PHOENIX February 6, 2020 -- Paul Johnson Drywall has been selected for the 2020 Phoenix Award in the Dry Wall Contractor category by the Phoenix Award Program.

Each year, the Phoenix Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Phoenix area a great place to live, work and play.

​PJD remains the only drywall contractor from Arizona and Nevada to earn a position on the elite list.
 
PHOENIX (September 18, 2019) — Paul Johnson Drywall, Inc. (PJD) is pleased to announce that the firm was again named a Top 50 Contractor for 2019 by Walls & Ceilings Magazine. This marks the fifth consecutive year for PJD to be named as an industry leader to the national list. In addition, PJD remains the only drywall contractor with operations in Arizona and Nevada to make the list (businesses are listed alphabetically). The list features contractors identified by Walls & Ceilings Magazine as the industry’s most progressive and resourceful contractors.

PHOENIX (January 7, 2019) –Paul Johnson Drywall (PJD) announces the firm is now offering the installation of gypsum concrete floor underlayments for multi-family and commercial builders in Arizona and Nevada. The gypsum concrete floor underlayment products, such as Firm-Fill Sound Control Mats and Firm-Fill Gypsum Concrete Underlayments satisfy acoustical ratings, fire codes, and to flatten sub-floors. Offering the new service to its customers, particularly as many have expressed their challenges with finding a quality option for timely installation of these products. 

​PHOENIX (January 7, 2019) –Paul Johnson Drywall (PJD) is pleased to announce that the firm has launched a new division and now provides single-family and multi-family builders finishing services for exterior decks and balconies by offering waterproofing, flashing and lightweight concrete coverage for patio decks and balconies. This newest offering provides customers the required exterior protections for their projects.

PHOENIX (November 16, 2018) — Paul Johnson Drywall, Inc. (PJD) is pleased to announce that the company was named to the Phoenix Business Journal’s 2018 Arizona Corporate Excellence (ACE) List of the Top Privately-Held Companies in Arizona for the third year in a row. PJD earned a ranking of #30 again this year, based upon the company’s revenue. ​

PJD is the only drywall contractor from Arizona and Nevada to earn a position on the elite list.

PHOENIX (August 17, 2018) — Paul Johnson Drywall, Inc. (PJD) is pleased to announce that the firm was named to Walls & Ceilings Magazine’s 2018 Top 50 Contractors list for the fourth consecutive year and is the only drywall contractor with a presence in Arizona and Nevada to make the list (businesses are listed alphabetically). The list includes contractors identified by Walls & Ceilings Magazine as the industry’s most progressive and resourceful contractors.

PHOENIX  (July 25, 2018)— Paul Johnson Drywall, Inc. (PJD) announces its national worker Relocation Program to recruit experienced drywall workers, including hangers, tapers, sanders, finishers, light gauge metal framers and laborers to join its crews in Arizona or Nevada. The firm will provide interested candidates, who have at least three years of experience, with relocation assistance, guaranteed full-time employment, higher than average wages, outstanding health care benefits, paid time off, and other employee benefits.  

Lou Eltringham and Austin Johnson earn project management certification from the Arizona Builders’ Alliance and the Associated General Contractors 
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​PHOENIX  (July 13, 2018)— Paul Johnson Drywall, Inc. (PJD) congratulates its two newest graduates of the Project Manager Development Program offered by the Arizona Builders’ Association in conjunction with the Associated General Contractors of America. Lou Eltringham and Austin Johnson recently completed the five-month program. Lou graduated from the program in December 2017 and Austin will celebrate his program graduation at a ceremony being held in December 2018. 

AZBEX hosts the 2018 Private Development Summit, the premier conference about Arizona's construction industry.

Cole Johnson is a featured expert on the panel: 
​Reality Bites! Overcoming Both the Skilled Labor Shortage and Rising Construction Costs – Not only are we facing a skilled labor shortage, but materials prices seem to be going up every day. Is the local construction market at capacity?  How are suppliers, subcontractors, and General Contractors dealing with all these issues at multiple levels? Hear from the front lines on these and more critical issues facing new real estate development.

Register at http://summit.azbex.com

​PHOENIX  (February 18, 2018)— Paul Johnson Drywall, Inc. (PJD) is pleased to announce that Robert “Cole” Johnson, PJD’s president, was selected by the International Code Council (ICC) as a member of its Building Safety Professional group.
 
The ICC is a professional association dedicated to protecting the health, safety and welfare of the public by making buildings safer. As a Building Safety Professional and president of one of the largest drywall companies in the southwestern United States, Robert “Cole” Johnson is further committing to the high standard for safety and building codes on projects where the company’s crews and superintendents work.