Freese and Nichols (FNI) keeps water in the Lone Star State flowing in the right direction. The consulting firm specializes in water management engineering but offers other services including architecture, environmental science, and construction management to clients in the Southwest, primarily Texas. The company has designed more than 150 dams and reservoirs and also works on such projects as municipal waterworks, water treatment facilities, and highways. Freese and Nichols serves the private and public sectors including clients from all levels of government. The company has offices in about a dozen Texas cities and traces its roots to a Ft. Worth firm founded in 1894 by John B. Hawley.

Baxall Construction looks outside the box for its building projects. The company is involved in all areas of high-end construction -- residential, industrial, commercial, historic renovation, and design-and-build. Baxall's projects are primarily around the London area and southeast England. Some of its notable jobs include a 7.6 million home renovation in Kensington, the 5.8 million Hampstead Town Hall, and the 1.9 million new construction of St. John's Church Centre in Tunbridge Wells. The company maintains an annual turnover of 12 million to 15 million.

Skyline Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, production, and distribution of manufactured housing and towable recreational vehicles in the United States. The manufactured homes include single section homes, multi-section homes, and modular homes. The company markets its manufactured homes to individuals in the suburban and rural areas of the continental United States. Its towable recreational vehicles include travel trailers, fifth wheels, and park models primarily for vacationing families, retired couples, and sports enthusiasts. Skyline Corporation distributes its products through independent dealers. The company was founded in 1951 and is based in Elkhart, Indiana.

Mountain Lumber sells wood with a history. The company obtains historic wood from old buildings, piers, and other structures slated for demolition and then resaws, kiln-dries, mills, and grades it for further use as flooring, beams, stairs, cabinets, and other products. It also reclaims wood from several countries in Europe and from Russia and China. Mountain Lumber has provided historically accurate woods for restoration projects on US presidents' homes, including James Madison's Montpelier, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, and George Washington's Mount Vernon. Mountain Lumber was founded in 1974 by president and CEO Willie Drake to find new uses for old lumber.

Dycom Industries for construction and engineering assistance. Operating through more than 30 subsidiaries, the company primarily designs, builds, and maintains coaxial, copper, and fiber-optic cable systems for local and long-distance phone companies and cable television operators. Dycom also provides wiring services for businesses and government agencies, installs and maintains electrical lines for utilities, and locates underground wires and pipelines for excavators. Dycom's operating subsidiaries are located in 18 states and Alberta, Canada. AT&T, Comcast, and Verizon Communications are its top customers, together accounting for nearly half of sales.

KHS&S Contractors, which specializes in wall and ceiling construction, including interior, exterior, acoustical, and insulation work. KHS&S is also one of the largest theme park contractors in the US and provides water feature and rockwork technology and concrete/tilt-up construction through its d2i venture. Founded in 1984, the specialty contractor has worked on projects for Universal Studios Islands of Adventure and for Walt Disney Parks & Resorts. KHS&S also works on convention centers, health care facilities, office buildings, laboratories, and other commercial projects.

Burkett & Wong Engineers has a long history of successful projects. The firm provides a variety of engineering and design services, including structural and civil engineering, surveying, and land planning services throughout the southwestern US. Burkett & Wong's portfolio of approximately 10,000 completed projects includes schools, athletic fields and gymnasiums, libraries, parking structures, condominiums, restaurants, theaters, and more. Its surveying services include boundary, topographical, deed interpretation, and right-of-way. The company has offices in Las Vegas and San Diego.

X-nth (say "eks' en' th"). Going to the "nth degree" for customers is what the company says it strives for. It designs, installs, and maintains mechanical, electrical, plumbing, lighting, communications, fire and safety, environmental, and specialty systems for companies in the healthcare, science and technology, entertainment and gaming, and hospitality industries. X-nth has helped create casinos, theme parks, hotels, hospitals, and labs for Discovery Communications, Time Warner, the FDA, MD Anderson, Harrah's, Walt Disney World, and others. The company works internationally from nine US offices.

Trussway, Ltd. company manufactures structural building products for a range of projects that include commercial buildings, large multi-family residential facilities, and single-family homes. Trussway's products include roof and floor trusses, pre-assembled door and window openings, and related components. Its BSG Framing Company unit provides all aspects of framing services, including project management, lumber, labor, and funds management. Founded in 1972, Trussway is owned by Highland Capital Management.

The BSS Group. The company buys, sells, and distributes pipeline, heating, plumbing, ventilation, and other products. It serves the building services, manufacturing, maintenance, and other sectors through its industrial, domestic, and specialist divisions. The domestic division operates through about 300 PTS (Plumbing Trade Supplies) branch locations. The industrial division serves commercial and industrial customers through nearly 65 branches in the UK and Ireland. Building materials and home improvement retailer Travis Perkins bought BSS in 2010.

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