CertainTeed® Announces Call for Project Submissions for the 5th Gypsum National Trophy Award

MALVERN, Pa., Oct. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CertainTeed, a leading North American brand of building materials, is pleased to formally announce their open call for project submissions for consideration in the 5^th CertainTeed Gypsum Trophy Awards, recognizing outstanding work using CertainTeed Gypsum products. The award ceremony, to be held November 7-9, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona, will celebrate those projects selected by a panel of industry experts to be honored in front of their peers as the best in the business.

From its origins in Paris to today, the Trophy honors those craftsmen and craftswomen who use CertainTeed solutions in sustainability, comfort, safety, aesthetics, and modularity to build a better world. The competition judges building professionals for their gypsum-related skills in residential and non-residential categories.

Drywall and finishing contractors from around the United States are welcomed to submit their most innovative drywall projects for consideration of the 5th CertainTeed Gypsum National Trophy.

"So much of our time in this industry is spent focused on project deadlines, budgets, and looking ahead to the next job," said Steve Hawkins, Vice President, US Sales at CertainTeed Gypsum, Inc. "This event is an opportunity to celebrate and honor the best building professionals in the industry – those who approach complex and challenging building designs with creativity and ingenuity to achieve outstanding results in both residential and commercial projects, all while staying on time and on budget."

The deadline to submit projects is May 1, 2019. Instructions and guidelines to submit projects for the 5^th CertainTeed Gypsum Trophy can be found online at www.certainteed.com/trophy. 

Winners of the 5^th CertainTeed Gypsum National Trophy will proudly represent the United States market for CertainTeed at the 12th Saint-Gobain Gypsum International Trophy Awards ceremony to be held in Athens, Greece in April 2020, where the company anticipates projects from 35 countries to be showcased and represented by the building professionals responsible for their achievement.

"These professionals represent the best in the industry, and it will be our honor to celebrate the projects and people that represent true innovation and craftsmanship in the trades," added Hawkins.

CertainTeed Gypsum has served the North American Building industry for more than 80 years and is a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, the world's leading producer of gypsum products. This, in combination with the full range of affiliated CertainTeed Corporation building products, provides architects, contractors, builders and dealers one partner to provide service and support for commercial and residential building projects. For more information, visit www.certainteed.com/gypsum.

About CertainTeed
Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products, CertainTeed, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has helped shape the building products industry for more than 110 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm's slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed is a leading North American brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, insulation, drywall and ceilings.

A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, one of the world's largest and oldest building products companies, CertainTeed has more than 6,300 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. The company had total sales of approximately $3.4 billion in 2016. www.certainteed.com.

For more information contact:
Victoria Gallagher, CertainTeed
(610) 893-6002
[email protected]  
www.certainteed.com/pressroom  

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