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BRITISH COLUMBIA CHAPTER Honouring the finest in quality and service in the architectural woodwork industry BENCHMARKTHE 21ST ANNUAL AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE EDITION FALL 2011 1 From the President From the Executive Director Mike Harskamp Mike done. well job a for Christina Special thanksto Lezelle Moira, and huge success! helped makethisyear’s Awards a tion. Many thanksto allthosewho event at theexpense oftheAssocia- and to invite your clients to a premiere to showcase youropportunity work yearnext asitprovides afantastic toabout whichprojects submitfor We encourage thinking you to start [email protected] |www.awmac.com 604-298 3555 AWMAC BCChapter Moira Rowan |Executive Director Contact:
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is growing by theyear. and the largest ofitskind Excellence. This event is AWMAC BCAwards of the winnersof2011 Congratulations to all Above andBeyond Award Tony Lucas, lastyear’s recipient. Steve Mahovlic receives RepoftheYear theSales Award from the year 2010. professional to manufac service Products. Steve provided thebest, mostprompt and Awarded to Steve Mahovlic ofHardwoods Specialty Lucas, Marketing SpecialProjects; RudySolar,Berryman, Apprenticeship &Education; Finance; RudyBardeck, Tony BC Executive Jim Director; Taylor, AWMAC Frank Director; &Past Membership Beck, President; Martin successful launch in 2011! program certification (SAW) from conception to its Steve piloted theSustainableArchitectural Woodwork green initiative inthearchitectural woodwork industry. Left toLeft right: 2008, In Supplier ofthe Year Award to Steve Glegg. Past President Frank presents Beck theAbove andBeyond Award Sales RepresentativeSales ofthe Year Award companies theyear during 2010. professional to member manufacturer service Hardwoods provided thebest, mostprompt and Presented to Hardwoods Products Specialty 2011 AWMAC BCBoard ofDirectors Steve Glegg ofStirling Woodworks envisioned a Steve Glegg, Macdonell, GIS& Special Projects; Robert Vice President; Rowan, Moira Introducing thewinners...... turer membersduring . : Mike Harskamp,Absent from President photo : Mike 2 [ OVERALL EXCELLENCE ] AWARD
ED FIELDER AWARD FOR OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN QUALITY AND SERVICE ON A LARGE PROJECT
Project | Delta Hospice Location | Delta BC AWMAC | CWC Architectural Millwork 2007 Designer | DA Architects + Planners GC | Kindred Construction
Dan Vaandrager of CWC Architectural Millwork 2007 receives the Ed Fielder Award from Gordon Richards, President, AIBC. 3
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ED RUSSELL AWARD FOR OVERALL EXCELLENCE IN QUALITY AND SERVICE ON A SMALL PROJECT
Project | Camp Fiorante Matthews Location | Vancouver BC AWMAC | Pacific Woodworking Designer | False Creek Design Group GC | Amacon Construction
John van Vliet of Pacific Woodworking receives the Ed Russell Award from Alyssa Myshok, President, IDIBC. 5 [ EXPORT PROJECT ] AWARD
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Project | Back Bar Feature Wall Location | Squaw Valley CA AWMAC | Wanes Custom Woodworks Designer | Three Dimensional Services www.woodworkingcanada.com GC | DCS
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Excellence in QUALITY | GOLD Excellence in QUALITY | SILVER
Project | Tapestry at Wesbrook Village UBC Project | Joey Burnaby Location | Vancouver BC Location | Burnaby BC AWMAC | The Artek Group AWMAC | Acorn Wood Designs Designer | Hopping Kovach Grinnell Design Designer | Joey Restaurant Group In-House Design Consultants GC | Inline Construction GC | BOSA Construction
Excellence in SERVICE | GOLD Excellence in SERVICE | SILVER
Project | UBC Buchanan A Project | Delta Hospice Location | Vancouver BC Location | Delta BC AWMAC | Wanes Custom Woodworks AWMAC | CWC Architectural Woodwork 2007 Architect | Busby Perkins + Will Architect | DA Architects + Planners GC | Scott Construction GC | Kindred Construction 7 small [ LOCAL PROJECT ] AWARDS
Excellence in QUALITY | GOLD Excellence in QUALITY | SILVER
Project | East Side Mario’s Project | Central Agricultural Facility | Boardroom Location | North Vancouver BC Location | Abbotsford BC AWMAC | Ebony Architectural Woodwork AWMAC | Benchmark Architectural Woodworking Designer | McMillan Design Architect | Iredale Group Architecture GC | P. Grace Construction GC | Summit Brooke Construction
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Excellence in SERVICE | GOLD Excellence in SERVICE | GOLD
Project | Camp Fiorante Matthews Project | iQmetrix Location | Vancouver BC Location | Vancouver BC AWMAC | Pacific Woodworking AWMAC | Wanes Custom Woodworks Designer | False Creek Design Group Designer | SSDG Interiors GC | Amacon Construction GC | Fusion Projects
Excellence in SERVICE | GOLD Excellence in SERVICE | GOLD
Project | Ocean Beach Hotel | Lounge Project | Local on Lonsdale Location | White Rock BC Location | North Vancouver BC AWMAC | Ebony Architectural Woodwork AWMAC | Beckville Woodcrafts Designer | SSDG Interiors Designer | BYU Design GC | Toni Veltri GC | Anthem Properties Group 9 large [ RESIDENTIAL PROJECT ] AWARDS
Excellence in QUALITY | GOLD Excellence in SERVICE | GOLD
Location | Whistler BC Location | West Vancouver BC AWMAC | SOMA Furniture AWMAC | Radius Architectural Millwork Designer | Valerie Reed Design Consultant Architect | Lamoureux Architect GC | Trueform Construction BOSA Construction 10 small [ RESIDENTIAL PROJECT ] AWARDS
Excellence in QUALITY | GOLD Excellence in QUALITY | SILVER
Location | Vancouver BC Location | West Vancouver BC AWMAC | Feature Millwork AWMAC | Ars Lignea-Custom Cabinets & Millwork Designer | Pritchard Design Consultants Architect | Lamoureux Architect GC | WoodRose Homes
Excellence in SERVICE | GOLD Excellence in SERVICE | SILVER
Location | Vancouver BC Location | Cranbrook BC AWMAC | Stirling Woodworks AWMAC | Cranbrook Interior Woodwork Designer | Hodgson Design Associates Designer | Brenda Crago’s Interior Design GC | Lane Cove Construction GC | New Dawn Developments 11 [ EDUCATION ] AWARDS
Top 4th Year Top 3rd Year Kwantlen Polytechnic BCIT Joinery Student BCIT Joinery Student University Award
GRAEME HERMAN TIMOTHY RIETKERK AMY HAGEDORN receives the Top 4th Year Student receives the Top 3rd Year Student receives the Kwantlen Design Award Award from Paul Schmid of BCIT Award from Paul Schmid of BCIT from Paola Gavilanez, Kwantlen Joinery Department. Joinery Department. Polytechnic University.
