American Infrastructure provides balance and structure. Through subsidiaries Allan A. Myers and American Infrastructure-Virginia, the firm provides heavy civil construction services for projects in the Mid-Atlantic. It builds and reconstructs highways, water treatment plants, medical facilities, and shopping centers, and offers site development for homebuilders. Its Independence Construction Materials (ICM) subsidiary supplies aggregates, asphalt, and ready-mixed concrete to its construction companies. The family-run business was established in 1939 as Allan A. Myers and Son, a local hauling company in the suburbs of Philadelphia.

PDG Environmental, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides environmental and specialty contracting services to private sector clients, and government and public institutions in the north eastern, southern, and western portions of the United States. Its services include asbestos and lead abatement; disaster response/loss mitigation, such as emergency response, loss mitigation, and structural drying; reconstruction and restoration for natural and man-made disasters, including fires, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and sudden water intrusion events; insulation; mold remediation services comprising decontamination, application of biocides and sealant, removal of building systems, and disposal of building furnishings; and interior and structural demolition and related services. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Shimizu provides architectural, engineering, construction, and development services for commercial, industrial, infrastructure, and residential projects around the world. One of Japan's largest general contractors, the company has worked on major projects including Tokyo's Metro subway, Singapore's Changi Airport, and the Malaysia-Singapore Bridge. Other areas of specialization range from offices and power stations to railroads and dams. Shimizu has increasingly focused on green building and urban renewal projects. Needless to say, earthquake-resistant technologies have always been a part of the company's approach. The company also provides facilities management. Shimizu was founded in 1804.

Bilfinger Berger is the #2 German general contractor after HOCHTIEF. The company has global operations in four business segments: civil engineering (bridge building, tunnelling, environmental, and foundation engineering); building and industrial; services (facility management and repair and maintenance of industrial facilities and power plants); and concessions (private-sector concessions operations). Farflung projects include the Abuja Stadium in Nigeria (constructed by subsidiary Julius Berger Nigeria) and the Puento Centenario, a bridge spanning the Panama Canal. Bilfinger Berger has operations in Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America. Europe accounts for more than half of the company's sales.

Dudek, where's my environmental consultant? California, apparently. The environmental firm , Dudek, works with private companies and municipalities to provide engineering, environmental consulting, construction, design, and project management services. The firm has overseen projects that involve natural resource management, infrastructure development, and regulatory compliance. Dudek specializes in water infrastructure, wastewater engineering, energy, transportation, urban forestry, education, and real estate development projects. Founded in 1980 by president Frank Dudek, the employee-owned company has seven offices in California.

The Korte Company provides design/build, design/build/furnish, construction management, and interior design services for a variety of commercial and industrial construction projects. The group works on projects that include warehouse/distribution centers, recreational centers, schools, office complexes, churches, and facilities for local, state, and federal government agencies, including Department of Defense. The Korte Company, which was founded in 1958, operates from offices in Las Vegas, St. Louis, and Highland, Illinois.

Heavy construction firm Ranger Construction Industries builds and resurfaces roads and parking lots in the Sunshine State. It also operates asphalt plants and a large fleet of excavation, grading, and asphalt equipment. The company's Ranger Golf division provides golf course construction and renovation services, including mass excavation, shaping, and turf services, throughout the US. Ranger Construction Industries is a subsidiary of Florida-based Vecellio Group, one of the largest transportation contractors in the US.

Blakley Corporation, getting in on the ground floor is a decidedly winning prospect. The interior and exterior finishing contractor, which is also known as Blakley's, provides design services to commercial and residential customers. The company specializes in new and replacement flooring products and services (carpet, wood, ceramic and porcelain, stone, vinyl) and architectural wall systems that include complete exterior building envelopes, aluminum curtain walls, aluminum panels, and glass and granite solutions. Blakley's also restores and repairs concrete through its F.E. Gates division. Retail showrooms are in Carmel and Indianapolis, Indiana. The family-owned Blakley Corporation was founded in 1898.

Perkins Eastman Architects stands tall as one of New York City's top architecture firms. It offers urban, interior, and sustainable design and planning services not only in the Big Apple, but other parts of the US and internationally in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and South America. Perkins Eastman specializes in buildings and facilities that serve the cultural, education, government, health care, technology, hospitality, office, retail, and senior living sectors. Notable projects include the TKTS Booth -- one of the world's most complex all-glass structures -- in New York's Times Square. The privately held firm was co-founded in 1981 by chairman Bradford Perkins and principal Mary-Jean Eastman.

Lafarge Cement UK, a subsidiary of Paris-based Lafarge, pours it on the competition. With about 6 cement plants located throughout the UK, the company supplies about 40% of the country's market. Major products include Portland cements and Portland composite cements, high performance cements (heat resistant, sulfate resistant, rapid setting), and special cements (shrinkage compensated concrete, granulated blast furnace slag, pulverized fuel ash, and Portland-slag cement). It also produces plasterboard. Lafarge made it big in the UK when it acquired Blue Circle Industries in 2001; Lafarge Cement UK still uses the Blue Circle name to sell its cement.

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