Sabanci Holding and HeidelbergCement equally share about 80% of Akcansa, which was founded in 1996. Akcansa Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret hopes you get stuck with them. The company produces about 16 million tons of cement and clinker each year from more than 40 plants and processing facilities in the Marmara, Aegean, and Black Sea regions of Turkey. Its products include cement, ready mix concrete (sold as Bentonsa), and concrete aggregates (sold as Agregasa). Akcansa also offers ship loading services at the ports of canakkale and Ambarli. Its subsidiary Karcimsa combines slag (a process byproduct) with clinker to produce slag cement.

Martin Marietta Materials supplies the products to build the world around you. We are the nation’s second largest producer of construction aggregates used primarily for construction of highways and other infrastructure projects, in certain green initiatives, including flue gas desulphurization, and in the domestic commercial and residential construction industries. Our Aggregates Business’ network of more than 285 quarries, distribution yards and plants spans coast to coast through 27 states, Canada, the Bahamas and the Caribbean Islands.

Sonag Company is a general contracting and construction enterprise that offers a variety of services including masonry, carpentry, and demolition. The firm works on private and public sector projects that range from civil, commercial, and health care structures to industrial and residential projects. The minority-owned company operates from offices in Madison, Milwaukee, and Tomah, Wisconsin and in Mascoutah, Illinois. President and CEO Brian Ganos owns the firm.

Veridian Homes wants to paint the town green. As an environmental steward, Veridian Homes builds communities with homes that are both Energy Star- and Green Built Home-certified. Those homes must meet strict standards set by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Veridian offers more than 40 floor plans (with such distinguished names as The Bentley, The Carter, The Everest, and The Oxford) for single-family detached homes as well as condominiums in about 20 neighborhoods in Dane County and Madison, Wisconsin. The company also supports buyers in home plan selection, interior design modifications, and financing.

Velosi keeps quality in check for oil and gas companies around the globe. The company provides quality assurance, quality control, inspection, and certification services to such multinational bigwigs as BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell. It has also served public utilities, engineering contractors, manufacturing facilities, and small fabrication workshops. Services range from equipment testing to vendor audits to engineering and construction management. Velosi has regional offices in the US, the UK, United Arab Emirates, and Malaysia, as well as local offices in more than 25 countries worldwide. The Carlyle Group is buying the company for some 88 million (about $140 million).

Thomas Crapper restores antique bathrooms and continues to make the Victorian and Edwardian sanitary ware that long ago made its name. Founded in 1861 by the eponymous Thomas Crapper, this venerable plumbing-fixtures company supplied the private facilities of King Edward VII and King George V. It was acquired by a rival in 1963, but later resumed business as an independent company. Products include cistern pulls and chains, wooden toilet seats, cast-iron and copper bathtubs, sink basins, shower rails, and towel racks.

Midas puts its golden touch on real estate projects throughout South West England. The group's operations include construction design/build delivery, property development, environmental services, interior refurbishing, and facilities management. The company serves the commercial, retail, industrial, leisure, affordable housing, and public-sector markets. It has worked for clients including Homebase, Marks & Spencer, and Virgin Airways. Midas was formed in 1976; chairman Steve Hindley led a management buyin of the company in 1998.

Hampton Affiliates knows trees from the seedling to the stud. One of Oregon's top timber firms, Hampton produces approximately 2 billion board ft. of softwood lumber yearly through eight sawmills. The company has some 170,000 acres of timberland in Oregon and Washington and manages some 300,000 acres of publicly owned forest land in British Columbia. Through its Hampton Distribution Companies division, it distributes doors, windows, and other building materials. Hampton supplies homebuilding centers through its stud lumber and distribution operations. The company has its own railcar fleet to transport its products.

Nicolet Hardwoods has been shipping ash, beech, and cherry wood in the US since Ulysses Grant was president and just about everything was made of wood. Today the company produces and supplies hardwoods and softwoods both domestically and internationally. Nicolet Hardwoods manages 40,000 acres of hardwood timberlands in the Great Lakes region to produce fresh cut and kiln-dried lumber, rough and planed lumber, and random length and dimension stock. The company is owned and operated by fifth-generation members of the founding Connor family, who started Nicolet Hardwoods in 1872.

Danis Building Construction can reach from the Buckeye state to the Sunshine state. The company provides commercial and industrial construction services in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The third-generation, family-owned company offers construction management, design/build, general construction, and build-to-suit lease-back services. It specializes in public and private building and industrial projects such as offices, health care facilities, retail complexes, hotels, cultural facilities, schools, and industrial plants. Its projects have included the Cincinnati Children's Hospital and a federal courthouse in Kentucky. B.G. Danis established the company in 1916.

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