AWMAC BC BCIT APPRENTICESHIP CONTEST
NICK SHORT 2011 AWMAC BC Board of Directorsof Radius Architectural Millwork receives the BC Apprenticeship Contest Award from Rudy Solar, Education Director. 12 [ EDUCATION ] AWARDS [ GIS ] AWARD
GUARANTEE & INSPECTION SERVICE AWARD
JSV Architectural Veneering & Millwork achieved a consistently high level of quality in projects that were inspected as part of the AWMAC Guarantee and Inspection Service Program.
Bob Dumas of JSV Architectural Veneering & Millwork receives the GIS Award from GIS Director Robert Macdonell.
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Congratulations to the winners of the AWMAC BC 2011 Awards of Excellence
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JACK SIGURDSON AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN OF ARCHITECTURAL WOODWORK
Project | Private Residence Location | West Vancouver BC Designer | Lamoureux Architect GC | Trueform Construction | BOSA Construction AWMAC | Radius Architectural Millwork
Frank Beck, AWMAC BC Membership Director presents the Jack Sigurdson Award to Brad Lamoureux of Lamoureux Architect. 15
Ace Architectural Millwork Ace Architectural Millwork Acorn Wood Designs Acorn Wood Designs Golden Tree Jewellers Legacy Liquor Store Jewel Tower 1 Joey Burnaby Langley BC Vancouver BC Burnaby BC Burnaby BC
Acorn Wood Designs Apollo Industries Ars Lignea-Custom Cabinets The Artek Group The Keg Discovery Parks Cafeteria & Millwork Tapestry | Wesbrook Village Oro Valley AZ Vancouver BC Private Residence Vancouver BC West Vancouver BC
The Artek Group Beckville Woodcrafts Beckville Woodcrafts Benchmark Architectural University of Oregon Local on Lonsdale North Shore Credit Union Woodworking Matthew Knight Arena North Vancouver BC North Vancouver BC Central Agricultural Facility Eugene OR Abbotsford BC 16 [ 2011 PROJECT SUBMISSIONS ] AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
Benchmark Architectural CN Architectural Millwork & CN Architectural Millwork & Colwin Design Woodworking Construction Construction Thrifty Foods Private Executive Office Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel Sparkling Hill Resort Surrey BC Vancouver BC Vancouver BC Vernon BC
Cranbrook Interior Woodwork Cranbrook Interior Woodwork Cranbrook Interior Woodwork Cutting Edge Woodworks Kimberley Conference & Athlete Private Residence Private Residence Camp Pringle Training Centre Cranbrook BC Cranbrook BC Shawnigan Lake BC Kimberley BC
Cutting Edge Woodworks CWC Architectural Millwork CWC Architectural Millwork Ebony Architectural Millwork Serious Coffee Delta Hospice Innovative Fitness East Side Mario’s Nanaimo BC Delta BC Abbotsford BC North Vancouver BC 17
Ebony Architectural Millwork Feature Millwork Feature Millwork Feature Millwork Ocean Beach Hotel Fairmont Live Work Lobby Private Residence Private Residence White Rock BC Vancouver BC Whistler BC Vancouver BC
JSV Architectural Veneering & Mosaic Millwork Pacific Woodworking Pacific Woodworking Millwork Steve Nash Sports Club Camp Fiorante Matthews Garibaldi Glass Fraser Milner Casgrain Offices Surrey BC Vancouver BC Burnaby BC Vancouver BC
Radius Architectural Millwork Seagull Enterprises Seagull Enterprises Smith Millwork Private Residence Private Residence Private Residence Kelowna City Hall West Vancouver BC Sechelt BC West Vancouver BC Kelowna BC 18 [ 2011 PROJECT SUBMISSIONS ] AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
SOMA Furniture Stirling Woodworks Teamart Millwork Towne Millwork Private Residence Private Residence Kwantlen Polytechnic Private Residence Whistler BC Vancouver BC University Vancouver BC Langley BC
Veritas Millwork Veritas Millwork Wanes Custom Woodworks Wanes Custom Woodworks Baja Mining Panago Pizza Back Bar Feature wall iQmetrix Vancouver BC Vancouver BC Squaw Valley CA Vancouver BC
designer | contractor | supplier | millworker | client working together to attain ONE vision
Congratulations to everyone who allowed their work to be inspected, displayed and critiqued by their peers. These projects speak for themselves!
Wanes Custom Woodworks UBC Buchanan A Vancouver BC 2011 | AWARD WINNERS