Kent Companies Appoints Leah Gradl Vice President – Support Operations

[GRAND RAPIDS, MI] – Kent Companies announces the promotion of Leah Gradl to Vice President of Support Operations. Gradl will oversee the Marketing, Safety, Human Resources, Training/Education and IT divisions nationwide. Kent Companies CEO Jeff VanderLaan commented, “Leah has a long track record of collaborating with cross functional teams across […]

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Kent Companies Ranks #9 on the 2019 ENR Magazine Top Specialty Contractors List

[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 […]

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ASCC Names Jordan Berens First Recipient of the “Gaining Strength” Award

[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 […]

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ASA Recognizes Kent Companies with Certificate of Excellence in Ethics

[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 […]

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Kent Companies Texas Earns Platinum Project Award and Safety Award of Excellence from the American Subcontractors Association – North Texas Chapter

[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 […]

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Kent Companies Receives Certificate of Excellence in Ethics from the American Subcontractors Association

[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 […]

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ENR Ranks Kent Companies as the 12th Largest Concrete Contractor Nationwide

[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 […]

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