Aiken Group is a major UK provider of engineering project management and associated services to the offshore oil and gas industry. The company provides planning, design, and construction management and support for upgrades of oil rigs, production platforms, and marine facilities. It also possesses expertise in building living quarters and related facilities, including plumbing, electrical, and HVAC design and construction services. Aiken Group's clients have included oil companies such as BP, Royal Dutch Shell, and TOTAL; drilling contractors ENSCO and Transocean; and residential construction firm McCarthy & Stone.

Lafarge Malayan Cement makes and sells cement, ready-mix concrete, and other building materials. Its cement products include masonry, blastfurnace, pulverized-fly ash, and sulphate-resisting Portland cement. Lafarge Malayan Cement is the largest cement producer in Malaysia with a market share of some 45%; it has three cement plants, about a dozen sales offices, one grinding plant, one dry-mix plant, and five terminals throughout the country. Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd began in 1950 as Malayan Cement, a subsidiary of the UK's Blue Circle Industries. In 2001 the French firm Lafarge, the world's largest cement maker, purchased Blue Circle.

Bear Creek Lumber (BCL) provides specialty lumber products to builders throughout the world. The company buys American and Canadian softwoods, as well as exotic hardwoods, from sustainable forest land managers in North and South America. Species include western red cedar, Alaskan yellow cedar, redwood, hemlock, teak, pine, spruce, mahogany, Douglas fir, and more. Its products range from decking, siding, paneling, flooring, fencing, trim, and shingles to timbers, peeled logs, and recycled wood. The company ships its offerings throughout the US. BCL was established in 1977 and is family-owned and -operated.

One of the largest lime companies in the world, Lhoist Group of Belgium, owns Lhoist North America, which was founded in 1966. Lhoist North America (formerly Chemical Lime Company) produces lime and lime-based products derived from calcium-rich limestone. The company's primary product, quicklime (or calcium oxide) is used for steelmaking, ore processing, industrial manufacturing, and construction. The company's products also serve environmental purposes such as wastewater treatment and softening drinking water, as well as roadbed stabilization. Lhoist North America provides lime slurry (hot liquid lime) to its customers from its mobile PORTA BATCH concentrated production units.

The Adams Manufacturing Company cares for the air. The company makes oil and gas furnaces for residential, commercial, and light industrial applications in the US and Canada; the furnaces, can also be adapted for use as air conditioners. The company also manufactures humidifiers, air cleaners, oil and gas burners, and related components such as it also sells component parts such as pilot ignition systems, hygrometers, and draft control mechanisms. Sidney Schonberger founded The Adams Manufacturing Company in 1945.

Roy Anderson Corp. placed its bets on the casino and hospitality industry and won a position among the largest construction companies in the US. The commercial, industrial, and institutional contractor also ranks among the leading builders of sports facilities. Its projects include churches, hospitals, medical centers, schools, prisons, manufacturing plants, condos, and government buildings. Notable projects include the Grand Casino Resort in Tunica, Mississippi, and Harrah's Louisiana Downs in Shreveport. The family-owned company also has another Mississippi-based construction company, Harrell Contracting Group. Chairman Roy Anderson Jr. founded the company in 1955; it is now run by Roy Anderson III.

Barton Malow scores by building end zones and home plates. The construction management and general contracting firm, which has built its share of sporting facilities, also makes points for its schools, hospitals, offices, and plants. The company offers design/build and program management services ranging from the pre-planning stage to completion throughout the US and Mexico. Projects have included the Detroit Institute of Arts and Cultural Center and the Baltimore Orioles stadium. Affiliate Barton Malow Design provides architecture and engineering services, while Barton Malow Rigging installs process equipment and machinery. Carl Osborn Barton founded the employee-owned firm as C.O. Barton Company in 1924.

High Tech Electric provides electrical contracting services for commercial and industrial projects including office, retail, municipal, entertainment, and utility facilities. Services include new construction, voice data and video communications, security and alarm systems, lighting protection, and electrical maintenance and troubleshooting. The company has offices in Sioux City and Des Moines, Iowa, and another in Pickstown, South Dakota. President Mark Pottebaum founded High Tech Electric, which he still owns, in 2001.

Cocoon, Inc. provides environmental services to help prevent corrosion in stored parts and equipment, inactive industrial facilities, ships and cargo, and weapons and ammunition. Cocoon's clients include the US military, utility companies, petrochemical firms, and industrial manufacturers. The company operates through partnerships with the likes of GE Energy, humidity control specialists Munters Corporation, and Rubb Building Systems. The late Leo Crotty Sr. and president Leo "Chip" Crotty established the company (then called Protec) in 1977.

Roebbelen Contracting provides commercial, industrial, and institutional general contracting and construction management services in California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. The company tackles such projects as schools, offices, hospitals, retail facilities, performing arts centers, and power plants. Roebbelen is also known for its telecommunications work throughout the western US -- the company has been involved in more than 6,000 telecom projects including the construction of call centers, switching facilities, and cellular facilities. Roebbelen Contracting was founded as a government contractor in 1959 by Hans and Anna Roebbelen.

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