Lee (LBL) makes going to the hospital a little less painful. LBL is an architectural, planning, and interior design firm that specializes in health care (hospitals, care centers, and medical centers), academic, institutional, and corporate projects. LBL's clients include universities, city and county governments, federal agencies, public and private real estate developers, nonprofit organizations, and investor-owned firms across California. The firm has designed buildings for Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, the University of California, Davis, and most recently, renovated Stanford University Medical Center. Principals Ken Lee, Erich Burkhart, and Ken Liu founded the firm in 1986.

Baillie Lumber Co. company produces and distributes nearly 200 million board ft. of American hardwood products annually. Baillie Lumber offers species that include cherry, hard and soft maple, red and white oak, poplar, beech, and ash, in addition to exotic species such as mahogany and teak. It operates five production facilities, three sawmills, and warehouses in the US and overseas and exports its products to more than 60 countries. Baillie's customers include window manufactures and furniture and molding makers. James Baillie founded the company as a lumber brokerage firm in Hamburg, New York in 1923.

Eleco is a group focused on key components of a modern construction project. Building Products used in the fabric of the building, Software tools used to manage the construction project and Sustainable Construction to enhance environmental performance. Eleco serves a number of different construction markets in the UK, parts of Europe and South Africa. Eleco is listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM:ELCO).

Sierra Pacific Industries company owns and manages about 2 million acres of timberland in California and Washington. With a network of sawmills, it is among the top lumber producers in the US. SPI's manufacturing plants also produce mouldings and millwork, windows and doors, fencing, and wood fiber by-products, such as chips, bark, and shavings. Several of its sawmills also house cogeneration facilities that recycle wood waste into power for its plants; excess electricity is sold to local public utilities. Additionally, SPI is involved in residential and commercial real estate. The company traces its roots to the 1920s when it was founded by R. H. "Curly" Emmerson.

Britannia Construction performs construction and civil engineering services. The company engages in the design, construction, and refurbishment of retail, commercial, industrial, leisure, and mixed-use space. Among its projects are movie theaters, business parks, and more than 100 stores for Tesco. Britannia's civil engineering unit works on infrastructure projects such as highways, bridges, sewage and drainage systems, and waste recycling facilities. Founded in 1960, Britannia Construction is active primarily in the South West, Central South, Midlands, and South Wales regions of the UK.

SIG plc is a leading European supplier of specialist products to the building and construction industry. It focuses its activities into four business sectors: Insulation and Building Environments, Exteriors, Interiors and Specialist Construction Products.SIG’s operations are managed on a country-by-country basis. Within each country there is dedicated divisional management focusing on each market sector. This is critical to the success of the business, ensuring that focus is provided to both the customer requirements and the supply chain required to service the customer.

Dunham-Bush (Europe) operates through Dunham-Bush Limited to manufacture heating and air-conditioning equipment and service installed systems. Dunham-Bush Limited traces its founding to several companies more than 100 years old. The holding company's other activities include the manufacture of stainless steel sanitary ware and catering equipment. Dunham-Bush (Europe) is owned by Durham-Bush International (Cayman) Limited and Dunham-Bush (Malaysia) Bhd. In turn, the Durham-Bush Group was bought by Russia-based Argomash Holdings in 2007.

David Evans and Associates (DEA) can be classified as wind, land, and water. Consistently ranked among the leading "pure design" engineering and architectural firms, the employee-owned company serves four markets: energy, land development, transportation, and water resources. Services include marine surveying and watershed management, residential community development, heavy rail and highway design, and energy facility design. Projects include the Snohomish Cascade master planned community in Washington and the Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River in Portland, Oregon. DEA maintains some 20 offices in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, New York, Oregon, and Washington.

RailWorks stays on track with construction services to railway and transit systems in the US and Canada. Through about a dozen operating subsidiaries, the specialty contractor builds and repairs tracks; provides installation of electrical and communications systems; and offers equipment and materials for track construction. Customers include short-line railroads, commuter railroads, transit authorities, municipalities, and power plants. Founded in 1998, RailWorks offers other services such as construction and maintenance on steel, concrete, and wooden railroad bridges. Wind Point Partners, along with company management, owns RailWorks.

Strata Homes Limited company, founded in 1919 and still family run, builds single-family houses, townhouses, and apartments in the northwestern UK. Strata currently has about 16 projects in various stages of development throughout South and West Yorkshire and the Midlands. The company sells more than 450 new homes annually, with an average selling price of approximately $298,000. Its goal is to sell 700 new homes in 2008. Challenges that could keep Strata from achieving this include the limited supply and subsequent rising cost of land in the UK. To address this, subsidiary Strata Regeneration identifies opportunities for land regeneration.

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