Ten Companies Win 2010 Golden Trowel Awards

Golden Trowels are given annually by The Face Companies of Norfolk, Virginia, the developer of the F-Number System, to concrete contractors who place and finish the flattest and most level concrete floor slabs in the world.

2010 Golden Trowel Winners - Gold Plates
Winner: McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., Newport Beach, CA
(11th Golden Trowel)
Category: Unshored Elevated Deck over 100,000 sq. ft., 512,952 sq. ft.
F-Number(s) Achieved: FF 59.6 (World Record)
Project: Kaiser Fontana Medical Center, Fontana, CA

Winner: Ace/Avant Concrete Construction Co. Inc., Archdale, NC
(21st Golden Trowel)
Category: Somero Laser Screed 22-40 ft. wide, 17,646 sq. ft.
F-Number(s) Achieved: FMIN 143
Project: Henkel Warehouse, Salisbury, NC

Winner: Diplock Floor, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
(3rd Golden Trowel)
Category: Copperhead over Styrofoam Insulation, 17,000 sq. ft.
F-Number(s) Achieved: FF 61.1 / FL 54.3
Project: North Park Quad Arena, Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Winner: Keystone Concrete Placement, Houston, TX
(3rd Golden Trowel)
Category: Unshored Elevated Slab, 87,486 sq. ft.
F-Number(s) Achieved: FF 60.2
Project: Hemingway Medical Office Building, Killeen, TX

Winner: GNP Construtora Ltda, Sao Paulo, Brazil
(2nd Golden Trowel)
Category: Narrow Strip Placement, 32,303 sq. ft.
F-Number(s) Achieved: FF 139.4 / FL 83.0
Project: Delta Industria Ceramica S.A., Rio Claro, Brazil

Winner: Birdwell & Associates, Inc., Lakeland, FL
(17th Golden Trowel)
Category: Wet Screed/Magic Screed, 10,125 sq. ft.
F-Number(s) Achieved: FF 65.2 / FL 41.8
Project: Aldi # 17, Clermont, FL

Winner: Kitchell Contractors, Phoenix, AZ
(1st Golden Trowel)
Category: Overall Levelness/Elevation Tolerance, 562,113 sq. ft.
Results Achieved: > 95% of all elevations within 3/8 inch envelope
Project: PCH New Patient Tower, Phoenix, AZ

Winner: Healey Long & Jevin, Inc., Wilmington, DE
(1st Golden Trowel) Category: Hand Screed Moveable Screed Rail, 70,675 sq. ft.
F-Number(s) Achieved: FF 85.5 / FL 46.2
Project: Boeing 361 focused Factory - Phase 1, Ridley Park, PA

Winner: Lindsay Lampasona Concrete Building Partners, Norfolk, MA
(1st Golden Trowel)
Category: Somero Laser Screed > 40 ft. wide, 102,187 sq. ft.
F-Number(s) Achieved: FF 84.4 / FL 65.2
Project: Clare Rose Distribution Center, Shirley, NY

2010 Golden Trowel Winner - Silver Plate
Winner: Collective Concrete, Inc., Jackson, NJ
(1st Golden Trowel)
Category: Defined Traffic Somero Laser Screed 22-40 ft. wide, 175,005 sq. ft.
F-Number(s) Achieved: FMIN 98.3
Project: STS Tire Distribution Center, Bridgewater NJ