SPIE one of Europe's leading engineering groups! SPIE provides electrical, mechanical, and HVAC engineering, as well as transportation infrastructure, energy, telecom, and network services. The company operates primarily in Europe through a network of some 400 branches. Offerings include nuclear electromechanical engineering; oil and gas field services; energy, utility and process management and maintenance; pipelines; and rail services. France accounts for more than half of its sales. UK investment firm PAI Partners acquired the company in 2006.

Antonio Ruiz has left his blood, sweat, and tears. Ruiz owns and operates A. Ruiz Construction Company & Associates (ARCCO), a firm which he founded in 1978. A general engineering and building contractor, ARCCO has expertise in civil engineering, as well as residential construction and remodeling. It has worked on everything from reservoir repair and street improvements to utilities installation and demolition in both the public and private sectors. Clients include the City of San Francisco, Pacific Gas & Electric, and Bombardier Transportation. ARCCO primarily serves the Bay Area.

Membership has its privileges -- a lower price is one of them. Through Lumbermens Merchandising Corporation (LMC) more than 350 stockholder lumber retailers throughout the US pool their buying resources to increase their purchasing power and get volume discounts from vendors. LMC's network of members includes about 1,200 building material dealer locations in 48 states and the Bahamas. The cooperative is the largest dealer-owned lumber building materials buying group in the US. It holds members to strict confidentiality, in part to safeguard vendor contracts. In addition to lumber and panel products, LMC also supplies its members with non-wood products, millwork, and hardware.

Anthony & Sylvan Pools Corporation. The company, created through the 1996 union of industry leaders Anthony Pools and Sylvan Pools, installs custom in-ground concrete swimming pools for private residences. The company has roots dating back to 1946 and has installed more than 360,000 pools during its history. It operates a network of more than 35 company-owned locations, consisting of sales and design centers, pool and spa renovation centers, and retail service centers that sell pool accessories such as chemicals, heaters, filters, pumps, and pool toys. The company is active in Texas, Nevada, and 10 East Coast states.

Hardin Construction private contractor offers design-build services, construction management, general and interior construction, and renovation for commercial projects including shopping malls, office complexes, multifamily residences, and hotels. The company also manages education, government, and health care projects. Hardin has completed projects in nearly 30 states, as well as in Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. Repeat clients have included Chelsea Property Group, Georgia Institute of Technology, Cousins Properties, and Simon Property Group. Founded in 1946 by Ira Hardin, the firm was acquired by employees in 1993.

Hammerstone (formerly Birch Mountain Resources) is trying to climb to the top of the heap in the industrial minerals business. The company was exploring and developing precious metal properties, but is now concentrating on industrial mineral properties (primarily lime and concrete aggregate) in the Athabasca region of northern Alberta. Formed in 1994, the company has two major divisions: industrial minerals and mineral exploration and technology. In 2008, after defaulting on a loan with its primary banker, Birch Mountain Resources went into receivership. An affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management acquired the assets of the company, including a limestone quarry in Alberta, in 2009.

The pursuits of general contractor Macro-Z-Technology (MZT) include transportation and infrastructure projects, industrial and commercial construction, and specialty construction. MZT has worked on airfields, highways, bridges, water treatment plants, dams, and renovation and remediation projects in the western US. It specializes in concrete work and design-build projects for municipalities and the federal government. The company often serves public agencies (including the US Army Corps of Engineers and the US Department of Agriculture), as well as private clients from its regional offices in Arizona, California, and Washington. MZT was founded in 1989 by president and CEO Bryan Zatica.

Ciments Francais is owned by Italian cement group Italcementi. Ciments Francais expects business to be rock solid, as it has since 1881. Ciments Francais is one of the largest cement producers in France, but it also has operations in about a dozen countries across Europe, Asia, and North America. Ciments Francais' annual production includes some 50 million tons of cement (its largest segment), in addition to aggregates and ready-mixed concrete. Ciments Francais operates more than 40 cement plants, some 90 aggregate quarries, and more than 350 ready-mixed concrete plants. It owns more than 50% of Egypt's Suez Cement.

Paragon Project Resources, Inc. provides construction management, engineering design, and information technology services. Paragon works primarily on federal facilities, mass transit (airports, light rail), public works, and transportation projects (highways and bridges). It also has several private-sector clients. About 85% of Paragon Project Resources' business comes from repeat clients. The company has offices in California, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas. Its clients include Dallas Love Field, the Port of Oakland, Texas Department of Transportation, and Bay Area Rapid Transit.

Hambro Forest Products, Inc. company reprocesses 100% recycled wood fiber (sawdust, planer shavings, lumber ends, and plywood trim) from lumber and plywood manufacturers to produce particleboard panels that it uses to make home flooring and decking products under the Cresdek and Cres-X brand names. The company sells mainly to manufactured home builders in the US and Canada. Established in 1965 Hambro Forest Products has affiliates that warehouse and distribute construction materials and provide trucking and transportation services.

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