Terra Firma drives value creation. Founded by Private Equity pioneer Guy Hands in 1994, Terra Firma has a 30+ year track record of investing in transformational private equity, operational real estate and infrastructure plus. Since establishment, Terra Firma has invested €18 billion in 43 businesses with an aggregate enterprise value of over €52 billion.
Terra Firma means ‘solid ground’. It reflects our consistent and distinctive approach to investment. We buy asset-rich businesses in essential industries that can be transformed through fundamental change in the long term. As such, we invest time, money and expertise into transforming the strategy, operations and finances of the businesses we acquire, recognising that long term success is not achieved purely by focusing on short-term objectives but through dedicated partnership, integrity and tenacity.
BuildBlock Building Systems is the manufacturer of BuildBlock, BuildLock, BuildRadius, BuildDeck, and GlobalBlock insulating concrete forms technology. Combining the strength and endurance of reinforced concrete with the superior insulating properties of EPS foam, ICFs create structures that are quieter, environmentally-friendly, energy efficient, comfortable, durable and safer than conventional construction. BuildBlock created the most installer-friendly block in the world integrating a molded-in tape measure and a fully-reversible block to speed construction reduce mistakes, eliminate waste and save money.
Whether you're building a home or a multi-level commercial structure, you can't beat the benefits of building with BuildBlock ICFs. BuildBlock ICFs are completely reversible and combine the standard features you've come to expect in quality ICFs with some unique benefits you'll find no where else.
Insulated concrete forms (ICFs) are hollow foam blocks which are stacked into the shape of the exterior walls of a building, reinforced with steel rebar, and then filled with concrete. Insulated concrete forms combine one of the finest insulating materials, Expanded Polystyrene (EPS), with one of the strongest structural building materials, steel reinforced concrete. The result is a wall system of unmatched comfort, energy efficiency, strength and noise reduction.
BlueSky Innovations is a small defense contractor company dedicated to delivering products and solutions that close mission-critical capability gaps for the warfighter.
BlueSky Innovations has earned a reputation as a value-added partner to the DOD and 20 of the top 25 defense integrators by consistently delivering innovative solutions that leverage digital engineering, precision manufacturing, and outstanding customer service for over twenty years.
BlueSky Innovations, a small veteran owned defense contractor, has delivered over 25,000 systems worldwide to our customers which include all branches of the US military, 20 of the top 25 US defense integrators, and numerous federal and state agencies.
BlueSky Innovations currently supports three business units, BlueSky Mast, BlueSky Mobile Power, and BlueSky Technologies.