Henkels & McCoy (H&M),the firm provides engineering, construction, and network development services globally. H&M also installs aerial and underground electrical distribution systems, gas transmission lines, and fiber-optic networks on electric transmission towers or along railroad rights-of-way. It has some 80 offices throughout the US, as well as Canada and Mexico. John Henkels Jr. and John McCoy founded H&M in Philadelphia in 1923 as a tree-trimming and landscaping firm. Employees and the Henkels family own H&M.

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of flooring products and ceiling systems in the Americas, Europe, and the Pacific Rim. The company’s Resilient Flooring segment produces vinyl sheet, vinyl tile, and linoleum flooring, as well as sources and sells laminate flooring products, ceramic tile products, adhesives, installation and maintenance materials, and accessories for homes and commercial and institutional buildings. This segment sells its products to wholesalers, large home centers, retailers, and contractors, as well as to the manufactured homes industry. Its Wood Flooring segment offers pre-finished solid and engineered wood floors, and related accessories for use in new residential construction and renovation with various commercial applications in stores, restaurants, and offices. This segment sells its products to independent wholesale flooring distributors and large home centers under the brand names of Bruce, Hartco, Robbins, Timberland, Armstrong, HomerWood, and Capella. The company’s Building Products segment produces suspended mineral fiber, soft fiber, and metal ceiling systems, as well as complementary ceiling products for use in commercial, institutional, and residential settings. It sells its commercial ceiling materials and accessories to ceiling systems contractors and resale distributors; and residential ceiling products to wholesalers and retailers. Its Cabinets segment offers kitchen and bathroom cabinetry, and related products that are used in the residential new construction and renovation markets. It also provides design, fabrication, and installation services to single and multi-family homebuilders, remodelers, and consumers under the Armstrong brand name. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1891 and is headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

The Jerde Partnership is an architecture, landscape design, and urban planning firm specializing in what the firm calls "Jerde Placemaking," a concept by which it designs places where people can gather and share a sense of community, which then promotes investments in and revitalization of urban areas. The firm designs entertainment, retail, and mixed-use projects in Southern California and has developed innovative projects throughout the world. The Jerde Partnership has an office in Venice, California and international offices in Amsterdam, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. Chairman Jon Jerde founded the enterprise in 1977.

Hardwood Products Company manufactures woodenware items for applications in the dairy, foodservice, and crafts markets as well as for medical and industrial uses. Its food and craft products include skewers, sticks, spoons, and other items produced under the Gold Bond and Trophy brands. The company markets its single-use swabs, applicators, tongue depressors, and specialty products for medical and diagnostic applications under the Puritan brand. It also offers critical-environment cleaning applicators. Hardwood Products Company was founded in 1919.

Lafarge S.A. produces and sells building materials under the Lafarge brand worldwide. It operates in three divisions: Cement, Aggregates and Concrete, and Gypsum. The Cement division produces and sells a range of cements and hydraulic binders, including basic Portland, masonry cements, and various other blended and specialty cements and binders for the construction industry. This division also offers technical support, ordering and logistical assistance, documentation, demonstrations, and training services relating to the use of cements, as well as engages in cement trading activities. The Aggregates and Concrete division provides hard rock, including limestone and granite; natural sand; gravel; asphalt; and pre-cast concrete products, as well as offers road contracting and surfacing services. This division also provides aggregates required for concrete, asphalt, and paving operations. The Gypsum division offers wallboard and finishing products for various applications, such as high humidity, fire retardant, water-resistant, sag-resistant, design and decoration, and high traffic areas. This division also provides gypsum plaster, plaster blocks, joint compounds, metal studs, and anhydrite binders for self-leveling floorscreeds and industrial plasters. Lafarge S.A. sells its products and services to concrete producers, precast concrete product manufacturers, contractors, builders and masons, building materials wholesalers, asphalt producers, road contractors, construction companies, general building materials distributors, wallboard specialty dealers, and lumber yards. Lafarge company, formerly known as J. et A. Pavin de Lafarge, was founded in 1833 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Black & Veatch (BV) provides the ABCs of construction, engineering, and consulting. The international group is one of the largest private companies in the US. It specializes in infrastructure development for the energy, water, environmental, federal, and telecommunications markets. BV engages in all phases of building projects, from design and engineering to financing and construction. The company offers environmental consulting, operations and maintenance, security design and consulting, management consulting, and IT services. The employee-owned firm has worked on coal, nuclear, and combustion turbine plants; drinking water and coastal water operations; and wireless and broadband installation.

Waste Recycling Group is the UK's largest waste disposal firm. It operates landfills and recycling facilities that handle more than 13 million metric tons of domestic, commercial, and industrial waste a year. The group operates more than 60 landfills and 90 recycling and transfer stations. It also operates quarries, a network of household waste recycling sites and about 20 green-waste composting sites. In 2006 the company was acquired by Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas S.A. one of Spain's largest construction groups.

Philip Services Corporation (PSC) undertakes a wide range of industrial and environmental cleanup projects throughout the US, Mexico, and Canada. Besides scrap metal recycling services, which have been the company's longtime focus, PSC provides on-site waste disposal and recycling, cleaning of industrial equipment, transportation of commercial and industrial waste, and emergency response to spills. In addition, PSC alos offers oil field services both onshore and offshore along the US Gulf Coast. Entities owned by investor Carl Icahn control PSC. The initials PSC also stand for the company's operating philosophy -- People, Safety, and Commitment.

Bowmer & Kirkland Limited group offers commercial and residential construction, civil engineering, and property development services. It specializes in supermarkets (Tesco) and other retail projects (Primark) throughout the UK, as well as office, educational, industrial, health care, and hospitality projects. The family-run, privately-owned Bowmer & Kirkland was founded in 1923 by the grandfather of chairman John Kirkland. Among its businesses are units for structural steelwork fabrication, industrial roofing and cladding systems, HVAC control systems, mechanical and engineering services, and interiors and decorating.

BBL Construction Services provides construction management and development services for public and private projects mainly in the eastern US. Serving commercial and industrial clients, local governments, schools, hotels, and hospitals, the firm offers site selection and preparation, construction, renovation and rehabilitation, and project management services. Projects have included Six Flags Great Escape Lodge, Courtyard by Marriott hotels, and headquarters for the New York State Office of the Comptroller in Albany. BBL Construction Services is part of BBL Development Group, an ensemble of diversified real estate development firms. Founded in 1973, the company has offices in Albany, New York and Columbus, Ohio.

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