Industry Honors

Special honors given to individuals and businesses in the construction industry.

2020 Metal of Honor Winners

Congratulations to all of the 2020 Metal of Honor winners! The Metal of Honor award was created to allow metal roofing installers an opportunity to honor those that help them most by providing quality products and excellent service. These companies have been selected by the readers of Metal Roofing Magazine as...

Tom Hulsey, ST Fastening Systems, Named to Metal Roofing Hall of Fame

Tom Hulsey, Vice President of Engineering for ST Fastening Systems prior to his retirement, has been named the recipient of the 2019 Metal Roofing Magazine Hall of Fame, sponsored by Metal Roofing Magazine. He will be inducted on December 13 at the first annual Construction Rollforming Show in Cincinnati, Ohio. Hulsey,...

Hall of Fame: Class of 2018

Bill Hippard Sr.—2018 Metal Roofing Magazine Hall of Fame Winner. By Sharon Glorioso Bill Hippard, Sr., retired from Precoat Metals in St. Louis, Missouri, in 2014, but then stepped in as the executive director of the Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA) for two years; he is very well known and liked throughout the...

2018 Rural Builder Hall of Fame Inductees Honored

Three new inductees were welcomed into the Rural Builder Hall of Fame at the 2018 Frame Building Expo. Mike Burkholder, owner of Ohio Timberland Products; Sam Cottrell, owner of Hos-Cot Builders Inc. and Hoosick Self Storage; and Dr. Joe Harner, Head of the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at Kansas State University,...

2016 Building of the Year Awards – Post Frame – Experts Division 3rd Place

GO TO LIST OF ALL WINNERS   EXPERTS DIVISION Third-Place Winners   Agricultural Storage/Workshops Gary Vap, VAP Construction Deerwood Ranch Wild Horse Sanctuary  Cladding: 22-gauge corrugated bare cold-rolled 7/8” ribs by Western States Metal-Corten Roofing; Roofing: 29-gauge G-Rib #1 Red by Martin Metal, LLC; Doors: Plyco 95 Series Walk Doors, CHI...

2016 Building of the Year Awards – Post Frame – Masters Division, 2nd Place

  GO TO LIST OF ALL WINNERS Masters Division ($6+ Million in Annual Gross Volume) Second-Place Winners    Agricultural Storage/Workshops Dennis Lee, Morton Buildings Inc. Storage Facility for Bill Southerland Cladding: James Hardie board siding and batt strips; Roofing: Morton hi-rib steel; Windows: Pella; Fasteners: Stainless; Insulation: ½” heavy-duty Thermax; Foundation...

2016 Building of the Year – Post Frame – Masters Division 3rd Place

LIST OF ALL WINNERS Masters Division ($6+ Million in Annual Gross Volume)  Third-Place Winners  Agricultural Storage/Workshops Dave Nelson, Custom Structures of South Dakota–Wick Buildings Home for Effling Family Cladding/Roofing: Wick 29-gauge, 82,000 psi; Windows: Hayfield vinyl sliders; Doors: Plyco premium; Fasteners: roof and wall steel fastened with screws; Insulation: R-25 fiberglass...