AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

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

Awards and Recognition

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Gerken Wins Four NAPA Quality in Construction Awards

2024 paving projects honored for excellence.

Todd Crane

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.

M-34 and Industrial Highway

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.

Bluffton Stone Company

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.

Gerken and Kyle Borstelman share in recognition.

Napoleon Ballpark Renovation Earns CIC Award

Gerken and Kyle Borstelman share in recognition.

SR 4 project

Flexible Pavements of Ohio Recognizes Gerken Quality

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

MAA Safety Award Presentation

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.

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Gerken Materials Locations Receive Safety Recognitions

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

Brent Gerken

Brent Gerken Receives OCA’s Highest Honor

Gerken president inducted into OCA’s Hall of Fame.

Paving highway

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.

Safety vest on Gerken worker.

A History of Safety

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

Paving Project

Gerken Materials Wins National Airport Paving Award

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

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