2007 Most Valuable Products Announced by BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine
Washington, DC. June 5, 2007. BUILDING PRODUCTS magazine released the results of the sixth Annual Most Valuable Products Contest today. The thirty-two winners represent eight product categories, including kitchen and bath, interior and exterior, tools and equipment, windows & doors, construction and high tech products.
“Each of these products will make a strong impact on the way builders and remodelers do their job,” says Jean Dimeo, Editorial Director, ebuild and BUILDING PRODUCTS. “From improving efficiency to cost-savings, the winning products represent the best new products to enter the housing industry over the previous year.”
The 2007 BUILDING PRODUCTS MVP Award winners include:
1. Delta Faucet Water-efficient showerhead
2. HomeCare by Moen SecureMount Anchors
3. Texas Quarries Riviera Thin Stone Veneer
4. Decco Bath & Shower Works Decco Bath & Shower Works
5. NuCedar Mills Classic Clapboard
6. Builderscale Planreader tape measures
7. Eldorado Stone Eldorado BrickRoma Brick interior and exterior stone
veneer
8. Alsons Fluidics showerhead
9. Safety Tubs ST6032 walk-in bathtub
10. Kohler Cimarron comfort height toilet
11. Huber Engineered Woods ZIP System Wall
12. Knaack Weather Guard sliding ladder rack
13. Red Devil King Kaulk
14. Ridgid Fuego compact framing saw
15. USG Sheetrock dust control joint compound
16. Quiet Solution QuietRock 525 soundproof drywall
17. Fypon PVC Column Wraps
18. Oz-Post International Oz-Post post anchor
19. Werner Ladder The Equalizer
20. AEC Software FastTrack Schedule 9.1 software
21. Eaton Corp. Home Heartbeat
22. CertainTeed Fiber-cement siding with fly ash
23. Home Automation HAI Snap-Link software
24. Johns Manville Gorilla Wrap
25. KitchenAid Architect Series II built-in oven with steam assist
26. Sterling Accord Bath/Shower
27. Weyerhaeuser iLevel Trust Joist TimberStrand LSL Beam
28. Georgia-Pacific Plytanium DryPly plywood
29. Senco Cordless finish nailers
30. Broan-NuTone Broan Ultra Silent humidity sensing fan
31. Freud Premier Fusion general purpose saw blade
32. Sage Software Timberline Office version 9.4
Manufacturers submit a comprehensive application for each product to BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine. Entries are then reviewed by a select panel of judges including builders, remodelers, multifamily developers, and architects. Products are evaluated on their own merit, rather than in competition to other entries and awards are granted based on ease-of-use, forward-thinking, cost-saving, and the ability to provide ‘value’ to the building and remodeling community. Only products launched during 2006 were eligible for consideration.
The BUILDING PRODUCTS Most Valuable Products will be featured in the July/August issue of BUILDING PRODUCTS magazine.
Published bi-monthly, BUILDING PRODUCTS, is the premier information source for builders and remodelers searching for what's new in building materials and products. 60,000 high volume builders and remodelers count on BUILDING PRODUCTS for up-to-date information on the newest and best products in the industry.
About Hanley Wood
Hanley Wood, LLC, is the premier media and information company serving housing and construction. Through four operating divisions, the company produces award-winning magazines and Web sites, marquee trade shows and events, rich data and custom marketing solutions. The company also is North America’s leading publisher of home plans. Hanley Wood Business Media (Washington, D.C.), publishes 34 award-winning residential and commercial construction titles, including BUILDER, REMODELING, CUSTOM HOME, CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION and residential architect. Hanley Wood Business Media also offers the construction industry’s foremost collection of Web sites, including Builder Online, Remodeling Online, and ebuild, the comprehensive online guide to building products, as well as the largest collection of house plans online through eplans.com and Dream Home Source.
Founded in 1976, Hanley Wood is a $250 million company owned by affiliates of JPMorgan Partners, LLC. CCMP Capital Advisors manages the Hanley Wood investment for JPMorgan Partners.
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