Paddock Pool Construction Company designs, builds, remodels, and maintains luxury swimming pools and spas for homes in Arizona and Nevada. It also runs about half a dozen retail stores and a distribution center in the Phoenix and Las Vegas areas, as well as an online retail site, which sell barbeque grills, fountains, hot tubs, patio furniture, pool equipment and cleaning chemicals, tableware, and other outdoor products. Paddock Pool's commercial division assists architects and engineers with pool designs for hotel resorts and water parks. Started in 1958 by the late George Ghiz, the business is still owned and operated by the Ghiz family.

South Coast Lumber makes and distributes plywood, veneer, and related products. The company owns Douglas fir timber, timberlands and production facilities in southern Oregon's Curry County. South Coast Lumber works in affiliation with engineered wood manufacturer Pacific Wood Laminates and CLR Timber Holdings, which harvests timber and sells logs to the company. All three enterprises, which share common ownership and management, use the trade name SOCOMI, which stands for South Coast Milling. Products include plywood, laminated veneer lumber, and siding.

Fitzpatrick & Weller produces and sells kiln-dried hardwood lumber and wood components for furniture, cabinetry, and staircase applications. It also makes musical instrument parts, snowboards, cutting boards, table tops, game boards, and other items. The company uses hardwood species that include ash, hard and soft maple, cherry, basswood, red and white oak, and poplar. It exports up to 50% of its production. Fitzpatrick & Weller began operations in 1892.

Antonio Ruiz has left his blood, sweat, and tears. Ruiz owns and operates A. Ruiz Construction Company & Associates (ARCCO), a firm which he founded in 1978. A general engineering and building contractor, ARCCO has expertise in civil engineering, as well as residential construction and remodeling. It has worked on everything from reservoir repair and street improvements to utilities installation and demolition in both the public and private sectors. Clients include the City of San Francisco, Pacific Gas & Electric, and Bombardier Transportation. ARCCO primarily serves the Bay Area.

MCG Architects (which does business as MCG Architecture) specializes in designing and planning shopping centers and other retail buildings, as well as urban renewal projects and hotels. The firm provides consulting, surveying, site analysis, cost control, computer-aided design, and project management services; it also offers interior and graphic design services. Projects include the Centennial Centre in Las Vegas; Independence Corporate Center in Cleveland; and Natomas Town Center in Sacramento, California.

Rougier has been stacking up wood-product holdings in Europe and Central Africa for more than 70 years. It subsidiaries in Cameroon, Republic of Congo, and Gabon cut and process tropical timber into logs, sawn timber and plywood, which is shipped worldwide. Two subsidiaries in France, Rougier Sylvaco and Rougier Panneaux, import tropical timber and plywood, respectively. Europe accounts for more than half the company's revenue and Asia covers about a third. The company sells African species, including Kosipo, Kotibe, Longhi, Niove, Ozigo, Pao Rosa exclusively.

Recycled from the former Kaiser Steel, Kaiser Ventures oversees recycling and solid waste investments. The company's holdings include an 83.1% stake in Mine Reclamation Corporation (MRC) and a 50% stake in West Valley Materials Recovery Facility and Transfer Station, which separates waste materials for recycling or storage. Through MRC, the company has turned Kaiser Steel's iron-ore mining pits into a rail-accessible solid waste landfill at Eagle Mountain in the California desert; it has agreed to sell the landfill to County District No. 2 of Los Angeles County. However, lawsuits from local residents have blocked the deal. Kaiser Ventures is owned mainly by former creditors of Kaiser Steel.

Epstein has made its mark. The company provides architectural, engineering, and construction management services in the US and Europe. Epstein serves the commercial, industrial, and public sector markets, building and designing projects such as office buildings, corporate headquarters, manufacturing plants, convention centers, hospitals, and schools. It has worked on O'Hare International Airport and Whirlpool's headquarters, as well as projects for Apple, Serta, and Hyatt. The employee-owned firm was founded in 1921 by Abraham Epstein. The company has offices in the US, Poland, and Romania.

ROEL Construction builds large commercial projects,the general contractor provides commercial building preconstruction, construction, and management services to private-sector customers in the western US. It offers services including construction forensics, design, and management, focusing on new construction, tenant improvements, structural concrete work, and consulting. ROEL Construction has California offices in Palm Desert, Irvine, and San Diego, and another office in Las Vegas. The family-owned company was founded in 1917 by Tom Roel, great-grandfather of president and COO Kevin Elliott. Suffolk Construction is buying ROEL to boost its presence in Southern California.

Theodor Nagel deals in timber trading and operates sawmills. The company provides about 120 different kinds of timber, including five different species of ebony and 15 rosewood species, for manufacturing musical instruments such as pianos and stringed and percussion instruments, as well as for knife handles, ships decks, and crafts. The company, founded in Hamburg in 1837, is owned by the Krauth family, which has overseen operations for six generations.

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