Vianini Industria is controlled by the Caltagirone family, primarily through diversified holding company Caltagirone. Vianini Industria's workers could proudly proclaim "We came, we saw, we concrete." The construction company operates primarily in Italy, creating cement products including pipes and pylons for such infrastructure and public projects as railroads, utilities, and university facilities. In addition to its core Italian business, it has operations in other Europen countries and in Africa, Asia/Pacific, and the US. The group's list of clients has included rail company Ferrovie dello Stato and electric utility Enel.

Construction aggregates supplier Luck Stone Corporation produces a wide range of crushed stone, concrete, asphalt, architectural stone, pavers, and sand and gravel products for customers throughout the mid-Atlantic US. The company has more than 15 crushed stone plants in Virginia and North Carolina, in addition to six retail architectural stone centers in those states and Maryland. It serves the construction, homebuilding, remodeling, and agricultural markets. The company also produces mulch, topsoil, and other specialty products for turf, landscaping, and sports-surfacing applications.

Consolidated Contracting Services has consolidated a large offering of general contracting and specialty contracting services. Focusing on the new construction and renovation of commercial buildings in Southern California, the firm provides construction management and other construction services Consolidated Contracting has worked with a variety of clients to build cleanrooms, storage units, banks, churches, recreation areas, and restaurants. Specialty services include soft demolition, drywall framing and taping, acoustical ceiling and door installation, wood framing, and concrete work. Cuban-born cofounders Tony Elias-Calles and Joe Troya own Consolidated Contracting Services, which was incorporated in 1983.

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.

WK Dickson knows infrastructure inside and out. The firm offers consulting services in disciplines such as transportation planning and design, water resources engineering, urban development, and geomatics (which offers data that can help municipal and government agencies manage their land and environmental resources). Specific services include community master-planning, land surveying, parks and recreation design, traffic studies, and water system evaluation. Founded in 1929, WK Dickson has nine regional offices through the southeastern US, with locations in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

Hyder Consulting engineers and manages infrastructure projects in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Australia. The company specializes in planning and engineering design for highways, transport, property, water and environment, industrial, energy, defense, and tourism-related projects. Hyder has worked for clients such as international and national bodies, regional and local governments, and private developers. Hyder traces its roots back some 150 years and was involved in the design and construction of such icons as the Sydney Harbor Bridge. The acquisitive company is expanding geographically in high growth markets such as Asia and the Middle East. Hyder also has made several acquisitions in Germany.

Niedermeyer Intertrade exports wood products from North America. The company specializes in power line construction materials such as pressure treated poles, crossarms and crossbraces, pole line hardware, and glulam (glue laminated) power poles. It also provides treated and untreated lumber, Eastern red cedar logs and veneer quality logs, and other building materials.

Perkins Eastman Architects stands tall as one of New York City's top architecture firms. It offers urban, interior, and sustainable design and planning services not only in the Big Apple, but other parts of the US and internationally in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and South America. Perkins Eastman specializes in buildings and facilities that serve the cultural, education, government, health care, technology, hospitality, office, retail, and senior living sectors. Notable projects include the TKTS Booth -- one of the world's most complex all-glass structures -- in New York's Times Square. The privately held firm was co-founded in 1981 by chairman Bradford Perkins and principal Mary-Jean Eastman.

In 1949 J. M. "Bill" Harper founded Harper Construction, which eventually expanded operations to become Harper Industries. If Harper Industries can't help you get it built, not many can. The company operates a group of subsidiaries that provide a full range of construction services and products including design-build, project management, facilities maintenance, and construction materials and equipment. It serves commercial, power, and government clients for projects ranging from manufacturing plants and office buildings to schools and highways and bridges.

Rose Paving, a pavement maintenance contractor, provides site evaluation, installation, management, and maintenance of asphalt and concrete parking lots throughout the US. Its activities include pavement removal, resurfacing, repair, and installation, lot marking, seal coating, crack sealing, storm sewer repair and installation, and installation and repair of concrete curbs, walks, and pads. The company tailors its services for specific regional situations and circumstances. Clients include commercial and industrial customers in the retail, real estate, hospitality, health care industries, as well as homeowner associations, schools, and religious institutions.

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