The 2026 Wall & Ceiling Conference & Trade Show is the premier event for signatory wall and ceiling contractors, bringing together hundreds of industry professionals and leading companies from across the country. The event features a state-of-the-art exhibit hall, educational seminars, inspirational speakers, an Industry Summit and numerous networking opportunities designed to strengthen connections throughout the industry.

Among Oregon winners, Western Partitions, Inc. earned top honors in the Interior – Over $1 Million category for Block 216, the Ritz-Carlton Portland development, one of the region's most high-profile hospitality projects. Fred Shearer & Sons, Inc. was recognized in the Interior – Under $1 Million category for the Beaverton Year-Round Shelter, while Mid-Valley Commercial Construction, Inc. captured the Exterior – Commercial award for the Willamette Valley Oregon Temple.

Performance Contracting, Inc. received recognition for the PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Emergency Department Addition in the Suspended Ceiling category, and Cascade Acoustics, Inc. earned honors for the Clackamas County Circuit Courthouse in Light-Gauge Steel Framing – Over $1 Million. Mid-Valley Commercial Construction also secured the Light-Gauge Steel Framing – Under $1 Million award for the LCC Industry and Trades Education Center.

The Harver Company received two Oregon awards, winning the Renovation category for the Benson Polytechnic High School Modernization project and the Stucco/EIFS category for Hope Plaza. Western Partitions, Inc. also claimed a second award, earning Restoration honors for the Albina Library project.

Washington contractors also delivered award-winning work. Alliance Partition System earned recognition in the Interior – Over $1 Million category for the Seattle Aquarium Ocean Pavilion, a landmark addition to Seattle's waterfront. Performance Contracting, Inc. captured two Washington awards, winning Exterior – Residential for the Kaye Apartments project and Exterior – Commercial for the UWMC Behavioral Health Teaching Facility.

Additional Washington winners included Anning-Johnson Co., recognized in the Suspended Ceiling category for its Research Facility project; Mehrer Drywall, Inc., honored in Light-Gauge Steel Framing – Over $1 Million for Vietnamese Martyrs Parish; Alliance Partition Systems, which earned a second award for its renovation work on Devonshire Apartments; and Phampena Inc., which received Stucco/EIFS honors for the Snoqualmie Casino project.

The award-winning projects reflect the quality, innovation and professionalism that define the Northwest wall and ceiling industry. From healthcare and education facilities to hospitality, civic and residential developments, the projects showcase the expertise required to deliver complex construction solutions while maintaining the highest standards of workmanship.

Attendees at the 2026 Wall & Ceiling Conference & Trade Show had the opportunity to connect with industry leaders, discover the latest products and technologies in the exhibit hall, and participate in educational sessions focused on advancing the wall and ceiling trades.

For more information about the Wall & Ceiling Conference & Trade Show, visit wallceilingshow.org or contact the NWCB at events@wallceilingshow.org.

2026 Award Winners

Interior - Over $1M

Block 216 ~ Ritz-Carlton, Portland

Photo: Cooper Howard

Contractor: Western Partitions, Inc.
State: Oregon
Manufacturers: 9Wood, Armstrong World Industries, CertainTeed Gypsum, Hamilton Drywall Products, HILTI, Safti-Seal Inc, SCAFCO Steel Stud Company, STI Firestop, Trim-Tex Inc.
Suppliers: L&W Supply, Spears Construction Supply
Professionals: Brown & Brown, Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP
Labor Partners: International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Laborers International Union of North America, Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' International Association, Western States Carpenters
Architects: GBD Architects

Interior - Under $1M

Beaverton Year-Round Shelter

Photo: Brittany Park, Brooks Burdick, P&C Construction

Contractor: Fred Shearer & Sons, Inc.
State: Oregon
Manufacturers: CertainTeed Gypsum, DeWalt, Georgia-Pacific, Hamilton Drywall Products, Owens Corning, SCAFCO Steel Stud Company, Simpson Strong-Tie, Trim-Tex Inc, USG Building Systems
Suppliers: CWallA, GTS Interior Supply, Spears Construction Supply
Professionals: Plexxis Software
Labor Partners: Western States Carpenters
Architects: Ink:Built Architecture

Exterior - Commercial

Willamette Valley Oregon Temple

Photo: Ken Bisset

Contractor: Mid-Valley Commercial Construction, Inc.
State: Oregon
Manufacturers: Armstrong World Industries, CertainTeed Gypsum, Clinch-On Cornerbead Co., Hamilton Drywall Products, HILTI, SCAFCO Steel Stud Company
Suppliers: CWallA, GTS Interior Supply, Spears Construction Supply, United Rentals
Labor Partners: Western States Carpenters
Architects: HKS

Suspended Ceiling

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Emergency Department Addition

Photo: Paul Adelman

Contractor: Performance Contracting, Inc.
State: Oregon
Manufacturers: Armstrong World Industries, CertainTeed Gypsum, Hamilton Drywall Products, Steeler, Inc.
Suppliers: GTS Interior Supply
Labor Partners: International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' International Association, Western States Carpenters
Architects: ZGF

