To: xcr600 who wrote (35367 ) 8/2/2007 1:44:44 PM From: BW Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 48461 Looks like its time to make up a basic materials/idustrial goods/ect/ect rat list. SMID comes to mind, anyone have some other thoughts? Smith-Midland Corporation develops, manufactures, markets, leases, licenses, and installs precast concrete products primarily for the construction, utilities, and farming industries. Its products include Slenderwall system, a prefabricated exterior cladding system for use in building construction; J-J Hooks Highway Safety Barrier, a positive-connected highway safety barrier for use on roadways to separate lanes of traffic; and Easi-Set transportable concrete utility buildings for housing communications operations, traffic control systems, mechanical and electrical stations, inventory or supply storage, and restroom facilities or kiosks. The company also offers Sierra Wall, a sound barrier used for highway projects; for residential purposes, such as privacy walls between homes, security walls, or windbreaks; and for industrial or commercial purposes, such as to screen and protect shopping centers, industrial operations, and institutions or highways. In addition, it produces generic highway sound barriers, underground utility vaults, and custom precast concrete products with various architectural surfaces, as well as farm products, such as cattle guards, and water and feed troughs. Further, the company develops Beach Prisms, a shoreline erosion control product, and H2Out, a secondary drainage and street level leak detection product for panelized exterior cladding. Smith-Midland Corporation serves general contractors performing public and private construction contracts, including the construction of commercial buildings, public and private roads and highways, and airports; municipal utilities; and federal, state, and local transportation authorities located in the Mid-Atlantic, northeastern, and Midwestern regions of the United States. The company was founded in 1960. It was formerly known as Smith Cattleguard Company and changed its name to Smith-Midland Corporation in 1985. Smith-Midland Corporation is based in Midland, Virginia.