Hardaway Construction is paying off all over the Southeast. The firm offers general contracting, construction management, and design/build services on both large and small projects. Known for the diversity of work it takes on, Hardaway has built everything from offices and schools to hospitals and industrial plants, among other commercial structures. Its Cumberland Builders unit focuses on the residential sector, building and remodeling condominiums and retirement facilities. The company's portfolio includes work on Vanderbilt University, the Gaylord Opryland Resort Hotel, and the Nashville International Airport. The family-owned company was founded in 1924 by the late L.H. Hardaway, Sr.

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.

Pickens Roofing can help. Roofing contractor Pickens Roofing specializes in commercial roofing and metal construction. The company provides new roofing, roof repair and replacement, roof maintenance, and siding services. It operates from facilities in Belton and Anderson, South Carolina, and is a subsidiary of family-owned and operated Pickens Roofing & Sheet Metals, Inc., of Spartanburg.

Weaber manufactures rough and finished hardwood lumber, flooring, moulding, surfaced oak boards, and custom-cut wood products. Utilizing local species such as red oak, white oak, and poplar, the company also makes stair parts, logs, and secondary hardwood products such as wood chips, shredded bark mulch, dry planer shavings, and sawdust. Weaber processes some 50 million feet of hardwood logs annually. Walter H. Weaber established the plant in Pennsylvania's Appalachian forest in the 1950s. President and CEO Galen Weaber assumed ownership of the company in 1971 and has run it ever since.

Titan America is a heavyweight in the US construction materials market. The company is a supplier of cement and other building materials, including concrete blocks, ready-mix concrete, and aggregates. The firm is the US arm of Greece-based Titan Cement and has operations along the East Coast and South. Titan American includes companies such as Essex Cement (cement storage and logistics), Roanoke Cement (portland and masonry cement), Separation Technologies (fly-ash processing), Tarmac America (ready-mix concrete, concrete blocks, and sand), and Titan Virginia Ready-Mix (ready-mix concrete). Titan Florida Cement and Aggregates produces cement near Miami.

Wastren Advantage's advantage is that it handles the kind of waste that others won't handle. The environmental services company provides radioactive and hazardous waste management, including packaging, transport, and disposal. Wastren Advantage also provides facilities operations and maintenance, decontamination and decommissioning, pollution prevention, site remediation, and various environmental engineering services. It manages facilities and cleanups for federal, state, and local government agencies, as well as for private companies. Based in Piketon, Ohio, the company also has offices in Grand Junction and Thornton, Colorado; Kevil, Kentucky; Chesapeake, Virginia; and Houston, Texas.

Ferguson is a diverse wholesale distributor with operations spanning multiple business groups. The company is ranked as the largest plumbing wholesaler in North America. Ferguson is also the industry's second largest distributor of pipes, valves and fittings, waterworks, and heating and cooling equipment in North America.In 1953, Ferguson was founded with $150,000 starting capital and two locations. The next five decades saw phenomenal growth, with the company doubling in size every five years. In 1982, Wolseley plc, listed on the London Stock Exchange and based in the United Kingdom, acquired Ferguson, supplying the financial strength for Ferguson's rapid growth and aggressive expansion into the industrial, heating and cooling (HVAC) and waterworks markets

Veridian Homes wants to paint the town green. As an environmental steward, Veridian Homes builds communities with homes that are both Energy Star- and Green Built Home-certified. Those homes must meet strict standards set by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Veridian offers more than 40 floor plans (with such distinguished names as The Bentley, The Carter, The Everest, and The Oxford) for single-family detached homes as well as condominiums in about 20 neighborhoods in Dane County and Madison, Wisconsin. The company also supports buyers in home plan selection, interior design modifications, and financing.

Founded in 1897, the company is a subsidiary of Germany-based HeidelbergCement. Lehigh Cement Company has built a solid foundation in the cement business. One of the largest cement producers in North American, the company produces ready-mix concrete; concrete pipe and block; precast concrete; portland, blended and specialty cements; and aggregates. Other products include pre-stressed cement products, custom-color portland and masonry cement, fly ash, and other pozzolanic materials. Lehigh has about a dozen cement plants and more than 40 distribution terminals in North America. It serves customers who use its products in highway, architectural, industrial, and marine applications.

Nasland Engineering provides civil engineering, surveying, and land planning services to private land developers and government agencies in Southern California and Arizona. It offers services for developing subdivisions, commercial/industrial sites, apartments and condominiums, and streets and highways. It also offers flood-control planning, utilities system design, hydrology studies, assessment district engineering, and consulting services. Projects include work for Sea World, the San Diego River Improvement Project, and the redesign of National City, California's "Mile of Cars" auto dealer district. In 1959 Don Nasland founded the company; his two sons, Don and Steven, now own and operate Nasland Engineering.

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