Charles Pankow Builders has some pretty concrete ideas on how to build high-rises. The design/build general contractor specializes in quake-resistant concrete frames for structures including department stores, hotels, condominiums, medical facilities, and office buildings. The firm is primarily active in California and Hawaii. Affiliate Pankow Special Projects focuses on small-scale projects including renovations, interior build-outs, and seismic upgrades. Unit Mid-State Precast provides structural and architectural precast concrete components for Pankow-managed projects. Employee-owned Charles Pankow Builders was founded in 1963 by the late Charles Pankow, who helped pioneer the design/build delivery system.

Weston Homes builds apartments and houses in the UK. The company focuses its efforts on brownfield development and urban regeneration projects throughout the country. It has about a dozen projects scattered throughout England, either currently in operation (with rented or sold units) or under development. Building industry expert Bob Weston formed Weston Homes' parent company, Weston Group Plc, in 1987. Its first development was a four-bedroom, detached house in Essex; today its building portfolio features large high-rise developments in London's Docklands region.

OPT-Sciences Corporation, through its subsidiary, O & S Research, Inc., deposits anti-glare and transparent conductive optical coatings on glass used primarily to cover instrument panels in aircraft cockpits. Its products enable pilots to read aircraft instruments in direct sunlight or at night, or in covert situations using appropriate night vision filters. The company offers coatings to various types of glass face plates, which are mounted on the front of liquid crystal displays (LCDs), cathode ray tubes, and electromechanical displays. It also provides glass cutting, grinding, and painting services, as well as manufactures wedge glass lenses for electro-mechanical displays. In addition, the company provides a range of other specialty instrument glass, including night vision filter glass, circular polarizers, touchpads, glass sandwiches for LCDs, and other custom designed specialty glass components and assemblies. It primarily offers its products to commercial, business, and regional aircraft market, as well as to the military aircraft market. The company was founded in 1956 and is based in Cinnaminson, New Jersey.

Founded in 1897, the company is a subsidiary of Germany-based HeidelbergCement. Lehigh Cement Company has built a solid foundation in the cement business. One of the largest cement producers in North American, the company produces ready-mix concrete; concrete pipe and block; precast concrete; portland, blended and specialty cements; and aggregates. Other products include pre-stressed cement products, custom-color portland and masonry cement, fly ash, and other pozzolanic materials. Lehigh has about a dozen cement plants and more than 40 distribution terminals in North America. It serves customers who use its products in highway, architectural, industrial, and marine applications.

Paul J. Sierra Construction does offer some specialized construction services. In addition to its commercial and residential construction services, the company specializes in access construction, disaster restoration, and historical preservation projects serving the Tampa, Florida region. The family-owned company also offers expansion, relocation, and handicap modifications to commercial and residential facilities. Minority-owned Paul J. Sierra Construction was established in 1974.

General builder Lee Lewis Construction has waltzed across Texas and beyond to keep in step with the top US contractors. The company provides construction-related services and construction management for commercial, institutional, and industrial projects. Among its projects is the Garland ISD Special Events Center in Garland, Texas; it also worked on the Grand Floridian Resort at Walt Disney World. The company earns much of its revenue from projects for Texas school systems. Projects for hometown neighbor Texas Tech University have generated a significant portion of the company's business. CEO Lee Lewis founded the company in 1976.

Sidney Cubbage provides a variety of building engineering services, primarily air conditioning, heating, plumbing, refrigeration, and ventilation. Subsidiary Thames Ducting makes and installs ventilation ductwork. Sidney Cubbage's handiwork is most often found in hospitals, leisure centers, schools, and office buildings. Alfred McAlpine, Krispy Kreme, University of Reading, and various county councils are counted among the firm's clients. Sidney Cubbage founded his eponymous firm in 1927; semi-retired chairman Paul Remsbury bought the company along with Rod Harris in 1971.

Charles Pankow Builders has some pretty concrete ideas on how to build high-rises. The design/build general contractor specializes in quake-resistant concrete frames for structures including department stores, hotels, condominiums, medical facilities, and office buildings. The firm is primarily active in California and Hawaii. Affiliate Pankow Special Projects focuses on small-scale projects including renovations, interior build-outs, and seismic upgrades. Unit Mid-State Precast provides structural and architectural precast concrete components for Pankow-managed projects. Employee-owned Charles Pankow Builders was founded in 1963 by the late Charles Pankow, who helped pioneer the design/build delivery system.

Integrated Electrical Services (IES) has a hand in all three. The company installs and maintains electrical and communications systems for residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Work on commercial buildings and homes includes custom design, testing, and maintenance on low-voltage systems such as lighting, fire alarm, audio/video, and Internet cabling. On the industrial side, IES performs high- and medium-voltage systems installation and construction on power stations, oil and gas pipelines, and processing plants. The company has a network of some 70 locations serving the continental US.

HSU Development is one company that "does" get it. The full-service construction company (which serves private- and government-sector clients) claims projects with these venerable institutions in its portfolio. HSU Development's services include pre-construction, design/build, construction management, general contracting, mission-critical assessments, historical renovations, residential building, and land development. The company works primarily in and around Washington, D.C. CEO Walter Hsu founded the firm in 1994.

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