The 2nd Annual Northern Ohio Decorative Concrete Forum & Competition, sponsored by the Chas. E. Phipps Co., was held in February at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea, Ohio. In total, 10 competitors vied for not only $2,800 in cash prizes, but also the opportunity to display their craftsmanship in the use of decorative concrete.
Creative Concrete of Ravenna, Ohio, was the overall winner, with the Northern Ohio Administrative District Council Regional Training Center of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers coming in second and Cutting Edge Construction of Richfield, Ohio, taking third place.
Judges included Cindy Grahl of Builders Exchange Magazine, Ryan Grass and Melina Kaczor, architects, and Aimee Pergalsky of the Northern Ohio Concrete Promotion Council.
To see more photos of the creative work done at this contest, both finished and in progress, visit www.concretecompetition.com.