CoatingsPro Magazine's 8th annual Contractor Awards Program has officially closed. CoatingsPro Magazine, which takes a real-world look at the coatings industry, showcases projects and crews that demonstrate excellence in the commercial and industrial high-performance coatings sectors in this annual program.
Award winners in seven categories — Commercial Concrete, Commercial Roof, Industrial Concrete, Industrial Steel, Specialty Project, Contractor/Crew MVP, and Work It Safe — were recognized at the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) Annual Conference + Expo in New Orleans, LA., on March 2024. Be sure to check back for updates on the presentation, 2024 winners, and next year’s program.
Information About the 2024 Awards Presentation
Previous Winners Featured in CoatingsPro
Previous Award Presentations
Watch the crew take center stage at the awards presentation in New Orleans
2024 Winners
Commercial Concrete Category:
- 1st Place: Alpine Painti ng & Sandblasting Contractors, “Interior Manufacturing Facility Painting at Firmenich Fragrance Company”
- 2nd Place: Bay to Bay Stone Restoration, “Sea Air Towers Restoration Project”
- 3rd Place: Raymond’s Painting Company, “Torii Gate”
Commercial Roof Category:
- 1st Place: Alpine Painting & Sandblasting Contractors, “Stamford Landing”
- 2nd Place: Draper Construction, “Life Church OKC”
- 3rd Place: Draper Construction, “Cloud County Community College”
Industrial Concrete Category:
- 1st Place: Alpine Painting & Sandblasting Contractors, “Wonder Meats Flooring”
- 2nd Place: Luckinbill Construction LLC, “Claremore Lake Spillway Rehab”
- 3rd Place: C.A. Reed Associates, Inc., “Seidel Group USA”
Industrial Steel Category:
- 1st Place: Blastech Enterprises, Inc., “Yellow Line Tunnel and Bridge Rehabilitation”
- 2nd Place: Alpine Painting & Sandblasting Contractors, “Alstom Monorail Grit Coating”
- 3rd Place: The BASE Group, “Hard Rock Stadium Support Towers”
Specialty Project Category:
- 1st Place: Scholar Painting and Restoration, “Flying Horses Carousel”
MVP:
Work It Safe:
- Blastech Enterprises, Inc., “Yellow Line Tunnel and Bridge Rehabilitation”
2023 Winners
Commercial Concrete Category:
Commercial Roof Category:
Industrial Concrete Category:
Industrial Steel Category:
Specialty Project Category:
MVP:
- Manny Ruiz Reyes of A&W Maintenance and Coatings
Work It Safe:
- Certified Coatings Company, “Cold Spring Canyon Arch Bridge”
2022 Winners
Commercial Concrete Category, sponsored by Tnemec:
Commercial Roof Category, sponsored by Gaco:
Industrial Concrete Category, sponsored by Tnemec:
- 1st Place: C.A. Reed Associates, “Horst Engineering Facility Renovation”
- 2nd Place: Blastek, “Sturgis Influent EQ Tank”
- 3rd Place: Technocreto, “Saldines ABInbev”
Industrial Steel Category:
Specialty Project Category, sponsored by APV Engineered Coatings:
MVP, sponsored by Master Painters Institute :
- Fran Smith of A&W Maintenance and Coatings, LLC
Work It Safe:
- Stuart Dean Company, “15000 Aviation”
2021 Winners
Commercial Concrete Category, sponsored by VersaFlex:
Commercial Roof Category:
Industrial Concrete Category:
- 1st Place: Mobile Enterprises Inc., “Fountain Place Plaza Renovations”
- 2nd Place: C.A. Reed Associates, “Manufacturing Facility Floor” [link:
- 3rd Place: R&H Painting, “Industrial H2S Biofilter Lining”
Industrial Steel Category, sponsored by HoldTight:
- 1st Place: Protective Coatings Epoxy System, “2020 Chrysler Plant Shutdown”
- 2nd Place: Alpine Painting & Sandblasting Contractors, “HOLT Crane Painting”
- 3rd Place: Alpine Painting & Sandblasting Contractors, “Bear Swamp Industrial Steel Blasting & Painting”
Specialty Project Category:
- 1st Place: Stuart Dean, “1 Rockwood”
- 2nd Place: Capital Painting, “Historical Ellwood Mansion”
- 3rd Place: Capital Painting, “First Ladies National Historic Site in Canton, Ohio”
MVP, sponsored by Master Painters Institute:
- Eric Schlossenberg of JR & Co.
