Cox Industries is no splinter group; its wood products are pressure-treated to stay together. The company is a manufacturer of pressure-treated wood products for such applications as outdoor furniture, playground equipment, decking, fences, arbors, gazebos, and more. Its Utility Products Division makes treated wood products used in utility poles, cross arms and brace arms, guard rails and posts, retaining walls, and marine construction. Products are distributed through building supply dealers, distributors, and specialty stores in the eastern US and internationally in Belgium and the UK. The company, founded as Wood Preserving in 1954, is still run by the Cox family.

Manufactured housing company Giles Industries builds homes with single-wide and double-wide floorplans. The company also produces modular buildings used as garages or office space. Giles offers its products primarily in the mid-Atlantic and southeastern regions of the US. Tennessee native R. O. Giles founded the copmany in 1959. His grandson, Alan Neely, is the company's president. Giles Industries is among Berkshire Hathaway's trailer park of companies that make manufactured homes. It was bought by Southern Energy Homes in 2006 -- the same year that company was acquired by Berkshire Hathaway's Clayton Homes.

North American Technologies Group (NATK) made ties that bind. Its TieTek Technologies subsidiary produced composite railroad crossties made from 75% recycled materials such as plastics and rubber from old tires. It has sold its products to various transportation agencies and railway companies in the US, Australia, Asia, South America, and India. However, due to the recession, the company closed its plants and ceased production of its ties in 2009. TieTek is the worldwide leader in developing and manufacturing composite ties, an innovative product for railroad track construction, maintenance and operation. There management consists of experienced business people, railroad executives, and materials scientists who are committed to bringing the highest quality, most reliable, and cost effective product to there customers.

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 Asphalt is paving the way for a smooth ride in northeastern Pennsylvania. American Asphalt Paving, Co. provides asphalt paving products and services through its crushed aggregates, paving, and grading and excavating divisions. American Asphalt Paving, Co. also offers used equipment (aggregate, asphalt, mobile, and lab equipment) for sale. American Asphalt operates from locations in Shavertown and Plains, Pennsylvania, and has plants in Chase and Keystone. Bernard Banks Sr. founded American Asphalt in 1951. American Asphalt Paving, Co. continues to be owned and managed by the Banks family.

Baxall Construction looks outside the box for its building projects. The company is involved in all areas of high-end construction -- residential, industrial, commercial, historic renovation, and design-and-build. Baxall's projects are primarily around the London area and southeast England. Some of its notable jobs include a 7.6 million home renovation in Kensington, the 5.8 million Hampstead Town Hall, and the 1.9 million new construction of St. John's Church Centre in Tunbridge Wells. The company maintains an annual turnover of 12 million to 15 million.

The Ryland Group founded by James Ryan and Bob Gaw in 1967, constructs single-family detached homes, as well as attached condominiums for entry-level, first- and second-time move-up, and retired buyers. Ryland has constructed more than 285,000 homes in hundreds of communities around the US. The average price for a Ryland Home is around $240,000. The company offers services that span the homeownership process. Homebuyers can select custom home finishes at a My Style Design Center. The group also provides mortgage financing, including title, settlement, escrow, and insurance services, through Ryland Mortgage.

Carlin Combustion Technology burns more than just the midnight oil. Carlin Combustion Technology, Inc. makes natural gas, propane, fuel oil, and furnace oil burners, as well as igniters, controls, and related components such as motors, oil valves, circuit interfaces, and burner cover kits, for both residential and commercial applications. It also offers one-day professional training sessions on the components, setup, and testing of its residential oil, residential gas, and commercial oil and gas burners. Carlin Combustion Technology distributes its products throughout the US, as well as in Puerto Rico and Canada.

A. G. Spanos Companies bridges many operations -- from building, managing, and selling multifamily housing units to constructing master-planned communities, as well as developing land and building commercial space. With divisions and operations in about 10 states, the firm has built about 2 million sq. ft. of office space properties, 120,000-plus apartment homes, and more than 400 developments. Other operations include mixed-use development and property management. Alex Spanos also owns the NFL's San Diego Chargers. He operates the companies with his sons Dean (president and CEO) and Michael Spanos (EVP).

Seddon Homes, a speculative housing subsidiary of privately held construction group Seddon Group Limited, builds residences from one and two-bedroom apartments to three-story luxury homes primarily in the Cheshire area of England. The company develops brownfield and greenfield real estate and also refurbishes homes. Seddon Homes delivers about 100 homes annually. The homes generally cost from 135,000 to more than 450,000. The company got its start back in 1897 when brothers George and John Seddon established a building firm in Little Hulton, Manchester.

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