Holcim entered the Canadian market in 1951 as St. Lawrence Cement with the commissioning of a cement plant near Quebec City. Since then, through ongoing capital investment and strategic acquisitions such as Associated Quarries & Construction (1961), Dufferin Construction Company (1961), De-Mix (1965), H. Boehmers (1973), and TCG Asphalt & Construction (2001), the company has grown into one of the largest vertically integrated building materials and construction companies in Canada , recording sales of over $1.3 billion in 2008. In 2009, St. Lawrence Cement became Holcim (Canada) Inc., introducing the parent company name in Canada. We are a member of the Holcim Group, a global company employing some 85,000 people, with production sites in over 70 countries. With a market presence on every continent, Holcim Group is more globally spread than any other building materials company. The Holcim Group business strategy is based on continuous growth in both developed economies and emerging, high-growth markets.

SBLM Architects provides architectural services for commercial/residential, educational, government, restoration, and retail/entertainment projects. The firm also has an interiors group that supplements its five specialty areas. Clients include Hofstra University, AnnTaylor, West New York Public Library, and Rockefeller Center, Inc. SBLM Architects operates from offices in New York and Miami and an international office in Dublin.

The Imperial Bathroom Company hopes to conquer the world -- one lavatory at a time. The central England company's branded bathroom suites expand yearly and include Windsor (sweeping curves and fluted detailing), Oxford Bone (off-white), and Astoria (inspired by Art Deco). Imperial's offerings encompass bathroom furniture, tubs, taps and accessories, installation, and technical specifications. It offers a lifetime guarantee against manufacturing defects for its sanitary ware.

United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. manufactures and sells lime and limestone products in the United States. Its products primarily include pulverized limestone, quicklime, hydrated lime, and lime slurry. The company sells its lime and limestone products to highway, street and parking lot contractors, steel producers, municipal sanitation and water treatment facilities, aluminum producers, paper manufacturers, utility plants, glass manufacturers, roof shingle manufacturers, and poultry and cattle feed producers. United States Lime & Minerals, Inc., through its subsidiary, U.S. Lime Company — O & G, LLC, also owns royalty and working interests in natural gas wells located in Johnson County, Texas. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Kok's Woodgoods produces wood and vinyl trim for home interior and exterior applications. Its products include decorative brackets and shelving, door accents, moldings, and other millworked products. The company also makes board products, including hobby boards, from oak, poplar, aspen, and pine woods. Kok's Woodgoods fills custom orders and sells its products in national chain hardware stores. The company began operations in 1983.

Drinking water protection is one of the areas of sage advice offered by The Cadmus Group. The environmental consulting firm (named after Cadmus, the Phoenician wise man who founded the city of Thebes) provides research and technical support services, primarily to government agencies (including the US Environmental Protection Agency). Other specialities include air quality, energy conservation, environmental risk assessment, and regulatory support, as well as marketing and public education related to environmental programs. Cadmus operates from half a dozen offices throughout the US. Chairman Gene Fax and Managing Director Ralph Jones founded the firm in 1983.

VKR Holding lets the light shine in. The parent company of skylight and roof windows manufacturer VELUX and other building components manufacturers operates in more than 40 countries. The VKR group consists of manufacturers that supply windows, skylights, thermal solar energy products, sunscreening materials, natural ventilation products, and glass roofs. Members of VKR include Velfac (window systems), Rationel Vinduer (vertical windows and external doors), Svenska, GREENoneTec (solar panels), and WindowMaster (ventilation components). The company was founded in 1941 by civil engineer Villum Kann Rasmussen. VKR is owned by the Villum Fonden foundation.

JESCO, Inc. company does just about everything for commercial and industrial construction projects. Founded in 1941, JESCO offers turnkey services from design to equipment installation and maintenance. Services include engineering, construction, mechanical and electrical work, millwrighting, and steel fabrication. A unit of The Yates Companies, JESCO operates throughout the Southeast and east coast regions of the US. Customers include Caterpillar, Cooper Tire & Rubber, Kimberly-Clark Corp., Carquest, and UPS. The company has offices in Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee, and it is owned by the Yates family.

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.

Bacon Veneer is not what happens when your breakfast meat spatters all over the kitchen. Bacon Veneer, the common name for R.S. Bacon Veneer Company, produces and imports decorative and architectural quality specialty veneer products for distribution to architectural, automotive, and other industries. The company also buys and sells logs from such species as American walnut, maple, white oak, rift red oak, birch, African cedar, aspen, and cherry. It has offices in the US (North Carolina, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, New York) and in Alberta, Canada. Robert S. Bacon and his wife Julia founded Bacon Veneer in Chicago in 1898.

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