Duratex counts on durability. It makes wood products including hardboard, particle board, and fiberboard from a dozen plants throughout Brazil. The firm sources its own wood with more than 200,000 hectares of primarily eucalyptus forest and has an annual production capacity of approximately 4 million cu. meters of paneling and 6 million sq. meters of laminate flooring. Its products are used for residential and commercial construction and to make furniture and toys. Duratex also makes vitreous china and metal fittings for bathroom use under the Deca brand.

Balfour Beatty plc company provides commercial engineering, construction, and property management services, primary in the UK and North America but also in the rest of Europe, the Middle East, and Australasia. Balfour Beatty works on a range of project types including commercial buildings, housing, hospitals, railways, and airports. It also provides financing and is an active participant in public-private partnerships. US units include Balfour Beatty Infrastructure and Balfour Beatty Construction. Balfour Beatty bought New York-based transportation engineering firm Parsons Brinckerhoff for some $625 million in 2009.

Hardwoods of Michigan is a sawmill and kiln-drying operation that produces some 2 million board feet of lumber per month. It utilizes such species as ash, cherry, hard and soft maple, hickory, poplar, red and white oak, and walnut. The company's products include boards ranging from 1 in. to 5 in. thick (specializing in cuts between 2 in. and 3 in.), grade lumber, timber, pallet stock, and steel mill blocking, as well as mulch, wood chips, sawdust, and shavings. Hardwoods of Michigan also owns Walker Lumber Company in Woodland, Pennsylvania. Its Tri County Logging unit purchases and harvests timber for the mill.

Bradley is the industry's leading manufacturer of commercial plumbing fixtures and washroom accessories. Headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, Bradley serves a diverse customer base ranging from small local facilities to international corporations such as WalMart, General Motors, U.S. Postal Service, W.W. Grainger, and AMC Theaters Corp. Bradley Corporation boasts the greatest depth and breadth of commercial plumbing products in the world. Architects and specifiers look to Bradley for the most innovative products in categories such as: Washfountains, Security Plumbing Fixtures, Multi-Station Lavatory Systems, Terreon® Solid Surface Products, Emergency Eyewash Fixtures and Drench Showers, Patient Care Lavatory Units, Commercial Faucets, Commercial & Group Showers, Washroom Accessories, Solid Plastic Locker Systems, Washroom Partitions. Bradley makes it easy to specify these products through a seasoned customer service staff and the best informational tools in the industry.

Lakeside Industries is one of the largest highway contractors in the Pacific Northwest. A leading asphalt paving contractor and manufacturer, Lakeside Industries works on municipal, commercial, and industrial sites, as well as residential projects. It also sells hot-mix and cold asphalt to other paving contractors. It has about a dozen offices in western Washington, northwestern Oregon, and central Idaho. Owned by the founding Lee family, Lakeside Industries was established when the family combined their mining, sand and gravel, asphalt, and trucking businesses in 1972.

Hoffman cherishes a challenge -- such as building the nation's deepest subway station in Portland, Oregon, or the snake-like, metal-clad Experience Music Project in Seattle. Through several subsidiaries, including flagship Hoffman Construction, the general contractor and construction manager builds civic, commercial, and industrial facilities, primarily in the northwestern US. A leading builder of semiconductor facilities, the group also serves such sectors as education, health care, hospitality, sports, transportation, industrial, and government. It provides electrical, mechanical, surveying, and other services, as well. Employees own Hoffman Corporation, which was founded in 1922.

Anshen+Allen Architects is a plus for clients who require interior and exterior planning services for their school or hospital. The firm provides architectural and interior design services; it specializes in education, research, and health care facilities. Projects include the Lawrence Hall of Science at Berkeley, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in the UK, and a research center at Harvard University. The company's Medergy venture detoxifies hospital waste, creating synthetic hydrogen gas for powering fuel cells. Canada-based construction and design firm Stantec is buying Anshen+Allen.

States Industries manufactures hardwood and softwood veneer products for wholesale and retail distribution throughout the US and Canada. The company, which was founded in 1966, produces natural wood veneered panels for residential wall paneling applications and industrial panels for manufacturers of cabinets, furniture, store fixtures, and architectural interiors. States Industries sells its products through retail stores, wholesale distributors, and directly to large wood product manufacturers. Mounting debt and declining sales forced States Industries to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2010. Shortly after, it was acquired by leading creditor Renwood Opportunities Fund for nearly $20 million.

Marquette Lumber Co. makes its mark in wood. The company processes American hardwoods (Northern, Southern, and Appalachian), used mostly for furniture and flooring, and wholesales it to manufacturing and construction companies. The firm operates two lumberyards and offices in Norwalk, Ohio; Sandown, New Hampshire; St. Louis; and Vero Beach, Florida. Russel H. Downey founded Marquette Lumber Co. in 1919 in South Bend, Indiana. The company moved to Vero Beach, Florida in 1972; the founding Downey family still runs it.

Clark Builders Group, L.L.C. company builds some 6,000 units a year, including apartments, condominiums, and senior housing, as well as military dwellings. While it acts as owner, developer, and builder on some projects, the company primarily serves as third-party general contractor. The company mainly builds in the Washington, DC, area; the Southeast; and California. Founded in 1992, Clark Builders Group is an affiliate of property investment and management firm Clark Investment Group.

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