The 2019 Construction & Demolition (C&D) World Annual Convention featured more than 260 attendees at the four-day conference in Brooklyn, New York.
The conference, hosted by the Construction & Demolition Recycling Association (CDRA) was highlighted by exhibitors, roundtable discussions, group speakers, networking opportunities and award ceremonies, including the CDRA Hall of Fame ceremony.
Top performers
Inductees this year to the CDRA Hall of Fame included Jay Giltz of Eagle Crusher Co. and Michael Gross of Zanker Recycling. The Hall of Fame honors are reserved for individuals whose careers have best served the industry and CDRA, the association says.
The CDRA Recycler of the Year award was given to Richard Ludt of Construction and Demolition Recycling, with the award presented by CDRA President Troy Lautenbach. The Recycler of the Year recognizes the individual or company that exemplifies excellence in the C&D industry.
In addition, Terri Ward of Sparta Manufacturing was named the CDRA Member of the Year. The CDRA Member of the Year is presented to the board member or committee member who has most served the association in the previous year.
Safety award winners
The 2019 CDRA Best Practices in Safety Awards were divided into three award categories: participants, silver and gold.
Gold awards were given to Cherry Companies, Denney Excavating, Recon Services, Lautenbach Industries, Lakeshore Recycling Systems and DTG Enterprises.
Silver awards were given to Premier Recycling Co., Champion Waste & Recycling, Dem Con Companies and Michael Bros. Hauling.
Participant awards were given to Kurtz Bros. and Baumann Recycling.
Other developments
The conference’s roundtable discussions, meanwhile, centered around end markets, industry regulations and labor challenges.
C&D World 2020 will be held March 11 in Las Vegas in conjunction with ConExpo-Con/Agg.