In celebration of the hard, diligent work concrete contractors accomplish each year and the efforts done each day, The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) announced the recipients of the Decorative Concrete International Awards, Safety Excellence Awards, and Member Owner/Executive Safety Award. The next Decorative Concrete Council awards should open around December 2022/January 2023. The Safety awards should open in April 2023.
The winners were recognized at ASCC’s Annual Conference, on September 29, 2022, in Cleveland, Ohio. Recipients of the ASCC Education, Research, and Development Foundation also awarded two $5,000 scholarships to students in the Concrete Industry Management program: Joseph McDaniel of Tennessee State University and Erik Bermudez of California State University. Students must maintain a minimum of a 2.5 GPA to qualify. 
Joseph McDaniel of Tennessee State University received their CIM Scholarship during the ASCC Conference, September 2022.American Society of Concrete Contractors
The WOW! & Decorative Concrete Awards
The Decorative Concrete Council (DCC), a specialty council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, Mo., has announced the winners of its 14th annual Decorative Concrete International Awards competition. The DCC is composed of contractors, manufacturers, and suppliers of decorative concrete products and is dedicated to improving the technical and business expertise of the contractors that pursue this specialty market.
Colorado Hardscapes, Greenwood Village, CO won the WOW! Award, best overall project, for the USAFA Air Gardens (pictured above), a restoration project to return the Air Force Academy’s Air Gardens, what had been the focal point of the cadet parade grounds, to its former glory.
The area is a 600-ft. grid of concrete, landscaping, and pools. After 46 years laying dormant, Colorado Hardscapes was tasked with replacing the Air Garden’s walkways, bridges, and pool copings, and refurbishing the pools themselves.
35,175 sq.ft. of specialty concrete was developed with white cement and white aggregate to compliment the white marble bands, and to contrast with the pools finished with charcoal plaster.
Over a mile of exposed finished vertical edges of copings and walkways, and 15 bridges, required innovative forming and finishing techniques. The layout throughout the Academy grounds is at multiples of seven, resulting in having to sawcut all paving into 21-in. tiles.
Additional Winners
The DCC also presented 20 more awards for various categories within decorative concrete allowing projects over as well as under 5,000 sq.ft. a chance to be recognized. Here are the first- and second-place recipients. 
Trademark Concrete Systems won 1st Place in Cast-in-Place Special Finishes, Over 5,000 sq.ft. category for their work in the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures project.Trademark Concrete Systems | American Society of Concrete Contractors
- Cast-In-Place Stamped, Over 5,000 sq.ft.
1st Place, Connecticut Bomanite Systems, Bethel, CT, for Downtown Danbury Transit Development
2nd Place, Alchemy Concrete, Inc., Amherst, Junction, WI, for The Manor - Cast-In-Place Stamped, Under 5,000 sq.ft.
1st Place, Beyond Concrete, Keyport, NJ, for Dennis Collins Park
2nd Place, Bomanite International Ltd., Quezon City, Cubao, NCR, Philippines, for Café Sawaloka - Polished Concrete & Overlays, Over 5,000 sq.ft.
Keystone Structural Concrete was awarded the W. Burr Bennett Awards for Safety Excellence.American Society of Concrete Contractors
1st Place, Burgess Concrete Construction, Inc., Moline, MI, for Fruitport Community Schools - High School Addition & Renovation
2nd Place, Musselman & Hall, Kansas City, MO, for Westview Elementary - Polished Concrete & Overlays, Under 5,000 sq.ft.
1st Place, Phaze Concrete, Cedar City, UT, for Phaze Concrete Office Lobby
2nd Place, Jeffco Concrete Contractors, Tuscaloosa, AL, for Ferguson Center Starbucks - Cast-in-Place Special Finishes, Over 5,000 sq.ft.
1st Place, Trademark Concrete Systems, Camarillo, CA, for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
2nd Place, Largo Concrete, Tustin, CA, for Rady Shell at Jacobs Park - Cast-in-Place Special Finishes, Under 5,000 sq.ft.
