General Hardwoods & Millwork (GHM) produces a broad selection of hardwood lumber and milled products such as mouldings, doors, decking, handrails, cabinetry, stairs, and tables. Species used include maple, mahogany, red oak, poplar, teak, and cherry. The company also offers softwood lumber (Douglas fir, cypress, and cedar), veneers, and carpentry supplies. In addition, GHM performs custom woodwork and fabrication services for such applications as yacht interiors and office furniture. Family-owned and operated GHM was established in 1987.

Polkinghorn Group Architects provides architectural services for commercial, educational, and institutional projects. In addition to its work on high schools, colleges, churches, and libraries, Polkinghorn has a particular focus on health care facility design. The firm has worked on more than 350 projects mainly in Texas and Louisiana totaling nearly $1 billion. Completed projects include Austin Community College, Texas Orthopedics Surgery Center, Sunset Canyon Veterinary Clinic, and Holy Spirit Episcopal Church. Polkinghorn Group Architects was established in 1972.

GSE Construction Company provides heavy construction for government agencies, public utilities, and the private sector. The general engineering contractor specializes in building water and wastewater infrastructure. GSE provides services such as new construction, renovation work and upgrades, and construction labor. Projects range from retrofitting old systems and expanding capacity, to constructing storage tanks, treatment facilities, and pump stations. The company also often teams with fellow engineering firm Applied Technologies to complete waste-to-energy conversion projects. GSE performs most of its work in California and Nevada.President and CEO Orlando Gutierrez founded GSE Construction in 1980.

Wolcott Architecture Interiors provides architectural planning and interior design services through its office in Culver City, California. The company's clients have included the Elton John Foundation, Saban Entertainment, Wyle Laboratories, the Annenberg Foundation, Volkswagen Group of America, and many more. Principal John Wolcott founded the company in 1975.

Shawmut Woodworking & Supply, which does business as Shawmut Design and Construction, provides beginning-to-end construction services, from preconstruction planning to post-construction quality assurance checks. Shawmut Design and Construction has experience building retail, restaurants, academic, banking, health care, and science facilities; it also handles corporate interiors and high-end residential construction and has expertise in cultural and historical preservation projects. The employee-owned company serves clients nationwide and operates from offices in a half-dozen states.

Halex Corporation wouldn't mind if you walk all over them. In fact, you may be stepping all over the flooring products it makes and not even know it. Halex manufactures and distributes products used in flooring installation, such as carpet tack strips, seam tape, flooring nails, plywood underlayment, and height adjustment spacers. The company's Southern California headquarters location houses a technical lab that conducts stability and resilience testing on items such as plywood and nails; from that facility it also distributes products to North and South America, Europe, and Japan.

Clarion Bathware is a good place to start if you want to cry, "take me away, Calgon." The company manufactures gel-coated fiberglass and acrylic products such as assisted-living shower and tub models, whirlpools, shower stalls, and soaker tubs. The company markets and sells its products through an extensive network of sales representatives to supply houses, plumbing contractors, builders, and remodeling customers. Clarion Bathware was founded in 1973.

1-800-GOT-JUNK? For a fee this junk removal service will haul away any nonhazardous materials that two people can lift. It won't pick up asbestos, chemicals, oils, oil drums, oil tanks, paints, and solvents. The company picks up from homes, restaurants, and other businesses and hauls the loads to local area transfer stations or recycling centers; up to 60% of its pickups are recycled or donated to local charities. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? has more than 300 local franchises, mainly in the US and Canada (but it also operates in Australia). CEO Brian Scudamore owns the company.

Adonel Concrete has its footprint firmly planted in South Florida. With six concrete plants, the privately-owned company is a materials supplier to residential and commercial construction projects from Key Largo to Palm Beach. It makes concrete and special mixes that repel water, inhibit corrosion, and self compact. Clients have included homebuilders Caribe Homes and Lennar, Perini Marine Construction, and Trans Florida Development. President Luis Garcia, an immigrant from Nicaragua, started the company in 1984 with a single employee and a single truck. Adonel Concrete has expanded to some 150 trucks and about 250 employees.

Charles Pankow Builders has some pretty concrete ideas on how to build high-rises. The design/build general contractor specializes in quake-resistant concrete frames for structures including department stores, hotels, condominiums, medical facilities, and office buildings. The firm is primarily active in California and Hawaii. Affiliate Pankow Special Projects focuses on small-scale projects including renovations, interior build-outs, and seismic upgrades. Unit Mid-State Precast provides structural and architectural precast concrete components for Pankow-managed projects. Employee-owned Charles Pankow Builders was founded in 1963 by the late Charles Pankow, who helped pioneer the design/build delivery system.

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