Jessup, MD- May 2015- Larsen Products Corp. has been honored with the Excellence in Construction Quality Award by the Association of Wall and Ceiling Industry (AWCI). Larsen Products bonding agents were a component in the reconstruction of St. Marys Cathedral Basilica in Galveston, Texas. The project won top honor in the Historic Renovation category.
Damaged during Hurricane Ike, a tropical cyclone that wrought havoc on parts of Texas in 2008, St. Marys Cathedral underwent major renovations over a period of six years. The restoration of the Cathedral, a state and national historic landmark, was praised by Reverend Joseph Limanni, special director of the archdiocese, as Wirst-rate, indicating that St. Marys is one of the architecturally most signiWicant structures in town.
We are proud to receive this award from the AWCI, said Jeff Larsen, president of Larsen Products. We are quite pleased that our products assisted in the renovation of this structure, a building with such historical signiWicance, without compromising the architectural integrity of the original.
The AWCI Excellence in Construction Quality Award annually honors a winning team of AWCI member contractors, manufacturers and suppliers/distributors who worked together on a wall and ceiling project. Nominated projects are judged on the projects degree of difWiculty and/or unique or creative use of materials used; projects construction duration in relation to its square footage and project type and the incorporation of materials and uniqueness of design.
The AWCI Excellence in Construction Quality Award is a national award acknowledging contractors and the products they use, for excellence in construction quality in the face of complicated and challenging projects. Nominated projects are judged on the basis of the projects degree of difWiculty and/or unique or creative use of materials incorporated into the project; the projects construction duration in relation to its square footage and project type; and overall construction quality.
About Larsen Products Corp.
Over half a century of industry knowledge and experience has been poured into Larsen Products bonding agents. Larsen Weld Crete concrete bonding agent and PlasterWeld plaster bonding agent have been speciWied by major architects, engineers, and construction companies internationally, since 1952. Larsen Products prides itself on its reliability, consistency, and overall product quality. Larsen Products Weld-Crete and Plaster-Weld, are two of the highest quality bonding agents the industry has to offer; ideal for high performance bonding of cementitious material direct to structural surfaces and are known industry-wide for their trademark pink and blue color. In addition to being used industry-wide, Larsen Products bonding agents have been prominently featured on This Old House, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, used repeatedly on the construction of movie and TV sets and even applied in Disneyland.
For more information on Larsen Products, please visit: www.larsenproducts.com or call (301) 776-4595.
