generation facility projects. Employee-owned MMC is ranked as one of the top specialty contractors in the US and its division have completed projects for the University of Kentucky, AT&T, and Wal-Mart. Claude Sanders founded Midwest Mechanical Contractors as a residential plumbing company in 1932.

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