Hirschfeld Industries is into heavy metal. The company, operating through subsidiaries (Carolina Steel Group, Consteel Technical Services, and Hirschfeld Steel), fabricates and provides structural steel for transportation, infrastructure, industrial, commercial construction, and power projects. The group produces more than 10,000 tons of the alloy each year and its products include girders, trusses, beams, mill-rolled shapes, and other structural steel. Hirschfeld has provided steel for projects such as Reliant Stadium in Houston, the Anaheim Convention Center in California, McCarran Airport in Las Vegas, and the J. C. Penney corporate headquarters in Plano, Texas. Hirschfeld filed an IPO in 2009.

Fullmer Construction is full of ideas when it comes to commercial construction. The company, which does business as Fullmer Companies, provides commercial and industrial construction and reconstruction service in Southern California, including tenant improvements. Typical projects include industrial centers, airport facilities, and office/warehouse spaces. The company has built more than 2,000 buildings totaling about 98 million sq. ft. of space. Fullmer was founded in 1946; founder Leonard Fullmer still serves as a consultant to the family-controlled firm.

Design Components, Inc. (DCI) designs, manufactures, and distributes metal building and metal roofing products, including doors and windows, rooftop walk systems, flashings, skylights, vents and fans, louvers, curbs, and related items. DCI sells its products to architects, engineers, contractors, and manufacturers. The company was established in the early 1970s.

One of the largest contractors in the southeastern US, Shelco specializes in the construction of warehouse and distribution facilities; educational, manufacturing, retail, and health care facilities; and office buildings. Repeat customers account for nearly three-quarters of Shelco's business. Not content to stay in its home state of North Carolina, the company is also active in South Carolina, Georgia, and Virgina. The company was founded in 1978 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina by Charles and Edwin Shelton. The Sheltons owned the company until 2003, when they sold Shelco to six senior managers.

Through its subsidiaries, Recology handles garbage collection, recycling, and other waste management services for more than 570,000 residential customers and 55,000 commercial customers in San Francisco and some 50 other California communities. The employee-owned company operates landfills, transfer stations, and hundreds of recycling programs. Recology's recycling operations include materials-recovery facilities, recycling of construction and demolition debris, and composting of food and other organic waste.

Epstein has made its mark. The company provides architectural, engineering, and construction management services in the US and Europe. Epstein serves the commercial, industrial, and public sector markets, building and designing projects such as office buildings, corporate headquarters, manufacturing plants, convention centers, hospitals, and schools. It has worked on O'Hare International Airport and Whirlpool's headquarters, as well as projects for Apple, Serta, and Hyatt. The employee-owned firm was founded in 1921 by Abraham Epstein. The company has offices in the US, Poland, and Romania.

Cocoon, Inc. provides environmental services to help prevent corrosion in stored parts and equipment, inactive industrial facilities, ships and cargo, and weapons and ammunition. Cocoon's clients include the US military, utility companies, petrochemical firms, and industrial manufacturers. The company operates through partnerships with the likes of GE Energy, humidity control specialists Munters Corporation, and Rubb Building Systems. The late Leo Crotty Sr. and president Leo "Chip" Crotty established the company (then called Protec) in 1977.

Elixir Industries has grown into a manufacturing giant that today includes two million square feet of production space and 12 divisions nationwide. Although Elixir first began as a paint and lacquer company, today Elixir Industries represents a growth through the years that can be attributed to its commitment to quality, and innovation of products to service its customers needs.

Vulcan Materials Company engages in the production and sale of construction aggregates for the infrastructure industry primarily in the United States. The company operates in three segments: Aggregates, Asphalt Mix and Concrete, and Cement. The Aggregates segment produces construction aggregates, including crushed stone, sand and gravel, and recycled concrete. Its aggregates are used in public and private sector construction projects, including highways, water and sewer systems, industrial manufacturing facilities, and residential and nonresidential buildings, as well as railroad track ballast.

Rex Moore Electrical Contractors & Engineers provides electrical contracting, engineering, telecommunications installation, and other services throughout California, Nevada, and five other western states. It also has a full service maintenance department, complete with a van fleet, which available 24-hours a day. Other services include solar power system consultation and installation. Rex Moore has worked on retail projects, hospitals, schools, and factories. Benjamin "Rex" Moore founded the firm in 1922, and it continues to be led by members of the Moore family. The enterprise is a partnership between Rex Moore Electrical Contractors & Engineers, Inc., and Rex Moore Group, Inc.

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