AUREA is Europe's #1 recycler of motor oil, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics, and used rubber wheels and tires. Eco Huile, from its plant in northern France, recycles 45% of the country's waste oil. Belgian subsidiary Rulo NV is part of Europe's plan to recycle 200,000 tons of PVC by 2010, while ROLL GOM makes wheels and tires from recycled rubber, processing 50 tons of rubber every day. Through direct and indirect holdings, CEO Joel Picard controls half of the company. AUREA has been listed on the Paris Stock Exchange since the 19th century.

Persimmon is enjoying the fruits of its hard labor. One of the UK's largest homebuilders, the company designs and constructs homes, bungalows, and apartments; its Charles Church division builds larger luxury homes. Working with the UK government, Persimmon also undertakes social housing projects through its Westbury Partnerships business and its Space4 timber-frame housing operations. Persimmon's land bank is one of the largest in the country, with some 76,000 plots. The company constructs more than 15,000 homes annually, with an average selling price of around 185,000.

American Infrastructure provides balance and structure. Through subsidiaries Allan A. Myers and American Infrastructure-Virginia, the firm provides heavy civil construction services for projects in the Mid-Atlantic. It builds and reconstructs highways, water treatment plants, medical facilities, and shopping centers, and offers site development for homebuilders. Its Independence Construction Materials (ICM) subsidiary supplies aggregates, asphalt, and ready-mixed concrete to its construction companies. The family-run business was established in 1939 as Allan A. Myers and Son, a local hauling company in the suburbs of Philadelphia.

Sonag Company is a general contracting and construction enterprise that offers a variety of services including masonry, carpentry, and demolition. The firm works on private and public sector projects that range from civil, commercial, and health care structures to industrial and residential projects. The minority-owned company operates from offices in Madison, Milwaukee, and Tomah, Wisconsin and in Mascoutah, Illinois. President and CEO Brian Ganos owns the firm.

American Constructors builds facilities brimming with patriotic pride. The company has completed a variety of commercial and public building projects such as retail centers, post offices, schools, manufacturing facilities, and parking garages. Clients have included Motorola, Simon Property Group, 3M, various school districts, and the US Postal Service. The company offers construction management, as well as full design/build services, ranging from constructability analysis and estimating to turnkey and specialty projects. Founded in Austin in 1982, the company operates mostly in Central Texas. Affiliated company American Constructors California specializes in multi-unit residential construction.

Alabama Metal Industries Corporation has supplied metal for projects such as the new Dallas Cowboys stadium and the 2010 Winter Olympics facilities in Canada. Its roots are in Dixie, but its products are found coast to coast. Alabama Metal Industries Corporation (AMICO) manufactures industrial flooring and grating and expanded metal products. The company, a subsidiary of Gibraltar Industries, also offers complementary lines that include access floor systems; concrete forming products; fiberglass structural products; perforated metals; plastering, stucco, and drywall products; and security barrier products. AMICO manufactures its products at 14 locations throughout North America and distributes them from 17 distribution centers.

Envoy wants to serve as an ambassador of construction management services for public- and private-sector projects in Indiana. The company's services include strategic planning, structural design, bidding, scheduling, contracting, and site management. Projects include schools, fire stations, police stations, museums, shopping centers, and other municipal, commercial, and institutional facilities.

TerraMai is in the business of recycling; recycling wood, that is. The company supplies flooring, siding, decking, and other products made from reclaimed wood (reused or recycled wood). TerraMai seeks out reclaimed wood from around the world; the wood can come from a variety of sources such as old buildings and structures, railroad ties, fences, or wine barrels. The company then recycles the wood and sells the finished products to commercial and residential customers in the US. TerraMai has served customers including Whole Foods, Urban Outfitters, and Jamba Juice. With roots that go back to 1991, the company was founded by Richard McFarland and Erika Carpenter and is headed by CEO Ken Westrick.

Garcia Roofing provides a full range of contracting services for commercial and government projects throughout the US and abroad. It is one of the largest roofing companies in Kern County, California. It also has been expanding to include worldwide roofing services and continues to land international projects. The company has government clearance for projects and often works on federal buildings or US embassies overseas. Garcia Roofing is owned by president Michael Garcia, who founded the company in 1975.

The Environmental Quality Company, known as EQ, provides hazardous- and industrial-waste treatment and disposal services. The company also offers facility management, cleaning, recycling, and environmental remediation services. Michigan-based EQ is the largest privately held environmental services business in that state. It also acts as a project manager for the End of Life Vehicle Solutions (ELVS) nationwide mercury switch program, which disposes of mercury switches (used in automobiles prior to 2003). EQ operates from more than 20 locations in the Midwestern and eastern US. The company was founded in 1957 by Michael Ferrantino.

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