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.

Tecta America is one of the nation's largest commercial roofing companies. It provides roof installation, replacement, maintenance, repair, and restoration services for commercial, institutional, retail, and industrial clients. Tecta often provides roofing services for federal, state, and local agencies and has worked on the White House and Guam Air Force Base. The company's environmental solutions division offers eco-friendly roof systems, solar tracking skylights, cool roof coatings, and solar roof panels. KRG Capital Partners owns Tecta.

Wilbur Smith Associates provides engineering, design, planning, construction, and economic consulting services for municipal works and infrastructure jobs including highways, bridges, railroads, waterways, airports, and public buildings. Wilbur Smith is active throughout the US, where it has more than 50 offices, as well as Europe, Central America, the UK, the Middle East, and Asia; it has completed projects on every continent. Pioneer transportation engineer Wilbur Smith and his brother James founded the firm in 1952.

Stella-Jones is under pressure. In addition to utility poles, the company produces pressure-treated timber and railway ties from species that include maple, oak, ash, birch, pine, hemlock, and Douglas fir. It also produces marine and foundation pilings, guardrails, and other industrial treated wood products and such consumer products as dimension lumber, fence board, and plywood. Stella-Jones expanded its capabilities in the US railway tie market in 2010 with the acquisition of Tangent Rail. James Jones & Sons Limited (forest products, UK) and Stella SpA, through the Stella Jones International S.A. joint venture, control a majority of Stella-Jones Inc.

Masco's ideal customer is a home improvement junkie with a thing for cabinets -- and a hand-washing fetish. The company is a leading manufacturer of a variety of home improvement and building products. Its cabinet and plumbing products businesses account for more than half its sales. Cabinet brands include KraftMaid, Quality Cabinets, and Merillat in the US and The Moores Group and Tvilum-Scanbirk in Europe. Faucets and bath and shower accessories are sold under the Delta and Peerless brands in the US and as Hansgrohe in Europe. Masco also makes BEHR paints and stains, windows, doors, staple guns, locksets, and HVAC products. If you're more comfortable on the couch, Masco also provides installation services.

The Newtron Group keeps on ticking. Through subsidiaries, The Newtron Group offers a variety of industrial electrical and other specialty construction and contracting services nationwide. Services include instrumentation and control systems installation and maintenance; fiber optic installation and testing; industrial pipe and panel fabrication; aviation services; and electrical heat tracing. Newtron serves clients in such industries as refining, power generation, mining, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductors. Subsidiaries include electrical contractor Triad Electric and Controls and fiber optics firm Com-Net Services. The Newtron Group has offices in California, Louisiana, and Texas.

R.A. Smith National does not claim to be genteel, but it does its best to be civil. The firm provides civil engineering, planning, surveying, and construction services for the public and private sectors. It participates in a variety of municipal projects including road building and the development of water treatment plants and wastewater systems. The company also designs parking lots, parks, bike paths, bridges, and noise barriers. Its customers include state and local agencies and land developers, primarily in southern Wisconsin. Owner and president Richard A. Smith founded the company in 1978.

AC Martin Partners get a charge out of engineering projects. The design firm provides architectural and engineering services in California to clients such as corporations, developers, churches, educational institutions, and government agencies. Its portfolio includes a new 75,000 sq. ft. Segerstrom Science Building at Azuza Pacific University, Our Lady Queen of Angels church in Newport Beach, and the Merle and Melanie Fish Interfaith Center at Chapman University. AC Martin operates from offices in Los Angeles and Sacramento. Albert C. Martin Sr. founded the company in 1906. His grandsons, Christopher and David, co-chair the company today.

A.C. Preou was founded in 1961 by company namesake and managing director A.C. Preou. A.C. Preou will have you running hot and cold. The UK company is a contractor that specializes in building and refurbishing heating and air conditioning systems in the London and Essex areas. It fixes plumbing, installs hot and cold water systems, fits pipes, and removes asbestos in boiler rooms. It primarily performs work in hospitals, offices, schools, retirement homes, and local government buildings. Clients include Acton College in West London and Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals in Essex.

Brookfield Homes builds you up as the master of your own domain. A spinoff of Brookfield Properties, the land developer and homebuilder designs and constructs single- and multi-family homes for move-up and luxury buyers. Its homes average about $486,000 and are located in master-planned communities in Northern and Southern California; the Washington, DC, area; and other noncore markets. The company is merging with the residential division of Brookfield Properties, which will focus on office developments. The deal will create Brookfield Residential Properties -- a top North American land and housing company. Brookfield Asset Management owns 82% of Brookfield Homes and will maintain control of the combined group.

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