Des Plaines, ILâOne hundred and forty Regional âContractor of the Yearâ (CotY) Winners were named by the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) during this yearâs regional competition. Judging for the regional projects took place at NARIâs national headquarters in Des Plaines, Illinois, in the first week of January.
Contractors from seven regions around the country vie for CotY Awards on an annual basis, and all regional winners will now be eligible for the National CotY Awards. National winners will be honored at NARIâs Evening of ExcellenceSM on Saturday, April 2, 2011, at the Westin Jersey City Newport.
All projects submitted for judging were an improvement or an addition to an existing structure, with the exception of one category, âResidential Exterior Specialty.â Otherwise, new construction projects were not eligible.
In addition, competing projects were completed between July 1 of 2009 and November 30 of 2010 and were not submitted in prior NARI National contests. An impartial panel of judges who are experts within the industry and associated fields, selected winners based on each entrantâs binders, which include âbefore and afterâ photography and project descriptions. Judging focused on problem solving, functionality, aesthetics, craftsmanship, innovation, degree of difficulty and entry presentation.
To be considered for a CotY Award, a company must be a NARI member in good standing. The entries of this yearâs competition totaled $93 million worth of remodeling projects. NARI members represent an elite group of the approximately 800,000 companies and individuals in the U.S. identifying themselves as remodelers.
The list of 2011 Regional CotY Award Winners is available on NARIâs Web site. NARI thanks its CotY Award sponsors: Ferguson, Loweâs Commercial Services, Lutron and Pella Corp.
Homeowners are estimated to spend a total of $133 billion on home improvements in the U.S. through second quarter of 2011 up from $118 billion in second quarter 2010.
NARI is a professional association whose members voluntarily subscribe to a strict code of ethics. Consumers may wish to search the site to find a qualified professional who is a member of NARI. Consumers can also call the NARI National hotline at 800-611-NARI and request a free copy of NARIâs brochure, âHow to Select a Remodeling Professional,â or visit the site and click on the homeownerâs guide for more information.
About NARI: The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) is the only trade association dedicated solely to the remodeling industry. The Association which represents more than 8,200 member companies nationwideâcomprised of 63,000 remodeling contractorsâ is âThe Voice of the Remodeling Industry.â
SOURCE: National Assn. of the Remodeling Industry
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