Construction & Industrial

Custom construction and industrial designs recognize a variety of occasions, from acquisitions to groundbreakings, financings to facility openings.

Lucite Tombstone with Pewter Excavator Bulldozer

Lucite tombstone with embedded excavator bulldozer marking the acquisition of Daewoo Heavy Industries Machinery.

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Lucite deal toy with embedded bulldozer marking an acquisition involving National Equipment Services. NES is a Chicago-based equipment rental company. (Click here to see other examples of Lucite and acrylic embedments).

Oval Lucite Tombstone

Oval Lucite tombstone marking the acquisition of Indian company Spirotech, a manufacturer and seller of heat exchange coils.

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Steel-Themed Deal Tombstone

Deal tombstone commemorating a senior secured credit facility for Heidtman Steel Products.  Toledo, Ohio-based Heidtman is a manufacturer of flat-rolled carbon steel products.

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Industrial-Themed Corporate Tombstone

Corporate tombstone marking the sale by Voith of its Industrial Services Division. Voith is headquartered in Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany.

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Property Construction and Management Tombstone

Lucite tombstone marking a bond issue for Swedish property developer and manager Prime Living. The company is based in Stockholm.

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Lab Beaker-Themed Deal Tombstone

Lab beaker-themed deal tombstone marking the acquisition of Safeware Quasar. Based in Nottingham, England, Safeware Quasar specializes in chemical regulatory compliance software and services.

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Lucite Embedment Incorporating Wire Mesh

Lucite embedment featuring wire mesh and commemorating the sale of The Expanded Metal Co. The firm is a provider of expanded and perforated metal headquartered in Hartlepool, England (6AKLC74) .

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Custom Restructuring Tombstone

Map-themed custom tombstone marking the restructuring of Belgian-Italian firm Desmet Ballestra. The firm provides process engineering services, plants, and equipment in support of the oil and fat industries. (6LJWD58).

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Lucite with Embedded Wire

Lucite with embedded wire marking the acquisition of Strand-Tech Martin. The Summerville, South Carolina-based firm produces industrial wire.(6ALR492).

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Construction & Industrial Deal Toys

Beginning with the galleries on this page, you’ll find here images of over 200 deal toys and financial tombstones from the construction and industrial sectors. They commemorate transactions in a broad sweep of industries, including steel, coal, aluminum, cement and concrete, as well as heavy-duty vehicles and equipment.

As you might expect, the deal toy designs touch on a number of trappings commonly associated with these sectors. These design motifs play off, for instance, forklifts, bulldozers, excavators, steel rolls, claw cranes, power tools, plastic pails and buckets, trowels, hardhats, drywall, and paint brushes—to name just a few.

As you might also expect, the deals celebrated here involve many of the world’s most recognizable players and brands. These include, for instance, Cemex, Posco, Lennar, Tata Steel, thyssenkrupp, Doosan, Peab, U.S. Steel, Titan Cement, Alcoa, Voith, and Oerlikon.

But you’ll also find commemorated here tombstones recognizing deals and companies that are most likely less familiar. They include notes issued by a London-based tool rental company; construction financing for a Danish student housing project; the acquisition of a Chicago-based designer and manufacturer of sustainable food and beverage packaging; the acquisition of German provider of aerated concrete; and the acquisition of a Swedish supplier of temporary buildings.

In addition, you’ll also find commemoratives marking events and achievements in these sectors that are not related to a specific financial transaction. These include groundbreaking mementos celebrating the opening of facilities ranging from solar farms, to resorts, to municipal projects; another recognizing infrastructure projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, and another celebrating a joint-venture construction project centering on a co-branded hotel in Seattle; and a design commemorating successful litigation involving carbon steel pipes.