Three Wisconsin landscape projects featuring County Materials’ pavers and retaining wall units received national honors in the 2011 Hardscape North America Project Awards. The winners were announced on October 28^th in Louisville, Kentucky, at a breakfast banquet held during the HNA trade show in Louisville, KY.

County Materials' hardscaping products were showcased in these award-winning projects:

Winner in the HNA's Commercial Concrete Paver category for projects 1,000 to 15,000 square feet.

Project: Northern Pines Greenery (shown above)

Contractor: Designed and installed by Northern Pines Greenery owners (Minocqua, Wis.)

Featured Products: Summit Stone® landscape units, Lexington Stone® Pavers tumbled and non-tumbled, County Pavers®

 

Honorable Mention Award in Residential Permeable Interlocking Concrete Paver category

Project: Rawhide Trail Residence

Contractor: Schneider & Sons Landscaping, Inc. (Cecil, Wis.)

Featured Products: H2O Pro Pavers®

 

Honorable Mention Award for Combination of Hardscape Products for Commercial/Industrial projects 1,000 to 20,000 square feet

Project: Shawano County Park

Contractor: Apple Valley Orchard and Nursery (Bonduel, Wis.)

Featured Products: Summit Stone® Standard Outdoor Fireplace, Summit Stone® Landscape Units, County Pavers®

 

County Materials was honored in the 2011 Excellence in Hardscaping banquet sponsored by the Wisconsin Masonry Alliance. The award program, held February 2011 in Sheboygan, Wis., honors landscape contractors who successfully and creatively implement hardscaping products into their designs. The event also recognizes professionals who utilize new industry landscape developments and inspired design.

 

County Materials' hardscaping products were showcased in these award-winning projects:

Bronze Award in Residential SRWs & Garden Wall Projects under 1000 sq.ft.

Project: Ashbury Drive Residence (shown above)

Contractor: Paul's Landscaping of Vesper, Wis

Featured Products: Summit Stone™ Tumbled Landscape Units, Lexington Stone® Pavers, & County Block® Retaining Wall Units

 

Silver Award for Best Residential Natural Stone Retaining Wall or Terraced Wall Application

Project: Sweeney Residence

Contractor: Outdoor Enterprises, Inc. of Schofield, Wis

Featured Products: Natural Stone and County Pavers®

Bronze Award in Commercial SRWs & Garden Wall Projects under 2500 sq.ft.

Project: Marathon City Branch Library

Contractor: Switlick & Sons of Athens, Wis

Designer: Cedar Corporation of Menomonie, Wis

Featured Products: County Block® Retaining Wall System

Bronze Award in Creative Commercial SRW & Garden Wall Projects

Project: Lake Arrowhead Golf Club

Contractor: Paul's Landscaping of Vesper, Wis

Featured Products: Tribute® Retaining Wall System & Summit Stone™ Tumbled Landscape Units

Honorable Mention

Project: West Prairie Creek Road Residence

Contractor: Stumpf Creative Landscape of Menasha, Wis

Featured Products: Summit Stone™ Tumbled Landscape Units & County Pavers®

County Materials was recognized as the manufacturer of concrete retaining wall units for a nationally honored project in the 2010 Hardscape North America Hardscape Project Awards. In its third year, the program named 18 award winners in a ceremony on October 30th held at the HNA trade show in Louisville, KY.

Also recognized was Paul's Landscaping, of Vesper, Wis., who was the contractor for the Lake Arrowhead Golf Club in Nekoosa, Wis. The project was selected as the winner in the Commercial Awards Category for segmental retaining wall projects of 1,000 to 10,000 square feet.

The HNA awards program is sponsored by the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI), along with the Brick Industry Association and National Concrete Masonry Association. The program recognizes outstanding hardscape projects by contractors in residential and commercial/industrial applications. Roberto Nicolia, Chairman of the ICPI, says, "This awards program acknowledges some of the best hardscape installations in North America."

