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Five One Eight Contracting Wins 2026 IABE National Excellence Award

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Five One Eight Contracting, LLC, a residential and commercial contracting company serving Maryland, Washington D.C., and Virginia, has been named a 2026 National Excellence Award winner by the International Association for Business Excellence (IABE) — a distinction earned by fewer than 1% of businesses evaluated nationwide.

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States, 18th Aug 2026 — Unlike City or Regional honors, the National Excellence Award is reserved for organizations whose standard of operation stands out not just in their home market, but across the entire country. To qualify, applicants must clear performance benchmarks across five published criteria — Digital Presence, Customer Reputation, Operational Standing, Industry Tenure, and Professional Integrity — placing them ahead of more than 97% of businesses evaluated nationally. Five One Eight Contracting met every threshold required for national-level recognition.

Led by owner Matthew Solel, Five One Eight Contracting offers a full range of residential and commercial services, including kitchen and bathroom remodeling, home additions, decks and patios, custom saunas, trim carpentry and custom built-ins, EV charging installation, and general contracting, along with work as a Pella Platinum Elite Certified Contractor — a certification held by fewer than 1% of contractors nationwide. The company operates two offices, a main location and showroom in Cockeysville, Maryland, and a second office serving Washington D.C. and Virginia out of Tysons Corner, and has built its reputation across the Baltimore, Annapolis, Washington D.C., and Virginia region.

The company’s approach centers on organization and communication as much as craftsmanship. Clients are informed in advance of any anticipated issues on a project and how they will be handled, removing the surprises that often come with home renovation work. That approach has translated into a strong pattern of repeat business, with multiple clients returning to Five One Eight for additional projects after their first renovation and referring the company directly to friends and family.

That reputation is reflected in the recognition Five One Eight has earned outside of IABE as well. The company is a HomeAdvisor Screened & Approved contractor, a six-time Best of Houzz award winner (2016 through 2022), and holds a 5-out-of-5-star rating on Houzz, where it also carries a “Recommended” designation. Five One Eight also offers flexible project financing through a partnership with Synchrony, giving homeowners a way to move forward with larger renovation projects without the full cost landing at once.

You can view the official recognition page here: Five One Eight Contracting — 2026 IABE Excellence Award Winner

For more information about Five One Eight Contracting and its residential and commercial contracting services, visit Five One Eight Contracting or contact the company directly.

About the International Association for Business Excellence

The International Association for Business Excellence (IABE) is an independent business recognition organization. It evaluates and honors organizations that demonstrate excellence in operational quality, integrity, and results. The National Excellence Award is one of four recognition levels offered by IABE, alongside City, Regional, and International — and among the most difficult to earn. Every level applies the same published standard across every industry.

Applications are accepted year-round, with no cost to apply and a same-day determination for qualified applicants. Learn more at internationalbusinessexcellence.com.

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Website: https://internationalbusinessexcellence.com

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Explore the Dubai with local Guides

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Trip Habibi Tourism LLC, a premier Dubai-based tour operator, launches its new collection of private, customized city tours in Dubai. These immersive itineraries blend iconic futuristic landmarks like the Burj Khalifa with authentic cultural heritage in the Al Fahidi Historical District, offering modern travelers a personal connection through expert local guides.

Tour Highlights

  • Old and New Mix: Visit the historic Dubai Creek on a wooden abra boat and tour the Gold and Spice Souks.
  • Modern Marvels: Enjoy skip-the-line access at the Burj Khalifa, view the Museum of the Future, and see the Dubai Frame.
  • Cultural Landmarks: Stop at the Blue Mosque to learn about peace, harmony, and tolerance.

Key Features

  • Private and Flexible: Tailor-made half-day and full-day options for families, couples, and solo explorers.
  • No Large Crowds: Intimate settings replace standard crowded bus rides.
  • Seamless Logistics: Enjoy direct hotel or airport pickup and drop-off.
  • The Museum of the Future: Up-close architectural appreciation.
  • Burj Khalifa Skip the Line: Explore breathtaking views, dining experiences, and exclusive attractions.
  • The Dubai Frame: Panoramic vistas connecting past and present.
  • Blue Mosque: Arabic civilization, Moderation, peace and harmony, and tolerance symbol.
  • Downtown Dubai: Views of the towering Burj Khalifa and the dynamic Dubai Fountain show.

A Personal Approach to Hospitality

The term Habibi translates to “my dear friend” in Arabic. For the team behind these programs, that phrase serves as a core service philosophy rather than a marketing tagline. Every tour is engineered to make international guests feel like welcomed friends rather than transient sightseers. Guides provide context, local etiquette tips, and photography assistance to maximize every minute of the journey.

Availability and Booking

The tailored city excursions are open for reservation on a year-round basis. Options range from express layover itineraries for transit visitors to comprehensive full-day explorations.

To explore package variations or secure a customized guide, visitors can browse the Trip Habibi City Tours Portal.

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Pet Food Connect Launches Connected Wellness Platform to Strengthen Customer Relationships

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New platform connects premium pet nutrition with fecal health testing, veterinary telehealth and ongoing wellness support to help brands increase engagement, retention and customer lifetime value.

