County Materials Corporation is proud to announce three hardscape projects were recognized at the 2018 Excellence in Hardscape Awards gala hosted at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, Wis., on February 21, 2018. The Wisconsin Masonry Alliance’s award program recognizes and creates awareness about hardscape materials and showcases landscape professionals who creatively implement hardscaping in their projects.
A panel of industry judges selected projects based on their overall excellence of design, creativity, functionality, selection and quality of materials, installation techniques craftsmanship and overall appearance. The innovation and quality of hardscape products manufactured by County Materials stood out from the crowd and received three of the prestigious awards.
In the Best Structural Retaining Wall Commercial Application over 2,500 Sq. ft. category, Silver went to Ascension Medical Group in Wausau, Wis. This project featured several massive retaining walls built with Rib Rock™ Landscape Block, manufactured by County Materials. The large size of Rib Rock units was vital in addressing the site’s aggressive slopes and helped accelerate construction time. This impressive wall project was installed by Big Bull Retaining Wall Systems, LLC, Wausau, Wis.
In the Best Permeable Paver Commercial Application, a Silver award went to Community First Credit Union for their parking lot constructed with Harmony Permeable Pavers™ manufactured by County Materials. Harmony Permeable Pavers provided an appealing looking parking lot that also offers effective storm water management on site. The 31,000 sq. ft. parking lot was mechanically laid by Aqua Paving of Yorkville Illinois.
In the Best Driveway category, the Fairview Road Residence received a Bronze award. The expansive drive port and driveway were created with County Materials’ Grand Milestone Pavers™ and Elements Paving Stones™. Concrete pavers were selected for this project as a long-lasting replacement to the heavily cracked asphalt previously onsite and to match the classic aesthetics of the home. This elegant application of pavers was installed by EMC2 Landscaping LLC of Hebron Ill.
