Hance Construction, Inc., Washington, New Jersey, in competition with contractors across the nation has won the 2012 Building of the Year Award from the Metal Building Contractors and Erectors Association (MBCEA).
The winning project was the Hudson Guild Farms in Andover, New Jersey. Hudson Guild Farms is a sporting club for shooting and hunting sports. This project acts as the base of operations for Hudson Farm’s grounds staff which maintain in excess of 4,000 acres of game preserve and raise over 50,000 birds yearly. The facility also acts as the manufacturing and gun repair and restoration facility for Griffin & Howe, an exclusive purveyor of fine firearms.
Winners in the other categories were:
Category: EDUCATION
Education Category – Winner of Excellence:
Project: Council Grove Elementary School (Oklahoma City, OK)
Contractor: Crossland Construction Company (Columbus, KS)
Education Category – Winner of Merit:
Project: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Woods Hole, MA)
Contractor: MMS Northeast, Inc. (Hampton Falls, NH)
Category: MANUFACTURING
Manufacturing Category – Winner of Excellence:
Project: Baker Hughes Pumping Facility & Sandplant (Shreveport, LA)
Contractor: Crossland Construction Company (Columbus, KS)
Manufacturing Category – Winner of Merit:
Project: Alstom Wind Assembly Plant (Amarillo, TX)
Contractor: Caprock Building Systems (Amarillo, TX)
Category: RECREATIONAL
Recreational Category – Winner of Excellence:
Project: Hudson Guild Farms (Andover, NJ)
Contractor: Hance Construction (Washington, NJ)
Recreational Category – Winner of Merit:
Project: Jason & Tasha Roach (Wilton, CA)
Contractor: Roland Construction, Inc. (Stockton, CA)
Category: RELIGIOUS
Religious Category – Winner of Excellence:
Project: Salem Fork Baptist Church (Dobson, NC)
Contractor: Garanco, Inc. (Pilot Mountain, NC)
Category: SPECIALTY
Specialty Category – Winner of Excellence:
Project: White River Valley Electric Cooperative (Branson, MO)
Contractor: Burk Erectors, Inc. (Battlefield, MO)
Specialty Category – Winner of Merit:
Project: Tacoma Solid Waste Management Recovery & Transfer Center (Tacoma, WA)
Contractor: CHG Building Systems, Inc. (Seattle, WA)
Category: WAREHOUSE
Warehouse Category – Winner of Excellence:
Project: Missouri Gas Energy – St. Joseph Service Center (St. Joseph, MO)
Contractor: A. L. Huber Construction, Inc. (Overland Park, KS)
Warehouse Category – Winner of Merit:
Project: F. W. Webb (Malden, MA)
Contractor: Dutton & Garfield, Inc. (Hampstead, NH)
2012 MBCEA Building of the Year:
Project: Hudson Guild Farms (Andover, NJ)
Contractor: Hance Construction (Washington, NJ)