SNC-Lavalin believes that if you build it, they will come. The group is an international engineering and construction services provider, with operations in some 100 countries around the world. It designs and builds structures such as chemical and petroleum plants, power generation and transmission systems, bridges, highways, mass transit systems, and water treatment plants. Projects include Canada's first liquefied natural gas regassification terminal as well as agricultural land and water improvements in developing countries. It also provides operations and maintenance services, oversees management and financing, and invests in infrastructure facilities. Formed in 1911, SNC acquired rival Lavalin in 1991.

Darlington Veneer Company mills and distributes hardwood plywood products to boat builders, cabinet and furniture makers, millwork manufacturers, wholesale distributors, and others from its plant in Darlington, South Carolina. It sells more than 20 varieties of wood in half round, plain sliced, rotary cut, rift, and quartered cuts. Prospective customers can request price quotes through the company's Web site. Darlington Veneer, founded in 1918, is owned by the Ramsey family, including president John Ramsey and secretary Jim Ramsey. The Ramseys also own Diamond Hill Plywood.

Southland Industries is one of the largest construction and engineering companies in the US. The employee-owned group provides design/build, electrical and mechanical engineering, electrical maintenance, plumbing, fire protection, HVAC, and facilities management services. Southland offers custom solutions for clients in the health care, life sciences, hospitality, industrial, education, government, and telecommunication sectors. Projects include the renovation of the Pentagon following the terrorist attacks of September 11, and the M Resort in Las Vegas. Founded in 1949, Southland Industries has about a half-dozen offices in California, Maryland, Nevada, and Virginia.

WSP Group is no wisp of a company. The management and consultancy firm is #2 in the UK (behind WS Atkins) and has projects in more than 60 countries worldwide. WSP Group works on a variety of projects through three divisions: property (management consultancy); transport and infrastructure (bridges, roads, rail, runnel, and utility); and environmental. Current projects include structural engineering work at Dubai's Nakheel Tower (the world's tallest tower), building and managing a new rapid transit system in Trinidad, and managing the core road network in northwest and northeast London.

Graycor translates blueprints into buildings. The company builds industrial, commercial, health care, and educational facilities in the US, Canada and Mexico. Through its four subsidiaries Graycor offers construction management, maintenance, and design/build services on projects ranging from industrial plant additions to office towers and shopping malls. It provides such trade services as carpentry and concrete and steel work. It also offers blasting, refractory relining, and other maintenance services for power utilities and automotive, food, metals, and waste management companies. Chairman and CEO Melvin Gray and his family own Graycor. Clients have included ArcelorMittal, Motorola, Toyota, and Lafarge.

A. O. Smith Water Products Company makes commercial and residential water heating equipment under such brands as Cyclone, Genesis, and Vertex. It also makes solar panel water heaters under the Cirrex name. Products include commercial boilers, commercial natural gas water heaters, residential electric and natural gas water heaters, expansion tanks, and pump tanks. Products are sold through a network of wholesale distributors, as well as through retail chains Sears and Lowes. More than 15 manufacturing plants are located in North America, Mexico, China, the Netherlands, and India. A. O. Smith Water Products Company, a division of A. O. Smith, is always in hot water -- and it works to assure that its customers are, too.

Keller Group is killer when it comes to foundation work. The international ground engineering company specializes in concrete reinforcement, ground improvement, specialty grouting, and structural repair. Keller operates in more than 30 countries worldwide, with a focus on the European, Australian, and North American markets. However, it also has a growing presence in the Middle East and Asia. Keller works on infrastructure, commercial, industrial, and residential projects. The company designs and builds most of the specialist equipment used by its business units. About 45% of Keller's revenues come from North America, where the group operates Hayward Baker, Suncoast, Anderson, Case, and McKinney Drilling.

Guarantee Electrical has been powering up St. Louis since it "guaranteed" to electrify the World's Fair in 1904. (It delivered on the guarantee). Now a major US electrical contractor, the company offers commercial, institutional, and industrial services including construction, design/build, communications/data, and maintenance. Guarantee Electrical operates throughout the country and has worked on such varied projects as the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and several post office and prison facilities. Its GECO Systems division installs and services intercom, closed-circuit television, and other audio-visual systems. The Oertli family owns and operates the firm.

Carmeuse Lime & Stone is the North American subsidiary of Belgium-based Carmeuse. It supplies lime and limestone products in North America, producing some 7 million tons annually of lime products and around 25 million tons of limestone aggregates and chemical limestone from more than 30 plants. It makes quicklime (calcium oxide), dolomitic lime (a mixture of calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate), milk of lime, and hydrated lime (calcium hydroxide). Industrial customers use Carmeuse Lime & Stone's mineral products in steel production, water treatment, road construction, heavy construction, and other applications. Carmeuse Lime and Stone Inc. primarily sells its products in the eastern US and Canada.

Prime Plastic Products actually goes by the three "R's" -- reduce, reuse, and recycle. The company buys plastic waste and scrap and recycles it into pellets. It will also buy film scrap, reprocessed pellets, surplus resins, and about a dozen grades of plastic, including PVC, nylon, and consumer plastics with SPI resin identification codes #4, #5 and #6. Prime Plastic Products also sells reprocessed pellets ready to be turned into soda bottles, milk jugs, and grocery bags. The company operates in 12 states spread fairly evenly throughout the country. CEO Vineet "Vince" Gupta, who started Prime Plastic Products in 1993, learned the trade from his father, who owned a plastics company in India.

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