Founded in 1928, Apasco was acquired in full by Swiss cement giant Holcim in 2004. Holcim Apasco has some pretty concrete ideas for its customers. The company makes cement, ready-mix concrete, and aggregates for distribution throughout Mexico and the Caribbean. It also sells chemical additives and provides related technology services to distributors and other commercial customers. Holcim Apasco operates more than 130 concrete plants, distribution centers, aggregate plants, and maritime terminals in its home country and in Central America.

The war was over and the Allies had won on every front. There men and women were welcomed home by a grateful country. Years of rationing had created unsatisfied consumer demand for every product imaginable. It was a time when people with new ideas, when entrepreneurs with new vision, initiated the largest economic expansion ever known.As new homes and factories went up across the nation, new companies began to make products to keep them warm and comfortable. An idea conceived over a lobster dinner led to the founding of Sterling Radiator Company in February 1946. In July of that year, the first lengths of finned-tube radiation were manufactured by a work force of three in a rented garage in Westfield, Massachusetts. Spurred by demand for its high quality products, the company moved to larger facilities in 1947, again in 1950, and again in 1954.

Clark Construction Group specializes in building landmarks. The general contractor has constructed iconic structures such as the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center and FedEx Field, the home of the Washington Redskins. Clark Construction serves commercial, institutional, and heavy construction customers around the US and is part of Clark Enterprises. It offers construction management, design/build, and general contracting services. Projects include convention centers, sports facilities, office complexes, hotels, airports, correctional facilities, manufacturing facilities, water treatment plants, highways and bridges, and high-rise apartments.

A and L, Inc. company provides construction management, site development, and demolition services for such projects as airports, bridges, dams, roads, tunnels, manufacturing facilities, railways, toll plazas, and water treatment plants. Clients run the gamut from businesses to school districts to government agencies and include CONSOL Energy, US Steel, Volkswagen, Westinghouse, and the Pittsburgh Zoo. It largest contracts are for the construction or rehabilitation of highways and public transportation systems. A & L, which was founded in 1963 by president Louis Ruscitto, operates offices in Illinois, New York, and Pennsylvania.

Spectus manufacture their own products completely on their own site. This ensures full control of the make up and quality of the product. When combined with energy efficient double glazing units, Spectus systems either meet or exceed all current building regulations and provide excellent thermal protection against the loss of heat from your home.

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.

High Industries is at the top of its game, and that game is steel and construction. The company's largest division, High Steel Structures, is one of the largest steel bridge fabricators in North America. Other members of the High Industries' stable of companies include High Steel Service Center (metal processing and distribution), High Concrete Group (precast concrete components), and High Safety Consulting Services (air quality and safety). Affiliates of High Industries, such as High Hotels, are active in the real estate business. High Industries, which mostly does business along the East Coast, traces its roots to a welding shop founded by Sanford High in 1931. The company is controlled by the High family.

Danfoss Turbocor is not only cool, it's green. The company makes the world's first oil-free compressor designed for the commercial heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) industry. Using a combination of aerospace, magnetic bearing, and digital electronic technologies, its compressors are used in air- and water-cooled chillers and rooftop units; they are roughly 33% more energy efficient than conventional compressors. Hotels, hospitals, industrial facilities, office buildings, and schools are primary users of its products. The company mainly sells them to HVACR retrofit contractors and original equipment manufacturers.

Civil and environmental engineering firm Bryan A. Stirrat & Associates (BAS) specializes in municipal solid waste and hazardous waste management. The company helps customers with landfill siting and design; it also works on permitting and planning of landfill expansions and provides construction and operations support. Hazardous waste projects have included assessment and remediation on sites throughout the western US. The company operates from offices in California and Arizona. Leading consulting engineering firm Tetra Tech acquired BAS in 2009.

Entrepose Contracting has a lot in the pipeline. The company specializes in engineering, building, and selling pipelines and storage tanks for liquids and gases. Entrepose and its subsidiaries also offer commissioning, maintenance, and repairs of pipelines and other oil and gas facilities. Core markets include Africa and Europe. However, it also works in the US, Middle East, and Australasia. Entrepose has made several key acquisitions in recent years in order to reach new geographic markets and expand services. In 2010 it bought pipeline laying company Horizontal Drilling International. Entrepose, which is owned by VINCI, traces its roots to 1935.

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