Awards and Recognition

Gerken Paving team accepting Excellence in Asphalt Paving award

Celebrating Excellence in Asphalt Paving

Gerken Paving, Inc. receives prestigious APAM/MDOT award.

Gerken Earns Five OAIMA Excellence in Safety Awards

Outstanding safety and health practices are recognized.

2025 National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Awards

Gerken wins Gold in NRMCA Think First Safety Contest.

Celebrating Excellence in Pavement Engineering: The Samaria Road Improvement Project

Perpetual Pavement award validates the project’s long-term sustainability and cost-effectiveness.

Gerken Paving, Inc. Receives 2024 Paving Awards

Six separate projects recognized for exceptional quality.

Gerken Wins Four NAPA Quality in Construction Awards

2024 paving projects honored for excellence.

Gerken Materials, Inc. receives 2025 MAA Safety Award

Award acknowledges Gerken’s Michigan sand and gravel operations for maintaining a flawless safety record in 2024.

NAPA Presents Gerken Paving, Inc. 2024 Larry H. Lemon Quality in Construction Award

Award recognizes work on M-34 and Industrial Highway in Lenawee County, Michigan.

OCA Recognizes The Bluffton Stone Company for Membership Milestone

Company receives an award for 25 years of membership.

Dave Keifer, Construction Safety Manager, accepts the award on behalf of The Gerken Companies.

OAIMA Awards Gerken Four Excellence in Safety Awards

Efforts to prevent workplace accidents and injuries recognized.

Napoleon Ballpark Renovation Earns CIC Award

Gerken and Kyle Borstelman share in recognition.

Flexible Pavements of Ohio Recognizes Gerken Quality

U.S. Route 30 and State Route 4 resurfacing projects receive 2023 Quality Awards.

Michigan Aggregate Operations Receive Safety Awards

Clinton, Hillsdale, Jonesville, Round Lake, and Tecumseh plants honored.

NAPA Quality in Construction Award presentation

Two Gerken Companies Receive National Award for Quality in Asphalt Paving

Bluffton Paving, Inc. and Gerken Paving, Inc. win NAPA Quality in Construction Awards.

Gerken Materials Locations Receive Safety Recognitions

Three Michigan facilities acknowledged for zero lost-work-days stretches.

Brent Gerken Receives OCA’s Highest Honor

Gerken president inducted into OCA’s Hall of Fame.

Gerken Paving Wins National Award for Quality

The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) presented Gerken Paving, Inc. with a 2022 Larry H. Lemon Quality in Construction Award.

A History of Safety

Over the years, The Gerken Companies has received numerous awards for safety. Here are just a few.

Gerken Materials Wins National Airport Paving Award

North Bass Island airfield named 2020’s highest quality airport pavement.

Our plants, projects, and employees regularly receive national and local acclaim.