Surry Business

Carolina Environmental Contracting of Mount Airy has won a 2007 Pinnacle Award from the Carolinas Associated General Contractors (AGC).

Pinnacle Awards recognize outstanding achievement in the Carolinas’ commercial construction industry. The Pinnacle pays tribute to excellence in the industry, reinforces standards of construction excellence to the greater community and raises the profile of member firms.

Carolina Environmental Contracting won Pinnacle Award for “Best Subcontractor/Specialty Contractor.” The Surry County company, headquartered at 122 Pine Ridge Road, specializes in the installation of erosion and sediment control systems for the protection of waterways, woodlands, wetlands and other environmentally sensitive areas. The firm’s 68 employees have built its revenues to the $6-million-dollar range.

Joanne Cheatham is the company’s president.