Don’t miss our 5th Annual Contractor Day!
October 4th, 2025 • 9am-3pm
Join us for our 5th annual Contractor Appreciation Day! By now, you know what to expect: some fun competition, education, and an opportunity to talk with industry reps from around the US. We’ll have some sick prizes, so you won’t want to miss out.
Schedule of Events
Hardscape Olympics
- These events are first come, first serve, so if you want to compete, reserve a spot today!
- NOTE: We have a $100 per team member, fully refundable deposit to hold your spot in the competitions. If you show up to compete, we’ll fully refund your money. If you do not show up to compete, you forfeit the money. Here’s the cost breakdown:
- Paver Laying $200/team (EVENT FULL)
- Block Hold Endurance $100/participant
- Packing Relay $200/team
Sign up and we’ll send you a payment link to reserve your spot.
BREAKFAST
- Pirozhki and Coffee
LUNCH
- BBQ! And…
- Tacos! Need we say more?
Hardscape Vendor Fair
- Perma Edge
- Easy Joint
- SEK
- Pave Tool Innovators
- Knife River
- Alliance Gator
- Dyna
- Bond Tool
- Probst
- IQ Power Tools
- Structure & Tree Outdoor Lighting
- and more!
Factory Tour
- See how the products that you use are made
Competition Details
- Paver Laying Competition (EVENT FULL)
- Who can lay a 10×10 patio of Holland Stone in Herringbone pattern with a square 48″ Chateau fire pit in the center?
- Competition is limited to six (6) teams of two (2), first-come, first-serve.
- NO TOOLS WILL BE PROVIDED. Whatever tools you show up with will be the tools used in the competition. We recommend bringing: Shovels, level, screed board, screed rails, compactor, string line, or anything else that you think you might need.
- Each team’s score will be calculated based on completion time, compliance with industry guidelines, safety, quality, and craftsmanship.
- First place gets a great grand prize and an awesome belt buckle.
- Second and third places receive awesome belt buckles.
- Block Hold Endurance
- Start with a block in each hand, arms straight at your sides.
- No resting on your body, no balancing games.
- Drop a block and you’re out.
- Judges will track times—longest hold wins.
- Packing Relay
- Two teammates, one pallet of product, and an obstacle course in your way.
- Competition is limited to ten (10) teams of two (2),first-come, first-serve.
- One contestant at a time carries product through the obstacle course.
- Each piece must be stacked securely on the pallet—no tossing or sloppy piles.
- Once the first contestant finishes, the second carries it back to the starting pallet.
- Dropped product must be picked up before continuing.
- Fastest time takes the victory.
