Doucette began as a manufacturer of sea-water and fresh-water condensers, suction line heat exchangers and other components for air conditioning and refrigeration applications. In 1976, their SLHE line was listed by Underwriters Laboratory and the company began broadening its customer base from wholesale accounts to OEM'S. Doucette also entered the heat recovery market with a device designed to recover energy from air conditioning and refrigeration systems and used to heat potable water. This device, called a Desuperheater / Water Heater was upgraded in 1977 to include the vented double wall to preclude water contamination and refrigeration system damage. It was the first such device to win an Underwriters Laboratory listing and to meet nationwide health codes.

The company is a leading supplier of housing and building materials in Japan. Through half a dozen subsidiaries, it provides such products as doors, housing sashes, storm shutters, ceramic siding, bathroom units and tile, and insulated panels, as well as security systems. It also supplies storefronts for commercial buildings, as well as skylights, steel doors, and customized store facades and shutters. JS Group works with distributors and has sales offices throughout Japan. Other operations include a real estate brokerage franchise, a chain of do-it-yourself stores, and home services including inspections and warranties.

One of Greece's largest construction and civil engineering companies, AEGEK specializes in public, municipal, and private construction projects and has completed bridges, dams, tunnels, hydroelectric facilities, irrigation systems, ports, and roads. The group was involved in constructing several projects for the 2004 Athens Olympics. It is also leading a railway project that will include the construction of 13 state-of-the-art stations for the Athens Metro public transportation system. With a boost from Greek post-WWII reconstruction, AEGEK was founded in 1950.

C.W. Matthews Contracting during Sherman's march to the sea. The company provides highway and bridge construction and commercial site work. It also provides asphalt paving and is one of the largest plant-mixed asphalt producers in the Southeast. The group operates about 30 asphalt plants in Georgia and manufactures nearly 6 million tons of hot mix each year. Its projects include the transformation of an old steel plant into Atlantic Station -- a 138-acre mixed-use development in Atlanta. In 1946 C.W. Matthews and several partners founded Marietta Construction Company, which became C.W. Matthews Contracting Company in 1954; today it is led by C.W.'s son, CEO Robert Matthews.

ABCO was founded in 1949 by Jules Gottleib; his son-in-law, Michael Senter, runs the company as CEO. ABCO Refrigeration Supply keeps the northeast chilled. Through about 15 locations in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, ABCO Refrigeration Supply Corp. distributes air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment, parts, and supplies. ABCO offers more than 250 brands of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration products including DuPont, Maytag, Mitsubishi Electric, and Honeywell. ABCO provides online ordering and tracking for its contractor customers. ABCO Refrigeration Supply Corp. also sells to home owners. About half of its proceeds come from customers in the New York metropolitan area.

Henry Broan started the company in 1932 with the Motordor kitchen fan; today Broan-NuTone, a subsidiary of Nortek, is a leading maker of residential ventilation products. Offerings include ventilation and ceiling fans, heaters, indoor air quality products and trash compactors. Central vacuums, intercom systems, medicine cabinets, speakers, and doorbells are marketed under the NuTone name and range hoods are sold under the Best brand. The company's products available at retail stores such as Lowe's and The Home Depot, and also sold by distributors. It also makes private label products for GE, Sears, Whirlpool, and others.

Waste Industries USA, Inc.,the active consolidator has made more than 130 acquisitions since 1990. When it's not buying companies, Waste Industries USA is collecting, hauling, and disposing of solid waste for 875,000 municipal, residential, commercial, and industrial customers in the southeastern US. The company has 34 collection operations, and about 65 drop-off centers, 29 transfer stations, 12 recycling facilities and nine landfills. In 2008 Chairman Lonnie Pool Jr. led an investor group that took the company private for about $544 million.

Tulikivi might not be able to warm a cold heart, but it can warm a cold hearth. Branding itself as the largest soapstone processor in the world, this Finnish company manufactures heat-retaining fireplaces and processes architectural stone for indoor and outdoor landscaping. Tulikivi builds and sells soapstone fireplaces, bakeovens, and stoves that can be custom-made to client specifications. Its architectural stone segment produces sinks, countertops, tiles, and flooring made of soapstone, granite, marble, and limestone.

Harley Ellis Devereaux offers architecture, engineering, interior, landscaping, planning, preservation, and other services from about a half-dozen offices in the Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, and San Diego metro areas. The company serves corporations, health care firms, universities, and government agencies; it has done work for such clients as Comerica, General Motors, Stanford University, and Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo. Companies affiliated with Harley Ellis Devereaux offer such specialized services as crime lab design, environmentally sustainable design consulting, and real estate services.

W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractor provides a variety of commercial and industrial contracting services. These include HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) services, plumbing, piping, carpentry, welding, general construction, fire protection, and concrete work. The company also offers used equipment for sale when available. The firm operates through offices in Daytona Beach, Gainesville, Jacksonville, St. Augustine, and Orlando, Florida and in Little Rock, Arkansas. CEO William W. "Bill" Gay founded the company in 1962.

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