The 2016 San Antonio NARI Golf Tournament is in the books! Congratulations to our winners:
1st Place Team: Gary A., Chris G, Mark R, Greg W.
2nd Place Team: Bryan S, Ben G., Ben P., Scott, D
3rd Place Team: Mike H., Mike S., Brian W., Mike G.
Thanks to everyone who came out for the fun!
Join us on January 20th for the first General Membership Meeting of 2016! All the details and registration information are available on the Event Listing for this meeting.
From ConstructionNews.net:
In August, Martha Bizzell, operations manager for CROSS, became the executive director of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) San Antonio Chapter.
When she joined CROSS, formerly Cross Construction, four years ago, she became familiar with NARI. Prior to taking on her new role in the San Antonio Chapter, she served on the board of directors for the past two years.
She currently serves on two national committees for NARI, the Workforce Development Task Force and the National Members Task Force, both dedicated to growing the association. Last year, she served on the National Entry Level Remodeler Certificate Committee.
“To say it is in my blood is an understatement,” says Bizzell. “Growing up in an early 1900s farmhouse in Ithaca, NY that my parents bought when I was 2 and ‘officially’ finished when I was 19, I watched first-hand the labor-intensive passion and craftsmanship that my parents put into our home, and what the true meaning of remodeling was.”
As a nonprofit trade association, NARI’s goal is to help consumers get the maximum value from a professional remodeler. NARI also offers education and training for professional remodelers.
“The members are really the elite in the industry; they’re the folks that are kind of charged with carrying the flag for the remodeling industry,” declares Bizzell. “Unfortunately, the industry itself doesn’t have such a great reputation because there are a lot of unethical operators out there that dupe homeowners. NARI members are the professionals that seek out extra education and certifications and they want to set themselves apart from the other competitors in the industry.
“Our goal for the San Antonio Chapter and the surrounding areas is to educate and familiarize homeowners with NARI, to work with the licensed and certified remodelers and suppliers and vendors who make up this association.”
Read the full article at ConstructionNews.net.
The winners of the 2015 San Antonio NARI Contractor of the Year and BUZZ Awards were announced at the Evening of Excellence on November 20th, 2015. Congratulations to all the winners!
Join San Antonio NARI at the 2015 Evening of Excellence awards dinner & ceremony on November 20th at the Wyndham Garden Riverwalk/Museum Reach.
Join us at Pappadeaux’s (76 NE Interstate 410 Loop, San Antonio, TX 78216) on October 21st for the October 2015 General Membership Meeting. Check in begins at 11:00 and the meeting starts at 11:30.
Bryan Jones of Guild Quality will be presenting a web demo of a Customer Satisfaction survey & performance report. Learn how to deliver exceptional customer experiences by understanding your past clients’ experiences.
Cost for this meeting is $30.00 per person.
RSVP by October 19, 2015.
Thanks to everyone who came out for the 2015 San Antonio NARI Skeet Shoot. A great time was had by all and there was some excellent shooting to boot. Special thanks to Ancira Chrysler and the rest of our sponsors for helping make this the best Skeet Shoot yet!
The 2015 NARI Annual Golf Tournament took place on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 Silverhorn Golf Club. A tremendous time was had by all! Congrats to the Tournament winners:
1st Place
Paul Davis Restoration of North San Antonio
Adam Richards
Chris Gilberts
Jonathan Lenz
Stuart Lenz
2nd Place
Ferguson
Kevin S.
Francisco Ruiz
Gran Brooks
Jordan Garner
3rd Place
Guido Lumber
Sil Rivera
Matt Voges
Chris Guido
Scott Royal
Putting Contest
Matt Voges of Guido Lumber
The Tournament couldn’t have happened without our sponsors, so we thank them from the bottom of our hearts!
The winners of the 2014 Contractor of the Year and Buzz Awards have been announced. And, without further ado, here they are:
Residential Kitchen under $40,000
Pro Masters Remodeling
Residential Kitchen $40,000 – $80,000
Hill Brothers Construction
Residential Kitchen $80,000 – $120,000
KM Builders
Residential Kitchen over $120,000
Cross Construction
Residential Bath Under $30,000
Lone Star State Construction
Residential Bath Over $60,000
Cross Construction
Residential Interior Under $100,000
Pro Masters Remodeling
Residential Addition Under $100,000
KM Builders
Residential Addition $100,000 – $250,000
KM Builders
Residential Exterior Under $100,000
Lone Star State Construction
Residential Exterior Specialty
Cross Construction
Entire House $500,000 to $1,000,000
Lone Star State Construction
Commercial Specialty
Cross Construction
Home Theater &Media Room Under $150,000
KM Builders
2014 Contractor of the Year Award
Cross Construction
Best Builder Website
KM Builders
Best Showroom
Kiva Kitchen and Bath
Best Builder TV Ad
Lone Star State Construction
Best Associate TV Ad
Alamo Tile & Stone
Best Associate Magazine Ad
Ferguson Enterprises
Throughout the month of October, the San Antonio NARI Chapter will be remodeling the bathroom of Tech Sgt. Dan Fye, who lost his left leg and suffered serve damage to his right leg while serving in Afghanistan. NARI is remodeling the entire bathroom, including the counters, cabinets, floors, lights and of course, the shower. The new bathroom will make it easier and less stressful for Fye to bathe.
This project is being done through Wish for Our Heroes.
WISH for OUR HEROES is a national 501(c)(3), dedicated to assisting the men and women of the United States active-duty military. WISH for OUR HEROES launched in November of 2009, in honor of 1SG Thomas G. Wells, who was a career Marine. The founders of WISH for OUR HEROES served on active-duty and while deployed, they recognized that a serious need existed within our military ranks. There were so many great charities in existence, but the majority of them focused on specific groups or categories: WIA, KIA, bankruptcy, divorce, etc. There were no charities that focused on not only helping military members falling into these extreme categories, but also helping the average, hard-working military member going through a difficult time. WISH for OUR HEROES saw the toll that war takes on families back home, and we needed something that could help families with small issues. Small issues can spiral into larger issues, and larger issues can spiral into things like divorce, suicide, and all of those problems our military members face as a result of daily military life.
Watch the story on KSAT 12
