Permasteelisa North America Corp.,the company's cladding division makes and installs exterior facades of large buildings. A subsidiary of Italy-based Permasteelisa, the company has completed complex glass and metal cladding work on projects across the US, including Seattle's distinct Experience Music Project and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, both designed by architect Frank Gehry. Permasteelisa North America also designs commercial building interiors and fixtures for offices, restaurants, and showrooms. Projects include the Condé Nast cafeteria, Vespa boutiques, and Brooks Brothers shops.

Sidney Cubbage provides a variety of building engineering services, primarily air conditioning, heating, plumbing, refrigeration, and ventilation. Subsidiary Thames Ducting makes and installs ventilation ductwork. Sidney Cubbage's handiwork is most often found in hospitals, leisure centers, schools, and office buildings. Alfred McAlpine, Krispy Kreme, University of Reading, and various county councils are counted among the firm's clients. Sidney Cubbage founded his eponymous firm in 1927; semi-retired chairman Paul Remsbury bought the company along with Rod Harris in 1971.

Chevalier International, which takes its name from the French word for "knight", is a holding company with interests in a wide range of industries including construction, engineering, real estate, hotels, travel services, insurance, asset management, and information technology. Its interests span Australasia, Southeast Asia, Europe, and North America. Sister firm Chevalier Pacific Holdings invests in restaurants and food and beverage companies. Chairman Chow Yei Ching, who founded Chevalier International in 1970, controls the company through The Chevalier Group.

Kathabar Dehumidification Systems engineers and manufactures liquid and dry desiccant systems for dehumidification and energy recovery applications. Any manufacturing or processing operation that is humidity-, temperature-, or microorganism-sensitive can be improved in reliability, economy, and efficiency with a Kathabar system.

Manafort Brothers' manifest destiny is to tear things down and build things up. The heavy construction firm specializes in demolition, wrecking, and site excavation projects, working primarily in Connecticut and surrounding areas of New England. Manafort Brothers also does excavation and foundation work; builds roads; installs utility lines; and engages in concrete construction and waste removal. The company works in both the public and private sectors with projects ranging from university parking garages to power plant demolition. The family-owned firm was founded in 1919 by Italian immigrant James Manafort as the New Britain House Wrecking Company.

Midas puts its golden touch on real estate projects throughout South West England. The group's operations include construction design/build delivery, property development, environmental services, interior refurbishing, and facilities management. The company serves the commercial, retail, industrial, leisure, affordable housing, and public-sector markets. It has worked for clients including Homebase, Marks & Spencer, and Virgin Airways. Midas was formed in 1976; chairman Steve Hindley led a management buyin of the company in 1998.

Jurong Engineering Limited may not have a green thumb, but it is really into plants. The company is a complete one-stop shop for the planning, engineering, and construction of industrial and utility plants. The company's specialties include power plants, petrochemicals plants, pulp and paper mills, water and wastewater treatment facilities, cement plants, steel mills, and incinerators. The company can handle all aspects of a project from early feasibility studies, to construction, and just about everything in between. Jurong engineering has completed projects in 25 countries in South East Asia, China, India, the Middle East, Africa, and the Southern Caribbean. The company was founded in 1971.

The company is a leading supplier of housing and building materials in Japan. Through half a dozen subsidiaries, it provides such products as doors, housing sashes, storm shutters, ceramic siding, bathroom units and tile, and insulated panels, as well as security systems. It also supplies storefronts for commercial buildings, as well as skylights, steel doors, and customized store facades and shutters. JS Group works with distributors and has sales offices throughout Japan. Other operations include a real estate brokerage franchise, a chain of do-it-yourself stores, and home services including inspections and warranties.

MasterBrand Cabinets stands tall in the kitchen. One of the world's largest cabinetry manufacturers (as well as one of the largest in the US, after Masco), MasterBrand makes several lines of kitchen cabinets, including custom and semi-custom products, for the remodeling and new construction markets. Its brands include Aristokraft,Diamond, Kemper, and Schrock. MasterBrand makes wooden cabinetry (including maple and oak) as well as laminate-finished products. Its cabinets are sold through home centers, lumber outlets, and specialty retailers. MasterBrand is being spun off from parent Fortune Brands, which is separating its family of home, golf, and liquor businesses.

Holcim (Australia) produces aggregate, cement, asphalt, and concrete block and pipe. The company operates more than 240 concrete plants and about 80 hard rock, sand, and gravel quarries in Australia. Its Humes division manufactures steel-reinforced concrete pipes and other precast concrete products. Mexican cement giant CEMEX acquired Rinker Group in 2007 for more than $16 million and renamed it CEMEX Australia. The hefty price tag sent CEMEX into massive debt, though, and the parent began selling off assets. In 2009 CEMEX sold the unit to rival Holcim, which has targeted Australia as a growth market.

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