Alford was honored for her support to fellow employee Brandon Foote, who was deployed overseas by the U.S. Army for most of 2018.

The company has promoted the two senior managers to vice president positions for commercial and industrial sales.

While the companies are now under the same corporate ownership, Anvil and SCI sales, customer service, and fulfillment will continue to operate separately for the foreseeable future.

Everett was an employee for Zurn Industries at the Zurn Wilkins location for 34 years before his passing in November 2018.

The winners range from a net-zero housing complex to a North Pole drinking water pipeline.

Hirsch has now created a single, integrated website. www.Hirsch.com, where customers have a convenient way to order the products they need, access product information, and more.

Under new leadership, the company has launched an array of digital marketing and advertising products, including social media, e-newsletters and website advertising.

Knieps, who joined Viega in 2006, has been active with PMI since 2015.

Knieps, director of technical marketing at Viega, and Martinez, product compliance manager at Delta, served as the co-chairs of PMI's Advocacy/Government Affairs Committee during 2017 and 2018.

The former chairman of the board and CEO of A. Y. McDonald Industries and president of Brock-McVey Co. had vast industry experience and served on numerous boards in both Dubuque, Iowa, and Lexington, Kentucky.