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Cooper Construction honored for commercial projects

Pictured from left, Trey Ford of Cooper Construction Co., Tamara Peacock of the Tamara Peacock Company, and Marc Garrett and Sanjive Kapur of Mona Lisa Foods.

By Bill Moss, Published: August 8, 2016

Cooper Construction has won awards for two high-profile commercial construction projects.

The Hendersonville contractor won Hall of Fame Awards in the retail category and also won the category's highest honor as Best of Category for the community food market.

The awards recognize builders whose work reflects innovation and excellence through the integration of Varco Pruden building systems, products, architectural appearance, end use and design. The projects include a range of industrial, commercial, retail and municipal projects.

The Hendersonville Co-Op , a more than 8,000-square-foot building on Spartanburg Highway, features retail space, a spacious deli, hot and cold self-serve stations as well as a dining area. A community space in the adjacent building houses administration offices and a 50-person classroom for classes and workshops.
Pictured from left, Zach Cooper of Cooper Construction, Damian Tody of the Hendersonville Community Co-Op, Alan McQuinn of ARCA Design.Designed by ARCA Design of Asheville, NC and built with sustainable features, the building features includes recycled materials from an existing building that was located on the construction site. In addition reclaimed wood material was used to prevent the need for virgin material. To conserve water, two large cisterns collect rain water from the roof to irrigate a demonstration garden and landscaping.
Varco Pruden also recognized Cooper as a winner in the warehouse category for a construction project for Barry Callebaut, an Edneyville chocolate maker.
The Barry Callebaut Hendersonville Warehouse Facility, designed by the Tamara Peacock Company, is a 66,000-square-foot chocolate production and warehouse facility. The new 25,000-square-foot warehouse addition consists of a nearly 40-foot tall structure for high pile storage, 12 geothermal wells, receiving docks, LED lighting and a skyliner roof insulation system.
Barry Callebaut distributes Mona Lisa Brand fine chocolate products worldwide to bakeries, hotels and restaurants. The cups and decorations are produced using the highest quality, all natural chocolate.
Varco Pruden, a division of BlueScope Buildings North America Inc., has a network of more than 1,000 builders across the United States and Canada.