Profile® Products celebrated the work of several distributors at its annual awards banquet, which was held in early February during the International Erosion Control Association Conference.

“If it weren’t for our distributors’ hard work, innovation and commitment, our industry wouldn’t be where it is today,” said Wally Butman, vice president of international sales and key accounts for Profile. “These awards are just one way we can recognize the positive impact distributors have on projects and our communities.”

This year’s “Project of the Year” award recipient is Construction EcoServices for their work restoring Memorial Park Land Bridge in Houston, Texas. After decades of rapid growth and industrialization, a team of locals, scientists and other experts set a plan in place to restore the coastal plain habitat and improve the park’s ability to handle stormwater, hurricanes, floods and droughts. Construction EcoServices used Profile’s GreenArmor™ System, a reliable replacement for hard armor, and hydraulically applied ProGanics® Biotic Soil Media to reinforce root systems and replenish the soil. Almost a year after the application, soil tests were taken and showed a 116% increase in organic matter, a 148% increase in cation exchange capacity and a 423% increase in respiration.

Additionally, this year’s “International Project of the Year” award winner is Maccaferri Environmental Solutions for their work on the Chenab Railway in Jummu, India. As one of the world’s highest railway arch bridges, the complex topography and extreme weather conditions proved challenging not only to build the structure, but to revegetate the surrounding area. After using Profile’s Soil Solutions Software (PS3), the Maccaferri Environmental Solutions team employed Profile’s GreenArmor System with hydraulically applied ProGanics and Flexterra® HP-FGM®. They also applied JumpStart™ and BioPrime™ to accelerate germination.

The “Project of the Year” award winners are selected based on the size and scope of the project, the quantity and variety of Engineered Specified Products (ESPs) used, the effort required to write the specifications and the amount and severity of obstacles to overcome.

Other individuals and companies awarded for outstanding performance include:

• Rookie of the Year Award: the most outstanding effort by a new ESP distributor
  • Heritage Landscape Supply
• Fast Lane ESP Growth Award: the most rapid growth over the past year
  • Green Resource
• HydroStraw® Top Gun Award: for the most rapid growth of HydroStraw products over the prior year
  • Cascade Geosynthetics
• ESP All-Pro Team Award: the distributor sales representatives who exemplify outstanding promotion and sales of Profile ESPs
  • Tren Hagman, Granite Seed - Utah
  • Addison Cheek, Hanes Geo Components
  • Ari Ekstein, Quality Seeds
  • Jeff Foresberg, Hanes Geo Components
  • Mike Everhart, EJ Prescott
  • Patrick Goosen, Brock White Canada
  • Laura Finch, Triton Powered by Ferguson
• ProGanics Pro Distributor Award: the most rapid growth of sales and outstanding promotion of ProGanics from a distributor 
  • Domestic winner: GroGreen
  • International winners: PGG Wrightson and Centaur Singapore
• ProGanics Pro Individual Award: the most rapid growth of sales and outstanding promotion of ProGanics by an individual
  • Domestic winner: Tyler Faircloth, Geo Solutions
  • International winners: Pro International and Centaur Singapore
• President’s Club Award: the distributor who sustains excellence and growth over a period of years, while promoting all of Profile’s product categories
  • GroGreen
• Top Gun Award: the distributor who achieved the highest total sales in 2022
  • National: Hanes Geo Components
  • Regional: Ramy Turf
• Hydraulic Industry Icons Award
  • Don Sharp, Finn Corporation
  • Dean and Carlotta Myers, Bowie Industries
  • James Lincoln, Turfmaker Corporation

GreenArmor™ System installation on the Memorial Park Land Bridge.	Aerial photo of the Chenab Railway Bridge after erosion control solution completion.