Hardscape North America (HNA) honored top hardscape projects in the U.S. and Canada during an awards ceremony at the 2018 HNA trade show at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky.
The 2018 HNA Awards recognize residential and commercial walkways, patios, pool decks, outdoor kitchens, driveways, commercial plazas, streets and other applications built using concrete pavers, segmental retaining walls, clay brick, porcelain, natural stone, outdoor living features and combinations of hardscape products.
Projects completed between Nov. 1, 2014, and June 30, 2018, were eligible for the competition. In addition, vintage projects installed before 2008 were eligible to receive HNA Awards for the first time.
“It’s great to see that so many contractors are building really terrific hardscape projects,” said Kendall Anderegg, Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI) chair. “Every year, the judging for this competition becomes more difficult. The winning projects showcase the industry’s best of the best in hardscape design and construction. As an industry, we cannot be prouder of the contractors who are driving our industry forward with these creative, well-installed projects.”
Winners were recognized in 18 categories, while 18 honorable mentions were also named in 17 categories. A record number of awards entries (155) were received this year.
Colorado and Illinois tied for the highest number of winning projects with three each, followed by California and Wisconsin with two each. Eight other states had winnings projects. GoldGlo Landscapes in Millersburg, Pa., took home the most awards with one winning project and two honorable mentions. C.R. Schmidt of Warrenville, Ill., had one winning project and one honorable mention.
Produced by the ICPI, the awards are endorsed by the National Concrete Masonry Association and the Brick Industry Association. The HNA Awards program is sponsored by Belgard and Keystone Hardscapes.
Check out a full list of winners here.
