Tarmac operates in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Parent company Anglo American has been selling Tarmac off in pieces to focus on core operations. All roads may lead to Rome, but in the UK, Tarmac leads to all paved roads. The company produces aggregates (crushed rock, sand, and gravel) used in construction, asphalt for roads, and cement, concrete, and mortar. It also provides general contracting services for a range of projects including civil engineering, highway maintenance, and traffic management. Additional products include concrete blocks (Topblock), sports surfaces (Topsport), HVAC systems (TermoDeck), safety platforms (SafetyDeck), and prepackaged aggregates for the retail market (Trupak).

Ply Gem Holdings brings out a new side of homes. A holding company, Ply Gem Holdings operates through its primary operating subsidiary, Ply Gem Industries, a manufacturer and supplier of exterior building materials used in home construction and renovation. The subsidiary supplies its products-- including vinyl siding, aluminum windows and doors, stone veneer, and fencing -- to home-center retailers, distributors, construction companies, and contractors in North America.

Delta Environmental Consultants, Inc., provides a variety of environmental services, including remediation, risk management, cost recovery, and litigation and compliance consulting. From more than 40 offices across the US, the company serves the chemical, commercial services, forest products, manufacturing, and petroleum industries. Along with companies in Asia, Europe, and South America, Delta Environmental Consultants participates in the Inogen Environmnetal Alliance network of independent environmental consulting firms. In 2008 Delta Environmental Consultants was acquired by Netherlands-based environmental services company Oranjewoud.

Aker Construction is part of the North American union construction and maintenance division of Norway-based Aker Solutions. Active in the US and Canada, the company provides heavy and civil construction and renovation services for power generation plants and other industrial projects. Aker Construction offers services such as prime contracting, electrical work, equipment setting, heavy mechanical contracting, steel erection, piping, and construction management. After Aker Solutions sold most of its process and construction operations (including non-union businesses) to Jacobs in 2011, its union construction division, including Aker Construction, was transferred to the newly formed Aker Contractors segment.

Terracon Consultants provides geotechnical, environmental, construction material evaluation, pavement engineering and construction management, and facilities engineering services. One of the nation's top design firms, the company serves the agriculture, energy, telecommunications, commercial development, and transportation sectors, as well as government clients. Founded in Iowa in 1965, Terracon began as a joint venture between Shive, Hall and Hattery (civil consulting), Soil Testing Services (geotechnical testing), and Gerald Olson, PE (the company's founder and a project engineer). The company now has more than 100 offices in some 40 states.

Howard Stanley Hart was a turn-of-the-century entrepreneur, inventor, industrialist, and builder. In 1892, in partnership with Norman P. Cooley, he established the Hart & Cooley Manufacturing Company in Chicago, the first cold-rolled steel plant west of Pittsburgh. One of Hart's many inventions of the next few years was a steel heating register that proved superior to traditional heavy cast-iron models.

A unit of Parsons Corporation, Parsons Commercial Technology Group (PARCOMM) provides project management, engineering, construction, design, maintenance, and related services for industrial and commercial projects. The company's clients include firms in the telecommunications, health care, manufacturing, defense, petroleum, and chemical industries. PARCOMM also completes projects for schools, colleges, and government entities. Specialized services include industrial environmental remediation, factory modernization, and developing state vehicle inspection and compliance programs. PARCOMM operates throughout the US and the world.

Ivey Mechanical Company gets an "A" for its slate of mechanical services. The specialty contractor designs, fabricates, and manufactures sheet metal work, as well as air conditioning/heating, and medical gas and plumbing/piping systems. It also provides system repairs, maintenance, and emergency services. With projects covering 30 states, Ivey Mechanical drives preconstruction and construction, and prefabrication work for commercial and industrial facilities, correctional, health care, and government contracts. The company operates through service offices dotting the Southeast US. It is owned by CEO Larry Terrell along with members of Ivey Mechanical's management team.

Prime Plastic Products actually goes by the three "R's" -- reduce, reuse, and recycle. The company buys plastic waste and scrap and recycles it into pellets. It will also buy film scrap, reprocessed pellets, surplus resins, and about a dozen grades of plastic, including PVC, nylon, and consumer plastics with SPI resin identification codes #4, #5 and #6. Prime Plastic Products also sells reprocessed pellets ready to be turned into soda bottles, milk jugs, and grocery bags. The company operates in 12 states spread fairly evenly throughout the country. CEO Vineet "Vince" Gupta, who started Prime Plastic Products in 1993, learned the trade from his father, who owned a plastics company in India.

MEDCO Construction, a subsidiary of Baylor Health Care System. The general contractor began building hospitals and other facilities for the health care industry. It now has expanded its project list to include office buildings, education and athletic facilities, churches, and renovations. The company has three divisions -- millwork, electrical, and mechanical -- that carry out its work in millwork fabrication and installation; electrical and voice and data installations; concrete framework placing and finishing; mechanical and plumbing services; and engineering and layout services.

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