Nearly as old as the aggregate it mines, Granite Rock (founded on Valentine's Day, 1900) operates four quarries, a design center, and other facilities in Northern California. The company, often referred to as Graniterock, provides materials for construction and landscaping: rock, sand, gravel, stone, concrete, asphalt, road oils and asphalt coatings, and masonry and wall-system products. The company has a fleet of railroad cars to transport rock, sand, gravel, and concrete; it also operates a fleet of delivery trucks. Its Pavex Construction unit builds roads and airports, as well as commercial and residential projects. CEO Bruce Woolpert (the grandson of founder A. R. Wilson) and his family own Granite Rock.

Windows of opportunity open daily for Andersen, a well-known maker of wood-clad windows and patio doors in North America. Andersen offers window designs from hinged, bay, and double-hung to skylight, gliding, and picture windows. Its Renewal by Andersen subsidiary provides start-to-finish window renewal services, including in-home consultations, in more than 100 markets in the US. Subsidiary EMCO Doors makes storm and screen doors. Through independent and company-owned distributorships (including its Andersen Logistics division), Andersen sells to homeowners, architects, builders, designers, and remodelers. Andersen Corporation is owned by the Andersen family, the Andersen Foundation, and company employees.

Gypsum Products would be glad to help. A subsidiary of Allied Building Products Corporation, which is a subsidiary of CRH, Gypsum Products distributes gypsum wallboard, acoustical ceiling grid and tile, insulation, and related materials such as steel framing, drywall screws and fasteners, joint compounds and trim, and tools. The company has facilities in Denver, Colorado Springs, and Fort Collins, Colorado.

Superior Ready Mix Concrete, with more than 20 plants throughout Southern California, traces its roots to a concrete batch plant that was incorporated by Jack Brouwer in 1959 as Escondido Ready Mix Concrete, Inc. Superior Ready Mix Concrete continues to be family owned. Superior Ready Mix Concrete's strives to make its lowly products top-of-the-heap. Superior Ready Mix Concrete provides concrete, aggregates, and asphalt products for contractors and homeowners. Superior Ready Mix Concrete's products also include block, decorative rock, sand, tools, and other building materials for small and large-scale projects. Superior also sells used paving equipment and trucks. Its paving division resurfaces roads and highways around California.

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.

The Appalachian Hardwood Lumber Company processes and distributes kiln-dried hardwoods -- such as red oak, hard maple, cherry, and poplar -- to cabinet makers and manufacturers, millwork companies, pattern shops, and retail lumber yards. The company harvests the lumber from trees in the northeastern US and delivers its products throughout the country. It uses its own fleet of trucks within a six-state delivery area and also uses common carriers to ship to other regions. The Appalachian Hardwood Lumber Company also exports wood to Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. The Appalachian Hardwood Lumber Company was founded in 1911.

Sacyr Vallehermoso, S.A., operates through the following divisions: Sacyr (construction), Vallehermoso (real estate development), Testa (real estate property management of office, retail, and warehouse space), and Valoriza, which sells water through a variety of subsidiaries and is involved in solar and wind energy and environmental operations as well as street cleaning and urban garbage collection. Sacyr Vallehermoso provides construction and infrastructure services under the Somague name in Brazil and Portugal.

Artisan (UK) is skilled at the art of real estate. Through a number of operating subsidiaries, the company builds, invests in, and manages multifamily residential and commercial properties throughout the UK. Subsidiary Rippon Homes builds three- to five-bedroom houses and bungalows, including its Living Heritage line of luxury homes in the East Midlands. Artisan (UK) Developments is engaged in the development of small business parks and light industrial properties; construction is managed by Artisan (UK) Projects. The group's property investments are held by Artisan (UK) Properties. Chairman Michael Stevens owns 30% of Artisan (UK) through Aspen Finance.

California's Gunite & Pool Plastering dove right into the business of gunite and plaster and pebble interior surfaces for swimming pools, fountains, and other applications. Gunite is a dry mixture of cement, sand, and water that creates waterproof surfaces when sprayed onto a mold. The company performs replastering and remodeling services on pools, including adding fountains, waterfalls, and spas throughout the San Francisco Bay area. California's Gunite & Pool Plastering also offers retaining wall repair, slope stabilization, faux rock formation, and reservoir and pond repair. President and part owner Manuel Rodriguez founded the company in 1992; it became a corporation in 1996.

Culpeper Wood Preservers may sound like the name of an environmental non-profit, but this Virginia-based building materials supplier has more commercial interests in mind. The company manufactures and distributes pressure-treated lumber from plants located in the Midwestern and Northeastern US; pressure treating protects wood from damage by moisture and insects. Products include standard dimensional lumber, decking, boards, plywood, and timbers. The company also makes such specialty products as deck accessories, lattice, fencing, moulded products, and landscaping items.

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