Griffon Corporation (the “Company” or “Griffon”), is a diversified management and holding company that conducts business through wholly-owned subsidiaries. Griffon oversees the operations of its subsidiaries, allocates resources among them and manages their capital structures. Griffon provides direction and assistance to its subsidiaries in connection with acquisition and growth opportunities as well as in connection with divestitures. Griffon also seeks out, evaluates and, when appropriate, will acquire additional businesses that offer potentially attractive returns on capital to further diversify itself.

Entech keeps Texans cool and safe. The company, which was founded in 1981, has business units that provide air-conditioning, heating, and refrigeration equipment and services in about a half-dozen cities across the Lone Star State. Entech also offers integrated-system building automation that syncs HVAC controls, access controls, security, closed-circuit television, alarms, and other automated systems. The company keeps its systems running by offering design, installation, maintenance, and repair of HVAC and refrigeration. Other products and services include rebuilt cooling towers and HVAC and power equipment rentals.

Joseph Jingoli & Son (JJS) provides general contracting and construction management services for public and private entities and government institutions, primarily in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The fourth-generation family-owned company, which has been in operation since 1922, specializes in utility infrastructure services, as well as correctional, education, health care, office, retail, and entertainment projects. The company also is involved in real estate development, landfill services, and other endeavors. Clients have included Public Service Enterprise Group and MGM Resorts International.

Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. (GPI) offers engineering and design work for building, infrastructure, power, transportation, and telecommunications projects throughout the eastern US. Its technical capabilities include civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering, as well as surveying, fire protection, building design, land planning, and environmental permitting. The firm and its group of five subsidiaries has worked for government agencies, institutions, industrial firms, and corporations. The company was founded in 1966 by A. Beecher Greenman and Herbert M. Pedersen and has more than 20 offices in 10 states.

The Berkeley generation is all about urban regeneration. Berkeley Group Holdings is a major British urban regenerator and residential developer, operating through such divisions as Berkeley Homes, St. George, and St James Group. Berkeley develops residential and mixed-use projects throughout much of the UK. The group annually sells more than 3,000 units, averaging 295,000 (some $485,000). It has expanded its land bank and is taking advantage of government incentives to focus on redeveloping inner-city areas (dubbed brownfields), with projects ranging from luxury abodes to subsidized housing. The group controls land holdings of about 31,000 plots. Urban renewal sites make up more than 95% of its landholdings.

I.E.-Pacific provides general construction, engineering, and landscaping services to federal, state, and local agencies in the Southwest, primarily in California. The company performs new construction, renovations, alterations, revitalization, and repairs on projects that include industrial buildings, firing ranges, wastewater pre-treatment facilities, and housing. Many of its projects are military contracts. Clients have included the Navy, the Department of Labor, and Southern California Edison. President and owner Dianne Koester- Dion founded I.E.-Pacific in 1993.

CEMEX serves up cement with a multicultural accent. The subsidiary of Mexico-based CEMEX, S.A. de C.V. is one of the largest cement companies in the US, as well as the largest ready-mix company. In addition to cement and ready-mix, CEMEX also makes and sells concrete block and aggregates. It serves customers through nearly 15 cement plants, more than 330 ready-mix plants, about 50 cement terminals, and 95 aggregate quarries around the country. The United States accounts for about 20% of the Mexican company's revenue. The parent company operates in more than 50 countries around the world.

Great Southern Wood Preserving ain't no coward but its flagship product sure is yella. Great Southern Wood markets its pressure-treated pine for decks, fences, and landscaping projects under the YellaWood brand; other brands include N-Durz, FlameFreez, and RainWood. The company produces and distributes appearance-grade boards, dimensional lumber, heavy timbers, posts, fence panels, wood-alternative decking systems, and other specialty items. It operates about a dozen treating plants mostly in the Southeast. Products are then shipped to lumber yards and building supply stores. Great Southern also has its own trucking company, Greenbrush Logistics. The company was founded in 1970 by president and CEO Jimmy Rane.

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.

Waterman Group provides engineering and environmental consulting throughout the Asia/Pacific region, Australia, Europe, and Russia. It also provides mechanical and electrical services and facilities management. The global, multidisciplinary firm has expanded significantly from the pure structural engineering firm founded by Harold Waterman in 1952 to help rebuild towns damaged in WWII bombings. Growth has come both organically and through acquisitions, which have occured at a steady pace for the company, adding to Waterman Group's expertise and reach.

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