Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd. goes by a couple of names -- CNOOC Engineering and COOEC -- but its business is pretty straightforward. The company designs and builds offshore platforms; underwater pipelines; floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels; and onshore terminals for the oil and gas industry. CNOOC Engineering has two fabrication yards in China that total almost 12 million sq. ft. and a fleet of 14 engineering vessels. It works in China, across Southeast Asia, and the Middle East for clients such as Arco, BP, and Shell. Parent China National Offshore Oil Corporation (the original CNOOC) owns 51% of the company's stock. CNOOC Engineering was founded in 2000.

Paric Corporation pairs design/build services with construction management and general contracting services. The contractor manages commercial, civic, institutional, industrial, and health care construction projects in the Midwest. Its offerings include interior design, construction management, and historic renovation services. Paric specializes in senior living, education, residential, and municipal projects. CEO Joe McKee owns Paric Corporation, which his father Paul McKee, Jr., and Richard Jordan co-founded in 1979.

M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates (Gensler) consistently ranks among the largest architectural firms in the US. Founded as a tenant development company in 1966 by chairman and owner Art Gensler, the company has grown to include offices in more than 30 cities. Gensler offers architecture, interior design, urban design and planning, strategic consulting, and graphic services to almost every industry sector. The group also heads the ranks of interior design companies in the US, where it is a leading designer of government institutions, banks, offices, retail facilities, and schools. Projects include the 18-million sq. ft. CityCenter project in Las Vegas.

Dectron Internationale (DECT) was officially launched as a public corporation and has been trading in NASDAQ since fall of 1998 to March 2007 and the TSX since May 2005. The corporation originates from a consortium of private companies in the Indoor Air Quality industry.Dectron was founded in 1976 with the objective of preventing structural damage caused by high levels of humidity in indoor pools. In this pursuit, Dectron pioneers the indoor pool dehumidification market with the introduction of the DRY-O-TRON®, a mechanical dehumidification system that uses a revolutionary energy saving feature that controls humidity levels while helping maintain comfortable temperature levels of the pool’s water as well as the air inside the building.

American Pan & Engineering Co. has its hand firmly planted in concrete. The privately-held specialty contractor, which does business as APEC, offers concrete formwork for commercial buildings in the southeastern US. The firm is involved in such construction projects as condominiums, hotels, and hospitals (the latter brings in about half of its annual revenue), as well as parking decks, office buildings, and schools. It has done work on Florida Memorial Hospital; Rosen Hotels and Resorts' Shingle Creek resort and convention center in Orlando; and science and engineering buildings at Georgia Institute of Technology. Founded in 1995 by president BJ Jarun, APEC has offices in Florida, Georgia, and Texas.

Deutsche Steinzeug Cremer & Breuer AG go back to the company "Deutsche Steinzeug-Warenfabrik Aktiengesellschaft", founded in Mannheim-Friedrichsfeld in 1890, and Cremer & Breuer GmbH, founded in Frechen in 1906. Both companies were initially exclusively dedicated to manufacturing sewer construction goods made of clay. The production range was subsequently extended by adding the production of acid-resistant goods and apparatus made of clay for the chemicals industry. The companies quickly developed into the leading manufacturers of coarse ceramic products.

Belcan can take care of the technical stuff. The company's engineering division provides such services as product design, testing, procurement, and computer modeling. Its IT and media division produces videos and interactive presentations and provides desktop publishing and e-learning services. Belcan's automation and design/build team engineers and installs complete factory automation systems. The firm also offers technical and general staffing services. With nearly 60 offices in the US and around the world Belcan reaches clients in the aerospace, energy, health care, and manufacturing industries. The company was founded in 1958 by Ralph Anderson.

Amos-Hill Associates is a hardwood veneer mill. The company buys a wide range of hardwood species logs (cherry, maple, white and red oak, walnut, and birch) from merchants in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Canada to produce its veneer products. Amos-Hill also works in affiliation with Koppensteiner Veneers, which is controlled by Amos-Hill's co-owner Wolfgang Koppensteiner, to serve the German market. President Richard Wertz co-owns the company he and other investors founded in 1982.

Waste Management, Inc. provides integrated waste management services in North America. The company offers collection, transfer, recycling, disposal, and waste-to-energy services. Its recycling operations include collection and materials processing, plastics materials recycling, and commodities recycling. The company also provides recycling brokerage and electronic recycling services, including the collection, sorting, and disassembling of electronics to reuse or recycle various collected materials. In addition, it engages in renting and servicing portable restroom facilities to municipalities and commercial customers under the Port-o-Let name; and involves in landfill gas-to-energy operations comprising recovering and processing the methane gas produced naturally by landfills into a renewable energy source, as well as provides street and parking lot sweeping services. Further, the company offers portable self-storage, fluorescent lamp recycling, and healthcare solutions services, as well as provides services on behalf of third parties for construct waste facilities. It serves commercial, industrial, municipal, and residential customers, as well as other waste management companies, electric utilities, and governmental entities. The company was formerly known as USA Waste Services, Inc. and changed its name to Waste Management, Inc. in 1998. Waste Management, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Dalian Shide Group Co. Ltd. is a privately-owned company with diversified products and services. It was founded in 1992 with its headquarters in Dalian, China. Since its inception, Shide Group has emphasized the importance of technology, marketing, information and community. Due purely to hard work, efficient management, community support and international cooperation over almost a decade, Shide Group has quickly become one of the most well known companies both in China and the world.

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