Skanska USA Building Inc., one of four US-based units of the Swedish construction giant Skanska AB, the company is one of the nation's top general contractors and construction groups. Offerings include pre-construction consultation, design-build, and construction management. It serves sectors ranging from infrastructure, sports and entertainment, education, and health care. The company also provides specialist validation services for pharmaceutical and biotech customers. Skanska's other US companies are Skanska USA Civil, Skanska Infrastructure Development, and Skanska Commercial Development.

Etex Group provides the tools of the contractor's trade. The company manufactures building materials for use in constructing roofs, floors, and walls in the Americas and Europe. Its roofing products include concrete and clay tiles; natural, resin, and fiber cement slates; and metal profiled sheets. Etex also produces flat boards used for a variety of purposes, such as sidings, passive fire protection, high-temperature insulation, and plasterboard. Etex operates through more than 90 subsidiaries in more than 40 countries. Europe accounts for about half of the company's revenues.

Camp Dresser & McKee (CDM) does not tell you what not to wear, but it has fashioned a business out of providing engineering, consulting, construction, and operations services. The company provides services for public and private entities worldwide. Founded in 1947 by engineers Thomas Camp, Herman Dresser, and Jack McKee, CDM has expanded from its original role in water-treatment technologies to provide services in environmental management, transportation development, and facilities design. CDM specializes in the environmental management, water treatment and supply, energy, wastewater treatment, and hazardous waste markets. The employee-owned company operates about 120 offices around the world.

RECON Environmental provides environmental consulting services for project planning and land development projects, primarily in the western US. Its services include conservation planning, habitat restoration, noise analysis, and air quality assessment. It works with clients in the private sector, the federal government, and state and local agencies. The company, founded in 1972, also provides architectural investigation services used to preserve cultural and biological resources, including historic sites and endangered species.. RECON Environmental has offices in California, Arizona, and Texas.

O'Connell Robertson (formerly O'Connell Robertson & Associates) is a design firm that offers architectural and engineering services. It has completed more than 1,000 projects, including new university, K-12 education, and healthcare facilities. Its services include interior design, electrical and mechanical engineering, energy conservation planning, and financial analysis. Clients include Texas A&M, the University of Texas, and the Metroplex Hospital. Established in 1950, the firm has offices in Austin and San Antonio, Texas. O'Connell Robertson is a privately-held corporation owned by several employees.

Bouygues (U. K.), a subsidiary of Gallic giant Bouygues, provides full-service construction, engineering, and design contracing services throughout the UK. Bouygues (pronounced "bweeg") UK targets the health care, education, and housing sectors; it has also completed office, retail, industrial, and residential projects. The company was involved in the award-winning redevelopment of the Home Office headquarters, completed in 2005. Bouygues UK's sister company Ecovert provides facilities maintenance services. The firm is a key player in the Private Finance Initiative (PFI), in which private funds are used to build and maintain public buildings. Bouygues UK also pursues private-sector clients.

KML Engineering can usually be found between Point-A and Point-B. The company is a leading provider of solutions and systems for the public transportation and utility industries. Systems designed by KML include Toll collection systems, automatic fare collection, display and queue management systems, and entrance control (turnstiles). The company's fabrication services unit provides consoles, equipment cabinets, and terminal kiosks. KML's engineering division delivers engineering expertise in fields including railway signaling, communications, and electrical power distribution. Affiliate KML Technology Limited markets KML Engineering's revenue collection and turnstile systems.

Ube-Mitsubishi Cement is Japan's second largest supplier of cement and a joint venture between leading Japanese materials producer Mitsubishi Materials and diversified chemical, metals, and machinery provider Ube Industries. The company markets cement and related products manufactured by its parent companies. It primarily serves customers in the construction and industrial markets. Ube-Mitsubishi also operates a cement research institute in Tokyo. In an effort to break into the potentially lucrative Russian cement market, Ube-Mitsubishi Cement began exporting cement products there in 2008 -- a first for a Japanese company.

Bor-Son Construction operates mainly in Minnesota, offering design and building services for commercial, government, educational, health care, industrial, and multi-unit housing construction. Founded in 1957, Bor-son Construction also offers renovation, finish carpentry, and concrete and masonry services. Clients include Cargill, Hyatt Hotels, the University of Minnesota, and the Minnesota Judical.

Strata Homes Limited company, founded in 1919 and still family run, builds single-family houses, townhouses, and apartments in the northwestern UK. Strata currently has about 16 projects in various stages of development throughout South and West Yorkshire and the Midlands. The company sells more than 450 new homes annually, with an average selling price of approximately $298,000. Its goal is to sell 700 new homes in 2008. Challenges that could keep Strata from achieving this include the limited supply and subsequent rising cost of land in the UK. To address this, subsidiary Strata Regeneration identifies opportunities for land regeneration.

Inviting Real Estate Agents, Job Placements Agents, Educational Institutes, Software Service Providers, Real Estate Builders, Marriage Bureaus, Travel Agents, Restaurant Owners, Health & Fitness Centers and other Local Businesses to Post a FREE Classified Advertisement on Cootera.com Classifieds Website.