Industry Honors

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

Mike Nisonger of Preferred Builders is NFBA Member Spotlight

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-By Kathy Jonas- Mike Nisonger often thinks about a telephone call he got on Christmas Eve in 1992. Everett Hart from NuWay Builders called to set up a lunch date. Hart had a Lester Buildings dealership and wanted to know whether Nisonger would be interested in running that division. “Anyone who...

Crew Foreman of the Month, Dustin Haan, Remuda Building

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Slowing down is not easy for Dustin Haan of Remuda Building in Alberta, Canada. “He loves to be the fastest guy on the job site,” according to Peter Vanderzwaag, sales and marketing manager. “However, he is always willing to take time out to explain things to the customer.” Haan is the...

HENRY GETZ Winner of the 2015 Bernon G. Perkins Award

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Each year the National Frame Building Association presents its highest honor to an individual who has demonstrated exemplary service to the post-frame industry. The Bernon G. Perkins Award, named after a pioneer of the post-frame industry who furthered the pole building’s evolution from a temporary structure into a long-lasting one, was...

2015 Buildings of the Year named by NFBA

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The announcement of the Buildings of the Year Awards is one of the highlights of the annual Frame Building Expo. A large audience gathered for the National Frame Building Association awards luncheon at the Indianapolis Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 10, 2016, to honor the winners of these prestigious...

2016 Gold Key voting has started!

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Do you have a favorite post-frame or low-rise metal building supplier you’d like to see rewarded for the products and services your business has come to rely on? For the past 34 years, Rural Builder magazine has enlisted the help of builders to help select businesses that deserve some recognition. Companies...

Brakeman, Brugger and Simon named to 2016 Rural Builder Hall of Fame

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Rural Builder magazine inducted three new members to the Rural Builder Hall of Fame at the Frame Building Expo in Indianapolis on March 11. Named to the Hall of Fame for 2016 were David Brakeman, Alpine / ITW Company; Michael Brugger, Ohio State University; and Jim Simon, Tailored Building Systems, Grand Rapids,...

MCA honors outstanding achievers in metal construction industry

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The Metal Construction Association (MCA) presented awards to three outstanding achievers in the metal construction industry at its winter meeting held February 1-3 in St. Pete Beach, Florida. Mark James of Roof Hugger, Inc. and Randy Allen from Triangle Fastener Corporation were honored with MCA’s Patrick R. Bush Volunteer Service Award,...

Post-Frame Crew Foreman of the Month: Roy Palmer II

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– By Greg Blosser, NFBA Communications Manager –  Nan Spadacene of Midland, Michigan, calls foreman Roy Palmer II a “superstar.” Spadacene, a retired business development manager who worked at Dow Chemical for 30 years, knows a bit about supervising people and considers herself a good just of character. Palmer, of Wick...

Varco Pruden lands Top 10 spot in Top Workplaces in Memphis

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MEMPHIS, TN – Varco Pruden Buildings (VP) was recognized a second time this year as a top place to work. The Memphis Commercial Appeal ranked VP in the top 10 Top Workplaces 2015 in the small size category (under 100 employees). The Top Workplaces are determined based solely on employee feedback....

EagleView Technologies Receives MRCA Industry Innovation Award

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EagleView Technologies, a leading technology provider of aerial imagery, data analytics and GIS solutions, recently announced that it was awarded the 2015 Industry Innovation Award by the Midwest Roofing Contractors Association (MRCA) for the development of its cloud-based construction software, Construct. “We are honored to be recognized by the MRCA for...