Dyckerhoff is cementing relations throughout Europe and the US. The construction materials company makes and sells cement (accounting for more than 85% of sales) mainly in Western and Central Europe. It also sells ready-mixed concrete and concrete products. Dyckerhoff has operations in about a dozen European countries as well as in the US, including subsidiaries such as Dyckerhoff Beton in Poland, Duena and Beton Union in Germany, and Ciments Luxembourgeois in Luxembourg. Germany and Western Europe account for about half of Dyckerhoff's sales. In addition to the founding Dyckerhoff family, the company's shareholders include Buzzi Unicem, which controls about 98% voting shares.

Seneca keeps cars clean, in control, and ready to go. The company designs and installs automobile wash systems, fueling systems, and other vehicle service equipment, including lifts, lubrication equipment, and compressor systems. Seneca's data digital security camera systems and offered primarily to help secure auto dealerships. It also provides petroleum services and equipment, environmental consulting, remediation and waste removal, general construction, electrical contracting, and industrial coating equipment. Seneca Companies operates from offices in Iowa, Illinois, and Nebraska.

GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc., provides environmental consulting and remediation, geotechnical engineering, construction management, and regulatory compliance services through a network of 25 US locations. It also offers air quality monitoring services through its Airlogics partnership, and operates a soil and rock instrumentation division. The company operates Baystate Environmental Consultants which provides civil engineering, natural resource management, environmental permitting, and environmental land planning services across the US.

Morris Architects has designs on your next big project. With offices in Houston, Los Angeles, and Orlando, the firm offers architecture and interior design, master planning, landscape architecture, and environmental design services. The firm has about a half dozen design studios; each dedicated to business areas such as corporate, education, entertainment, hospitality, public assembly, and health care. Morris Architects' diverse portfolio includes the Houston Astrodome, a 19,000-acre eco-tourism development in the Amazon Rainforest, and Hard Rock Cafe in Moscow. Morris also gained attention for a design proposal that transforms an oil rig into a luxury resort. Seth Irvin Morris founded the company in 1938.

Lafarge Cement UK, a subsidiary of Paris-based Lafarge, pours it on the competition. With about 6 cement plants located throughout the UK, the company supplies about 40% of the country's market. Major products include Portland cements and Portland composite cements, high performance cements (heat resistant, sulfate resistant, rapid setting), and special cements (shrinkage compensated concrete, granulated blast furnace slag, pulverized fuel ash, and Portland-slag cement). It also produces plasterboard. Lafarge made it big in the UK when it acquired Blue Circle Industries in 2001; Lafarge Cement UK still uses the Blue Circle name to sell its cement.

Field Systems Designs doesn't create ballparks, but it is a hit with the power, water, oil and gas, defense, and transportation industries. The company designs, manages, and installs commercial electrical systems (communication, instrumentation, security, lighting) and provides project and supply chain management services. An international player, Field Systems Designs has gained particular expertise in the Middle East and Africa. Past clients include AMEC, Rolls Royce, and General Electric. Field Systems Designs was created in 1994 after a management-led buyout of a division of Bristol Babcock.

The Newtron Group keeps on ticking. Through subsidiaries, The Newtron Group offers a variety of industrial electrical and other specialty construction and contracting services nationwide. Services include instrumentation and control systems installation and maintenance; fiber optic installation and testing; industrial pipe and panel fabrication; aviation services; and electrical heat tracing. Newtron serves clients in such industries as refining, power generation, mining, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductors. Subsidiaries include electrical contractor Triad Electric and Controls and fiber optics firm Com-Net Services. The Newtron Group has offices in California, Louisiana, and Texas.

Saint-Gobain Corporation will probably be involved. The holding company oversees the North American operations of French materials group Compagnie de Saint-Gobain. Its subsidiaries produce and distribute a wide range of consumer, construction, and industrial products including building materials, flat glass, abrasives, ceramics, containers, crystal-based technology, cabinets and countertops, high-performance plastics, and technical fabrics. Holdings include CertainTeed (insulation, vinyl siding, shingles), Saint-Gobain Container (glass jars and bottles), and Norandex (building materials distribution). Saint-Gobain Corporation has more than 350 locations throughout North America.

Am-Mex Products helps companies set up maquiladora operations in the McAllen, Texas, and Reynosa, Mexico, border region. The maquiladora program allows US firms and other foreign companies to import raw materials into Mexico duty-free for assembly there by lower-wage Mexican workers. The program also offers faster startup, lower shipping costs, and central distribution. Its services include contract manufacturing, engineering factory management, warehousing and distribution, cross-border trucking, training, and other services required for international trade. Am-Mex has been in business since 1990 and has around 1 million sq. ft. of manufacturing and warehouse space in Mexico, in addition to its US operation.

Nikken Sekkei has its origins in a building design company founded in 1900 as part of Japan's Sumitomo conglomerate. Now a private corporation partly owned by its employees, Nikken Sekkei has completed more than 20,000 projects in some 40 countries. The group provides architectural, engineering, urban planning, interior design, and consulting and management services. Among its projects is the Saitama Super Arena and Jumeira Gardens -- a master planned city in Dubai. Nikken Sekkei has also designed terminals for Tokyo International Airport and built hotels, city halls, hospitals, and office buildings throughout Japan and beyond.

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