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.

Homasote Company sees green when it comes to building materials. It manufactures environmentally-friendly fiberboard for use in residential and commercial construction. The fiberboard is made from recycled paper and contains no asbestos or formaldehyde. Applications include roof decking, concrete forming, paneling, insulating, sound proofing, and industrial packaging purposes. Its Pak-Line division creates packaging materials for electronics. Homasote processes up to 250 tons of post-consumer paper daily, helping to conserve 1.4 million trees and eliminate 65 million pounds of waste per year.

HKS is a good sport when it comes to building design. One of the largest architectural firms in the world, HKS has designed sports and entertainment, health care, hospitality, industrial, and corporate buildings in the US and across the globe. The company offers structural engineering, architecture, project management, and interior and graphic design services. Some of the firm's most notable work includes the Dallas Cowboys football stadium, the Whole Foods Market world headquarters, The Blue Man Group theater in Las Vegas, and the King Hussein Cancer Center in Jordan. HKS has more than 20 offices in the US, Mexico, Brazil, Dubai, China, and the UK. Harwood K. Smith founded the firm in 1939.

Thornton Tomasetti has built a high profile by designing some tall towers. The structural engineering firm, which designs some of the world's highest buildings, offers is services through three main practice areas: building structure; building skin; and building performance. Services include structural engineering, design consulting, 3-D modeling, and historic preservation. Thornton Tomasetti also provides building forensics, property loss consulting, and emergency response services. The company works around the world on projects such as airports, arenas, hospitals, hotels, museums, and schools. It has offices in the US, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd.,the company builds tunnels, roads, airports, dams, high-rises, hospitals, power plants, hotels, and other civil and commercial projects around the world. Nishimatsu has worked on such notable projects as Singapore's National Library Board Building, London's Channel Tunnel Rail Link, and Hong Kong's Lap Kok Airport. The company has worked on more than 1,000 tunnels. Nishimatsu maintans offices in about 15 countries, primarily in Southeast Asia. The company was founded in 1937.

EFCO, a Pella Company, is a leading manufacturer of architectural aluminum window, curtain wall, storefront and entrance systems for commercial architectural applications. Headquartered in Monett, Missouri, our mission is to be the most trusted supplier in commercial architecture. To achieve this goal, we adhere to the same principles and values that shaped who we are today. Values such as manufacturing excellence. Technological innovation. Environmental stewardship. And dedicated customer service.

Performance Contracting Group's (PCG) job is composing walls and ceilings. One of the nation's top specialty contractors, the employee-owned company designs and builds ceiling, wall, flooring, and lighting systems for the commercial market. It also removes asbestos and mold, installs fireproofing, and performs soft demolition of interior structures. Additional services include building facilities for cold storage, food processing, and distribution; erecting machinery and printing presses for the newspaper industry; and installing insulation on nuclear power plants. PCG has more than 50 offices scattered throughout the US.

Shlemmer+Algaze+Associates (SAA). The company offers interior design and architectural services serving corporate California. SAA provides corporate design (consulting, construction elements, furniture procurement, and facility management) and landlord services (space planning, marketing, and tenant services) to Southern California businesses, building operators, and developers, the company operates through four offices. In 2009 it expanded its reach when it acquired fellow interiors firm City Spaces. SAA was founded in 2000 by Nelson Algaze and Rick Shlemmer.

Simpson Lumber Company, it operates two facilities in Washington that convert Douglas fir and hemlock logs into dimension lumber for the home construction market; its facilities in Georgia and South Carolina utilize yellow pine. The company also produces wood chips, bark, sawdust, and shavings for use in paper manufacturing, construction products, and landscaping. Simpson Investment Company also owns Simpson Door Company, which manufactures interior and exterior wood doors.

T. Clarke provides electrical engineering and contracting services in the UK. Its vast menu of services includes building management systems, data cabling, instrumentation, street lighting, and telephone systems. The firm and its 13 subsidiaries have taken on projects ranging from hospitals and sports arenas to railways and shopping centers for the likes of British Telecom, Financial Times, The British Land Company, the Metropolitan Police, and BUPA Hospitals, among a host of others. Tommy Clarke founded his namesake company in 1889. The company is known for its electrotechnical apprentice training program which supports hundreds of young electricians yearly.

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