November 20, 2024 (Arlington, VA) – The Controlled Environment Building Association (CEBA) names Stellar (Jacksonville, Florida) and Maple Reinders Constructors Ltd (Ontario, Canada) as the recipients of the 2024 CEBA Built By The Best Award.
Built By The Best is the definitive award for innovative controlled environment construction projects. A controlled environment includes facilities that hold goods that require a consistent temperature, including fresh and frozen food storage, pharmaceutical supply chain, data centers and processing facilities and much more. The nominations are organized into two categories – projects under $35 million and over $35 million.
The Awards were presented during the CEBA Annual Conference and Expo held in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. CEBA is supported by the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA).
GCCA President and CEO Sara Stickler said: “Congratulations to Stellar and Maple Reinders, who emerged from an extremely competitive field. CEBA members are THE experts in building and delivering facility innovation for the cold chain, and that is why we are so pleased to recognize excellence through the Built By The Best Award program each year.”
CEBA Built By The Best Award – Project Over $35 million total cost of project
Stellar won the award for their state-of-the-art 136,000 square foot, 140-foot tall, frozen food storage facility extension in Russellville, Arkansas.
The multimillion-dollar project completed for Americold Logistics includes an ammonia refrigeration system, insulated metal panel (IMP) exterior walls, an automated truck unloading system, a sophisticated fire protection system, and an advanced automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) with gantry and loop connections linking the warehouse to the loading docks.
Senior Vice President, Food Logistics Division, Stellar, Wyatt Payne, said: “This award highlights Stellar’s leadership in Design-Build ASRS and our commitment to delivering innovative, client-focused solutions. Partnering with Americold Logistics, we developed an advanced design that not only meets their needs but also strengthens their ability to serve their clients. We are honored to receive this award from CEBA.”
CEBA Built By The Best Award – Project Under $35 million total cost of product
Maple Reinders Construction Ltd won the award for its 160,000 square foot, multi-use facility constructed for Dot Foods Canada in Ingersol Ontario. The project includes a freezer, cooler/cold dock, ambient storage, production area, and office space. This facility included a number of project management and technology innovations, including a sustainably conscious CO2 Refrigeration system.
Jason Sabourin, Project Director, Food and Beverage at Maple Reinders said: “Thank you to CEBA for this recognition. It is very meaningful as we are very proud of this project and grateful to Dot Foods for the opportunity to deliver it together. This was truly a collaborative design-build effort and we are thankful to our design team, sub-contractors, and our field and management team that ensured this Project was delivered safely and successfully. This facility represents a huge milestone for Dot Foods and its presence in Canada. It will be a great source of jobs and service to the local community for many years to come.”
Award Finalists and Honorable Mentions that will be recognized and featured by CEBA and the GCCA throughout 2025 include:
Finalists
Also presenting to the CEBA Conference were:
- Fisher Construction Group for their purpose-built 92,000 square foot, automated storage and retrieval facility completed for Agile Cold Storage in Gainesville Georgia, and
- Primus Builders for their 295,000 square foot, greenfield cold storage distribution facility developed for RL Cold in Ridgeville, South Carolina
Honorable Mentions:
Submissions made for the award selected for honorable mention include:
- Cubic 33 for their facility delivered for Emergent Cold in Talcahuano, Chile
- SINA for their facility delivered for Conestoga Cold Storage in Mascouche, Quebec
- Evans General Contractors for their facility delivered for RL Cold Wilmington, North Carolina
The finalist companies presented their projects to attendees during the CEBA Conference and Expo held this week. More information on each finalist can also be found here. Stay tuned for more news regarding nominations for the 2025 CEBA Built By The Best Award early next year. The Awards were decided by a team of judges drawn from the non-submitting member companies within the CEBA Board and Committees.
Contact:
Shane Brennan, SVP for Global Communications, sbrennan@gcca.org, +44 7584 066160
Notes on Images:
- Onstage left to right: Brian Lynch, Executive Director CEBA & EVP Business Development GCCA; James Rogers, VP Business Development, GCCA; Sam Tippmann, Chairman CEBA & Founder/CEO TI Cold; Wyatt Payne Senior Vice President, Food Logistics Division, Stellar; Daryl Wolfenbarger, Project Manager, Americold; Kimberly Stanton, Project Manager, Stellar; Nathan Kendall, Project Manager, Stellar; Justin Eason, Operations Manager, Stellar; and Sara Stickler, President and CEO, GCCA
- Stellar Construction for Americold at Russellville Arkansas
- Onstage left to right: Brian Lynch, Executive Director CEBA & EVP Business Development GCCA; James Rogers, VP Business Development, GCCA; Sam Tippmann, Chairman CEBA & Founder/CEO TI Cold; Joseph Sabourin, Project Director, Food and Beverage, Maple Reinders; Sara Stickler, President and CEO, GCCA
- Maple Reinders Construction for Dot Foods Canada at Ingersoll, Ontario.
Published Date
November 20, 2024