The Children’s Garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, MO illustrates a multitude of ways in which concrete can be used to achieve decorative finishes.  Concrete was chosen for its ability to be textured and colored to mimic the dirt paths, cobblestone streets and limestone caves of 19h century Missouri and meet ADA requirements.  A contemporary use of concrete is reflected in the vibrant, colorful application of Micro-Top in the Pollination Garden.  Micro-Top addressed the desire to create an eye catching educational area that would appeal to children.  The Doris I. Schnuck Children’s Garden provides an example of concrete providing both natural and contemporary paving finishes.

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Other recent awards:

2006 – Quality Concrete Award, Concrete Council of St. Louis – Doris I. Schnuck Children’s Garden

2006- St. Louis Cardinals Stadium, Quality Concrete Award, Concrete Council of
St. Louis

Ahal received a FACE Company Golden Trowel Awards for 2005 for Dollar General Distribution Facility, Marion IN. The awards, created by FACE to recognize contractors who install the flattest and most level concrete floor slabs, as specified by the F-Number System, were presented at the World of Concrete in Las Vegas.

Ahal received two FACE Company Golden Trowel Awards for 2000 for St. Charles Community College and Kirkwood Ice Rink. The awards, created by FACE to recognize contractors who install the flattest and most level concrete floor slabs, as specified by the F-Number System, were presented March 1, 2001 at the World of Concrete in Las Vegas.

ST. CHARLES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
St. Charles, Missouri
Category: elevated wet screed, random traffic
5,100 SF Phase III floor slab, Ff 68.9 
Poured in one day 

KIRKWOOD ICE RINK
St. Louis, Missouri
Category: vibratory screed 40 to 50 foot strike-off, random traffic
16,500 SF rink slab, Ff 77.2 and Fl 35.9
Installed in a single placement

Ahal also received two Quality Concrete Awards for 2000 from the Concrete Council of St. Louis for the following specialty projects:

SURDYKE HARLEY-DAVIDSON
Festus, Misssouri
7,000 SF showroom floor
As a backdrop for the chrome-laden motorcycles, the mottled, leather-like colors of the Patene stain-finished floor mirrors the rugged heritage of the Harley brand, while projecting a sleek, contemporary image. Bomanite imprinted concrete in a boardwalk pattern around the sales counter reinforces this image.

THE SEVENS BUILDING
7777 Bonhomme, Clayton, Missouri
4,000 SF entry plaza
The distinctive sandblast etched pattern and "Sevens" logo creates a vibrant urban space and contemporary image for this Clayton landmark. Sandblasting the geometric pattern produced the crisp contrast that gives this design a three-dimensional feel. As a result, the plaza takes on a dynamic appearance, changing subtly as lighting conditions and viewing angles change. 

In addition, Ahal won Bomanite's Best Patene Artectura Project 2000 - Gold Award for the lobby entry floor in "The Heights", Richmond Heights' new community center and library which opened in December 2000. 

Anchoring the two-story lobby rotunda is this striking, geometric floor. Ahal poured this 2" topping slab over the 3,600 SF base slab that was poured by another contractor. Bronze terrazzo strips were attached to the base slab in a geometric pattern. As the topping was poured, finishers had to be extremely precise along the terrazzo strips to ensure a clean finish. Reactive stains were carefully applied in three colors, followed by sealer coatings all burnished to a high sheen.