Inaugural Work It Safe Award:
- RIC Red-Handsel (Beijing) International Construction Co., Ltd., “Fire Retardant Coatings for 2nd Phase of China National Convention Center”
2020 Winners
Commercial Concrete, sponsored by Collomix:
- 1st place: Decorative Concrete of Virginia, “SeaQuest Metallic Epoxy
- 2nd place: Hardig Industrial, “Seton High School Cafeteria”
- 3rd place: Bay to Bay Stone Restoration Inc., “Raymond James Stadium-Tampa Bay Buccaneers”
Commercial Roof, sponsored by Gaco:
- 1st place: Wedge Roofing, “Creekside Homes”
- 2nd place: Gardner Roof Coatings, “Wisconsin Built”
- 3rd place: Spray-Tec, Inc., “Industrial Coating System”
Industrial Concrete, sponsored by Thin Film Technology, Inc.:
- 1st place: Underwater Construction Corporation, “Recoat NASA NBL vertical walls underwater”
- 2nd place: C.A. Reed Associates, “Dumont Company—New Manufacturing Facility”
- 3rd place: Robert Haines Co., “Indianapolis International Airport Stormwater/Deicing Basins”
Industrial Steel, sponsored by Carboline:
- 1st place: EneconCorp, “Dryer Can Restoration”
- 2nd place: Thomas Industrial Coatings, “Busch Stadium III”
- 3rd place: N.Y. Industrial Coatings Inc., “Exterior Million Gallon Steel Plate Holding Tank”
Specialty Project, sponsored by NIICAP:
- 1st place: BASE Painters, “Capitol Warranty Project”
- 2nd place: Chamberlin Roofing & Waterproofing, “CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Pavilion”
- 3rd place: Scholar Painting, “New Rochelle Station”
Contractor/Crew MVP, sponsored by Graco:
2019 Winners:
• Gardner Roof Coatings, 1st Place in Commercial Roof for “Gothic Barn Roof”
• RoofCARE, 3rd Place in Commercial Roof for “Elida Elementary Renovation”
• O3 Group, 2nd Place in Industrial Concrete for “SGUSHENKA (Condensed Milk)”
• Certified Coatings, 1st Place in Industrial Steel for “Jibboom Street Bridge Rehabilitation Project”
• Sage Ray of Certified Coatings, Winner of Contractor/Crew MVP
2018 Winners:
• Chamberlin Roofing & Waterproofing, 1st Place in Commercial Concrete for “Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial 
Stadium”
• MSC Floors, 2nd Place in Commercial Concrete for “Quartz Floors, Walls, and Ceilings”
• Decorative Concrete of Virginia, 3rd Place in Commercial Concrete for “Ballast Point Daleville”
• RoofCARE, 1st Place in Commercial Roof for “Santa Fe Community College Commons Area Renovation”
• Foam Tight Roofing and Insulation/BN Contracting, 2nd Place in Commercial Roof for “PSE&G LEED Platinum Certified Green Roof”
• ASC Commercial Roofing, 3rd Place in Commercial Roof for “Commonwealth Assisted Living at Abingdon”
• O.T. Neighoff & Sons, 1st Place in Industrial Concrete for “Medstar Health—Washington Hospital Center”
• Life Deck Coating Installations, 2nd Place in Industrial Concrete for “Cutwater Spirits”
• Howell & Howell Contractors, 1st Place in Industrial Steel for “Brown-Forman Whisky Bottle Tank”
• Wedge Roofing, 1st Place in Specialty Project for “Realm Cellars Winery”
• Capital Painting & Decorating, 2nd Place in Specialty Project for “Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site—White Haven”
2017 Winners:
• Premier Veneers, 1st Place in Commercial Concrete for “CAM Business Offices” (Part 1 and Part 2)
• Vulcan Painters, 2nd Place in Commercial Concrete for “James E. Martin Aquatics Center Pools”
• Wedge Roofing, 1st Place in Commercial Roof for “Small Precision Tools”
• RoofCARE, 3rd Place in Commercial Roof for “Doña Ana Elementary Reroof”
• South Bay Sand Blasting & Tank Cleaning, 2nd Place in Industrial Steel for Navy—USS Carl Vinson CVN-70”
• Certified Coatings Company, 3rd Place in Industrial Steel for “Self-Anchored Suspension Span of New San Fran/Oakland Bay Bridge”
• Western Specialty Contractors, 1st Place in Specialty Project for “Parking Garage Restoration at Maggie Daley Park”
• Scholar Painting, 2nd Place in Specialty Project for “New Britain Stadium Renovations and Finish Upgrade”
• Base Group, 3rd Place in Specialty Project for “Pencil Smoke Stack”
See which coatings companies and crews have previously won CoatingsPro’s Contractor Awards Program and watch the awards presentations from NACE International’s annual conference:
2020 Winners: Announcing and awarding the winners in our inaugural LIVE virtual event online!
2019 Winners: Announcing and awarding the winners in Nashville, Tennessee
2018 Winners: Announcing and awarding the winners in Phoenix, Arizona
2017 Winners: Winners announced and awards presentation in New Orleans, Louisiana
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~Gary Harvey, General Manager at Wedge Roofing, Winner of CoatingsPro Contractor Awards Program 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.