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.

Coakley & Williams Construction, Inc. (CWCI) offers building, restoration and renovation, construction management, general contracting, and interior construction services. The firm has built and refurbished schools, churches, courthouses, parking garages, medical facilities, and government and corporate office buildings. Past clients include federal agencies, the State of Maryland, Unisys, Wal-Mart, FedEx, and Georgetown University. CWCI has served the East Coast since 1961 and has also completed projects in Alaska, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas. Chairman and CEO Terrance Coakley and president Patrick Caulfield own the company.

Alamco Wood Products manufactures structural glulam (glued laminated) timber products in a broad range of shapes such as arches, beams, trusses, and curved members for construction projects from church ceilings, park shelters, and covered patios to bridges, trusses, and electrical and telecommunications utility poles. The company also offers prefabricated glulam products. Its clients include utility companies, churches, schools, parks and other entities that utilize wooden beams in their structures. Alamco is owned by Bell Lumber & Pole.

Martin Marietta Aggregates got true grit. Martin Marietta Aggregates produces and supplies crushed granite and limestone, sand, and gravel for highway and public infrastructure, residential, and commercial projects in the US (primarily in the South and Midwest), Canada, and the Caribbean. It operates about 275 quarries, underground mines, and distribution facilities. Martin Marietta Aggregates also produces asphalt and ready-mix concrete and operates a road paving business. Martin Marietta Aggregates accounts for more than 90% of parent Martin Marietta Materials' sales.

Philip Services Corporation (PSC) undertakes a wide range of industrial and environmental cleanup projects throughout the US, Mexico, and Canada. Besides scrap metal recycling services, which have been the company's longtime focus, PSC provides on-site waste disposal and recycling, cleaning of industrial equipment, transportation of commercial and industrial waste, and emergency response to spills. In addition, PSC alos offers oil field services both onshore and offshore along the US Gulf Coast. Entities owned by investor Carl Icahn control PSC. The initials PSC also stand for the company's operating philosophy -- People, Safety, and Commitment.

Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc., the company has a long history of converting swords into plowshares, or in this case, nuclear weapons into nuclear fuel. It converts weapons-grade highly enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium that can be used as fuel for nuclear power plants. NFS also provides decontamination, decommissioning, and remediation of nuclear sites, as well as packaging and shipping of nuclear materials. The company was acquired by Babcock & Wilcox in 2008 for almost $160 million.

Aiken Group is a major UK provider of engineering project management and associated services to the offshore oil and gas industry. The company provides planning, design, and construction management and support for upgrades of oil rigs, production platforms, and marine facilities. It also possesses expertise in building living quarters and related facilities, including plumbing, electrical, and HVAC design and construction services. Aiken Group's clients have included oil companies such as BP, Royal Dutch Shell, and TOTAL; drilling contractors ENSCO and Transocean; and residential construction firm McCarthy & Stone.

Pangea Group is a titan when it comes to civil and industrial engineering and construction services. The company provides renovation, demolition, and maintenance, as well as technical and environmental services that include waste disposal, remediation, and surveying. Pangea's civil construction team builds concrete foundations and structures, in addition to grading, excavation, and storm sewer work. The firm has completed more than 500 projects over the years for clients such as Ameren and government agencies including the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Energy, and military installations. The Hispanic-owned Pangea Group was founded as a clean-up enterprise for radioactive waste materials in 1994.

Telford Homes builds new and converted apartments in and around London. The company's annual mix of contracts includes about 225 open-market private homes, more than 145 affordable homes produced for housing associations, and a commercial unit. Its private homes sell at an average price of 245,000. The company split its operations into two segments in 2004 -- Telford Homes Alto (larger flagship developments) and Telford Homes Metro (infill sites with shorter construction periods). The company was formed in December 2000.

DeFoe makes sure you can safely cross those proverbial bridges when you get to them. The heavy construction firm specializes in the design and construction of bridges, highways, airport terminals, railroads, and other transit projects throughout the New York Metropolitan and Tri-State area. Other areas of expertise include rehabilitation and reconstruction, foundations, and architectural concrete work. DeFoe, which was founded in 1946, often works for the New York State Department of Transportation as well as the The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. President John Amicucci Sr., who is the son-in-law of former president Dario Cioti, owns the company.

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