Shea Homes builds communities in Arizona, California, Colorado, the Carolinas, Florida, and Washington. The company builds detached and attached residences, including condominiums, townhomes, luxury estates, and active adult housing (under the Trilogy brand). Shea Homes has master-planned communities and serves entry-level and move-up buyers. Its homes range in price from the low $100,000s to more than $1 million and feature two to seven bedrooms. The company's Design Center offers individual selection of tile, carpet, countertops, and other options. Its SheaMortgage unit provides mortgage financing services. Shea Homes is a member of the J.F. Shea group.

May Gurney, a civil engineering and construction company specializing in highway maintenance, waste, and construction services for public and regulated entities in the UK. The group also provides railway maintenance and utilities infrastructure services. The company has made various acquisitions to enhance its services since selling off its asphalt and aggregate unit in 2006. Additions have included a utilities group, a mechanical and electrical engineering firm, a waste recycling company, and an infrastructure maintenance provider. Roland May founded the company in 1926; management bought out the company in 2001.

Thornton Tomasetti has built a high profile by designing some tall towers. The structural engineering firm, which designs some of the world's highest buildings, offers is services through three main practice areas: building structure; building skin; and building performance. Services include structural engineering, design consulting, 3-D modeling, and historic preservation. Thornton Tomasetti also provides building forensics, property loss consulting, and emergency response services. The company works around the world on projects such as airports, arenas, hospitals, hotels, museums, and schools. It has offices in the US, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Willerby Holiday Homes makes manufactured vacation homes, which are sold through dealers and mobile home parks in the UK and Europe. The upscale homes are generally equipped with most appliances and furniture as well as stainless steel and porcelain fixtures and central heating. Willerby, which began as a travel trailer manufacturer, has brought innovations like central heating, double glazed windows, cathedral ceilings, and pitched roofs from traditional homes to the manufactured home market. One of the largest manufactured home companies in the UK with 30% of the market, Willerby is owned by Scaid Investments. It was incorporated in 1944.

McVicker Associates knows the value of a good strong wall. McVicker Associates is a structural engineering services firm for commercial, industrial, residential, and educational structures. The firm's projects include storefronts, interiors, mezzanines, and tenant remodels of a wide range of other structures serving clients across the western United States. Its services include structural investigations and inspections for architectural, builder, and homeowner clients. Commercial clients have included Gap Inc. and Mervyn's stores. McVicker Associates was established in 1962.

Meruelo Enterprises (dba The Meruelo Group) takes a diverse interest in California businesses. A holding company, the Meruelo Group owns five construction and engineering firms that specialize in utility and telecom construction in the southwestern US. The minority-owned group also owns interests in a handful southern California restaurants, including pizza chain La Pizzeria Loca, an operator of 50 franchised and Meruelo-owned stores in Los Angeles, and Pacific Whey Café, an upscale cafe and bakery chain. In addition, Meruelo also actively invests in commercial and residential properties and middle-market companies through affiliates. Founded by CEO Alex Meruelo, the group traces its roots back to the 1980s.

Dynamic Systems, Inc. (DSI) is dynamite with pipes. The company fixes and installs plumbing and exhaust systems (without blowing them to bits). The mechanical contractor specializes in HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), plumbing, and sanitary and exhaust piping projects for facilities including cleanrooms, hospitals, high-rise office buildings, and industrial plants. Biopharmaceutical and semiconductor firms Biogen Idec and Infineon Technologies are among its clients. It serves others in the health care, hospitality, and commercial sectors. The company has regional offices in Arizona, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. DSI is a holding of Austin, Texas-based FGI Group, Inc.

Aiken Group is a major UK provider of engineering project management and associated services to the offshore oil and gas industry. The company provides planning, design, and construction management and support for upgrades of oil rigs, production platforms, and marine facilities. It also possesses expertise in building living quarters and related facilities, including plumbing, electrical, and HVAC design and construction services. Aiken Group's clients have included oil companies such as BP, Royal Dutch Shell, and TOTAL; drilling contractors ENSCO and Transocean; and residential construction firm McCarthy & Stone.

Kingspan is busy spreading its wingspan in the energy-efficient and insulation building materials business. The company is also a top supplier of raised flooring. Other products include steel and wooden frames, rigid building insulation, insulated cladding panels, and structural products. Kingspan also makes environmental containers such as rainwater collection systems and oil, water, and septic tanks. The company operates mainly in Europe, but also has facilities in Asia and North America. Kingspan has grown through numerous acquisitions, including its 2011 purchase of CRH's European insulation business.

Marshfield just adores portals. Marshfield DoorSystems is a leading maker of commercial architectural wood doors in the US. The company sells its door and accessory products to the commercial construction industry nationwide. Marshfield DoorSystems offers customers more than 3 million possible made-to-order combinations of doors. The company's history dates back to Axel Hatteberg's establishment of Hatteberg Veneer Company in 1890. Before it was bought by Marshfield DoorSystems in 2000, the company was Weyerhaeuser's door division. Private equity firm Wind Point Partners and Marshfield DoorSystems' management own the manufacturer.

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