Ausenco Limited offers engineering, construction, and project management to mining, marine, and other industries. The group operates through five business units: Ausenco Minerals, Ascentis Operations, Pipeline Systems Incorporated, Sandwell, and Vector Engineering. They advise on process, mechanical, civil/structural, and electrical design of plants and pipelines for customers in the energy, oil and gas, transportation, and water and solid waste industries. Ausenco also offers geotechnical and environmental consulting. With operations in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas, the firm is able to support a global customer base, from established to start-up resource companies.

Thornton Tomasetti has built a high profile by designing some tall towers. The structural engineering firm, which designs some of the world's highest buildings, offers is services through three main practice areas: building structure; building skin; and building performance. Services include structural engineering, design consulting, 3-D modeling, and historic preservation. Thornton Tomasetti also provides building forensics, property loss consulting, and emergency response services. The company works around the world on projects such as airports, arenas, hospitals, hotels, museums, and schools. It has offices in the US, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Keltbray is driving its business right into the ground. The company and its various units offer specialized construction and civil engineering services such as demolition (including explosive and high-rise projects), pilings, excavation, groundwork, and drainage. Business unit Keltbray AWS performs soil remediation services, while Wentworth House Partnership specializes in structural engineering of concrete and steel facades. In 2010 Keltbray acquired Aspire Rail Consultants -- key in the development of its own rail unit. Formed in 1976, the Keltbray has performed work on such high-profile projects as the London Underground, the Royal Opera House, and Windsor Castle.

Redrow, a major homebuilder in England, Scotland, and Wales, completes around 2,000 homes annually through its regional Redrow Homes subsidiary companies. The slow housing market has Redrow refocusing its efforts on more mid-market residential homes and moving away from apartment, three-story, and starter homes. It is also building mixed-use residential developments and, through its Redrow Regeneration division, renovating brownfields and other commercial properties. Redrow homes have an average price of about $219,000. The group's land bank has some 13,000 plots. Founder and chairman Steve Morgan now controls about 30% of Redrow.

Penspen Integrity works hard to make sure the oil and gas industry operates unimpaired. A business unit of the Penspen Group, the company offers comprehensive pipeline engineering integrity reviews and related support services with a focus on pipeline infrastructure. The pipeline engineering consultancy additionally provides services such as corrosion and cathodic protection advice and field support, pigging data analysis, pipeline defect assessment, and pipeline risk analysis and management. Penspen clients include Conoco, BP, Chevron, and Amoco.

JCM Facilities Planning and Management offers design, architectural, engineering, and related services for corporate, education, government, and health care facilities. The company, a subsidiary of design and construction management firm Heery International, offers construction, move and project management, as well as interior design, and industrial services. JCM Facilities Planning and Management's clients include The Salvation Army, Los Angeles County, Northrop Grumman, Loyola Marymount University, Union Bank of California, and Nikken.

MasterBrand Cabinets stands tall in the kitchen. One of the world's largest cabinetry manufacturers (as well as one of the largest in the US, after Masco), MasterBrand makes several lines of kitchen cabinets, including custom and semi-custom products, for the remodeling and new construction markets. Its brands include Aristokraft,Diamond, Kemper, and Schrock. MasterBrand makes wooden cabinetry (including maple and oak) as well as laminate-finished products. Its cabinets are sold through home centers, lumber outlets, and specialty retailers. MasterBrand is being spun off from parent Fortune Brands, which is separating its family of home, golf, and liquor businesses.

KSW may have a need to vent on occasion, but the company still knows how to keep its cool. Its KSW Mechanical Services subsidiary installs HVAC and process piping systems for large-scale industrial, commercial, institutional public, and residential projects. The company also provides mechanical trade management services and engineering assistance. KSW primarily works in the New York metropolitan area but hopes to expand in the Northeast. Much of KSW's business comes from repeat customers; the company is an authorized bidder for agencies including the New York City Transit Authority and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Gilbane Building Company stands at the head of its class. The company specializes in building educational facilities throughout the US. Gilbane Building provides construction management and design/build services to commercial, institutional, and governmental markets. The construction arm of parent Gilbane, the contractor also builds hospitals, laboratories, and prisons, serving both the public and private sectors. Among its projects are the Stroh Center at Bowling Green State University and the WWII Memorial in Washington, DC. The company, which is family-owned, was founded in 1873 as a carpentry and general contracting shop.

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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