Aker Construction is part of the North American union construction and maintenance division of Norway-based Aker Solutions. Active in the US and Canada, the company provides heavy and civil construction and renovation services for power generation plants and other industrial projects. Aker Construction offers services such as prime contracting, electrical work, equipment setting, heavy mechanical contracting, steel erection, piping, and construction management. After Aker Solutions sold most of its process and construction operations (including non-union businesses) to Jacobs in 2011, its union construction division, including Aker Construction, was transferred to the newly formed Aker Contractors segment.

Alberici helped shape the St. Louis skyline; it now sets its sights -- or its construction sites -- across North America. Alberici Corporation, parent of Alberici Constructors, encompasses a group of enterprises with a presence in North America, Central America, South America, and Europe. Operations include construction services, building materials, and steel fabrication and erection units. Alberici offers general contracting, design/build, construction management, demolition, and specialty contracting services. It also offers facilities management. The Alberici family still holds the largest share of the employee-owned firm, founded in 1918 by John S. Alberici.

alfanar Group ("al fanar" is roughly translated as "the light" in Arabic) is primarily engaged in building power plants, substations, and water treatment plants in Saudi Arabia. Other subsidiaries manufacture electrical systems and industrial equipment needed for the utility plants, while alfanar IT provides information technology services to the Saudi government and other private corporations doing business in the Middle East. The alfanar Group has locations in Egypt, India, Qatar, Syria, and the United Arab Emirates. The alfanar Group and alfanar Construction were founded in 1976; alfanar IT came along in 1995.

Allenbuild provides construction and management services for public, corporate, retail, residential, and industrial projects throughout the UK. Its offerings include general contracting, design/build, civil engineering, maintenance, and nuclear decommissioning services. Allenbuild targets public projects including social housing, education, and government facilities. It also participates in health care, corporate, industrial, and retail projects. Allenbuild got its start in 1946 by brothers Samuel and Thomas Allen; it was acquired by construction group Renew Holdings (then named Montpellier Group) in 2001.

Am-Mex Products helps companies set up maquiladora operations in the McAllen, Texas, and Reynosa, Mexico, border region. The maquiladora program allows US firms and other foreign companies to import raw materials into Mexico duty-free for assembly there by lower-wage Mexican workers. The program also offers faster startup, lower shipping costs, and central distribution. Its services include contract manufacturing, engineering factory management, warehousing and distribution, cross-border trucking, training, and other services required for international trade. Am-Mex has been in business since 1990 and has around 1 million sq. ft. of manufacturing and warehouse space in Mexico, in addition to its US operation.

American Bridge Company spans the nation's modern industrial age. The firm provides general contracting, engineering, and subcontracting services to transportation, infrastructure, military, and industrial markets in North and South America. It manufactures, erects, reconstructs, and rehabilitates all manner of bridges, including cable-supported, movable, steel truss, and steel and concrete arch structures. American Bridge also specializes in near-shore marine facilities, security infrastructure, military and government buildings, and sports arenas and stadiums. It manufactures structural steel and precast concrete bridge components and specialized equipment for bridge construction, as well.

American Constructors builds facilities brimming with patriotic pride. The company has completed a variety of commercial and public building projects such as retail centers, post offices, schools, manufacturing facilities, and parking garages. Clients have included Motorola, Simon Property Group, 3M, various school districts, and the US Postal Service. The company offers construction management, as well as full design/build services, ranging from constructability analysis and estimating to turnkey and specialty projects. Founded in Austin in 1982, the company operates mostly in Central Texas. Affiliated company American Constructors California specializes in multi-unit residential construction.

American Infrastructure provides balance and structure. Through subsidiaries Allan A. Myers and American Infrastructure-Virginia, the firm provides heavy civil construction services for projects in the Mid-Atlantic. It builds and reconstructs highways, water treatment plants, medical facilities, and shopping centers, and offers site development for homebuilders. Its Independence Construction Materials (ICM) subsidiary supplies aggregates, asphalt, and ready-mixed concrete to its construction companies. The family-run business was established in 1939 as Allan A. Myers and Son, a local hauling company in the suburbs of Philadelphia.

Ames Construction aims right for the heart of heavy construction. The company is primarily a general contractor, providing heavy civil and industrial construction services to the transportation, mining, and power industries mainly in the West and Midwest. The family-owned company works on highways, airports, bridges, rail lines, mining facilities, power plants, and other infrastructure projects. Ames also performs flood control, environmental remediation, reclamation, and landfill work. Additionally, the firm builds golf courses and undertakes commercial and residential site development projects. It typically partners with other companies to perform the engineering and design portion of construction jobs.

Andersen Construction Company focuses on commercial and industrial construction in the Western US. The group, which introduced concrete tilt-up construction to the Pacific Northwest, builds everything from parking structures to medical facilities, manufacturing plants, and industrial complexes. It also works on institutional projects for the government and education markets. Other projects include tenant improvements, seismic upgrades, and remediation construction. The company provides construction management (which accounts for 80% of its work), as well as general contracting and design/build delivery. It also offers startup and commissioning services. Chairman and CEO Andy Andersen founded the company in 1950.

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