Milwaukee NARI Bestows Wisconsin Remodeler of the Year and Local Achievement Awards
Milwaukee NARI is an elite association of the best home improvement and remodeling professionals and those in businesses who are affiliated with the industry.
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee NARI, promoting professionalism in the home remodeling industry and fostering consumer confidence for more than 55 years, presented the 2017 Local Achievement Awards and Wisconsin Remodeler of the Year Awards Fri., Jan. 12, at the association’s Awards Night held at The InterContinental Hotel in Milwaukee, Wis.
Local Achievement Awards are presented to association members in recognition of their achievements and commitment to the organization. Several of the awards are presented in honor of former Milwaukee NARI members who had significant achievements within the industry and community. The winners of the 2017 Milwaukee Local Achievement Awards were as follows:
- Gordy Ziglinski “Spirit of Education” Award – acknowledges excellence in training and education in the industry in general, and Milwaukee NARI in particular: Nick Schliepp, CRS, CRPM, of Allrite Home & Remodeling, Inc. in Milwaukee.
- Mary Fox-Hagner Lifetime Achievement Award – recognizing the association’s executive director from 1993-2005, this award is bestowed on a person who has been in the remodeling industry for at least 20 years and a member of NARI for at least seven years: Nick Kerzner, MCR, CKBR, of Kerzner Remodeling & Construction in Oconomowoc.
- Government Affairs Award – honors a member who has actively pursued the legislative interests of the professional remodeling industry: Chris Egner, MCR, CKBR, UDCP, CRPM, CCP, of Four Seasons Sunrooms/Chris Egner Design-Build-Remodel in New Berlin.
- Professionalism Award – recognizes a person who has shown exceptional devotion, dedication, and accomplishment to the home improvement and remodeling industry through efforts to promote NARI as a professional organization on the local level while at the same time serving as a tremendous resource for the community: Ken Connor, CR, of Connor Remodeling & Design, Inc. in Menomonee Falls.
- Distributor of the Year – honors a member company that has demonstrated a strong commitment to NARI, to the remodeling industry, and to the community: Schluter Systems in Edgerton.
- Bill Bobrowitz Image Award – acknowledges an individual or organization that has contributed to the enhancement of the remodeling industry’s image: Brillo Home Improvements, Inc. of Milwaukee.
- Media Outlet of the Year – recognizes a media organization that assists Milwaukee NARI in its effort to provide home improvement and remodeling resources to consumers throughout the area while enhancing the association’s image and community presence: Clear Channel Outdoor of Pewaukee.
- Affiliate Organization of the Year – presented to a member company not directly in the home improvement and remodeling industry that has supported the local association in its business activities and has enhanced its operations: Media Link Consulting LLC in Dousman.
The awards program also featured the presentation of the 2017 Wisconsin Remodeler of the Year Awards to Milwaukee NARI members in the following categories:
- Basement $50,000 to $100,000: PuroClean First Responders: Silver
- Basement Over $100,000: AB&K: Gold
- Commercial Interior: Paul Davis Restoration & Remodeling of SE WI: Gold
- Disaster Restoration – Fire and/or Water: Paul Davis Restoration & Remodeling of SE WI: Gold
- Entire House Under $250,000: Urban Herriges & Sons, Inc.: Silver; and Owner Assisted Remodeling by Renovations Group, Inc.: Silver
- Entire House $250,000 to $500,000: Bartelt. The Remodeling Resource: Gold; MKE Design Build LLC: Gold; and JM Remodeling and Construction, LLC: Bronze
- Entire House $500,001 to $750,000: J&J Contractors I LLC: Gold; and Team Entry: RJ Builders, Inc. and Baugnet Design Studio: Gold
