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Kovach was proud to have two projects recognized at the 2025 RED Award. The Mesa City Hall project was named Recreation and Public Works Project of the Year, and Moontower Phoenix won Multifamily Project of the Year for projects with more than 250 units. Additionally, the Phoenix Mercury Training Facility was also recognized as a finalist. AZRE’s RED Awards spotlight outstanding work across commercial real estate, with entries judged by a panel of industry professionals.

Kovach Enclosure Systems has earned a spot on the Great Place To Work® list for three consecutive years—2023–2024, 2024–2025, and 2025–2026. Based on anonymous feedback collected through the organization’s global employee survey platform, 97% of employees said Kovach is a great place to work. Great Place To Work is a trusted authority on workplace culture, using real employee feedback to recognize companies where people feel engaged and valued.

Jose Ortiz was recognized as Kovach’s Owner of the Month for March. He has demonstrated incredible growth, leadership, and an ownership mindset, treating each challenge as a chance to learn and lead. He understands the expectations, sets high standards, and makes sure there’s never a reason to be disappointed. His contributions to projects and impact on the unitized setting crew have made him a standout. Congratulations, Jose, and thank you for raising the bar!

Kovach Enclosure Systems ranked 16th on USGlass Magazine’s 2025 list of Top Contract Glaziers. The annual list highlights leading firms in the glazing industry across the United States. USGlass is widely recognized as the industry’s primary publication for architectural glass professionals and tracks performance, reach, and impact across the field.

Brad Wright has been recognized as one of AZRE’s 50 commercial real estate leaders to watch in 2025. As president of Kovach, Wright has enhanced the company’s innovation focus to become the best in the façade industry. The AZ Big 100 recognizes leaders who influence key projects and investment opportunities, shaping the state’s economic landscape.

The University of Arizona Health Sciences has started construction on the $425 million, 200,000-square-foot Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies (CAMI) in Downtown Phoenix. This state-of-the-art facility will feature cutting-edge research labs, clinical spaces, and collaborative areas designed to advance medical research, biotechnology, and immunological therapies. Kovach is providing curtainwall and metal panel systems for the project with completion anticipated in 2027.

Kovach Enclosure Systems has been named one of Arizona’s Most Admired Companies for 2024, an award presented by AZ Big Media. The annual recognition honors businesses across Arizona that excel in five key areas: leadership excellence, workplace culture, innovation, community impact, and customer service.

Two additional companies that announced plans for ESOPs in November were Chandler-based Kovach Enclosure Systems and Mesa-based Next Level Steel.

Kovach was ranked 28th on the Phoenix Business Journal’s 2024 ACE Awards list of Top Private Companies in Arizona. The list, produced by accounting firm Baker Tilly, weighed revenue alongside company size and leadership, recognizing locally founded businesses across sectors. The recognition highlights Kovach’s steady presence in the state’s business scene and its ongoing growth in the building enclosures industry.

Kovach has been ranked among the Phoenix Business Journal’s top 30 private companies in Arizona for 2024. The Arizona Corporate Excellence (ACE) Awards recognize and celebrate the top revenue-generating and fastest-growing private businesses in the state. This awards program acknowledges their significant contributions to the local economy and community.

Kovach’s West Edge project received recognition from the LABC Architectural Awards, a program that highlights projects shaping Los Angeles through design, construction, and community impact. The project features 217,000 square feet of office space, 600 luxury apartments, 80,000 square feet of retail space, and a vibrant half-acre open-air plaza.

Kovach was named one of Arizona’s Most Admired Companies for 2024, a recognition organized by BestCompaniesAZ and AZ Big Media. This selection is based on leadership, workplace culture, innovation, community involvement, and customer opinion. The program highlights employers across the state who demonstrate strength in these areas year after year. Earning a place on the list reflects how the company operates and how people experience it from the inside. It indicates a consistency that is evident in both project delivery and team retention.

Kovach was ranked among ENR’s Southwest Regional Top Specialty Contractors for 2024. Companies on this list are ranked based on their construction revenue in 2023 from specialty contracting.

Kovach coordinated with multiple contractors to complete the $79.6-million University of Texas at Dallas Sciences Building. Features of this 187,200-sq-ft structure include a scrim exterior facade that required installation of hundreds of horizontal steel supports and a steel-tube framework.

Kovach collaborated with design architect HOK to deliver the new exterior screening system for the Phoenix Suns’ Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix – “designed to make the wall panels look like rippling water when the wind blows and, alternatively, blaze on fire when the sun strikes.” The 130,000 kinetic, 6 inch by 6 inch aluminum flaps move independently and span 45,000-square-feet.

In ASA’s commitment to safety, the decision was made to recognize those members who make safety and safety education a priority in their company.  The companies recognized are those who have gone above and beyond to ensure their employees, and everyone on their jobsites, go home to their families after work every day.

The Real Estate Development (RED) Award finalists for 2023 included five separate projects where Kovach supplied the facade. The finalists include Adeline, 100 Mill, The Grove, The Beam on Farmer, and Sky Harbor Terminal 4.

In a landmark announcement, Chandler-based Kovach Enclosure Systems unveiled its transition to an employee-owned company through the establishment of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). This significant development was celebrated during an all-company event at SOHO63 in Downtown Chandler, marking a new chapter in Kovach’s rich history.

“We helped with the design of the job, the preconstruction, the design assist, we did the majority of the fabrication, and we did the install,” says Tim Del Monte, director of business development at Kovach.

Kovach continues to be certified by Great Place To Work®. See what employees say about what makes Kovach a great workplace.