Building the Best in Lethbridge

The 2011 Awards of Excellence winners were announce at the Building the Best show on January 28, 2012 at the Coast Hotel.  Twenty-six awards were given recognizing the best in residential construction.   Winners were selected by judges from across the country, professionals themselves in the home building industry.  
This year saw 13 different companies take home the hardware.  The coveted Builder of the Year went to Galko Homes Master Builder for the third year in a row.  New Home Design awards were won by Ashcroft Master Builder, Avonlea Master Builder, Bezooyen Contracting,   Daytona Homes, Dimax Developments, Galko Homes Master Builder, Premiere Custom Homes Ltd, and Van Arbor Homes Corp.  The Best Renovation award went to CADO Developments for the second year.

The Building the Best awards also recognize trades, suppliers, and service professionals supporting the residential construction industry.  This year’s best trade award went to Adora Kitchens, best supplier went to All Weather Windows and Doors, and best service professional went to Select People Solutions.
Multi-family units are also a big part of construction in Lethbridge with 159 units being built across the city in 2011.  Winning the best individual unit was Dimax Developments for their Sundance Estates project, and overall complex was the Charlestown by Avonlea Master Builder.  The Charlestown complex is found in the Blackwolf development that was recognized as this year’s Best Development.
CHBA-Lethbridge Region has always placed a high priority on Safety.  This year, a company had to have a Safety Certificate of Recognition to enter.  The award was presented to Galko Homes Master Builder.
CHBA-Lethbridge Region would like to congratulate all its members on a fantastic year of Building the Best in Lethbridge.