Laing O'Rourke has built a reputation for designing and building major commercial and industrial properties, roads, rail systems, entertainment complexes, airfields, and maritime support facilities. The group works on several of the UK's private finance initiative projects for public-sector infrastructure. Laing O'Rourke operates primarily in Europe, but also has growing operations in the Middle East, Asia and Australia. Chairman and CEO Ray O'Rourke founded the group in 1978 and acquired Laing Construction in 2001. The company is part of a consortium (including CH2M Hill and Mace) that will manage development of London's Olympic Park.

Partnering with more than 300 corporate clients and hundreds of small and medium business enterprises, The CarbonNeutral Company assists its clients in reducing their greenhouse gas emissions, realizing operational efficiencies, new business revenue opportunities, and making a positive impact on climate change. It measures how much carbon dioxide a client emits, constructs a reduction plan and assists in communications to its stakeholders. The CarbonNeutral Company then creates a portfolio of renewable, clean energy carbon offset projects and manages that portfolio for its client. Customers, which come from more than 30 countries, include Tata Steel Europe, SAS, and Sky. CarbonNeutral was founded in 1997.

Elder Wood Preserving Co., Inc., pressure treats lumber and plywood to protect it against termites and fungi for construction purposes. Its milling facilities produce a range of wood products from dimensional lumber, timbers, boards, and plywood and plywood siding to fencing, flooring, lattice, and decking and deck accessories (spindles, balusters, hand rails, step stringers). The company has an environmental monitoring program and shares its results with scientists, universities, and government agencies. Elder Wood Preserving was founded in 1977.

HeidelbergCement AG has operations in 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. Subsidiary Hanson is a top building materials company in the UK. HeidelbergCement believes in concrete results. The company is one of the world's leading producers of cement and clinker (more than 100 million tons annually), and concrete; it is the largest cement producer in Germany. Cement, concrete, and aggregates together account for more than 90% of the company's sales. HeidelbergCement also has group services which manage fossil fuels and electricity for its operations and trade internationally in cement and clinker (an intermediate product used to make portland cement).

Maxons Restorations has truly earned its nickname of "The Masters of Disaster". The company provides residential and commercial property damage restoration services as well as consultation for minimizing economic losses after disaster strikes. Offerings include renovation and emergency construction services such as ozone decontamination, glass and window replacement, and water extraction. The company serves clients throughout the Northeast from New York offices in Manhattan, Long Island, and White Plains and an office in Wayne, New Jersey. Max Gersh founded the company as a door-to-door laundering and rug cleaning company in 1929.

Barratt Developments has a residence to fit homebuyers' means. Barratt has 33 divisions that build single-family detached homes and apartment complexes, from the south of England to as far north as Yorkshire and into Scotland and Wales. The average home price is more than 160,000. Barratt has a land bank of more than 66,000 plots. Barratt coordinates with government agencies, housing associations, and other agencies to redevelop urban areas into residential zones. The company acquired Wilson Bowden for 2.2 billion in 2007, briefly making it the #1 UK homebuilder until its title was eclipsed by Taylor Wimpey.

Epwin Group, through its wholly owned subsidiary SBP Limited, operates over 30 businesses achieving a turnover of £188M in 2008, creating employment for a workforce in excess of 2200 and continuing to expand its market share. With over 1.2 million square feet of production and warehousing facilities at different locations across the UK, Epwin Group is the UK’s second largest extruder of PVC-U and PVC-UE products.

Coakley & Williams Construction, Inc. (CWCI) offers building, restoration and renovation, construction management, general contracting, and interior construction services. The firm has built and refurbished schools, churches, courthouses, parking garages, medical facilities, and government and corporate office buildings. Past clients include federal agencies, the State of Maryland, Unisys, Wal-Mart, FedEx, and Georgetown University. CWCI has served the East Coast since 1961 and has also completed projects in Alaska, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas. Chairman and CEO Terrance Coakley and president Patrick Caulfield own the company.

Leucadia National owns stakes in firms involved in manufacturing, auto finance, medical products, gaming, oil and gas drilling, and real estate. The investment firm typically seeks out troubled companies that it believes are undervalued; its largest segment is telecommunications, represented by portfolio company STi Prepaid, a provider of international calling cards that accounts for nearly 40% of sales. Other holdings include Idaho Timber, Conwed Plastics, Keen Energy Services (formerly Goober Drilling), and ResortQuest International, a resort property management firm, which manages US beach and mountain resorts.

EEI Holding. The company owns Egizii Electric and other firms that provide electrical and general construction and contracting services throughout the US. It has expertise in utilities, medical facilities, infrastructure, telecommunications, data systems, and traffic control. The company also assists clients with site selection, budget development, and property lease-back transactions. EEI Holding began operations in the late 1940s. Chairman and CEO Robert Egizii is the firm's majority shareholder. The company has offices in Illinois and Florida.

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