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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WINANS NAMED REGIONAL WINNER IN THE 2003 CONTRACTOR
OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Des Plaines, IL — Winans Construction,
in Oakland California, was named a regional winner in the 2003 Contractor
of the Year Award competition in both the Residential Addition $250,000
and over, and Residential Specialty categories. The awards are part of an
annual competition held by the National Association of the Remodeling Industry
(NARI), headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois. |
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Regional
winners, including Winans are up for consideration for the national awards,
to be handed out at the 2003 Evening of Excellence awards ceremony April
12, 2003, in Orlando. The ceremony will be held in conjunction with NARI's
Annual Board Meeting at the Orlando Wyndham Resort.
A recipient of numerous local and national awards, Winans Construction is a 24-year old firm specializing in residential remodeling in the East Bay. Co-owners Paul and Nina Winans are both National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) Certified Remodelers. Paul has given many seminars to homeowners over the past several years and writes the From the Ground Up column on construction for Hills Publications. The Contractor of the Year (COTY) Awards is widely considered the premier competition of its kind throughout the remodeling industry. Preliminary judging took place near the NARI headquarters in Des Plaines on January 8th and 9th, 2003, and included a panel of eleven distinguished judges with extensive knowledge of design and construction. Seventy-six regional COTY winners were named in 18 separate categories at this year's competition, with three honorable mentions. To be considered, a company must be a NARI member in good standing. NARI members represent an exclusive group from the approximately 800,000 companies and individuals in the U.S. identifying themselves as remodelers. Contractors from seven regions around the country vie for the awards on an annual basis. All projects submitted for judging must be an improvement or an addition to an existing structure in order to be considered. New construction projects are not eligible. In addition, competing projects must have been completed between July 1 of the previous year and November 30 of the current year (a 17-month time period) and cannot have been submitted in prior NARI National contests. An impartial panel of judges, who are considered experts within the industry and associated fields, selected winners based on each entrant's "Before and After" photography and project description. Judging was based on problem solving, functionality, aesthetics, craftsmanship, innovation, degree of difficulty and entry presentation. For more information and details about the competition or the Evening of Excellence event, please call NARI headquarters at 1-800-611-NARI.
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