General builder Lee Lewis Construction has waltzed across Texas and beyond to keep in step with the top US contractors. The company provides construction-related services and construction management for commercial, institutional, and industrial projects. Among its projects is the Garland ISD Special Events Center in Garland, Texas; it also worked on the Grand Floridian Resort at Walt Disney World. The company earns much of its revenue from projects for Texas school systems. Projects for hometown neighbor Texas Tech University have generated a significant portion of the company's business. CEO Lee Lewis founded the company in 1976.

Casa Bella Homes builds primarily luxury houses throughout the Austin, Texas, metropolitan area. Working closely with local architectural firm Kipp Flores, the company designs and builds custom homes. Alternately, customers can select from an existing catalogue of home plans. The firm also provides residential renovation and expansion services. Casa Bella Homes was founded in 1999.

Layton Construction has managed to keep its foundation in the construction industry. The company mostly serves the western US and provides commercial and industrial construction, construction management, general contracting and design/build delivery systems, and drafting. The family-owned company, now a subsidiary of The Layton Companies, was founded in 1953 by Alan W. Layton. The firm has worked on airports, hospitals, factories, schools, laboratories, and sports facilities. Projects include the Brigham Young University Fine Arts Museum, a renovation of Boise State University's Bronco Stadium, and Salt Lake City's Olympic speed skating oval. Layton Construction has offices in Arizona, Idaho, and Utah.

Huitt-Zollars makes its dollars as a design firm. The company provides a wide spectrum of services including civil, traffic, mechanical, electrical, structural, and environmental engineering; construction and program management; surveying; landscape architecture; and architectural planning. Clients include government agencies, institutions, private corporations, and industrial firms. Huitt-Zollars has worked on a variety of projects such as schools, airports, highways, and urban development. The firm operates throughout the US, with 15 offices in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Washington. E. Larry Huitt and Robert Zollars founded the company in 1975.

Hanson was quite a catch for HeidelbergCement, which bought the building materials giant in 2007 to become one of the world's top cement companies. Hanson Limited makes and delivers aggregates (crushed rock, sand, and gravel), ready-mixed and precast concrete, asphalt, bricks, flooring, and other building materials. Its products are used for civil as well as commercial, residential, and industrial jobs. Hanson also provides civil engineering services through Hanson Contracting (road surfacing) and Irvine-Whitlock (specialist brick and block laying). In the UK, Hanson Limited operates more than 350 manufacturing sites (more than half are cement plants) and maintains a delivery fleet of more than 1,000 vehicles.

Haselden Construction eliminates some of the hassle for companies and institutions looking for full turnkey construction services. The company provides finance, design, engineering, construction, renovation, management, and maintenance services for the development of facilities, including schools, hospitals, resorts, hospitality facilities, and office buildings. The company primarily serves clients in Colorado, Wyoming, and other western states. Clients have included Isle of Capri Casinos and the University of Colorado. Family-owned Haselden Construction was founded in Denver in 1973.

Tumac Lumber Co., Inc. company distributes wood and wood products in the US and internationally. The company and its regional subsidiaries sell products such as mouldings, hardwoods and softwoods, composite products, decking, and furniture parts to kitchen cabinet companies and furniture manufacturers, utility companies, pulp mills, RV manufacturers, and others. Tumac exports lumber (Douglas fir and southern yellow pine) to Europe, hardwood logs and lumber to Asia, and industrial and construction products to customers in the Caribbean. Paul McCracken and Bill MacPherson established Tumac Lumber in 1959.

Holloman isn't the stuff of poetry, but rather the Texas oil patch. Employee-owned Holloman installs, repairs, and upgrades pipelines for the oil and gas industry, public and private utilities that handle water and wastewater, and sports facilities. Holloman also builds or upgrades gas compressor stations, petroleum processing plants, and utility pump stations. The company's in-house engineering staff designs and constructs process plants for its oil and gas clients; it also seeks out civil, mechanical, or process jobs. Subsidiary Holloman Minerals explores for minerals including uranium in Australia. Sam Holloman founded the company in 1967.

Integrated Electrical Services (IES) has a hand in all three. The company installs and maintains electrical and communications systems for residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Work on commercial buildings and homes includes custom design, testing, and maintenance on low-voltage systems such as lighting, fire alarm, audio/video, and Internet cabling. On the industrial side, IES performs high- and medium-voltage systems installation and construction on power stations, oil and gas pipelines, and processing plants. The company has a network of some 70 locations serving the continental US.

Pergo. With a brand name that has become almost synonymous with laminate flooring, the company makes a variety of flooring products with the look of hardwoods, tile, stone, and other materials. Pergo flooring products are designed to be easily installed by the do-it-yourselfer and can be found at home improvement stores, other retailers, and wholesalers. The company sells its products in North America (about 60% of sales), Asia, Africa, and Europe. Pergo is a subsidiary of Pfleiderer Sweden AB (an indirectly owned subsidiary of Germany-based Pfleiderer AG).

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