NBBJ spends a lot of time around hospitals, but don't worry -- there's nothing wrong. The architecture and design firm designs medical facilities as well as other structures including mixed-use commecial and office buildings, arenas, courthouses, colleges, and research facilities. In addition to architecture and design, the company provides consulting, branding, lighting, and landscaping services. NBBJ works on projects (clients have included Starbucks and Microsoft) around the world. It has offices in Washington, California, New York, and Ohio and international offices in China, the UK, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates. NBBJ was founded in 1943 by four Seattle-based architects (Naramore, Bain, Brady, and Johanson).

Bermello, Ajamil & Partners provides architectural, engineering, planning, interior design, and landscape services for commercial, public, and institutional clients around the world. It was worked on projects including high-rise residential towers, ports and other maritime structures, airport terminals, bridges, and educational facilities. The company operates globally from offices in California, Florida, and New York, as well as Dubai (where it worked on the design of resort island The World). Bermello, Ajamil & Partners was founded in 1939.

The construction operations of The Pepper Companies provide general contractor and construction management services for sectors including health care, retail, entertainment, hotels, industrial, and education. Projects include the 29,000-sq.-ft ape habitat at the Lincoln Park Zoo, 900,000 sq. ft. of new or renovated space at Central DuPage Hospital, and more than a dozen Galyan's outdoor stores throughout the Midwest. Pepper Environmental Technologies provides environmental services. Stanley F. Pepper founded the company in Chicago in 1927; the group is owned by his family and employees of the firm.

Clancy & Theys Construction covers construction in the Carolinas and beyond. The company, which specializes in commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings, works primarily in the southeastern US. The general contractor and construction manager's project portfolio includes churches and cultural buildings, sports facilities, laboratories, schools and universities, distribution/warehouse centers, offices, and retail buildings. Founded in 1949 by brothers-in-law E. I. Clancy and John Theys, the firm is now owned by Clancy's family and is managed by his sons, Tim and Tick Clancy. The company has three North Carolina offices, as well as locations in Florida and Virginia.

Williams Brothers Construction Company is a Houston-based firm that was founded in 1955 by J.K. Williams, C.K. Williams and J.D. (Doug) Pitcock, Jr. In the following year, the Interstate Highway Act was signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Williams brothers were bought out in 1964 and 1984, respectively, leaving Doug Pitcock as the sole shareholder. Since 1998, the company has been in the process of converting to an employee-owned corporation.

Atlantic Plant Maintenance (APM) shoots for smooth sailing in the sea of industrial maintenance. Through three divisions, APM performs construction, maintenance, and electrical work on industrial plants around the world. Its services include construction management, engineering, installation, upgrades, equipment disassembly, pipe fabrication, rigging, and welding. Clients come from the chemical, energy, food and beverage, oil and gas, power, pulp and paper, and water industries, among others; they include Cinergy, Commonwealth Edison, and General Electric. Founded in 1977, the company has half a dozen offices throughout the US.

Knauf Insulation believes that an R rating is good for the family. (R-values are assigned by resistance to heat flow.) The company makes thermal and acoustical fiberglass insulation products for residential, commercial, industrial, marine, OEM, and metal building applications. Knauf also produces polystyrene custom shapes, insulation, panels, and other products. Established in 1978 as Knauf Fiber Glass, it is a member company of Knauf Gips KG, a multi-billion-dollar family of building materials companies owned by the Germany-based Knauf family. Knauf Insulation has operations in some 50 countries.

The Paloma Group features an original integrated system to accomplish all tasks from product planning to production and sales totally within the company. Affiliated companies and personnel collaborate closely to achieve a formidable consolidated force.There "customer first" policy in place since our founding enables us to communicate directly with our customers in the marketplace and to incorporate their feedback and suggestions in there planning and production.

Walbridge is a privately-owned construction company offering diverse delivery options including construction management, program management, general contracting, design-build and turn-key solutions. Our services include pre-construction, engineering management and decommissioning. We self-perform structural concrete and flatwork, millwright and rigging, equipment installation and facilities management.

Shepherd Building Group Limited, also known as the Shepherd Group, operates through its construction, engineering, manufacturing, and property divisions. Shepherd Construction builds a variety of projects including office buildings, college facilities, and hospitals in the UK. The company's manufacturing division builds industrial storage and processing systems as well as the company's hallmark Portakabins brand of portable and modular buildings. The Shepherd Developments unit builds commercial properties for lease. Its homes divisions (including Shepherd Homes) develops residential properties. Founded in 1890, the Shepherd Group is owned by the Shepherd family.

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