Galliers Homes is attached to the detached family home market. Galliers Homes Limited constructs homes from single-story two-bedroom semi-detached bungalows with an average cost of 125,000 to two-story homes with three to five bedrooms that range in cost from about 235,000 to 500,000. The specialty builder develops sites within a 30-mile radius of Shrewsbury, Shropshire. CEO Graham Galliers, a third-generation builder, founded the company in 1987.

Nikken Sekkei has its origins in a building design company founded in 1900 as part of Japan's Sumitomo conglomerate. Now a private corporation partly owned by its employees, Nikken Sekkei has completed more than 20,000 projects in some 40 countries. The group provides architectural, engineering, urban planning, interior design, and consulting and management services. Among its projects is the Saitama Super Arena and Jumeira Gardens -- a master planned city in Dubai. Nikken Sekkei has also designed terminals for Tokyo International Airport and built hotels, city halls, hospitals, and office buildings throughout Japan and beyond.

Hanson Aggregates UK, a subsidiary of Hanson, itself a subsidiary of German aggregate leader HeidelbergCement, knows this well. As one of the UK's largest construction materials companies, Hanson Aggregates UK produces crushed rock, sand and gravel, dimension stone, ready-mix concrete, and mortar. The operating company's widespread UK facilities include more than 250 concrete plants, 100 quarries, 20 wharves, 10 recycling plants, and 10 distribution depots.

A. G. Spanos Companies bridges many operations -- from building, managing, and selling multifamily housing units to constructing master-planned communities, as well as developing land and building commercial space. With divisions and operations in about 10 states, the firm has built about 2 million sq. ft. of office space properties, 120,000-plus apartment homes, and more than 400 developments. Other operations include mixed-use development and property management. Alex Spanos also owns the NFL's San Diego Chargers. He operates the companies with his sons Dean (president and CEO) and Michael Spanos (EVP).

The Drees Company is a leading homebuilder in Cincinnati and one of the top private builders in the US. First-time home buyers and move-up customers may choose from homes that range from about $100,000 to more than $1 million. Drees also builds condominiums, town homes, and patio homes. It sells luxury homes through its Zaring Premier Homes division and more modest houses under the Marquis Homes name. The company purchases land to develop as homesites in Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, and the Washington, DC, area. Drees also offers financing through its First Equity Mortgage subsidiary, which has closed more than $1 billion in loans over the years.

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.

Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S company designs, builds, operates, and maintains diesel engine-based power plants for both independent power producers and power-generating industrial corporations around the world. Services include installing distribution systems and transmission lines, retrofitting older plants to help reduce gas emissions, and providing technical support and training. Customers have included Caribbean Utilities Company, Greek Public Power Corporation, and the Danish and UK governments. BWSC is a subsidiary of Japan-based Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding.

MASISA lets the chips fall where they may -- as long as they end up in its MDF (medium-density fiberboard) and particleboard. MASISA manufactures particleboard, fiberboard, and related products, such as doors in Latin America. The company sells its wood board products under such trade names as Placa Masisa and Facilplac. Customers include furniture makers and the construction industry; Masonite International accounts for more than 40% of its solid wood product sales. One of the largest forestry groups in the world, MASISA has more than 240,000 hectares of forestry and reserve land in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Venezuela. Subsidiary Forestal Tornagaleones manages MASISA's timberlands in Argentina and Chile.

Pfister, they are continually exploring ways to improve our products so they meet future eco-friendly standards, are more user friendly in terms of installation, incorporate the latest technological advances, are ergonomically superior and reflect the latest trends in design and style. We also want to continue to find new ways to make our products more affordable without compromising our high standards of quality.

Elkins Constructors builds it all. The company, one of Florida's largest privately held construction companies, works on commercial, industrial, multi-family residential, institutional, and retail projects mainly in the Southeast. It offers general contracting, design/build, and construction management services, and its retail market clients have included Lowe's, British Airways, and Castleton Beverage. Other projects include the America Online call center and headquarters for PGA Tour Productions. Elkins also has been named one of the top green contractors in the US by Engineering News-Record. Founded in 1955 by Martin Elkins, the company was acquired in 1984 by CEO Barry Allred and a team of investors.

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