Cutler Associates cuts to the chase with design/build, general contracting, and construction management services. The enterprise specializes in corporate and industrial buildings, educational facilities, senior housing, health care facilities, and tilt-up concrete projects. Past clients have included University of New Hampshire, TJX Companies, and General Motors. Cutler's staff of architects, engineers, estimators, and project managers shepherd projects from start to finish. Cutler Associates, which was founded in 1972, operates through regional offices in Florida, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.

AC Martin Partners get a charge out of engineering projects. The design firm provides architectural and engineering services in California to clients such as corporations, developers, churches, educational institutions, and government agencies. Its portfolio includes a new 75,000 sq. ft. Segerstrom Science Building at Azuza Pacific University, Our Lady Queen of Angels church in Newport Beach, and the Merle and Melanie Fish Interfaith Center at Chapman University. AC Martin operates from offices in Los Angeles and Sacramento. Albert C. Martin Sr. founded the company in 1906. His grandsons, Christopher and David, co-chair the company today.

The engineering and construction conglomerate (also known as the Ledcor Group of Companies) holds a network of firms focused on large-scale projects in Canada and the US. The group operates through divisions that specialize in commercial building, heavy civil, industrial, contract mining, and pipeline construction. Ledcor builds condos, office buildings, airports, highways, and industrial complexes; provides mining excavation; and offers network equipment installation, network site maintenance, and fiber-optic cable maintenance. Subsidiary Ledcor Properties invests in real estate. Employee-owned Ledcor was founded in 1947 by William Lede, the father of CEO Dave Lede.

Bilfinger Berger is the #2 German general contractor after HOCHTIEF. The company has global operations in four business segments: civil engineering (bridge building, tunnelling, environmental, and foundation engineering); building and industrial; services (facility management and repair and maintenance of industrial facilities and power plants); and concessions (private-sector concessions operations). Farflung projects include the Abuja Stadium in Nigeria (constructed by subsidiary Julius Berger Nigeria) and the Puento Centenario, a bridge spanning the Panama Canal. Bilfinger Berger has operations in Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America. Europe accounts for more than half of the company's sales.

The Louis Berger Group provides civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and environmental engineering services for commercial and government projects around the world. The engineering firm has worked on high-profile projects such as the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the first toll expressway in the US and the renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Louis Berger and its affiliates also has a significant overseas presence. It has built highways, airports, seaports, and dams and contributed to cultural and environmental preservation for projects in 140 countries. The privately-held group also has worked on reconstruction projects in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Holcim Ltd. engages in the manufacture and distribution of cement, and the production, processing, and distribution of aggregates worldwide. It offers cement comprising clinker and cement, mineral components, and other cementitious materials; aggregates, including crushed stone, gravel, and sand, which are primarily used in manufacturing ready-mix concrete, concrete products, and asphalt, as well as for road building and railway tracks; and ready-mix concrete and asphalt products. In addition, the company provides consulting, research, trading, and engineering services, as well as environmental services, including waste management. Holcim was founded in 1912 and is based in Jona, Switzerland.

Straight Line Industries (SLI) is bound to leave a mark ... with traffic paints, epoxy, preformed tapes, and raised markers. The contractor installs pavement markings on asphalt and concrete surfaces, including highways, parking lots, airports, running tracks, and playgrounds. SLI can replicate mascots and logos for schools and businesses, and strip special items such as helicopter landing pads for hospitals and safety markings for warehouses and fire houses. It also distributes solar-powered signs. SLI mainly operates in New York, but also in New Jersey and Massachusetts, providing services to heavy/highway construction contractors and paving companies. President Pilar Dexter founded SLI in 1993.

Cementos Portland Valderrivas is 67%-owned by construction firm Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas. Cementos Portland Valderrivas has built a business on a strong foundation. The company, founded in 1903, produces some 18 million tons of cement and clinker (an intermediate product used to make portland cement) annually at 15 plants in Spain, the US, South America, Africa, and Europe. Its acquisition of 64% of Corporacion Uniland cemented its position as the #1 cement producer in Spain. In the eastern US, the company makes and distributes cement, gravel, and sand through Giant Cement Holding. It also produces concrete, operates lime factories, and has transportation companies.

Sekisui House could have written the book on Zen and the art of house building. One of Japan's leading homebuilders, Sekisui House designs, prefabricates, and builds steel, wooden, and concrete houses and condominiums. It is also involved in selling land, detached houses, and condominiums. Its real estate operations include leasing and managing houses, low-rise apartments, and commercial and retail buildings. Other operations include contract remodeling and landscaping. The company is also focusing on green building and sustainability in its new line of homes, and adds such features as fuel cells to its houses. Sekisui Chemical owns 15% of the company, which dates back to 1929.

Belcan can take care of the technical stuff. The company's engineering division provides such services as product design, testing, procurement, and computer modeling. Its IT and media division produces videos and interactive presentations and provides desktop publishing and e-learning services. Belcan's automation and design/build team engineers and installs complete factory automation systems. The firm also offers technical and general staffing services. With nearly 60 offices in the US and around the world Belcan reaches clients in the aerospace, energy, health care, and manufacturing industries. The company was founded in 1958 by Ralph Anderson.

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