Johns Manville, a Berkshire Hathaway company (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B), is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium-quality products for building insulation, mechanical insulation, commercial roofing, and roof insulation, as well as fibers and nonwovens for commercial, industrial and residential applications. JM serves markets that include aerospace, automotive and transportation, air handling, appliance, HVAC, pipe and equipment, filtration, waterproofing, building, flooring, interiors and wind energy. In business since 1858, the Denver-based company has annual sales of approximately $2 billion and holds leadership positions in all of the key markets that it serves. JM employs approximately 6,500 people and operates 41 manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and China.

EFCO, a Pella Company, is a leading manufacturer of architectural aluminum window, curtain wall, storefront and entrance systems for commercial architectural applications. Headquartered in Monett, Missouri, our mission is to be the most trusted supplier in commercial architecture. To achieve this goal, we adhere to the same principles and values that shaped who we are today. Values such as manufacturing excellence. Technological innovation. Environmental stewardship. And dedicated customer service.

Byrne Bros. (Formwork) Limited helps to provide a solid foundation for society. The concrete frame contractor constructs reinforced concrete structures and designs associated temporary works, such as climbing formwork systems for high-rise structures. The group serves commercial, retail, residential, scientific, and public sector markets, among others. Founded in 1974 by brothers Patsy and Johnny Byrne, the company has built frames for Imperial College, the British Library, and the Unilever House in the UK. Clients include Pfizer, Nokia, and Wessex Water.

Oran Group (formerly The Snowie Group) provides waste-treatment and a range of other disposal services in the UK, including sludge handling and transportation and spillage cleanup. Clients include Severn Trent, Scottish Water, and the UK Ministry of Defence. The company made about £40 million during the foot-and-mouth crisis of 2001, disposing of millions of livestock carcasses. Other operations include logistics, industrial cleaning, recycling, and equipment leasing. In 2005 the Snowie Group (which began operations as a family farm in the late 1950s) was acquired by the Cork, Ireland-based Oran Group.

Orchard Homes and Developments' homes are blooming across the South Coast of England. The regional builder constructs homes and apartments in Dorset and the South Hampshire region. The company also refurbishes and converts brownfield properties. Orchard Homes was established in 1997 and plans to further expand its residential developments along the South Coast.

Founded in 1914, the fourth-generation family-owned company manufactures wall-mounted climate-control products and sells them through a global network of distributors. Its products include air conditioners, heat pumps, oil furnaces and electric heaters, and control and ventilation systems, including thermostats, energy monitors, and dehumidifiers. Bard's products are used in residential homes, mobile homes, offices, schools, and telecommunications facilities. With headquarters in Ohio, the company has manufacturing and production plants in Georgia and Mexico. All the world's a stage for Bard Manufacturing -- if that world revolved around heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.

Huitt-Zollars makes its dollars as a design firm. The company provides a wide spectrum of services including civil, traffic, mechanical, electrical, structural, and environmental engineering; construction and program management; surveying; landscape architecture; and architectural planning. Clients include government agencies, institutions, private corporations, and industrial firms. Huitt-Zollars has worked on a variety of projects such as schools, airports, highways, and urban development. The firm operates throughout the US, with 15 offices in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Washington. E. Larry Huitt and Robert Zollars founded the company in 1975.

Engineering Solid Solutions company provides mechanical engineering and design services for the agricultural, automotive (engine, chassis, and interiors), consumer products, electronics, furniture, and medical industries. Engineering Solid Solutions also supplies crash and impact analysis (child restraints, head and side impact, and seat belt anchorage) for automobile accidents. The company uses computer-based kinematic and dynamic simulations to allows engineers to evaluate the characteristics of a design as it moves throughout its full range of force and motion.

P.J. Dick is the contracting arm in a family of companies that also includes Trumbull Corporation and Lindy Paving. P.J. Dick builds mostly commercial, industrial, and federal projects such as labs, parking structures, military buildings, and sports facilities. Trumbull Corporation specializes in heavy and highway construction, building roads, dams, bridges, tunnels, and transportation infrastructure. Lindy Paving offers asphalt paving contracting and manufactures asphalt mix at plants in Pennsylvania. Tracing its roots to 1955, P.J. Dick is owned by the families of CEO Clifford Rowe and the late Robert Hecht.

A. O. Smith Water Products Company makes commercial and residential water heating equipment under such brands as Cyclone, Genesis, and Vertex. It also makes solar panel water heaters under the Cirrex name. Products include commercial boilers, commercial natural gas water heaters, residential electric and natural gas water heaters, expansion tanks, and pump tanks. Products are sold through a network of wholesale distributors, as well as through retail chains Sears and Lowes. More than 15 manufacturing plants are located in North America, Mexico, China, the Netherlands, and India. A. O. Smith Water Products Company, a division of A. O. Smith, is always in hot water -- and it works to assure that its customers are, too.

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