April 2008: Awards

Words: Dan KamysApril 2008 Awards

Hardscape North America's Hardscape Project Award Winners

The Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI), along with the Brick Industry Association and National Concrete Masonry Association, announced the inaugural HNA Hardscape Project Award winners at the Hardscape North America trade show in Nashville, Tenn., on Feb. 29. The new HNA Hardscape Project Awards recognized outstanding hardscape projects by contractors in residential and commercial/industrial applications. These projects include but are not limited to walkways, patios, driveways, plazas and parking lots. In just its first year, the awards program received more than 85 entries.

The Commercial/Industrial HNA Hardscape Project Awards winners were recognized in categories of clay brick, concrete paver, segmental retaining wall and a combination of all hardscape products in project sizes of 1,000 to 10,000 square feet; 10,000 to 50,000 square feet; and more than 50,000 square feet.

Shown are the Commercial/Industrial award winners.


Combination

1,000 - 10,000 square feet

Wildlife Farms Deck Hardscapes USA Birmingham, Ala.

10,000 - 50,000 square feet

Jackson Madison County General Hospital Lovell's Masonry Inc. Columbia, Tenn.

More than 50,000 square feet

Ave Maria University & Town Center Site Technologies Inc. Roswell, Ga.

Concrete Paver

1,000 - 10,000 square feet

Manassas Assembly of God Church The King's Masons Inc. Manassas Park, Va.

10,000 - 50,000 square feet

Decatur MARTA Plaza Improvement Site Technologies Inc. Roswell, Ga.

More than 50,000 square feet

Byrne and Marine Commercial Centre Interpave Precast Systems Ltd. Surrey, British Columbia

Clay Brick

1,000 - 10,000 square feet

Reading Hospital and Medical Center Church Brick-South Thorofare, N.J.

More than 50,000 square feet

McCormick Place West Expansion LPS Pavement Co. Oswego, Ill.

10,000 - 50,000 square feet

Winter Garden Village Site Technologies Inc. Roswell, Ga.

Segmental Retaining Wall

1,000 - 10,000 square feet

Tapestry Park Keystone Walls Hardscape Construction Inc. Jacksonville, Fla.

10,000 - 50,000 square feet

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