- Residential Addition $100,000 to $250,000: Urban Herriges & Sons, Inc.: Gold; and Team Entry: RJ Builders, Inc. and Baugnet Design Studio: Gold
- Residential Addition Over $250,000: Bartelt. The Remodeling Resource: Gold awards for two individual projects; and S.J. Janis Company, Inc.: Silver
- Residential Bath Under $25,000: AB&K: Bronze; and RJ Builders, Inc.: Bronze
- Residential Bath $25,000 to $50,000: Callen Construction, Inc.: Gold; AB&K: Silver; and Dimension Design, Build, Remodel Inc.: Silver
- Residential Bath $50,001 to $75,000: Design Tech Remodeling LLC: Gold; MKE Design Build LLC: Gold; Owner Assisted Remodeling by Renovations Group, Inc.: Gold; Story Hill Renovations LLC: Gold; AB&K: Silver; and J&J Contractors I LLC: Silver
- Residential Bath $75,001 to $100,000: Owner Assisted Remodeling by Renovations Group, Inc.: Silver; Carmel Builders, Inc.: Bronze; and J&J Contractors I LLC: Bronze
- Residential Bath Over $100,000: Bartelt. The Remodeling Resource: Bronze; Carmel Builders, Inc.: Bronze; and QRS Group: Bronze
- Residential Exterior Under $100,000: Allrite Home & Remodeling, Inc.: Bronze; and JM Remodeling and Construction, LLC: Bronze
- Residential Historical Renovation/Restoration $250,000 & Over: Urban Herriges & Sons, Inc.: Gold
- Residential Interior Under $75,000: RJ Builders, Inc.: Gold; J&J Contractors I LLC: Silver; and JM Remodeling and Construction, LLC: Bronze
- Residential Interior $75,000 to $150,000: Team Entry: Joseph Douglas Homes and Remodeling LLC and The Winters Partnership LLC: Gold; AB&K: Silver awards for two individual projects; J&J Contractors I LLC: Silver; S.J. Janis Company, Inc.: Silver; and JM Remodeling and Construction, LLC: Silver
- Residential Interior Over $150,000: J&J Contractors I LLC: Silver
- Residential Kitchen Under $30,000: AB&K: Bronze
- Residential Kitchen $30,000 to $60,000: AB&K: Silver awards for two individual projects; Bridgeway Independent Living Designs, LLC: Silver; Design Tech Remodeling LLC: Silver; Urban Herriges & Sons, Inc.: Silver; Kurber Construction, LLC: Silver; and Diane Nelson Interiors, LLC: Bronze
- Residential Kitchen $60,001 to $100,000: AB&K: Gold; Urban Herriges & Sons, Inc.: Gold; Owner Assisted Remodeling by Renovations Group, Inc.: Gold; Story Hill Renovations LLC: Gold; AB&K: Silver awards for two individual projects; Callen Construction, Inc. : Silver; DG Remodeling, Div. of David & Goliath Builders: Silver; J&J Contractors I LLC: Silver; Diane Nelson Interiors, LLC: Silver; and Owner Assisted Remodeling by Renovations Group, Inc.: Silver
- Residential Kitchen $100,001 to $150,000: RJ Builders, Inc.: Gold; and AB&K: Silver
- Residential Kitchen Over $150,000: Carmel Builders, Inc.: Gold
- Residential Landscape Design/Outdoor Living Under $60,000: J & B Construction Company, Inc.: Silver
- Residential Landscape Design/Outdoor Living $60,000 and Over: Hawks Landscape, A Division of the Hawks Nursery Co.: Gold; KD Poolscapes: Gold; LandCrafters, Inc.: Gold awards for two individual projects; Paul Davis Restoration & Remodeling of SE WI: Silver; and Swimming Pool Services: Silver
Milwaukee NARI is an elite association of the best home improvement and remodeling professionals and those in businesses who are affiliated with the industry. As a trusted resource for consumers since 1961, Milwaukee NARI has promoted ethical conduct, professionalism, sound business practices in the remodeling industry, and consumer education. Consumers can have confidence when selecting a Milwaukee NARI member for their project, as all members adhere to a code of ethics that ensures honesty, integrity and responsibility.
For more information or to receive a free copy of the annual membership directory along with the booklet, Milwaukee NARI’s Remodeling Guide, visit www.MilwaukeeNARI.org or call Milwaukee NARI at 414-771-4071.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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