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.

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.

Hyder Consulting engineers and manages infrastructure projects in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Australia. The company specializes in planning and engineering design for highways, transport, property, water and environment, industrial, energy, defense, and tourism-related projects. Hyder has worked for clients such as international and national bodies, regional and local governments, and private developers. Hyder traces its roots back some 150 years and was involved in the design and construction of such icons as the Sydney Harbor Bridge. The acquisitive company is expanding geographically in high growth markets such as Asia and the Middle East. Hyder also has made several acquisitions in Germany.

Helix Electric has coiled itself around the very core of the electrical contracting business in the Southwest. One of the US's largest electrical contractors, the company focuses on design/build, engineering, and installation projects. Its services include electrical, fiber optic cable, energy management system, emergency power system, electric fence, and voltage substation and distribution system installation. The company and affiliate Helix Electric of Nevada have offices in Arizona, California and Nevada. It has a portfolio of public and private projects, including jobs at airports, civic centers, hospitals, prisons, senior living centers, casinos, hotels, water treatment plants, and movie theaters.

MARCOR Remediation provides industrial, environmental, and construction site remediation. Its services include asbestos abatement, wastewater treatment, emergency spill response, disaster recovery, and storage tank management. It also provides decommissioning and demolition, duct cleaning services, and geotechnical and environmental drilling and sampling. Projects have ranged from mold remediation in a California hotel to clean-up operations in hurricane-battered Florida and Louisiana, to the decommissioning of contaminated gun ranges for the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. In 2009 the company became a subsidiary of demolition and remediation firm Nuprecon/CST.

Culpeper Wood Preservers may sound like the name of an environmental non-profit, but this Virginia-based building materials supplier has more commercial interests in mind. The company manufactures and distributes pressure-treated lumber from plants located in the Midwestern and Northeastern US; pressure treating protects wood from damage by moisture and insects. Products include standard dimensional lumber, decking, boards, plywood, and timbers. The company also makes such specialty products as deck accessories, lattice, fencing, moulded products, and landscaping items.

Breedon Aggregates (formerly Ennstone) produces aggregates, asphalt, and ready-mix concrete at facilities in England and Scotland. Its products and contracting services are used in the construction and building sectors. Breedon includes about 30 quarries, 20 asphalt plants, and another 30 concrete plants throughout the UK. The company was created in 2010 after its predecessor Ennstone emerged from administration. The global economic downturn sunk the company as demand for its products fell. Ennstone's operations were restructured and recapitalized by Breedon Holdings, which was then acquired by investment firm Marwyn Materials and then changed to Breedon Aggregates.

ATC Group Services Inc., helps clients design and execute large-scale projects that can have a variety of construction, environmental, health, safety, and technical applications. The firm, which does business as ATC Associates, often can coordinate services to save money. (ATC stands for Assess, Test, and Consult). Companies in the petroleum, health care, construction, retail, and government sectors have used ATC Associates to plan the removal of mold and asbestos, the treatment of sewage, and the proper testing of construction and construction materials. The company operates from some 65 offices in 36 states in the US.

KML Engineering can usually be found between Point-A and Point-B. The company is a leading provider of solutions and systems for the public transportation and utility industries. Systems designed by KML include Toll collection systems, automatic fare collection, display and queue management systems, and entrance control (turnstiles). The company's fabrication services unit provides consoles, equipment cabinets, and terminal kiosks. KML's engineering division delivers engineering expertise in fields including railway signaling, communications, and electrical power distribution. Affiliate KML Technology Limited markets KML Engineering's revenue collection and turnstile systems.

Component Assembly Systems (CAS) has assembled the components of its success as a specialty contractor. Founded in 1964, the company works on such commercial and institutional projects as hotels, offices, government facilities, apartments, hospitals, airports, and entertainment venues. It specializes in drywall construction, millwork, and carpentry, as well as niche areas such as architectural detailing, acoustical contracting, and specialty ceilings. The company primarily serves Eastern seaboard clients, but also offers its services throughout the US and internationally; in the western US, it operates as Component West. CAS operates from offices in Boston, Las Vegas, New Jersey, New York, and Washington, DC.

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