Ash Grove Cement is a pioneer in the US cement industry. Tracing its roots back to 1882, the company is one of the largest cement manufacturers in North America. Ash Grove Cement's products include portland and masonry cements used in roads, bridges, and buildings, as well as ready-mix concrete. The company operates nine plants with an annual capacity of some 9 million tons of cement; it also operates aggregate quarries in the US and Canada and a lime plant in Oregon. Other operations include Ash Grove Packaging, which offers packaged materials such as sealers and additives, caulks, and stucco. Lester T. Sunderland joined Ash Grove Cement in 1909; his heirs own the company.

Timber! Tolko Industries manufactures and markets specialty forest products, primarily in North America. The company, founded in 1956, produces lumber, plywood, oriented strand board (OSB), specialty kraft paper, and other wood products. It operates nearly 20 manufacturing facilities in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Tolko also markets its products overseas. Tolko was forced to shut mills during a devastating mountain pine beetle infestation. The company, along with the rest of the industry, also was struck by the global economic crisis and faced additional closures in 2008 and 2009. Tolko is owned by the founding Thorlakson family.

International Building Technologies Group, Inc., a development stage company, focuses on the manufacture and sale of light weight building panels used in construction industries worldwide. The company’s building panels could be used in various ways to erect residential and commercial buildings without the need of wood or steel frame structures. It also intends to provide architectural design, panel supply, installation supervision, engineering, training, and technical support services. International Building Technologies Group, Inc. is based in City of Industry, California.

Native Environmental, L.L.C., the Phoenix-based industrial cleaning and environmental contracting company serves Arizona, New Mexico, and thirty other states. Native Environmental focuses on mold remediation, lead-based paint removal, and removal of asbestos. The company contracts with customers like hospitals, governmental entities, and demolition companies, and has short and long-term contracts that range in size from small commercial projects to large industrial projects. Founded by CEO Jon W. Riggs, Native Environmental has been in business since 2000.

Johnson & Jennings General Contracting provides construction services in the San Diego area. Projects range from corporate office, health care, and retail construction to commercial and industrial facility tenant improvements. Services include project evaluation and consulting, estimating, and construction management. CEO Tom Johnson and president Jackie Jennings co-own the company they founded in 1981.

Anhui Conch Cement's products have been used in the construction of a number of large-scale infrastructure projects in Shanghai, including the Oriental Pearl Television Tower and Shanghai Pudong Airport. Outside of China, Anhui Conch Cement Company Limited distributes its products to Europe, the Americas, and Southeast Asia. Put this company to your ear and you can hear the money. Anhui Conch Cement is China's largest cement producer in terms of sales and production volume. Anhui Conch Cement Company Limited has more than 15 clinker plants and 20 cement grinding mills in China. Its products include various grades of portland cement, portland blast furnace slag cement, compound cement, and high-grade commodity clinker sold under the Conch brand.

NCC AB,the company is the Nordic region's second-largest construction company (behind Skanska). The company operates through three divisions: NCC Construction builds highways and other civil engineering facilities, residential developments, and office and retail space. NCC Property Development develops commercial properties. NCC Roads produces aggregates, operates asphalt plants and gravel and rock pits, and provides paving and road services. Although it primarily operates in Scandinavia, the company also builds houses in Germany and the Baltic region. Swedish firm Nordstjernan controls nearly 55% of NCC.

Clancy & Theys Construction covers construction in the Carolinas and beyond. The company, which specializes in commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings, works primarily in the southeastern US. The general contractor and construction manager's project portfolio includes churches and cultural buildings, sports facilities, laboratories, schools and universities, distribution/warehouse centers, offices, and retail buildings. Founded in 1949 by brothers-in-law E. I. Clancy and John Theys, the firm is now owned by Clancy's family and is managed by his sons, Tim and Tick Clancy. The company has three North Carolina offices, as well as locations in Florida and Virginia.

A unit of Parsons Corporation, Parsons Commercial Technology Group (PARCOMM) provides project management, engineering, construction, design, maintenance, and related services for industrial and commercial projects. The company's clients include firms in the telecommunications, health care, manufacturing, defense, petroleum, and chemical industries. PARCOMM also completes projects for schools, colleges, and government entities. Specialized services include industrial environmental remediation, factory modernization, and developing state vehicle inspection and compliance programs. PARCOMM operates throughout the US and the world.

Nor-Dec International has a window (not to mention doors, custom millwork, cabinetry, and wall paneling) on the world. Its products are sold for use in residential and commercial applications throughout the US and the Caribbean. Nor-Dec International also offers other manufacturers' products, including flooring by Italy's Berti Pavimenti Legno, which has been used in such precision woodcutting projects as flooring for the Kremlin and Windsor Castle. Other items include Weather Shield windows, Kentucky Wood Floors products, and hardware by Omnia Industries and Rocky Mountain Hardware.

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