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When it comes to painting, roofing, or home remodeling, you want nothing but the best. Stephen C. Gidley has been winning awards for years - take a quick look at some of them.

NAHB Honors Stephen C. Gidley at the Las Vegas International Builders Show With a Prestigious National Award

WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb 3 – Stephen C. Gidley, CAPS, CGB, CGP, CGR, GMB an award‐winning builder and remodeler in Fairfield County, Conn., has been named the 2015 Certified Graduate Remodeler (CGR) of the Year by the National Association of Home Builders. Remodelers with at least five years of experience in the industry can apply for the CGR designation. Courses in the CGR curriculum are designed to emphasize business and project management skills as the key to a successful remodeling operation and are customized based on the remodeler’s background and experience.

“By presenting the Designee of the Year awards, NAHB honors individuals who fully embody our ideals,” said 2015 NAHB Education Chair Tom Stephani, CAPS, CGP, CGR, GMB and MIRM, an Illinois custom home builder and instructor.

“These are our leaders. They incorporate innovative practices and techniques that ultimately benefit home buyers and home owners as they shine a positive light on our industry and inspire others through their commitment to excellence.”

Stephen Gidley Contractors has a 90% client retention rate with 75% of its work coming from repeat clients and word‐of‐mouth referrals. His projects have been honored by his local home builders association and garnered regional and national awards as well. Gidley has been recognized as a leading contracting firm by Qualified Remodeler magazine, which has twice named the company in its Top 200 lists.

“NAHB strives to improve professionalism among our members and elevate the industry through education. We strongly encourage builders, remodelers and other housing professionals to reach the next stage in their careers by earning an NAHB designation,” said Stephani. Gidley and other leading industry professionals were recognized on Jan. 18 at the Designation Achievement Reception just before the 2016 NAHB International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas.

ABOUT NAHB: The National Association of Home Builders is a Washington‐based trade association representing more than 140,000 members involved in home building, remodeling, multifamily construction, property management, subcontracting, design, housing finance, building product manufacturing and other aspects of residential and light commercial construction. NAHB is affiliated with 800 state and local home builders associations around the country. NAHB’s builder members will construct about 80 percent of the new housing units projected for this year.

Awards

Acknowledgement of ethical marketplace practices by industry peers, news media, and / or in communities where business is transacted.

Stephen C. Gidley has frequently been acknowledged by the news media and its industry peers for its superior business reputation and its stellar ethical marketplace record throughout the past 5 decades. The company’s record speaks for itself.

2015 NARI® - CotY Residential Bath Over $100,000 Regional North East Award Winner
2013 Stephen C. Gidley wins Silver in The Qualified Remodeler Master Design Contest for its entry "Connecticut Car Barn" In The Detached Structures Category
2012 Qualified Remodeler names Stephen C. Gidley to its National Top 200 Exterior Contractors List for second year in a row
2011 Qualified Remodeler's "Silver Whole House Remodeling Award"
2011 HOBI Award from NAHB-Fairfield Country Remodelers Association: Special Recognition North Stamford Whole House Remodel for green sustainable construction.
2011 Qualified Remodeler Top 500 National Remodeler Ranking #365, 2010 QR Top 200 Exterior Contractors national ranking
2011 Better Business Bureau's Excellence in Website Marketing Award
2009 Qualified Remodeler Magazine National Gold Award in the "Outdoor Living Category" (as seen in our home page)
2004 Chrysalis National Award "Connecticut Remodeler of the Year"
2003 Connecticut Better Business Bureau Torch Award given to 1-800-Paint-Job (our subsidiary) for Business Integrity
2000 Council of Better Business Bureaus National Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics
2000 HOBI Award from the Home Builder’s Industry for: Outstanding Community Service
1999 "Remodeler of the Year" award by the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Fairfield County
1998 Fairfield County Business Journal ranks Stephen C. Gidley among the top 15 builders in the county
1997 CBBB names us a finalist in its competition for the National "Torch Awards for Marketplace Ethics"
1996 Better Business Bureau of Connecticut gives Stephen C. Gidley its award for "Excellence in Consumer Relations"
1994 "Remodeling Magazine" includes Stephen C. Gidley among the "Big 50" Remodelers nationwide
1993 Stephen C. Gidley wins first place for bathroom design and construction from IRCA, and is named "1993 Contractor of the Year"
1983 - 2012 Ranked in Qualified Remodeler Magazine’s "Top 500 Remodelers" Nationwide (30 continuous years)

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"We appreciate the high value we received from you and Stephen C. Gidley, Inc. & Associated Building Contractors. I understand more fully and personally now how you won the 1996 Award of Excellence from the Better Business Bureau in Wallingford, Connecticut. You are a credit to your industry and to the community in maintaining the highest ethical relationship between your firm and your customers."

James L. Bast

Former President and CEO

Council of Better Business Bureau