An Amherstburg builder has been honoured with four awards from the Windsor-Essex Home Builders Association.
Nor-Built Construction captured four awards at the recent ceremony, the largest of which was 2024 Builder of the Year.
Three other awards were captured by Nor-Built Construction that night, including the award for outstanding marketing, outstanding renovations for a project under $150,000 and for the outstanding multi-unit residential project up to 20 units.
“It was a good night. We were thankful to get Builder of the Year,” said Nor-Built Construction owner Norbert Bolger. “Last year, we won three awards.”
The outstanding renovation for a project under $150,000 was in reference to the conversion of a garage on Gore St. into a dwelling unit. A Park St. project was what got Nor-Built Construction the award for outstanding multi-unit residential project up to 20 units.
A project involving CKBG radio earned them the marketing award.
Bolger credited team members Kelly Mertz and Barbie Gibb for putting in the work to nominate the projects for the awards. Gibb and Mertz submitted pictures and descriptions of projects they wanted considered for awards.
“This was an excellent year for us,” said Bolger. “We’re pretty proud.”
Mertz, the general manager, said the Builder of the Year award was for overall excellence. She added Nor-Built Construction is involved with charitable initiatives in the town, citing the Miracle League of Amherstburg and the Super Santa Run as examples. They were also in the recent Santa Claus Parade.
Bolger believes a reason for their success is not just the quality, but that they can do projects economically. He said they have 15 people in-house that work at Nor-Built Construction.
“We just started our 37th year,” he said. “We started in 1988.”
Future projects include the 12-unit luxury condominium at 359 Dalhousie St. and the Brittany’s Gate subdivision. Nor-Built is building the Brentwood Lottery “dream home” again this year, with this year’s home being in the Brittany’s Gate subdivision, which is located off of Texas Road.
Last year’s Brentwood Lottery “dream home” was in Harrow.
“That is going up right now,” said Bolger, of this year’s Brentwood Lottery grand prize, stating the completion date is anticipated for the end of January.
Builder has big night at award ceremony
By Ron Giofu
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