Pergo. With a brand name that has become almost synonymous with laminate flooring, the company makes a variety of flooring products with the look of hardwoods, tile, stone, and other materials. Pergo flooring products are designed to be easily installed by the do-it-yourselfer and can be found at home improvement stores, other retailers, and wholesalers. The company sells its products in North America (about 60% of sales), Asia, Africa, and Europe. Pergo is a subsidiary of Pfleiderer Sweden AB (an indirectly owned subsidiary of Germany-based Pfleiderer AG).

The Holland Roofing Group installs commercial and industrial roofing systems for clients throughout the midwestern and southeastern regions of the US. The company's services include new construction; roof replacement, repair, and maintenance; and roof coatings. Holland Roofing operates from locations in Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. President Hans Philippo founded Holland Roofing in 1986.

Tembec is the little mill that could -- and did. Rescued by workers from a shuttered mill in 1973, the forest products company today maintains significant operations in the US, Canada, and France. Through about 30 manufacturing facilities it produces pulp, paper, paperboard, lumber, and chemicals from the by-products of its pulping process; these products are marketed worldwide. Tembec's pulp unit, the company's largest group, accounts for more than half of sales. Its wood products unit sells SPF (spruce-pine-fir) lumber and hardwood flooring products primarily in North America. Tembec also manages forest land in four Canadian provinces. Outside of North America, it has sales offices in Asia.

California's Gunite & Pool Plastering dove right into the business of gunite and plaster and pebble interior surfaces for swimming pools, fountains, and other applications. Gunite is a dry mixture of cement, sand, and water that creates waterproof surfaces when sprayed onto a mold. The company performs replastering and remodeling services on pools, including adding fountains, waterfalls, and spas throughout the San Francisco Bay area. California's Gunite & Pool Plastering also offers retaining wall repair, slope stabilization, faux rock formation, and reservoir and pond repair. President and part owner Manuel Rodriguez founded the company in 1992; it became a corporation in 1996.

Kinetic Systems stays in motion. The company (known as Kinetics) provides process and mechanical systems primarily to the microelectronics, solar energy, and biopharmaceutical industries in the Americas, Asia, and Europe. It provides installation of gas, chemical, water, and utility systems, as well as fabricated steel pipe, HVAC, and plumbing systems. While most of its work is done designing and constructing laboratories and manufacturing facilities, Kinetics also installs systems for data centers, condominiums, schools, and water treatment plants. Kinetics has served clients including AMD, Merck, and Pepsi. Founded in 1973, the firm is controlled by Ares Management.

Briggs & Forrester Group provides building services that include electrical and mechanical engineering, installation, and maintenance. The group also provides plumbing services and other specialty contracting services. Four operating divisions carry out Briggs & Forrester's projects: engineering services, plumbing, special projects, and combined energy solutions. Established in 1947, Briggs & Forrester undertakes projects in several market sectors, including commercial offices and health care facilities. Clients include Barclays Bank, Marriott Hotels, Unilever, and the University of Oxford.

Black & Veatch Ltd. engineering firm provides consulting, refurbishment, and decommissioning services for water-related projects in Europe. A subsidiary of Black & Veatch Holding, the group provides design and management of dams, pipelines, canals, water/wastewater and industrial water treatment plants, as well as the refurbishment of water and wastewater industry structures and facilities. Black & Veatch Water Europe also provides mechanical and electrical engineering design services, building design and project management services, and IT services.

Niedermeyer Intertrade exports wood products from North America. The company specializes in power line construction materials such as pressure treated poles, crossarms and crossbraces, pole line hardware, and glulam (glue laminated) power poles. It also provides treated and untreated lumber, Eastern red cedar logs and veneer quality logs, and other building materials.

Overhead Door manufactures and sells wood, steel, and polyurethane garage doors, electric door operators, security grilles, and rolling doors for residential, commercial, and industrial applications. The company operates through three divisions: The Access Systems Division (ASD), its largest, sells garage doors, garage door openers, and other door systems under the Overhead Door and Genie names. Horton Automatics handles automatic doors for commercial and industrial use, and TODCO sells doors and ramps for moving vans and other trucks.

Homasote Company sees green when it comes to building materials. It manufactures environmentally-friendly fiberboard for use in residential and commercial construction. The fiberboard is made from recycled paper and contains no asbestos or formaldehyde. Applications include roof decking, concrete forming, paneling, insulating, sound proofing, and industrial packaging purposes. Its Pak-Line division creates packaging materials for electronics. Homasote processes up to 250 tons of post-consumer paper daily, helping to conserve 1.4 million trees and eliminate 65 million pounds of waste per year.

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