Shen Milsom & Wilke (SM&W) began as an acoustical consulting firm in 1986, but over time began combining its acoustic expertise with communications technology. It provides multimedia/audiovisual, telecommunications, building security, and medical equipment planning, and design services for architects, building owners and managers, construction managers, and health care providers. The company, which works for both the public and private sectors, has completed projects for convention centers, libraries, casinos, hospitals, museums, and theaters. SM&W operates from offices in the US, as well as Dubai, Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and London.

Langdon Wilson Architecture Planning Interiors provides planning, design, construction, project management, and construction administration services. Its projects include: the World Plaza in Shanghai, China; Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles; Royal Georgian Resort in Jamaica; and Al Maidan Maternity Hospital in Kuwait. The firm has assignments in China, France, Germany, Kuwait, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, and the US. It has offices in Los Angeles and Irvine, California; Phoenix; and overseas locations in Beijing and Kuwait City. Langdon Wilson was founded in 1951, with the construction value of its its portfolio currently at more than $12 billion.

Freese and Nichols (FNI) keeps water in the Lone Star State flowing in the right direction. The consulting firm specializes in water management engineering but offers other services including architecture, environmental science, and construction management to clients in the Southwest, primarily Texas. The company has designed more than 150 dams and reservoirs and also works on such projects as municipal waterworks, water treatment facilities, and highways. Freese and Nichols serves the private and public sectors including clients from all levels of government. The company has offices in about a dozen Texas cities and traces its roots to a Ft. Worth firm founded in 1894 by John B. Hawley.

Ambuja Cements even sells its excess power capacity to the local government. All that energy goes to its five plants that produce some 19 million tons of cement per year. Ambuja operates three cement terminals and, with a fleet of about 10 ships, is India's largest cement exporter. Holcim owns some 48% of Ambuja Cements, which was founded as Gujarat Ambuja Cements in 1983. Ambuja Cements sits on a solid foundation of cost control. Ambuja Cements Limited, which claims energy efficiency as its competitive edge in a power-hungry industry, generates its own electricity from bio-waste (rice husks, wood chips, sugarcane waste) and purchases inexpensive coal and fuel oil from overseas.

An air conditioner is nothing but a sum of its parts, with Air System Components (ASC) supplying the parts. Air System Components, Inc. manufactures components, such as grilles, registers, diffusers, and terminal devices for air conditioning, heating and ventilation systems, in addition to fans and other air distribution products. ASC's products are used in industrial facilities, institutions, and commercial and residential buildings, as well as the International Space Station. Brands include Titus, Krueger, Tuttle & Bailey, Reliable, Superior Rex, and PennBarry. Products are available worldwide through a network of wholesalers and distributors. ASC, which has about 10 manufacturing facilities, is a subsidiary of Tomkins.

Pfluger Associates Architects is a pfull-service architecture pfirm that specializes in educational pfacilities. The "p" may be silent, by this firm speaks out across Texas and the southwestern US, helping independent school districts, universities, colleges, and municipalities with pre-design services, bond support, architectural and interior design services, and construction administration. Pfluger Associates Architects' clients include the Diocese of Austin, Round Rock Independent School District, The University of Texas, and the US Border Patrol. The firm operated as Pfluger + Polkinghorn from 1972 until 1983, when it adopted its current name. Today, it operates offices in Austin, Houston, and San Antonio.

GeoTrans performs environmental engineering and consulting services, specializing in water and groundwater issues. A subsidiary of Tetra Tech, GeoTrans' helps businesses and government entities maintain the environment while taking care of business. Areas of expertise include environmental regulation compliance; water resource evaluation, planning, and development; solar energy consulting and services; resource optimization; remediation design and optimization; and sustainability strategy and analysis. GeoTrans has clients in the aerospace, automotive, energy, manufacturing, mining, and petrochemicals industries, among others.

Nikken Sekkei has its origins in a building design company founded in 1900 as part of Japan's Sumitomo conglomerate. Now a private corporation partly owned by its employees, Nikken Sekkei has completed more than 20,000 projects in some 40 countries. The group provides architectural, engineering, urban planning, interior design, and consulting and management services. Among its projects is the Saitama Super Arena and Jumeira Gardens -- a master planned city in Dubai. Nikken Sekkei has also designed terminals for Tokyo International Airport and built hotels, city halls, hospitals, and office buildings throughout Japan and beyond.

Shui On Construction and Materials Limited (SOCAM) manufactures construction materials and engages in property development in China and Hong Kong. SOCAM's Lafarge Shui On Cement joint venture produces high-grade cement in Southwest China. The company has operations in Chongqing, Guizhou, Nanjing, and Yunnan. It produces about 20 million tons of cement annually. SOCAM's construction division specializes in public housing and institutional buildings in Hong Kong. The division offers design-and-build services as well as services in heritage restoration.

Ron Jones Hardwood Sales produces kiln-dried and green Northern Appalachian hardwood lumber for distribution within the US and for export container shipping. Species used to make its lumber include cherry, red and white oak, hard and soft maple, hickory, yellow birch, beech, ash, poplar, and basswood. The company operates a lumber yard with a capacity of more than 3 million board ft. in Franklin, Pennsylvania. It also has 300,000 board ft. kiln capacity there. President Ron Jones and other members of the family own and operate the business.

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