Kent Companies News

[GRAND RAPIDS, MI] – Engineering News Record Magazine (ENR) released its 2019 Top 600 Specialty Contractors edition, naming Kent Companies as the ninth largest concrete contractor nationwide by revenue (an increase from #13 in 2018). The list also ranked Kent Companies as the 95th largest specialty contractor nationwide (an increase […]

[GRAND RAPIDS, MI] – The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) named Jordan Berens the first recipient of the national Gaining Strength Award. The award was presented on September 19, 2019 at the annual ASCC convention in Chicago, Illinois. Berens is the Director of Project Management for Kent Companies’ commercial […]

[GRAND RAPIDS, MI] – Kent Companies was one of 14 construction subcontracting firms to earn the American Subcontractors Association’s Certificate of Excellence in Ethics. The awards were presented on March 8, 2019 during a ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee, in conjunction with ASA’s annual national convention, SUBExcel 2019, the premier education […]

[DALLAS, TX] – The American Subcontractors Association – North Texas Chapter recognized Kent Companies Texas with two awards at the annual awards celebration on June 7, 2018. The Multi-Family Division received a Platinum Project Award for Lakeside DFW in the $8-$10 million category, and the team earned a Safety Award […]

[GRAND RAPIDS, MI] – For the fifth consecutive year, Kent Companies earned an award as one of “West Michigan’s Best & Brightest Companies to Work For®.” An independent research firm evaluates each West Michigan company’s entry based on key measures in various categories. Only companies that distinguish themselves as having […]

[GRAND RAPIDS, MI] – The American Subcontractors Association, a national trade organization representing construction subcontractors, specialty trade contractors and suppliers recognized Kent Companies as one of twelve recipients of a Certificate of Excellence in Ethics. Ethics certificates are presented to subcontractors for achieving “the highest standards of internal and external […]

[DALLAS, TX] – Kent Companies Texas was recognized for a second year in a row as one of the Dallas/Fort Worth’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® by the National Association for Business Resources (NABR). Kent Companies will be honored at a symposium and awards gala on Monday, January […]

[GRAND RAPIDS, MI] – ENR Magazine released the 2017 Top 600 Specialty Contractors issue, which recognized Kent Companies as the 12th largest concrete contractor and the 139th largest specialty contractor nationwide. Both rankings represent an improvement in position over the previous year. CEO Jeff VanderLaan congratulated the team, “Our team […]

[GRAND RAPIDS, MI] – Kent Companies family, friends and colleagues gathered in downtown Grand Rapids on September 14, 2017 for a surprise art reveal of A Success Story, a 30-square foot canvas depicting iconic structures built by Kent Companies over the past 60 years. The artwork, designed by artist Trent […]

[GRAND RAPIDS, MI] – Kent Companies employees are celebrating a 4th year win as one of West Michigan’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For®. The award was granted by the Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) in late March 2017. Kent Companies was recognized in the large business category […]