Excellence in Hot-Dip Galvanizing Awards

Whether an artful sculpture glinting under the sun or a sturdy bridge arcing over the waves of a rushing river, galvanized structures can be seen standing strong and corrosion-free across the continent. The Excellence in Hot-Dip Galvanizing Awards seeks to recognize the special skill and efforts of galvanizers, fabricators, architects, engineers, contractors, and all other parties as they complete projects that will remain durable, beautiful, and maintenance-free for generations to come.

Presented annually, the award program recognizes projects that utilize after-fabrication hot-dip galvanized steel in an ideal, creative, monumental, or otherwise impressive fashion. Entry is open and available to anyone — galvanizers, engineering firms, architectural companies, contractors, fabricators, etc.— who has had a project hot-dip galvanized by a member galvanizer in the last calendar year.

Winning projects represent the finest achievement in the use of hot-dip galvanizing in a project design and concept. Winners receive plaques, a full-color awards brochure, and a winner’s logo for use on their website, and other promotional materials. Projects may also be featured in various AGA publications and highlighted in seminars and editorials.

Entries may be submitted into any of the following categories:

  • Artistic
  • Bridge & Highway
  • Building & Architecture
  • Civic Contribution
  • Duplex System
  • Electrical, Utility, & Communication
  • Food & Agriculture
  • Industrial
  • Lifetime Achievement+
  • Original Equipment Manufacturing
  • Recreation & Entertainment
  • Transportation
  • Water & Marine

To submit an application for the 2011 Excellence in Hot-Dip Galvanizing Awards, or for more information on submission rules and guidelines, visit the Call for Entries page and download the rules and/or application.

To see examples of winning submissions, visit the Excellence Awards Archive.

+ Lifetime Achievement is a new award recognizing the most outstanding project that has been in service for at least 15 years. It is the only award presented to a project not galvanized in the last calendar year.