Awards

  • 2018 Golden Manhole Award by NC AWWA-WEA for significant contributions to the advancement of systems design, education, training, certification, construction, operations, maintenance and management of water distribution systems or wastewater collection systems
  • 2017 1st place CoatingsPro’s inaugural Contractor Award Program in the Industrial Concrete Category for the CMT Gives Back 2015 Town of Marshall Water Storage Tank Project (See 2nd and 3rd photos – attached)
  • 2017 1st place Sherwin-Williams Impact Award for CMT Gives Back – St. Pauls Chlorine Contact Chamber Rehab Project (See the first photo)
  • 2016 Sherwin-Williams First Annual Impact Award Runner-Up for the CMT Gives Back 2015 Town of Marshall Water Storage Tank Project
  • 2015 Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business finalist and program graduate
  • 2014 Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies in America
  • 2014 North Carolina Family Business of the Year by Wake Forest University
  • 2013 Inc Magazine top 5,000 fastest growing companies
  • Business North Carolina (magazine) Small Business of the Year Runner-Up, December 2010
  • 2008 North Carolina Small Business Persons of the Year awarded by the Small Business Administration
  • Society for Protective Coatings, (SSPC) Structure Award: 2007 Crone Knoy Award for Commercial Coatings:  Outstanding achievement for work completed on a 5 MG clear well at the North Fork Water Treatment Plant for the City of Asheville
  • 2007 WNC Business Journal – Diamond Awards recognizing outstanding women in business for Wendy Banks.
2017 Award
Society for Protective Coatings, (SSPC) Structure Award - 2007
Society for Protective Coatings, (SSPC) Structure Award - 2007
CoatingsPros Group Award
1st place CoatingsPro’s inaugural Contractor Award Program
Awards
1st place CoatingsPro’s inaugural Contractor Award Program
1st place winner for Sherwin-Williams Impact Award
1st place winner for Sherwin-Williams Impact Award

Certifications

  • Woman Business Enterprise, (WBE) and HUB Certified verifiable with the NC Department of Transportation and Vendor Link NC
  • National Association of Corrosion Engineers, (NACE) Certified Coating Inspector (now AMPP – Association for Materials Protection and Performance)
    • Level 3 
      • David Van Zee Inspector #9285
      • David Gambrell Inspector #205222 
    • Level 2
      • Carl Johnson #77483
    • Level 1 
      • Terry Boger #765842
      • Axel Espinosa #77486
      • Rick Cratch #77485
  • Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) Certified Concrete Coating Inspector
    • David Van Zee Inspector #26186
    • David Gambrell Inspector #26182
  • NC Licensing Board for General Contractors (#67579)
  • SC Licensing Board for General Contractors (#G117360)
  • NC Licensing Board for Public Utilities (#67579)
  • Safety Certifications
    • OSHA 30 trained – management
    • OSHA 10 trained – all production crew members
    • Confined space entry and competent person trained – all production staff