Awards & Recognition

The Carolinas Ready Mixed Concrete Association recognizes member’s professional achievements in the areas of Environmental Excellence, Plant Safety and Concrete Delivery Professional (previously Mixer Driver) of the Year Awards.  CRMCA is honored to recognize the significant contributions of our members to the ready mixed concrete industry through this awards program.  We salute the commitment of our members to environmental stewardship, safety and employee recognition.  Our members are dedicated to enhancing the industry and cultivating professional employees who are focused on raising the bar within the industry.

These annual awards are presented at various events throughout the year including the CRMCA Summer Convention and Fall Workshop.

Opportunities for Awards & Recognition in 2026

CDP of the Year

Deadline: October 16, 2026

In an effort to recognize the Concrete Delivery Professionals within our industry for their accomplishments and commitment to safety the CRMCA offers two Concrete Delivery Professional Awards each year.  The first award is the CRMCA Concrete Delivery Professional Lifetime Achievement Award.  This award recognizes and acknowledges the “lifetime” contribution that safe concrete delivery professionals make our industry.  The second award is the CRMCA Safe Concrete Delivery Professionals of the Year Award.  This award recognizes safe concrete delivery professionals within the last year, referencing a 12 month consecutive period (July 2025 – July 2026).  Safety is a priority in our industry and deserves recognition daily.  These awards are released each year in July and the deadline for submission is in October 16, 2026.  Award winners will be announced and recognized at our Fall Workshop.

Concrete Champion Award

Deadline: October 16, 2026

The Concrete Champion Award recognizes an individual who goes above and beyond in advocating for the concrete industry. This person is a true ambassador, promoting the value of concrete both within the industry and in the broader community. Nominees may be from any CRMCA member company and should exemplify leadership, advocacy, and passion for advancing concrete as the building material of choice. Submissions can be made via the link below with the deadline for submission of October 16, 2026.  Award winners will be announced and recognized at our Fall Workshop.

Environmental Awards

Deadline: October 16, 2026

Environmental Awards include the Environmental Excellence Award (EEA) and the Environmental Improvement Award (EIA). The Environmental Excellence Award is presented annually, by category, to the CRMCA producer member plants that have best demonstrated environmental excellence and innovative management. Recognizing that established facilities may make considerable environmental improvements and not achieve environmental excellence, the Environmental Committee established the Environmental Improvement Award. This Award recognizes significant environmental improvements at a plant.

The purpose of these Environmental Awards is to recognize CRMCA Producer Members who:

  • Make outstanding contributions to preserving and protecting the environment.
  • Provide environmental leadership for the ready mixed concrete industry.
  • Maintain sound environmental management practices in their operations.
  • Install state-of-the-art environmental equipment and/or implement environmentally friendly plant procedures.
  • The Environmental Award winners are honored each year at the Fall Workshop.

Plant Safety Award

Deadline: October 16, 2026

Plant Safety Awards are presented in three categories: Gold, Silver & Bronze.  These awards provide recognition for plants that are truly perfect as well as those who compare favorably against the Incidence Frequency Rate (IFR), a standard industry safety benchmark.  Online submission required.

Award winners will be announced during our Fall Workshop.

Project of the Year Award

Deadline: October 16, 2026

The Project of the Year Award recognizes outstanding projects completed by CRMCA member companies that exemplify excellence in the concrete industry. This award highlights innovation, problem-solving, and collaboration that showcase the strength and versatility of concrete in building our communities.

Any project submitted must have been completed or significantly underway within the past calendar year and involve at least one CRMCA member company.

Online submission required. Award winners will be announced during our Fall Workshop.

Plant Manager of the Year

Deadline: October 16, 2026

This award recognizes and acknowledges an outstanding Plant Manager for the 12-month period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. Each CRMCA Producer Member Company is eligible to submit one nominee. The winner will be determined by a set non-partisan panel of judges.

The CRMCA Plant Manager of the Year Award recognizes outstanding Ready Mixed Concrete Plant Managers in North and South Carolina who exemplify excellence in leadership, safety, quality, and operational performance. Nominees should be individuals who demonstrate a commitment to their team, customers, and community, and who go above and beyond to ensure the success of their plant and the reputation of the ready mixed concrete industry.

The winner will be introduced and honored at the CRMCA Fall Workshop. Winner will receive:

  1. $500 gift card
  2. One complimentary CRMCA Fall Workshop Registration
  3. One-night hotel room and up to $100 travel stipend for meals/travel (receipts must be submitted)
  4. Local and national publicity as appropriate
  5. Plaque for manager and manager’s company

Stronger Together Award

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The Stronger Together Award celebrates the power of collaboration within the CRMCA. This award recognizes a project completed in the last 12 months that best exemplifies our mission of being stronger together by bringing together the expertise, services, and products of multiple CRMCA member companies.

Projects nominated should highlight:

  • Collaboration: Active involvement of multiple CRMCA members across different sectors of the industry.

  • Diversity of Participation: Inclusion of a broad range of members such as admixture suppliers, consulting firms, material providers, producers, contractors, LCA companies, and more.

  • Collective Impact: Demonstrating how teamwork and shared expertise strengthened the outcome of the project.

  • Representation of CRMCA Values: Showcasing how the association’s mission of unity and strength in concrete is lived out through member collaboration.

Hall of Fame

The Carolinas Ready Mixed Concrete Association (CRMCA) created the CRMCA Hall of Fame in 2016 to recognize CRMCA Members who have had a longstanding history of service and leadership within the association.  The members of CRMCA are the lifeblood of the association and it is imperative that we recognize the individuals who have helped shape the association and our industry.

Our intent is to recognize current or past members with extensive years of service who have contributed to the betterment of the industry through promotion, participation and service.  The award may or may not be given each year and is open to current and past members, living or deceased, for significant accomplishments over a prolonged period of time.  It should be the highest honor given by the association in recognition for past performance and presented by someone who has/had a relationship with the inductee.  The inductee(s) are announced and honored each year at the Summer Convention.

Lanny Clark | 2025

 

Jay Loftin | 2024

 

Dan O’Shaughnessey | 2023
Whit Kennedy | 2022

 

Ray Ledford | 2021

 

Jim Combest | 2019

 

Tom Chandler | 2018

 

George Turner | 2018

 

Jerry Smeltzer | 2017
Carol Yoder | 2016

 

Jim Barnes | 2016

 

Bill Arent | 2016