Light-Gauge Steel Framing - Over $1M

Clackamas County Circuit Courthouse

Photo: Ryan Parker, Zac Peck

Contractor: Cascade Acoustics, Inc.
State: Oregon
Manufacturers: Armstrong World Industries, CertainTeed Gypsum, Hamilton Drywall Products, Steeler, Inc.
Suppliers: GTS Interior Supply
Labor Partners: International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' International Association, Western States Carpenters
Architects: DLR Group

Renovation

Benson Polytechnic High School Modernization

Photo: Gabriel Hurley

Contractor: The Harver Company
State: Oregon
Manufacturers: Armstrong World Industries, CertainTeed Gypsum, ClarkDietrich/Vinyl Corp., Clinch-On Cornerbead Co., DeWalt, Dryvit Systems, Inc., Flannery, Inc., Georgia-Pacific, Hamilton Drywall Products, HILTI, Owens Corning, Plastic Components, Inc., Quikrete, Safti-Seal Inc, SCAFCO Steel Stud Company, Simpson Strong-Tie, STI Firestop, Trim-Tex Inc.
Suppliers: CWallA, GTS Interior Supply, Knez Building Materials Co., L&W Supply, Spears Construction Supply, United Rentals, Valhalla Construction Products, Western Materials
Professionals: Plexxis
Labor Partners: International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Laborers International Union of North America, Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' International Association, Western States Carpenters
Architects: Bassetti Architects

Restoration

Albina Library

Photo: Cooper Howard

Contractor: Western Partitions, Inc.
State: Oregon
Manufacturers: CEMCO, Clinch-On Cornerbead Co., DeWalt, Hamilton Drywall Products, HILTI, Owens Corning, Simpson Strong-Tie, STI Firestop, Sto Corp., USG Building Systems, VaproShield
Suppliers: CWallA, GTS Interior Supply, Knez Building Materials Co., L&W Supply, Spears Construction Supply
Labor Partners: Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' International Association, Western States Carpenters
Architects: Lever Architecture

Stucco/EIFS

Hope Plaza

Photo: Gabriel Hurley

Contractor: The Harver Company
State: Oregon
Manufacturers: Dryvit Systems, Inc., PermaBase Building Products, SCAFCO Steel Stud Company, Simpson Strong-Tie, Trim-Tex Inc.
Suppliers: CWallA, GTS Interior Supply, L&W Supply, Spears Construction Supply
Professionals: Plexxis Software
Labor Partners: Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' International Association, Western States Carpenters
Architects: Anderson Shirly Architects

Interior - Over $1M

Seattle Aquarium Ocean Pavilion

Photo: Jon and Rach Photography/ Jon and Rach Anderson LMN Architects

Contractor: Alliance Partition System
State: Washington
Manufacturers: HILTI, SCAFCO Steel Stud Company, Steeler, Inc..
Suppliers: CB Wholesale, CWallA, Foundation Building Materials, GTS Interior Supply, L&W Supply, Spears Construction Supply, United Rentals
Professionals: Plexxis Software
Labor Partners: International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Western States Carpenters
Architects: LMN Architecture Urban Design Interiors

Exterior - Residential

UWMC Behavioral Health Teaching Facility

Photo: Alyssa Acheson

Contractor: Performance Contracting, Inc.
State: Washington
Manufacturers: Armstrong World Industries, DeWalt, Dryvit Systems, Inc., Georgia-Pacific, Hamilton Drywall Products, HILTI, SCAFCO Steel Stud Company, Simpson Strong-Tie, Trim-Tex Inc., USG Building Systems
Suppliers: CWallA, Drywall Distributors, Inc., Foundation Building Materials, GTS Interior Supply
Labor Partners: Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' International Association, Western States Carpenters
Architects: SRG Partnership

Suspended Ceiling

Research Facility

Photo: Benjamin Benschneider

Contractor: Anning-Johnson Company
State: Washington
Manufacturers: Armstrong World Industries, HILTI
Suppliers: GTS Interior Supply
Labor Partners: Laborers International Union of North America, Western States Carpenters
Architects: Flad

Light-Gauge Steel Framing - Over $1M

Vietnamese Martyrs Parish

Photo: Gudmundur Ibsen

Contractor: Mehrer Drywall, Inc.
State: Washington
Manufacturers: CEMCO, Georgia-Pacific, Hamilton Drywall Products, HILTI, Trim-Tex Inc.
Suppliers: Foundation Building Materials, United Rentals
Labor Partners: International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Western States Carpenters
Architects: Broderick Architects

Renovation

Devonshire Apartments

Photo: Alliance Partition Systems, Buchanan General Contracting, Jon & Rach Photography / Jon & Rachel Anderson

Contractor: Alliance Partition Systems
State: Washington
Manufacturers: HILTI, SCAFCO Steel Stud Company, Steeler, Inc.
Suppliers: CWallA, GTS Interior Supply, L&W Supply, Spears Construction Supply
Professionals: Plexxis Software
Labor Partners: International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Western States Carpenters
Architects: Osborn Architects, Inc.

Stucco/EIFS

Snoqualmie Casino

Photo: Peter Burns

Contractor: Phampena Inc.
State: Washington
Manufacturers: Dryvit Systems, Inc.
Suppliers: Western Materials
Labor Partners: Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' International Association, Western States Carpenters

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