Lastar is the parent company of two main operating units, Cables To Go and Quiktron, that provide cabling and connectivity products and services to computer, audio/video, electrical, and industrial distributors.

Varco Pruden proves its mettle through buildings. Doing business as VP Buildings, the company makes metal building components for a variety of nonresidential facilities. Its products are distributed throughout the US and Canada through a network of about 1,000 contractors. The company's systems are used to build facilities ranging from churches and schools to office buildings and warehouses. Metal buildings can cost up to 30% less to build than more traditional fare; glass, brick, stone, and concrete elements can be incorporated. VP Buildings also provides design and engineering services throughout the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Australia's BlueScope Steel bought VP Buildings from Ternium in 2008.

From testing for toxic mold to cleaning up oil spills, GeoTek Engineering & Testing Services offers an array of environmental engineering services. Services include site assessment, environmental consulting, and laboratory testing. The South Dakota company, which operates primarily in the midwestern US, is not affiliated with Massachusetts-based GeoTek Engineering, Inc.

Byrne Bros. (Formwork) Limited helps to provide a solid foundation for society. The concrete frame contractor constructs reinforced concrete structures and designs associated temporary works, such as climbing formwork systems for high-rise structures. The group serves commercial, retail, residential, scientific, and public sector markets, among others. Founded in 1974 by brothers Patsy and Johnny Byrne, the company has built frames for Imperial College, the British Library, and the Unilever House in the UK. Clients include Pfizer, Nokia, and Wessex Water.

G.L. Homes calls Florida home, and more than 60,000 Floridians live in those homes. G.L. Homes of Florida began as a small, local builder and is now one of the nation's largest privately held builders of homes and residential communities (some active-adult), It operates in Broward, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lee, and Palm Beach counties. The company's homes range from around $160,000 to about $1 million. Preferred lender G.L. Financial offers mortgage financing on homes, while affiliate G.L. Commercial is a commercial real estate firm that develops and manages retail, mixed-use, and suburban office space throughout the Southeast. G.L. Homes was established in 1976 by founder and president Itchko Ezratti.

The largest division in the group, Lindum Construction, specializes in building food manufacturing facilities, retail space, hospitals, and offices. The Lindum BMS unit provides services in areas such as commercial, retail, design, and remodelling, and is also involved in building services maintenance. Lindum Homes builds residential houses in the Lincolnshire area, and Lindum Security develops security monitoring systems. The company was founded in 1956 by John Chambers, father of chairman David Chambers.

Manufactured Housing Enterprises builds modular, sectional, and singlewide homes as well as commercial and retail developments for clients in the Midwest. The company is the largest manufactured home builder in Ohio and among the 20 largest in the country. It offers more than 80 floor plans for singlewide homes as well as two-story homes of more than 3,000 sq. ft. The company has delivered homes to Illinois, Indiana, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Manufactured Housing Enterprises was established in 1965, when being "mod" was fab.

Integrated Management Services, which operates as IMS Engineers, provides engineering, consulting, and construction management services. IMS offers its services to a variety of industries; projects include aviation, environmental, transportation, water, and wastewater facilities. It has offices in Jackson, Mississippi; Memphis; New Orleans (where it participates in Hurricane Katrina recovery work); and Detroit, Michigan. The city of Jackson, Mississippi and Nissan Motor are among the company's customers. The minority-owned IMS was formed in 1996 by CEO John Calhoun and President Rod Hill. It is a mainstay on Inc. magazine's list of the fastest-growing private companies in the US.

Hopewell Holdings is hopeful about the future of Hong Kong and China's Pearl River Delta region. With operations in hotels, property development, and highway infrastructure construction, Hopewell has extensive holdings in real estate in Hong Kong (including its flagship skyscraper Hopewell Centre and the Panda Hotel). Hopewell also collects rent from tenants at the Hong Kong International Trade and Exhibition Centre (HITEC). The company builds toll roads and bridges, primarily in mainland China through its Hopewell Highway Infrastructure Limited subsidiary (HHI). It holds 70% of HHI.

Atlas Industrial Holdings provides such specialty contracting services as machinery and equipment rigging and steel fabricating, as well as piping, transportation, and electrical services. It also offers plant relocation and maintenance services. The company, which serves clients throughout the US, Mexico, and Canada, has performed such projects as rigging work for a Valero oil refinery and an electrical furnace upgrade for Owens Corning. Clients, which are mostly in the automotive, cement, power, and food and beverage industries, have included Anheuser-Busch, Holcim, and Honda of America.

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