1st Place, Architectural Concrete Construction, Louisville, KY, for Norton Children’s Healing Garden
2nd Place, T.B. Penick & Sons, San Diego, CA, for Sunnyvale Sedimentary Wall - Vertical/Facades, Over 5,000 sq.ft.
1st Place, Unlimited Designs, Salt Lake City, UT, for ASU – Interdisciplinary Science & Technology Bldg. 7
2nd Place, Largo Concrete, Tustin, CA, for ApexBomanite International Ltd. won 1st Place in the Concrete Artistry, Over 5,000 sq.ft. category for the work done for Carnival Square Halong City.Bomanite International Ltd. | American Society of Concrete Contractors - Concrete Artistry, Over 5,000 sq.ft.
1st Place, Bomanite International Ltd., Quezon City, Cubao, NCR, the Philippines for Carnival Square Halong City
2nd Place, T.B. Penick & Sons, San Diego, CA, for San Diego Children’s Zoo – Wildlife Explorers Basecamp - Concrete Artistry, Under 5,000 sq.ft.
1st Place, Fuscardo Concrete, Weirton, WV, for Rebecca Fuscardo Booth at Deco-Crete Expo
2nd Place, Gilbane Bldg, Co., Phoenix, AZ, for City of Surprise Safety Evidence & Readiness Center Art Installation - Multiple Applications, Over 5,000 sq.ft.
1st Place, Hyde Concrete, Pasadena, MD, for Tidewater Farmhouse
2nd Place, Colorado Hardscapes, Greenwood Village, CO, for Lone Rock Retreat - Multiple Applications, Under 5,000 sq.ft.
1st Place, Deco-Crete Supply, Orrville, OH, for The Orchard - Stained & Dyes, Over 5,000 sq.ft.
1st Place, Desco Coatings of Alberta, Ltd., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, for Fort Edmonton Park Indigenous Peoples Experience
2nd Place, Dancer Concrete Design, Ft. Wayne, IN, for Roanoke Elementary School - Stained & Dyes, Under 5,000 sq.ft.
1st Place, Bob Harris, Structural Services, Inc., Waxahachie, TX, and Lee Ann Harris, Decorative Concrete Institute, Temple, GA, for Decorative Concrete Institute Facility
2nd Place, Captivating Concrete Creations, Tawas City, MI, for The Selman Estate - Architectural Cast-in-Place Concrete Structures, Over 5,000 sq.ft.
1st Place, Colorado Hardscapes, Greenwood Village, CO, for USAFA Air Gardens
2nd Place, Largo Concrete, Tustin, CA, for Apex - Architectural Cast-in-Place Concrete Structures, Under 5,000 sq.ft.
1st Place, Bomanite Artistic Concrete & Pools, El Paso, TX, for Weststar Tower
2nd Place, Raffin Construction Co., Chicago, IL, for Brighton Park Waste Transfer Station Barrier WallBelfast Valley Contractors CEO Theodore Goloboski III, received the ASCC Member Owner/Executive Safety Award.American Society of Concrete Contractors - Cementitious Overlays, Over 5,000 sq.ft.
1st Place, T.B. Penick & Sons, San Diego, CA, for Legoland Lego Movie World
2nd Place, Texas Bomanite, Dallas, TX, for Hotel Drover - Cementitious Overlays, Under 5,000 sq.ft.
1st Place, Sundek of San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, for Aloft Hotel
2nd Place, Sundek National Accounts, Grand Prairie, TX, for Wayne State University - Decorative Resinous Coatings, Over 5,000 sq.ft.
1st Place, Decorative Concrete of Virginia, Lynchburg, VA, for Runk & Pratt
2nd Place, Birmingham Decorative Concrete, Leeds, AL, for Caliber Gear - Decorative Resinous Coatings, Under 5,000 sq.ft.
