The original idea in 1979 recognized there was a niche available in the HVAC industry for a company that supplied high quality products, in a timely manner and backed up with outstanding customer service. Raymon fills those needs and continues to invent and reinvent the industry standards for quality, reliability, service and ingenuity.

Workman Commercial is always on the job, particularly if the job has anything to do with commercial construction projects in the Lone Star State. Paul Workman established the family-owned enterprise in 1971 and incorporated the company in 1991. The commercial builder focuses on health care, office, recreational, and retail projects (including more than 80 store locations for Walgreen Co.) throughout Texas. It also builds government and religious facilities. CEO Paul Workman owns a majority stake in the company, which has offices in the Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Houston metro areas.

Founded in 1873, Boon Edam B.V. produced its first revolving door in 1903. The US subsidiary took on its current form in 2005 when Boon Edam Inc. acquired Tomsed Corp. Boon Edam Inc.'s door is always open to you -- and, paradoxically, always closed, too. Boon Edam, Inc. is the main US subsidiary of Netherlands-based Boon Edam B.V., one of the world's leading makers of entrance technology products such as revolving doors and security doors. Boon Edam, Inc. markets aluminum, wood, brass, bronze, and stainless steel doors. It also manufactures turnstiles and barriers. The parent company markets its doors in more than 40 countries worldwide and operates factories in China, the Netherlands, and the US .

Structural Group has overseen more facelifts than a plastic surgeon. The group consists of five companies that serve industrial, commercial, and public sectors. Specialty contractors Structural Preservation Systems and SPS Infrastructure offers structural repair, strengthening, waterproofing, and geotechnical construction on everything from bridges to historic buildings. Another unit, VSL, provides heavy lifting and post-tensioning services (a method of reinforcing concrete with high-strength steel bars). Its Pullman Power arm repairs chimneys, stacks, and silos. UK-based Electro Tech provides corrosion control and water intrusion services worldwide. The group was founded in 1976 by owner and CEO Peter Emmons.

Leighton Holdings provides engineering and construction services for mining, infrastructure, commercial, and environmental projects in Australia, the Asia-Pacific region, and the Middle East. Typical contracts include the maintenance and construction of pipelines, mines, highways, tunnels, and commercial buildings. The group's largest subsidiaries are mining, construction, and services firm Thiess and project management firm Leighton Contractors. The 45%-owned Al Habtoor Leighton division, formed in 2007, is one of the largest construction contractors in the booming Gulf region. Leighton also develops real estate and offers facilities management services. German construction firm HOCHTIEF owns 55% of the group.

Ply Gem Holdings brings out a new side of homes. A holding company, Ply Gem Holdings operates through its primary operating subsidiary, Ply Gem Industries, a manufacturer and supplier of exterior building materials used in home construction and renovation. The subsidiary supplies its products-- including vinyl siding, aluminum windows and doors, stone veneer, and fencing -- to home-center retailers, distributors, construction companies, and contractors in North America.

McFarland Cascade company produces wood and composite products including pressure-treated utility poles, crossarms, lumber, and plywood. McFarland Cascade also packages and distributes consumer-oriented outdoor living products and develops computer software packages for assisting consumers in designing, estimating, and constructing such outdoor projects as decks. The company sells to customers in the US, Canada, the Middle East, and Asia, and operates four treating facilities in the Northwest and Mississippi. A third-generation of McFarlands, CEO Corry McFarland and EVP Greg McFarland, control the company, which was founded in 1916.

Wirt Design Group provides interior architectural design services from pre-project planning to implementation, including proprietary 3-D modeling of projects and incorporating green design practices. The firm caters chiefly to the entertainment, financial and business services, hospitality, and technology sectors in California. It has worked on multiple projects for firms such as The Capital Group Companies and Northwestern Mutual. Other notable clients have included Yahoo!, Disney, and EarthLink. Principal Jeff Wirt founded the company in 1994.

Highway engineering and bridge builder C.C. Myers is the master of the spaghetti bowl. Known for its work on elevated highway structures, the firm primarily serves California and Nevada, but also works in seven other western states. The company often is called to rebuild roadways that have been damaged. One of C.C. Myer's most notable projects was the 17-day reconstruction of a portion of San Francisco's I-5 known as the MacArthur Maze, which had collapsed after a fire. The company also rebuilt the Santa Monica freeway after an earthquake in 1994. In addition to its highway and bridge work, it also builds retaining walls and other public infrastructure. CEO and owner Clint C. Myers founded the firm in 1977.

Holcim (US) Inc. has more than 70 distribution terminals in a dozen sales regions. Top customers include manufacturers of concrete products and building materials dealers. There's nothing abstract about the concrete made by Holcim (US). The US arm of Swiss building products giant Holcim Ltd., produces, imports, and sells cement, ready-mix concrete, asphalt, and aggregates to manufacturers, builders, public works managers, and architects around the nation. Holcim (US) operates more than a dozen manufacturing facilities and has an annual production capacity of 15 million metric tons; it also imports products from overseas affiliates.

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