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.

Bergelectric provides design/build and design/assist services on projects that include office buildings, educational and other public-sector facilities, bioscience labs, entertainment complexes, hotels, data centers, hospitals, parking garages, water treatment plants, residential towers, and state-of-the-art prisons. Established in 1946, Bergelectric operates mainly in the western and southeastern US from about a dozen offices in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, North Carolina, Texas, and Oregon.

Holder Construction's goal is to hold onto its clients' business. Boasting an 80% repeat customer rate, the firm provides commercial construction services, including computer modeling, planning and design, commissioning, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing support, safety inspections and training, and environmental assessment. Holder Construction serves as a general contractor, construction manager, and designer/builder on a variety of projects, from corporate offices and data technology centers to hotels and schools. Clients have included Mellon Financial, UPS, Emory University, and American Cancer Society. Privately-held Holder Construction is led by chairman and CEO Thomas Holder.

The Stabler Companies' various subsidiaries keep drivers on the go and men at work. Its Eastern Industries quarries aggregates and constructs and rehabilitates roads. ASTI Transportation Systems, Protection Services Inc., Work Area Protection Corporation, and Precision Solar Controls make work-zone and traffic-management devices such as safety signs, barricades, and roadway detection devices. Stabler Land developed the corporate, retail, and residential community Stabler Center in Pennsylvania. Donald Stabler began operations in 1940 that would become the Stabler Companies.

American Homestar Corporation produces factory built homes in the United States. The company offers manufactured and modular homes. It also facilitates chattel and land-home installment financing for purchasers of manufactured homes from its retail sales centers. In addition, the company offers various insurance products, principally property and casualty insurance for retail customers. Further, American Homestar involves in community and real estate development; and the provision of consulting services. It sells its products through company-operated retail sales centers in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, as well as through builders, developers, independent dealers, and developer-operated sales centers in manufactured housing communities. The company was founded in 1971 and is based in League City, Texas.

Forbo Bonding Systems is one of the world’s top suppliers of industrial adhesives. We formulate and manufacture high-performance intermediates and products for diverse bonding applications. For example, adhesives technology for flooring, tiling and construction elements, for car interiors, furniture and woodworking, paper processing and packaging, shoes and textiles, assembly processes for electronics and medical equipment; and synthetic polymer emulsions for formulators in the packaging, construction, carpet and textile industries.

Callanan Industries is a leading supplier of paving materials and construction services in New York State, providing a complete range of high quality aggregates, asphalt paving, and readymix concrete products to state, federal, municipal, commercial, and private customers. One of the most experienced paving materials suppliers in the country, Callanan Industries was founded by Peter Callanan in 1883 in South Bethlehem, New York, as an aggregate mining company. A forward thinking farmer and entrepreneur, Callanan pioneered the concept of a state highway system, and in 1895 won the first road building contract let by New York State. Over a century later, Callanan Industries continues to be a major supplier of construction materials and services to the New York State Department of Transportation as well as a long list of other customers, both large and small. Callanan Industries was purchased by Oldcastle, Inc. in 1985. Oldcastle, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the multi-national Dublin, Ireland based CRH-PLC (ticker symbol CRH).

United Electric Company makes air conditioning and heating components bearing the Magic Aire brand. A subsidiary of Carrier Corporation (itself a division of United Technologies), its product list includes chilled water and direct expansion blower coil units, modular blower coil units, roof top air handlers, floor and ceiling fan coil units, direct drive chilled water air units, direct drive direct expansion units, water coils and direct expansion coils, and ventilators. Magic Aire has product lines designed for commercial buildings, apartments, and residential usage; unit capacities range from 1 to 20 tons.

Downer EDI works to keep things working. The company provides engineering and infrastructure management for public and private entities throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and the Pacific. The company strives to be a "one-stop" provider for engineering services that include design, project and facilities management, operations, consulting, and maintenance. The company is organized along five divisions representing its primary activities: infrastructure services through Downer EDI Works, Downer EDI Engineering, Downer EDI Mining, Consulting Services, and Downer EDI Rail. Although the company's footprint covers the Asia/Pacific region, Downer EDI's Australian operations account for about 70% of its revenue.

Velosi keeps quality in check for oil and gas companies around the globe. The company provides quality assurance, quality control, inspection, and certification services to such multinational bigwigs as BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell. It has also served public utilities, engineering contractors, manufacturing facilities, and small fabrication workshops. Services range from equipment testing to vendor audits to engineering and construction management. Velosi has regional offices in the US, the UK, United Arab Emirates, and Malaysia, as well as local offices in more than 25 countries worldwide. The Carlyle Group is buying the company for some 88 million (about $140 million).

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