Seddon Homes, a speculative housing subsidiary of privately held construction group Seddon Group Limited, builds residences from one and two-bedroom apartments to three-story luxury homes primarily in the Cheshire area of England. The company develops brownfield and greenfield real estate and also refurbishes homes. Seddon Homes delivers about 100 homes annually. The homes generally cost from 135,000 to more than 450,000. The company got its start back in 1897 when brothers George and John Seddon established a building firm in Little Hulton, Manchester.

Taiga distributes building products through fourteen distribution centres across Canada and a distribution centre in Northern California. Our primary customers are building supply dealers and industrial manufacturers. We distribute dimension lumber, panel products, treated wood, engineered wood, roofing materials, mouldings, composite decking, polyethylene sheeting, batt and foam insulation, siding and flooring. Taiga also produces treated wood at three facilities in Canada. Approximately 20% of our revenues are derived from sales in the United States and overseas.

Hill & Smith Holdings. The company is a manufacturer of building and construction as well as industrial products and services. Hill & Smith, which operates through a variety of subsidiaries, makes products ranging from highway crash barriers and street lighting columns to industrial flooring and access systems. Other products include fencing, plastic pipe, and roofing. It also offers such services as perforating and component manufacturing (Ash & Lacy) and steel forging and rolling (Bromford Iron & Steel). Customers include airports, construction companies, and public works operators among others.

Hartzell Fan, an affiliate of Hartzell Industries, manufactures industrial ventilation and heating equipment for direct sale and for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in North America. Its product roster includes propeller fans; exhaust, duct, and utility fans; roof and wall ventilators; gas and steam heaters; and special application products such as adjustable pitch fans, mine- and marine-duty fans and blowers, and special duty axial flow fans, as well as related parts. It constructs its products from aluminum, steel, and fiberglass. Brands include Cool Blast and HartKool.

Gorman Richardson Architects (GRA) have gone back to the drawing board for more than 30 years. The firm provides a full range of architectural and interior design services. GRA designs corporate and manufacturing facilities, retail buildings, labs and medical centers, educational and institutional structures, public and civic works, and residences. The firm also provides design services for renovating historic buildings and specializes in sustainable design. Gorman Richardson has designed projects for the Boston Public Library, Brown University, and EMC. President Mike Gorman and VP Scott Richardson started GRA in 1976.

Rougier has been stacking up wood-product holdings in Europe and Central Africa for more than 70 years. It subsidiaries in Cameroon, Republic of Congo, and Gabon cut and process tropical timber into logs, sawn timber and plywood, which is shipped worldwide. Two subsidiaries in France, Rougier Sylvaco and Rougier Panneaux, import tropical timber and plywood, respectively. Europe accounts for more than half the company's revenue and Asia covers about a third. The company sells African species, including Kosipo, Kotibe, Longhi, Niove, Ozigo, Pao Rosa exclusively.

Entech keeps Texans cool and safe. The company, which was founded in 1981, has business units that provide air-conditioning, heating, and refrigeration equipment and services in about a half-dozen cities across the Lone Star State. Entech also offers integrated-system building automation that syncs HVAC controls, access controls, security, closed-circuit television, alarms, and other automated systems. The company keeps its systems running by offering design, installation, maintenance, and repair of HVAC and refrigeration. Other products and services include rebuilt cooling towers and HVAC and power equipment rentals.

Nortek delivers a breath of fresh air. The company makes and distributes heating, air conditioning, ventilation (HVAC), and home technology products for the residential and commercial construction, remodeling, and renovation markets. In addition to HVAC systems, Nortek's wares include range hoods and other ventilation products, indoor air-quality systems, lighting controls, and home entertainment and security system equipment. Products, which are sold primarily in North America and Europe, bear the Nortek name, along with other brands including Broan-NuTone, as well as such licensed names as Frigidaire and Maytag.

TerraMai is in the business of recycling; recycling wood, that is. The company supplies flooring, siding, decking, and other products made from reclaimed wood (reused or recycled wood). TerraMai seeks out reclaimed wood from around the world; the wood can come from a variety of sources such as old buildings and structures, railroad ties, fences, or wine barrels. The company then recycles the wood and sells the finished products to commercial and residential customers in the US. TerraMai has served customers including Whole Foods, Urban Outfitters, and Jamba Juice. With roots that go back to 1991, the company was founded by Richard McFarland and Erika Carpenter and is headed by CEO Ken Westrick.

Carmeuse Lime & Stone is the North American subsidiary of Belgium-based Carmeuse. It supplies lime and limestone products in North America, producing some 7 million tons annually of lime products and around 25 million tons of limestone aggregates and chemical limestone from more than 30 plants. It makes quicklime (calcium oxide), dolomitic lime (a mixture of calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate), milk of lime, and hydrated lime (calcium hydroxide). Industrial customers use Carmeuse Lime & Stone's mineral products in steel production, water treatment, road construction, heavy construction, and other applications. Carmeuse Lime and Stone Inc. primarily sells its products in the eastern US and Canada.

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