The club's new multipurpose patio features County Materials' Tribute® concrete retaining wall units in Canyon Brown, and Summit Stone^TM tumbled concrete landscape units in Cedar Blend. Concrete hardscape products ensure lasting durability for the patio, and they minimize maintenance time and costs.

The serpentine terraced retaining walls create a raised patio and accommodate vibrant planting beds for a beautiful backdrop to the course. Patrons to the Lake Arrowhead Golf Club can now enjoy relaxing or dining outdoors.

(March 31, 2009) County Materials’ hardscape products were recognized during the 2009 Excellence in Landscaping and Hardscaping Awards Banquet held Saturday, March 14 at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee. The banquet, which was presented by the Wisconsin Concrete Masonry Association and Wisconsin Landscape Contractors Association, awarded landscape professionals who successfully and creatively used concrete hardscaping in their projects.

Silver award – Residential category for Hardscape Costs $10,000-$20,000: Kelly Lake Road residence, (Suring, Wis.)
JM Landscaping & Nursery of Green Bay chose County Block® units for engineered retaining walls and Lexington Stone® Pavers to create multi-tiered patios that offer the homeowner more eye appeal and a functional setting for entertaining. Judges were impressed by the site challenges and results of extensive planning and installation. They called this a stunning visual project that shouts good workmanship and engineering.

Bronze award – Commercial category for Predominantly interlocking concrete paver projects:Horace White Park Memorial (Beloit, Wis.)
The City of Beloit embarked on a renovation project for the Horace White Park, which was founded in 1836. Designers and installers created a showcase for an existing monument to Dr. Horace White by using County Block® Retaining Walls for functional seat walls and tumbled Lexington Stone® Pavers for the walkways.  Original landscaping was recreated from historic photographs.

Judges noted the excellent workmanship and visual appeal that draws attention to the monument.

MARATHON, Wis. (March 29, 2006) – Three landscaping contractors received recognition for award-winning projects when the Wisconsin Concrete Masonry Association honored them, and County Materials, at the WCMA Excellence in Hardscaping awards banquet held Saturday, March 25, at the Mitchell Park Domes in Milwaukee. County Materials supplied the concrete pavers and retaining wall units featured in the projects.

Two of the honors came from the residential categories, where Brian Breckheimer of Breck Landscape & Design in Sherwood earned a Finalist award for his work on one Appleton residence. And landscaper Joe Lowney of Lowney’s Brick Paving in Appleton saw the work he did at his own home earn Honorable Mention. Steve Fleming, of S.C. Fleming Landscape Architect in Little Chute, took home Finalist honors for his paver walkway at the Wollersheim Winery in Prairie du Sac.

Breckheimer used 500 square feet of tumbled Lexington Stone™ pavers – in two sizes – and 600 units of Summit Stone™ landscaping units – all in Desert Sand color – on his project, which featured a patio bordered by seat walls that even included a small alcove for a grill.

Lowney also used tumbled Lexington Stone™ - 700 square feet in Cedar Blend with a Driftwood border – for the two-tier patio area and walkways. Nearly 200 square feet of tumbled Country Manor® retaining wall units frame the patio that includes pillars and a planting bed. Lowney also used County Block® retaining wall units to border a 60- by 30-foot sandbox and play area not far from the patio.

Fleming replaced a 20-year-old asphalt walkway at the Wollersheim Winery with a durable yet attractive concrete paver path that is 10 feet wide and 310 linear feet. The new path utilized 3,500 square feet of Lexington Stone™ pavers in a custom color, tumbled to soften the natural red and brown hues and recall the Old World feel of a rural German road.

County Materials operates 30 locations serving the Midwest. The family-owned, American-based company is an industry leader in the manufacture and distribution of concrete block, brick, ready-mix, hollowcore, pipe, pavers, retaining walls and Aggregate finish products for residential, commercial and municipal construction and landscaping.

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