BURNABY, BC (January 24, 2012) -The finalists for the highly anticipated Customer Choice Georgie Awards® powered by AVID™ were announced by the Canadian Home Builders' Association of British Columbia (CHBA BC) today.
In the housing categories for Customer Choice Georgie Awards® powered by AVID™ for Multi-Family and Single Family Production Builder, the finalists are: Adera Development Corporation, Concert Real Estate Corporation, Mibroc Group, Portrait Homes Ltd. and Rohit Communities.
In the housing category for Customer Choice Georgie Awards® powered by AVID™ for Single Family Custom Home Builder, the finalists are: G.D. Nielsen Developments Ltd., Marcraft Homes Ltd. and RDC Fine Homes.
In the category Customer Choice Georgie Awards® powered by AVID™ for Residential Renovator, the finalists are: Kerr Construction and maison d'etre design-build inc.
In the Grand Georgie Awards® category Large Volume Single Family Home Builder of the Year, the finalists are: Portrait Homes Ltd. and Vesta Properties Ltd.
In the Grand Georgie Awards® category Large Volume Multi-Family Home Builder of the Year, the finalists are: Adera Development Corporation, Bosa Properties Inc., Concert Real Estate Corporation, Portrait Homes Ltd. and Rohit Communities.
In the Grand Georgie Awards® category Residential Renovator of the Year, the finalists are: Best Builders Ltd. and maison d'etre design-build inc.
"I have great respect for our members that choose to enter the Customer Choice Georgie Awards® category," says M.J. Whitemarsh, Chief Executive Officer of CHBA BC, the provincial voice of the residential construction industry. "It requires bold confidence in one's abilities and a real desire for self improvement to allow your company to be judged by your customers and then take the information and act upon it. A tribute to their professional building and renovating."
Through AVID™ Ratings, a recognized North American program, consumers are given the ability to rate builders and renovators on all aspects of the home buying process, from construction and product satisfaction, to warranty service experience to referral intentions. CHBA BC, in partnership with AVID™ Ratings, applies the survey results in the Customer Choice Georgie Awards® categories and as part of the total criteria for the Builder and Renovator of the Year Categories.
"To make a bold statement that a builder or renovator are the best in our province, we must have a multi faceted assessment process," says Whitemarsh, "the validity of the analysis provided by AVID™ gives us the confidence that CHBA BC is truly awarding the best of the best."
Winners from each category will be announced at the Georgie Awards® gala on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at the Vancouver Convention Centre West.
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About the Georgie Awards®
The Georgie Awards®, owned by the Canadian Home Builders' Association of British Columbia (CHBA BC), is Canada's premier housing awards program that highlights and celebrates excellence in homebuilding. The Awards are provincial in scope and aim to showcase the commitment and dedication to the high standards that CHBA BC member companies strive to uphold.
A Georgie Award is recognized as an industry stamp of quality. Award entries are at a record high, and the calibre of projects is a testament to the talents and efforts of CHBA BC members.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Lauren Carter
604.603.8442
lauren@georgieawards.ca