National Association of the Remodeling Industry Celebrates Evening of Excellence

    NORRISTOWN, PA, February 11, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Twenty Contractor of the Year (CotY) Awards were presented by the Bucks-Mont National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) during "The Evening of Excellence" on January 22, 1010 at the Talamore Country Club in Ambler, PA.

Participation in this year's even exceeded previous years with 44 entries submitted from all over Bucks and Montgomery Counties. Gregory Harth, President of Bucks-Mont NARI and of Harth Builders, said, "We were thrilled with the turnout and participation in our annual awards ceremony. Despite the difficult times, home owners are still remodeling and our members continue to raise the bar of professionalism in the remodeling industry. Homeowners are realizing that improving their homes represents a greater value."

Most projects submitted for judging were an improvement or an addition to an existing structure. New construction projects were not eligible. Competing projects must have been completed between July 1, 2008, and November 30, 2009. Judging was based on problem solving, functionality, aesthetics, craftsmanship and innovation, degree of difficulty and entry presentation. Before and after photography and project descriptions were submitted with the applications.

2010 CotY Award Winners: Gemmi Construction, Inc., BKZ Contractors, Inc., Harth Builders, Monarch Construction, Inc., Stone-Glidden, Closet City, LTD, Home Tech Renovations, Inc., Gehman Custom Remodeling, Archadeck of Bucks Montgomery County, Brett King Builder-Contractor, Inc., Kradzinski Remodeling, LLC, Master's Craft Construction, and Van Dame Custom Builders.

In addition, Meritorious Awards were presented to: Monarch Construction, Inc., Gehman Custom Remodeling, David Brooke Rush Builders, M.T. Ruhl Electrical Contracting, Custom Craft Construction, J. Schwartz Fine Homebuilding and Remodeling, Lifestyle Design, Home Tech Renovations, Inc., Thomas G. Wells Construction, LLC, Doyle Remodeling, LLC, and Haines Contracting, Inc.

All of these projects can be seen at the Bucks-Mont NARI website at www.bucksmontnari.org.

The CotY Awards is widely considered the premier event of the year in the remodeling industry. The evening was sponsored by the following companies: Gannon Insurance Agency, Inc., Keiffer's Appliances, Shelly's, Suburban Marble and Granite, Quakertown National Bank, Atlantic Building Products, Inc., Humphries Insurance Group, Inc., House and Home Magazine, Fromm Lighting & Appliances, A.M.C., Aldefer Glass Company, Ashmead Insurance Associates, Inc., Tague Lumber, Bucks County Soapstone, Azek Building Products, Detweiler Hershey and Associates, Funder America, Inc., Blue Lynx, Super Marvin and Top Knobs, USA.

To be considered for a CotY Award, a company must be a NARI member in good standing. NARI members represent an elite group of the approximately 800,000 companies and individuals in the U.S. identifying themselves as remodelers.

EDITOR'S NOTE: High-Resolution before and after photographs of the winning remodeling projects are also available by contacting Kathy Benelli by phone at (908)-442-6040 or by email at [email protected].

Contact: Kathy Benelli, Executive Director
Email: [email protected]
Websites: www.bucksmontnari.org

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