Awards season is coming up- Are you using the HBA to help market your product?

Awards season is coming up fast...and while we still have a few months to go have you thought about how you can use an award to market your business? It is really very simple and many of our 2013 Bridge Award winners are already displaying and using their Bridge Awards, along with the HBA membership logo, as a marketing tool.
So, keep your eyes and ears out for more information in the months to come about the 2014 Bridge Awards along with other ways to market your business to consumers and those in our industry.

If you would like more information on the HBA of Greenville logo and using it in your materials please contact the HBA office at 864-254-0133.
Take a look at how these members are using the HBA to help with their marketing.

2013 Bridge Awards for Best Kitchen and Best Exterior- Fairview Builders

2013 Builder of the Year- Hadrian Construction

2013 Bridge Awards Winners Announced

And the Winners Are...

The Southern Home and Garden Bridge Awards Gala, presented by GBS Building Supply, was held January 30th and it was a great event. Here is a breakdown of the winners.

New Home Under 500K
JMC Homes of SC, Thomas Green Blvd: Best Overall 

New Home 500k-1M

Goodwin Foust, Treetops Court: Best Overall, Best Bath
Goodwin Foust, Chamblee Blvd: Best Exterior, Best Kitchen 

New Home 1M-5M

Gabriel Builders, Hickory Springs Way: Best Overall, Best Bath
Fairview Builders, Cedar Waxwing Way: Best Exterior, Best Kitchen 

New Home 5M+

Gabriel Builders, Majesty Ct: Best Overall and Best Exterior
Gabriel Builders, Piney Woods: Best Kitchen and Best Bath

Green Building Award
 Addison Homes, Punctatum Place

Full Home Remodel
 Hadrian Construction, McDaniel Ave: Best Overall

Partial Remodel
Howard Custom Builders, Fox Run: Best Kitchen
Howard Custom Builders, Riverwalk Blvd: Best Innovation of Space
Howard Custom Builders, Riverwalk Dr: Best Outdoor Space

Sales and MarketingMatt Vaughn, Brand Mortgage: Lender of the Year
John Wolfrom, Providence Realty: Best Community Promotion

Also presented with awards

Presidential Citation Award
Jon Statom of Palmetto Exterminators
Ron Tate of Gallivan, White, & Boyd P.A.

 Community Service Award

Mark Nyblom, with Rosewood Communities

Committee Chairman Award
Eric Hedrick, Cornerstone Contractors, Government Affairs Committee Chair

Membership AwardMike Freeman of ACA/ Freewood Contractors.

ABCD Award (Above and Beyond the Call of Duty Award)
(This award was presented to 3 members for their unselfish devotion to the Martha Childress renovations)
Scott Lynch of Hollison Custom Homes
Tom Dillard with Dillard Jones Builders
Jimmy Dias of Dias Home Repair and Renovations.

Champion of Housing Award 
(presented by the HBA of South Carolina)
Frank Halter (accepted posthumously by Brad Halter of Coldwell Banker Caine)

Distinguished Service Award
(granted to a community of a political leader who has made an outstanding contribution to the housing industry yet is not a member of the Home Builders Association of Greenville)
Charles Albin Warth (accepted posthumously by his wife, Becky)

Builder and Associate of the Year:

The BB&T Builder Member of the Year and the Richard A. Ashmore, Sr. Associate Member of the Year award were presented to:

  Robert Markel of Hadrian Construction - 2013 Builder of the Year Award

Bob Barreto of GBS Building Supply - 2013 Associate of the Year Award

The winners were also honored in EZ Home Search, on stands over the weekend. In addition, winners were in this weekend editions of the Greenville News.

A BIG Thank You goes out to the event sponsors:
GBS Building Supply, Presenting Sponsor
Progress Lighting, Dessert Sponsor
2-10 Home Buyers Warranty, Bar Sponsor

Bridge Awards Gala- Sold Out!!

SOLD OUT!! Special guest, Kimberly Kelly, will help us recognize 2013's best and brightest in Sales and Marketing, Remodeling, and New Homes Thursday, January 30, 2014 at the TD Convention Center.

A cocktail hour at 5:30 p.m. will kick-start the evening, followed by dinner and gala. 
Admission is by ticket only, tickets will not be sold at the door.


For more information contact the HBA Office at (864) 254-0133.

Deadline to RSVP for the Bridge Awards is TOMORROW!

 
Join special guest, Kimberly Kelly, as we recognize 2013's best and brightest in Sales and Marketing, Remodeling, and New Homes Thursday, January 30, 2014 at the TD Convention Center.

A cocktail hour at 5:30 p.m. will kick-start the evening, followed by dinner and gala. 
Admission is by ticket only and all tickets must be reserved by Friday, January 24 at 12pm.

To reserve your tickets, contact the HBA Office at (864) 254-0133.

Check your HBA membership listing before publication.

The HBA of Greenville will be publishing our annual membership directory to go out with the 2013 Southern Home and Garden Bridge Awards as well as the Spring Southern Home and Garden Show publications. These publications will be available not only to the membership but also to consumers. Please log onto our website at HBAofGreenville.com to check your membership listing or you can also call the HBA office at 864-254-0133 for assistance.

Please have any changes into the HBA office by Friday January 17th.