Roche Ltd, Consulting Group is one of Canada's largest engineering and construction companies. The company undertakes industrial, commercial, government agency, municipal, and institutional projects in the transportation, urban infrastructure, industrial, and environmental sectors. Areas of expertise include hospital engineering, building restoration, construction management, building mechanical and electrical systems, hydroelectric and gas projects, environmental assessment and waste management, highway infrastructure, bridges, dams, and wastewater. Roche operates throughout Canada and in more than 50 countries in Asia, Latin America, and Africa.

American Walnut Company manufactures hardwood lumber, walnut gunstock blanks, and other wood products. The company gets its logs from species that include American black walnut, red oak, white oak, soft maple, hard maple, pecan, ash, and cottonwood from Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Oklahoma, and Nebraska. Its plant in St. Joseph, Missouri, plant annually produces more than 3 million board ft. of lumber. Subsidiary Dyrnamic Research Technologies produces handgun and rifle ammunition for hunting and law enforcement. Other offerings include export packaging and in-house freight forwarding. The firm traces its roots to 1889. American Walnut Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July 2010.

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction quenches the world's thirst for power and water. The company, which is partially owned by Doosan, builds nuclear, thermal, combined cycle, cogeneration, and hydro-power plants worldwide, with projects under way in China, India, South Korea, and the US, among other countries. Doosan Heavy also specializes in building seawater desalination facilities, in addition to water and wastewater plants. Through various other divisions, it builds highways, subways, high-speed railroads, tunnels, gas pipelines, office buildings, and apartments, and supplies casting and forging products and materials handling equipment. Doosan Heavy was established in 1962.

MDU Resources builds and repairs the infrastructure our nation needs — the roads, the power lines, the electrical wiring and appliances, the building foundations. And MDU Resources supplies the energy and fuel our nation needs — building a strong America. In doing so, MDU Resources cannot overlook its responsibility to the environment, the communities we serve and our stakeholders. Through established operational practices and by leading or participating in a number of programs, MDU Resources helps ensure a viable environment. These practices include minimizing waste and maximizing resources, supporting environmental laws and regulations that are based on sound science and cost-effective technology and complying with or exceeding all applicable environmental laws, regulations and permit requirements.

C.F. Jordan is a top building contractor that offers preconstruction, design/build, development, and project management services. The company has traditionally built hotels and resorts, but has diversified into military, residential, highway, and school construction. Its contracts include projects for the Immigration and Naturalization Service for border patrol stations, health care centers, and detention centers. Other works have included Sea World in San Antonio, the Insights Science Museum in El Paso, and the Pearl Harbor Commissary and Exchange in Hawaii. Chairman Charles "Paco" Jordan started the Texas-based firm in 1988.

Lehigh Hanson, Inc. has a big crush on the concrete materials business in North America. The company, which is part of German construction materials firm HeidelbergCement, produces ready mixed concrete, aggregates, concrete block, concrete pipe, and pre-stressed concrete products in the US and Canada. Lehigh Hanson companies include Lehigh Cement Company and Hanson's North American operations. Other companies under the Leigh Hanson umbrella include Hanson Pipe & Precast, which makes concrete pipes, manholes, and precast concrete products and Hanson Brick & Tile.

Hyder Consulting engineers and manages infrastructure projects in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Australia. The company specializes in planning and engineering design for highways, transport, property, water and environment, industrial, energy, defense, and tourism-related projects. Hyder has worked for clients such as international and national bodies, regional and local governments, and private developers. Hyder traces its roots back some 150 years and was involved in the design and construction of such icons as the Sydney Harbor Bridge. The acquisitive company is expanding geographically in high growth markets such as Asia and the Middle East. Hyder also has made several acquisitions in Germany.

The Westervelt Company has turned over a new leaf -- several, actually -- since its inception in 1884. A paper and paperboard packaging manufacturer for many years, Westervelt now operates several distinct businesses related to land resource management. Besides owning and managing 500,000 acres of timberlands, the company operates sporting lodges around the world, offers wildlife gaming and recreational property management, develops masterplanned residential communities in Alabama, and is involved in creating renewable energy. The company is privately owned by the Westervelt and Warner families.

Steeplejack isn't afraid of heights. Traditionally a scaffolding contractor, the company also offers asbestos abatement, insulation, general plant-maintenance services, and project management to industrial customers. Its customers hail primarily from the oil and gas, pulp and paper, power generation, mining, and chemical industries. Steeplejack operates predominantly in Western Canada through eight branch locations. Vancouver-based affiliate Westcor offers fireproofing and environmental services. Steeplejack is part of Texas-based The Brock Group.

Niedermeyer Intertrade exports wood products from North America. The company specializes in power line construction materials such as pressure treated poles, crossarms and crossbraces, pole line hardware, and glulam (glue laminated) power poles. It also provides treated and untreated lumber, Eastern red cedar logs and veneer quality logs, and other building materials.

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