Engelberth Construction has spent more than thirty years building its business, but it doesn't take nearly as long in the business of building. Specializing in commercial construction the company offers construction management, design/build, general contracting, and additional services for educational, commericial, multi-family residential, and industrial clients. Engelberth Construction works primarily in the New England region (Vermont and New Hampshire) of the US. Otto Engelberth founded Engelberth Construction as a small two-person, home-based construction business in 1972.

Griffon Corporation (the “Company” or “Griffon”), is a diversified management and holding company that conducts business through wholly-owned subsidiaries. Griffon oversees the operations of its subsidiaries, allocates resources among them and manages their capital structures. Griffon provides direction and assistance to its subsidiaries in connection with acquisition and growth opportunities as well as in connection with divestitures. Griffon also seeks out, evaluates and, when appropriate, will acquire additional businesses that offer potentially attractive returns on capital to further diversify itself.

Membership has its privileges -- a lower price is one of them. Through Lumbermens Merchandising Corporation (LMC) more than 350 stockholder lumber retailers throughout the US pool their buying resources to increase their purchasing power and get volume discounts from vendors. LMC's network of members includes about 1,200 building material dealer locations in 48 states and the Bahamas. The cooperative is the largest dealer-owned lumber building materials buying group in the US. It holds members to strict confidentiality, in part to safeguard vendor contracts. In addition to lumber and panel products, LMC also supplies its members with non-wood products, millwork, and hardware.

Hammerstone (formerly Birch Mountain Resources) is trying to climb to the top of the heap in the industrial minerals business. The company was exploring and developing precious metal properties, but is now concentrating on industrial mineral properties (primarily lime and concrete aggregate) in the Athabasca region of northern Alberta. Formed in 1994, the company has two major divisions: industrial minerals and mineral exploration and technology. In 2008, after defaulting on a loan with its primary banker, Birch Mountain Resources went into receivership. An affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management acquired the assets of the company, including a limestone quarry in Alberta, in 2009.

Carl E. Woodward LLC (dba Woodward Design+Build) has an eye for southern style. Serving retail, hospitality, and other clients in Louisiana and the Gulf States region, Woodward Design+Build offers a range of construction services, including pre-construction, general contracting, engineering, and architectural design. Projects include everything from transforming historic buildings into retail space to ground-up construction of sports facilities. The firm, founded in 1924 by New Orleans architect Carl Woodward, boasts an in-house staff of architects and engineers whose work is generally geared toward emulating southern architectural style. CEO Paul Flower has owned Woodward since the 1990s.

American Gypsum has been manufacturing, selling, and distributing gypsum wallboard products for over 50 years. Serving the drywall industry with quality products that are sold throughout the United States. A unique, professional commitment to the highest level of customer service; a strong belief in teamwork; investment in employee training; and state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment create a consistent quality product and a company that surpasses the industry. American Gypsum's mines, located in close proximity to the production plants, contain some of the purest gypsum deposits in North America. This exceptional gypsum, sandwiched between 100% recycled front and back paper, is the key to the optimum workability, light weight, and strength of American Gypsum wallboard products. American Gypsum, a full-line producer of gypsum board products, is better able to serve the needs of all our customers. The most modern production facilities with advanced technology, control equipment, and in-house accredited laboratories enable American Gypsum to ensure quality products that are readily accepted across the country. The production plants located in Albuquerque and Bernalillo, NM; Duke, OK; Gypsum, CO; and Georgetown, SC ship their products via trucks and rail cars to American Gypsum's customer base. A fleet of American Gypsum rail cars and an ever-expanding system of rail-served distribution centers located throughout the country give American Gypsum a widely extended service area. American Gypsum's long term commitment to quality materials; low-cost,up-to-date production facilities; efficient operations; and strategic distribution insures a dynamic and financially strong corporation that excels on a national level. American Gypsum is the fifth largest producer of gypsum wallboard in North America operating five gypsum plants with six production lines with an annual capacity approaching four billion square feet of wallboard. In order to provide same-day service in certain strategic areas, American Gypsum also maintains four reload centers in Arizona, California and Illinois.

U.S. Silica is a leading producer of high quality unground silica sand, ground and fine ground silica, calcined kaolin clay and aplite, and a visionary company with a history dating back over 100 years, making us one of the oldest in the industry. Henry Harrison Hunter first discovered the Oriskany sandstone deposit just north of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia and mined and processed his first sample by hand. Hunter entered a sample of this sand in the Chicago World's Fair in 1893 and was awarded a blue ribbon and the medal of excellence.Since 1893 U.S. Silica has acquired many properties, developed over 200 unique products and created a network of production plants and packaging facilities across the country, making procurement of the silica sand, ground and fine ground silica and other industrial minerals you need convenient and reliable. U.S. Silica is built on a foundation of stability with the keys to our longevity rooted in our ability to collaborate with our customers to find new and innovative ways to use our products, while maintaining our dedication to health, safety, quality, and integrity in the workplace and the environment.

MWH Global will make it work. The environmental engineering, construction, and management firm specializes in water-related projects or "wet infrastructure." Typical projects include building water treatment or desalination plants, water transmission systems, or storage facilitates. MWH also provides general building services for highway, bridge, airport, and industrial projects. The company is active in nearly 40 countries and serves mainly the water, renewable energy, and infrastructure and industry markets. Affiliates of the employee-owned company include software solutions provider MWH Soft, business and government relations firm mCapitol, and MWH Laboratories, which conducts research.

Molzen-Corbin & Associates is a full-service consulting, engineering, and architecture company with a Southwest accent. The firm, which specializes in civil engineering and facility designs, was founded in 1960. It operates from offices in Albuquerque and Las Cruces, New Mexico. Projects have included roadways, bridges, airport runways, water resource facilities, and electrical engineering designs. The firm also offers municipal architecture and designs recreational facilities such as gyms, ball fields, and parks. President and CEO Del Archuleta is the majority stockholder of .

Hensel Phelps Construction builds it all, from the courthouse to the big house. The employee-owned general contractor provides a full range of development, preconstruction, and construction services for commercial, institutional, and government projects throughout the US and abroad. Its project portfolio includes prisons, airports, arenas, laboratories, government complexes, offices, and more. Major public and private clients have included the US Army Corps of Engineers, IBM, United Airlines, The University of Texas, NASA, and Whole Foods. Hensel Phelps founded the eponymous company as a homebuilder in 1937.

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