Aggregate Industries Management, which does business as Aggregate Industries US, is a rock-solid supplier of building materials and contracting services. The company produces aggregate products, such as crushed stone, sand and gravel, asphalt, ready-mix concrete, and recycled materials. It also acts as an asphalt paving contractor. The firm's products and services are used in public infrastructure and commercial and residential development projects, from highways and bridges to buildings. A subsidiary of UK-based Aggregate Industries and a part of Holcim, Aggregate Industries US operates half a dozen regional businesses throughout the country, including Hardaway Concrete and Meyer Material.

RBB Architects just might be the BFF for companies that need programming, planning, and design services for institutional facilities construction. Markets include the health care, laboratory, commercial, and higher education sectors. RBB Architects works primarily in California, but also been involved in projects throughout the US and overseas. Services include feasibility studies and cost control; programming; space, strategic, and master planning; architectural and interior design; and post-occupancy evaluations. RBB Architects was established in 1952.

WCA Waste Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides non-hazardous solid waste collection, transfer, processing, and disposal services in the United States. The company offers commercial collection services, such as the supply of waste containers of various types and sizes. It also provides various residential solid waste collection services, including contracts with municipalities and collection of waste from individual households or homeowners’ on subscription basis. In addition, the company rents waste containers and provides collection services to construction, demolition, and industrial sites. As of December 31, 2009, it served approximately 346,000 commercial, industrial, and residential collection customers; and 5,000 landfill and transfer station customers in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Samsung C&T is the trading, investment, construction, and engineering arm of the Samsung Group, the largest "chaebol" (business conglomerate) in South Korea. The unit's trading and investment group is active in a number of sectors, including oil and gas, electronics, heavy machinery, and chemicals. Meanwhile, the construction and engineering division handles projects including bridges and ports, power plants, petrochemical facilities, and multifamily residential developments. It has helped build such notable projects as the Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai -- both among the world's tallest buildings. Founded in 1938, Samsung C&T has more than 100 offices worldwide.

SNC-Lavalin Constructors Inc., a subsidiary of Canadian engineering and construction giant SNC-Lavalin Group, provides design, construction, and maintenance services on a variety of natural-gas-fueled and waste-fueled power generation plants. SNC-Lavalin has completed gas and steam turbine, reciprocating engine, and cooling and heating projects in North and South America, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East. The company was formed in 2002 and names Boise Cascade, Union Carbide, and Calpine Corporation among its many public and private-sector clients.

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.

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.

Component Assembly Systems (CAS) has assembled the components of its success as a specialty contractor. Founded in 1964, the company works on such commercial and institutional projects as hotels, offices, government facilities, apartments, hospitals, airports, and entertainment venues. It specializes in drywall construction, millwork, and carpentry, as well as niche areas such as architectural detailing, acoustical contracting, and specialty ceilings. The company primarily serves Eastern seaboard clients, but also offers its services throughout the US and internationally; in the western US, it operates as Component West. CAS operates from offices in Boston, Las Vegas, New Jersey, New York, and Washington, DC.

Griffith's gifts lie in general contracting services -- specifically road and bridge work and paving. The century-old company works mostly in Southern California and offers grading, paving, and concrete services, in addition to underground installation and material recycling. The engineering and heavy construction group specializes in transportation infrastructure and site development projects in the region. It also works on flood control and water management structures, airports, ports, and institutional, industrial, and commercial projects. The company, which was established in 1902 and held by the Griffith family for nearly a century, is now owned by its employees.

Formica Corporation knows a thing or two about counter-culture. The company designs, manufactures, and distributes its eponymous high-pressure laminate used for countertops, tables, floors, and other surfaces. Other products include fire-rated wall panels, sinks, doors, and toilet partitions. It also makes metal, stone, and wood veneer surface materials. In addition to residential kitchens, Formica's products are used in commercial buildings, including restaurants stores, offices, and hospitals. The company sells its products in more than 100 countries in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Founded in 1913, Formica was acquired by New Zealand materials company Fletcher Building in 2007.

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