Hampton Affiliates knows trees from the seedling to the stud. One of Oregon's top timber firms, Hampton produces approximately 2 billion board ft. of softwood lumber yearly through eight sawmills. The company has some 170,000 acres of timberland in Oregon and Washington and manages some 300,000 acres of publicly owned forest land in British Columbia. Through its Hampton Distribution Companies division, it distributes doors, windows, and other building materials. Hampton supplies homebuilding centers through its stud lumber and distribution operations. The company has its own railcar fleet to transport its products.

Pribuss Engineering is an air-conditioning, heating, plumbing, and fire sprinkler system contractor for both residential and commercial clients needing to build new systems or remodel, alter, or improve existing ones. The mechanical construction firm handles a large part of its work in-house, only subbing out about 5%. Stanford University engineering graduate Rudy Pribuss started the company in 1968.

Amos-Hill Associates is a hardwood veneer mill. The company buys a wide range of hardwood species logs (cherry, maple, white and red oak, walnut, and birch) from merchants in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Canada to produce its veneer products. Amos-Hill also works in affiliation with Koppensteiner Veneers, which is controlled by Amos-Hill's co-owner Wolfgang Koppensteiner, to serve the German market. President Richard Wertz co-owns the company he and other investors founded in 1982.

General contractor Eby Corporation, operating primarily through its Martin K. Eby Construction subsidiary, provides design-build, construction management, general contracting, and related services on projects such as office buildings, medical facilities, athletic facilities, and historical renovations. Eby serves major corporations, universities, hospitals, and state and local governments. Clients have included Disney, The University of Texas, Wichita State University, and The Salvation Army. Martin K. Eby Construction, named after the group's founder and the father of chairman Martin K. Eby Jr., was founded in 1937.

KSW may have a need to vent on occasion, but the company still knows how to keep its cool. Its KSW Mechanical Services subsidiary installs HVAC and process piping systems for large-scale industrial, commercial, institutional public, and residential projects. The company also provides mechanical trade management services and engineering assistance. KSW primarily works in the New York metropolitan area but hopes to expand in the Northeast. Much of KSW's business comes from repeat customers; the company is an authorized bidder for agencies including the New York City Transit Authority and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

U.S. Concrete produces ready-mixed concrete, precast concrete, and other related materials and services used for commercial, residential, and infrastructure construction projects. U.S. Concrete has a fleet of 1,000 mixer trucks and about 450 ready-mixed concrete, concrete block, and aggregate plants. The company produces more than 6 million cubic yards of ready-mix and 3 million tons of aggregate each year, with ready-mixed concrete accounting for about 90% of the company's sales. It concentrates on serving major markets, including California, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, and Texas. U.S. Concrete filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2010.

Cleveland Construction, Inc. (CCI) has ventured beyond Cleveland to offer its services nationwide and abroad. The company offers construction management services for commercial and institutional projects. It also is a top interior contractor in the US, installing finishes such as drywall, acoustic wall panels and specialty ceilings. Projects have included hospitals, universities, correctional facilities, hotels, convention centers, sports complexes, retail outlets, and government buildings such as the Ohio State Stadium, the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, and Wal-Mart superstores in Florida. Founded in 1980 by CEO Richard Small and his sons, the company remains family-owned.

BBL Construction Services provides construction management and development services for public and private projects mainly in the eastern US. Serving commercial and industrial clients, local governments, schools, hotels, and hospitals, the firm offers site selection and preparation, construction, renovation and rehabilitation, and project management services. Projects have included Six Flags Great Escape Lodge, Courtyard by Marriott hotels, and headquarters for the New York State Office of the Comptroller in Albany. BBL Construction Services is part of BBL Development Group, an ensemble of diversified real estate development firms. Founded in 1973, the company has offices in Albany, New York and Columbus, Ohio.

Southland Industries is one of the largest construction and engineering companies in the US. The employee-owned group provides design/build, electrical and mechanical engineering, electrical maintenance, plumbing, fire protection, HVAC, and facilities management services. Southland offers custom solutions for clients in the health care, life sciences, hospitality, industrial, education, government, and telecommunication sectors. Projects include the renovation of the Pentagon following the terrorist attacks of September 11, and the M Resort in Las Vegas. Founded in 1949, Southland Industries has about a half-dozen offices in California, Maryland, Nevada, and Virginia.

Hanson Aggregates UK, a subsidiary of Hanson, itself a subsidiary of German aggregate leader HeidelbergCement, knows this well. As one of the UK's largest construction materials companies, Hanson Aggregates UK produces crushed rock, sand and gravel, dimension stone, ready-mix concrete, and mortar. The operating company's widespread UK facilities include more than 250 concrete plants, 100 quarries, 20 wharves, 10 recycling plants, and 10 distribution depots.

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