JGC Corporation, one of the world's largest engineering designers and builders of industrial plants and refineries. It provides planning, engineering, procurement, operation, and construction services for hydrocarbon, petrochemical, and chemical plants; pharmaceutical plants; research laboratories and medical facilities; and storage terminals and pipelines. JGC also builds radioactive waste and nuclear energy facilities and communications facilities. The company is a leading builder of gas processing and LNG (liquefied natural gas) plants worldwide. Founded in 1928 as Japan Gasoline Company, JGC has worked on more than 20,000 projects in about 70 countries.

Facility Group wants to facilitate every phase of your construction project. The privately owned and operated group provides planning, architectural and engineering, and program and construction management services. It manages more than $700 million in projects and targets several commercial and industrial markets, including the food and beverage, distribution, justice, and education sectors. Clients have included The Coca-Cola Company, Russell Stover Candies, Bright Horizons, the US Army Corps of Engineers, Trinchero Family Estates (formerly Sutter Home Winery), and Ampacet. Facility Group, which was established in 1986, operates from offices located throughout the US.

Shepherd Building Group Limited, also known as the Shepherd Group, operates through its construction, engineering, manufacturing, and property divisions. Shepherd Construction builds a variety of projects including office buildings, college facilities, and hospitals in the UK. The company's manufacturing division builds industrial storage and processing systems as well as the company's hallmark Portakabins brand of portable and modular buildings. The Shepherd Developments unit builds commercial properties for lease. Its homes divisions (including Shepherd Homes) develops residential properties. Founded in 1890, the Shepherd Group is owned by the Shepherd family.

Lunda Construction Company,the heavy construction and industrial contractor builds highways, bridges, and dams across Wisconsin and surrounding Midwestern states. Its industrial division provides structural steel erection, marine construction, rigging, and other specialty services, including demolition, equipment rental, and construction management. Lunda's rail unit (operating under its heavy highway bridge division) performs both scheduled and emergency construction on railroads. Projects have included the I-94 bridge for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Founded in 1938, the company is still owned and operated by the Lunda family.

The Douglas Company has built there, done that. The firm builds multifamily residential properties ranging from three to more than 300 units; retail properties including pharmacy, grocery, department, and apparel stores; and commercial locations - everything from hockey rinks and running tracks to car dealerships and a mushroom farm. It also constructs health care, rehabilitation, and living centers for seniors, and has an in-house design studio. Members of president Peter Douglas' family formed the company in 1976.

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.

Leighton Holdings provides engineering and construction services for mining, infrastructure, commercial, and environmental projects in Australia, the Asia-Pacific region, and the Middle East. Typical contracts include the maintenance and construction of pipelines, mines, highways, tunnels, and commercial buildings. The group's largest subsidiaries are mining, construction, and services firm Thiess and project management firm Leighton Contractors. The 45%-owned Al Habtoor Leighton division, formed in 2007, is one of the largest construction contractors in the booming Gulf region. Leighton also develops real estate and offers facilities management services. German construction firm HOCHTIEF owns 55% of the group.

Hampton Affiliates knows trees from the seedling to the stud. One of Oregon's top timber firms, Hampton produces approximately 2 billion board ft. of softwood lumber yearly through eight sawmills. The company has some 170,000 acres of timberland in Oregon and Washington and manages some 300,000 acres of publicly owned forest land in British Columbia. Through its Hampton Distribution Companies division, it distributes doors, windows, and other building materials. Hampton supplies homebuilding centers through its stud lumber and distribution operations. The company has its own railcar fleet to transport its products.

JTS Communities builds and sells new homes in the Sacramento, California area. It constructs about 600 homes annually and is involved in land development as well. The company offers homebuyers both standard and customized floor plan options and its JTS Design Center allows customers to personalize their homes' decor. It has also incorporated green building techniques. Home prices range in price from around $250,000 to $1.5 million and in size from 1,100 sq. ft. to nearly 5,500 sq. ft. President and CEO Jack T. Sweigart co-founded the predecessor of JTS Communities in 1971 and now owns the company.

Acousti Engineering Company of Florida is bouncing off the walls. The commercial contractor installs acoustic ceiling systems and other interior systems that range from floors to walls. Options include soundproof ceilings; carpeted, ceramic, stone, and wood floors, as well as raised floor platforms; and demountable, drywall, and modular walls and partitions. As a dealer for certain manufacturers, Acousti Engineering uses products made by Armstrong, CertainTeed, and Hunter Douglas, among others in its custom construction projects. Clients have included AOL and Lowe's. The privately held company serves the southeast US and the Caribbean through offices in Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

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