1st Place, Decorative Concrete of Virginia, Lynchburg, VA, for Smith Mountain Lake Garage - Project Video
1st Place, Desco Coatings of Alberta, Ltd., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, for Fort Edmonton Park Indigenous Peoples Experience
The Safety Excellence Award
Concrete contractors with exemplary safety records for 2021 were recognized by the Safety & Risk Management Council (SRMC) of the ASCC. The ASCC Safety & Risk Management Council educates contractors on all aspects of safety relating to concrete contracting and insurance matters. The Council also provides oversight on safety publications and events.
W. Burr Bennett Awards for Safety Excellence were given to specialty contractor Keystone Structural Concrete, Houston, TX, and general contractor Shiel Sexton, Indianapolis, IN. These awards are presented to contractors that place the highest priority on safety. Entries are judged on three years of safety performance indicators; values and trends; a self-assessment checklist of company safety practices; and detailed descriptions of safety plans and culture. 
Hyde Concrete and Kimmel Studio Architects won 1st Place in the Multiple Applications, Over 5,000 sq.ft. category for their Tidewater Farmhouse project.Hyde Concrete | Photographer Jennifer Hughes | American Society of Concrete Contractors
Outstanding Safety Achievement Awards
Additional awards, based on the incident rate for 2021, were presented to general and specialty contractors in four categories. In all 22 contractors received awards for zero lost time due to accidents, and 25 contractors were recognized for having lowered their incident rate from the previous year. Finally, 57 contractors received certificates for achieving an incident rate below the national average.
General Contractors, for the lowest incident rate:
- Shiel Sexton Co., Indianapolis, IN (over 650,000 work hours);
- Gregory Construction Services, Columbus, MS (160,000 – 650,000 work hours) and
- Wm. Aupperle & Sons, Morton, IL (under 160,000 work hours).
Specialty Contractors receiving the Outstanding Safety Achievement Award:
- Keystone Structural Concrete, Houston, TX (over 300,000 work hours);
- Vicon Construction, St. Louis, MO (90,000 – 299,999 work hours); and
- Anderson Commercial Concrete, Moline, IL (under 89,999 work hours).
Three companies were recognized for outstanding fleet safety records:
- J. J. Barney Construction, Rochester Hills, MI, 480,000 miles with zero accidents;
- Schiralli Construction Wilson, OK, 1,000,000 miles with zero accidents; and
- Solid Surface Care, Charlotte, NC, 4,680,000 miles with zero accidents.
Owner/Executive Safety
The SRMC also announced that Theodore Goloboski III, CEO, Belfast Valley Contractors, Dundalk, MD, received the ASCC Member Owner/Executive Safety Award for 2022. The award recognizes one owner/executive of a contractor member company who displays a clear focus and passion for safety and provides leadership that creates a best-in-class safety culture. 
Decorative Concrete of Virginia won 1st Place in the Decorative Resinous Coatings, Over 5,000 sq.ft. category for work done in the Runk & Pratt project.Decorative Concrete of Virginia | American Society of Concrete Contractors
Belfast’s EMR for 2022 was .76 with 867,086 employee hours worked.
In their nomination, Belfast Valley’s employees noted: “Our CEO is a great example of how a leader should approach safety. He holds monthly risk management meetings with our insurance company, monthly in-person safety meetings with superintendents, and twice weekly virtual calls with all management devoted to safety. He believes in training and re-training to make sure our focus is always on safety.”
Heather Keogh, vice president of Diversified Insurance Industries had this to say. “A strong consistent leader is always accountable for team results. He works from the perspective of extreme ownership. All results are a reflection of leadership, so he owns the outcomes.”
The SRMC is a specialty council dedicated to making ASCC contractors the safest in the industry. The Council board consists of safety and insurance professionals from all aspects of the concrete contracting industry. Council activities include publication development, review and monitoring of ASCC events and materials for safety compliance, member education, a safety awards program, and a safety/insurance hotline.
The ASCC is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the capabilities of those who build with concrete and to providing them a unified voice in the construction industry. Members include concrete contracting firms, manufacturers, suppliers and others interested in the concrete industry, such as architects, specifiers and distributors.
For more information, visit www.ascconline.org or call the ASCC office at (866) 788-2722.
