2023 Finishing Touch Awards
William M. Smith Distinguished Service Award – Presented to Don Thomas
The James Barron Apprentice of the Year Award – Bryan Foggy
Wall and Ceiling Industry Advancement Fund Interior Finish Carpenter Apprentice of the Year – Craig McTear
Finishing Touch Award Results
Interior Commercial Painting
1st Place – Bazan Painting – Sisters of Mercy St. John Chapel
2nd Place – Bazan Painting – Principia School Natatorium
3rd Place – All American Painting – Butler Brothers Building
Honorable Mention – Gannon CP, Inc – The Pitch Athletic Club & Tavern
Commercial Drywall Framing and Installation
1st Place – TJ Wies Contracting, Inc – B&B Theatres Creve Coeur
2nd Place – TJ Wies Contracting, Inc – White Flag Church
Industrial Painting – Buildings
1st Place – Thomas Industrial Coatings – Wright Patterson AFB
2nd Place – Thomas Industrial Coatings – Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority
3rd Place – Show Me Industrial Services – Carlisle Syntec Expansion
Commercial Wallcovering
1st Place – CCIMW, Inc – Olive Crossing
2nd Place – SmithPro Commercial Painting – Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum
3rd Place – PaintSmiths of St. Louis – PuttShack St. Louis
3rd Place – Painting Solutions – Husch Blackwell
Special Effects & Faux Finishes
1st Place – PaintSmiths of St. Louis – Log Cabin Residence
Commercial Drywall Finishing
1st Place – TJ Wies Contracting, Inc – B&B Theatres Creve Coeur
2nd Place – TJ Wies Contracting, Inc – Streets of St. Charles
Exterior Commercial Painting
1st Place – Painting Solutions – Chesterfield Sports Association
2nd Place – Thomas Industrial Coatings – Boulder, CO Underpass
3rd Place – CCIMW, Inc – Palmetto Tilt-ups
Honorable Mention – Bazan Painting – Great Rivers Greenway Viaduct
Commercial Floor Finishing
1st Place – Show Me Industrial Services – Busch Stadium
2nd Place – All American Painting – Scott Airforce Base Building 517
3rd Place – CCIMW, Inc – St. Louis Street Department
Honorable Mention – Show Me Industrial Services – Armory Rec Hall
Industrial Painting – Structures
3rd Place – Thomas Industrial Coatings – Cumberland River Bridge
2nd Place – Thomas Industrial Coatings – NAS Corpus Christi Water Tower
1st Place – Thomas Industrial Coatings – Lake Shelbyville Lock & Dam