KHS&S Contractors, which specializes in wall and ceiling construction, including interior, exterior, acoustical, and insulation work. KHS&S is also one of the largest theme park contractors in the US and provides water feature and rockwork technology and concrete/tilt-up construction through its d2i venture. Founded in 1984, the specialty contractor has worked on projects for Universal Studios Islands of Adventure and for Walt Disney Parks & Resorts. KHS&S also works on convention centers, health care facilities, office buildings, laboratories, and other commercial projects.

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.

Lauren Engineers & Constructors is one of three business units of holding company The Lauren Corporation, along with Canadian-based KSI, East and KSI, West. Lauren Engineers & Constructors is a contractor that targets the power, chemical, special metals, and oil refining industries. In addition to its core engineering, procurement, and construction capabilities, the firm offers fabrication, project management, and mechanical and electrical maintenance services. With offices in Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, and Calgary, Lauren operates in about 40 states and Canada. Customers include Flying J, GE, and Proctor & Gamble. The company was originally established in 1984 as a subsidiary of Comstock Mechanical.

Marquette Lumber Co. makes its mark in wood. The company processes American hardwoods (Northern, Southern, and Appalachian), used mostly for furniture and flooring, and wholesales it to manufacturing and construction companies. The firm operates two lumberyards and offices in Norwalk, Ohio; Sandown, New Hampshire; St. Louis; and Vero Beach, Florida. Russel H. Downey founded Marquette Lumber Co. in 1919 in South Bend, Indiana. The company moved to Vero Beach, Florida in 1972; the founding Downey family still runs it.

M J Gleeson Group has gleefully shedded its noncore operations. The company has sold or otherwise cut loose its rail, concrete, and engineering businesses to focus on three areas: housing regeneration, commercial property development, and strategic land trading. Gleeson Regeneration works with local governments to build urban planning projects under private finance initiatives. Gleeson Commercial Property Development has some 16 properties in development. Gleeson Strategic Land manages the company's land bank, currently at around 2,500 acres. Michael Joseph Gleeson, who was the great-uncle of current chairman Dermot Gleeson, founded the firm in 1903.

Cavalier Homes builds castles for regular Joes. Through about a half-dozen plants the company makes manufactured single- and multi-section homes for the low- to medium-priced market in the south-central and south-Atlantic US; it delivers around 4,000 homes annually. Louisiana is its largest market. Cavalier Homes also makes cabinetry and laminated wallboard. The company markets its products through a network of about 50 exclusive and about 240 non-exclusive dealers, as well as one company-owned retail center. Southern Energy Homes, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway portfolio company Clayton Homes, bought Cavalier Homes for nearly $50 million in 2009.

One of the largest contractors in the southeastern US, Shelco specializes in the construction of warehouse and distribution facilities; educational, manufacturing, retail, and health care facilities; and office buildings. Repeat customers account for nearly three-quarters of Shelco's business. Not content to stay in its home state of North Carolina, the company is also active in South Carolina, Georgia, and Virgina. The company was founded in 1978 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina by Charles and Edwin Shelton. The Sheltons owned the company until 2003, when they sold Shelco to six senior managers.

GWV and its subsidiaries produce veneers, hardwood logs, and other wood products for customers all over the world. It utilizes approximately 100 different species of wood to produce its veneers. The company's General Woods & Veneers Consultants International subsidiary provides forest management consultation to governments, para-governmental entities, and private organizations to aid in maintaining healthy forest resources globally. GWV has offices and plants in Canada, China, Gabon, Hungary, Japan, the Philippines, Russia, Switzerland, the US, and Vietnam.

Faulkner is only the din of nails being pounded into buildings. FaulknerUSA provides design-build, construction, program management, and development services nationwide but primarily focuses its efforts on Texas. The company builds military housing, correctional facilities, hotels and hospitals, and retail and manufacturing sites. Services include preconstruction, design, construction, and furnishings. The company has several high-profile projects to its name, including the Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Antonio, Gucci on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, the Williamson County Jail in Georgetown, Texas, and Navy housing at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Chiyoda puts both brain and muscle power into the industrial plants that it designs and builds. Through a number of domestic and overseas subsidiaries and affiliates across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, the contractor provides engineering, procurement, construction, and project and asset management services primarily to the oil, gas, and chemical industries. Internationally, it specializes in designing and building liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants, including several in Qatar that are among the largest in the world and the first LNG plant in Russia. Chiyoda, established as part of Mitsubishi Oil in 1948, was spun off from its parent and went public in 1957. Mitsubishi owns about 33% of the company.

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