New York, New York, United States, 19th Aug 2026 — Pet Food Connect today announced the launch of its Connected Wellness Platform, a new solution designed to help premium pet food brands extend their relationship with pet parents beyond the food bowl by integrating nutrition with measurable health insights, veterinary telehealth and ongoing wellness engagement.

As consumers increasingly seek premium, human-grade, fresh, frozen, freeze-dried, air-dried and other better-for-you nutrition options for their dogs, pet food brands face a growing challenge: delivering value that extends beyond the initial product purchase.

Pet Food Connect’s Connected Wellness Platform is designed to help brands address that challenge by creating an ongoing relationship between nutrition, pet health and the customer experience.

“Premium pet food brands are investing heavily in better nutrition, but the opportunity doesn’t end when the food reaches the customer’s home,” said Richard Gray, Founder of Pet Food Connect. “By connecting nutrition with health insights, veterinary support and ongoing engagement, brands have an opportunity to create a much deeper relationship with pet parents while demonstrating the value of the wellness experience they’re providing.”

Connecting Nutrition With Ongoing Pet Wellness

The Connected Wellness Platform brings together several complementary components that pet food brands can incorporate into their customer experience.

At-home fecal health testing provides pet parents with greater insight into their dog’s digestive and microbiome health while creating a personalized wellness baseline that can be monitored over time.

Veterinary telehealth provides convenient access to professional veterinary support when pet parents have questions or need additional guidance regarding their dog’s health and wellness.

Combined with ongoing education, engagement and wellness support, these services allow participating pet food brands to move beyond a traditional transactional relationship and become a more meaningful part of the pet parent’s ongoing wellness journey.

Helping Pet Food Brands Increase Retention and Lifetime Value

The platform is particularly suited for premium pet food brands competing on nutrition, ingredient quality and health—including human-grade, fresh, frozen, freeze-dried, air-dried and better-for-you dog food brands.

By adding health and wellness services around an existing nutrition offering, brands can create additional reasons for customers to remain engaged throughout the subscription or purchasing lifecycle.

The model is designed to help participating brands:

  • Strengthen customer engagement and loyalty
  • Increase retention and customer lifetime value
  • Differentiate premium nutrition offerings in an increasingly competitive market
  • Provide pet parents with meaningful health and wellness insights
  • Create stronger connections between nutrition and ongoing pet wellness
  • Support recurring and subscription-based customer relationships

Rather than requiring brands to build an entirely new wellness infrastructure internally, Pet Food Connect provides a framework for bringing these capabilities together around the brand’s existing nutrition offering.

Building a More Connected Pet Food Experience

Pet Food Connect draws on more than 30 years of experience helping food and pet food companies develop and grow new business opportunities. The Connected Wellness Platform builds on that experience by helping brands combine premium nutrition with the services and engagement tools increasingly expected by today’s health-conscious pet parents.

“Pet parents aren’t simply buying food—they’re making an investment in their dog’s long-term health,” Gray added. “The brands that can become part of that larger wellness relationship have an opportunity to create greater value for the customer and a much stronger long-term relationship with them.”

Pet food brands interested in learning more about the Connected Wellness Platform can visit PetFoodConnect.com.

About Pet Food Connect

Pet Food Connect helps pet food companies develop and grow differentiated nutrition and wellness opportunities through strategic consulting, product development, subscription and e-commerce expertise, logistics, and connected pet wellness solutions.

Led by industry veteran Richard Gray, Pet Food Connect works with brands and retailers to identify new opportunities, develop innovative offerings and create stronger, longer-lasting relationships with pet parents.

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Island-wide Field Tour: CMG Unveils the Development Momentum of Hainan FTP to the World

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Every year during China’s Qixi Festival, the streets of Baoting in Hainan turn into a bustling carnival of mass water splashing. A unique blend of Li and Miao ethnic intangible cultural heritage and tropical rainforest charm comes alive here. The joyous bustle of water-splashing rituals, the elegant appeal of intangible heritage parades, and the relaxing comfort of rainforest wellness converge at the Hainan Qixian Hot Spring Water-Splashing Festival — one of Hainan’s most lively and down-to-earth folk cultural scenes.

This year, this grand festival gains a new storyteller: A Bus Tour Across China · Hainan Chapter, a convergence media program launched by Yangshipin under the China Media Group (CMG). Conducting an immersive, island-wide field tour along Hainan’s island ring road, the CMG team streams live footage of the vibrant festival celebrations to global audiences. The program serves as a vivid, firsthand window for the world to observe the robust development momentum of China’s Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP).

The spectacular water-splashing festival embodies the fruitful integration of culture and tourism across Hainan. Likewise, the program’s island-wide field tour presents a panorama of the FTP’s industrial layout. As a pivotal benchmark for China’s reform and opening-up in the new era, the Hainan FTP leverages its distinctive resource endowments and adheres to high-quality development. It focuses steady efforts on five core sectors — agricultural seed industry, marine economy, commercial aerospace, green and low-carbon development, and digital trade — to build an open, coordinated and modern industrial system, offering diverse cooperation opportunities for global partners.

Sanya’s Yazhou Bay hosts one of the world’s leading germplasm resource nurseries for wild rice and wild cotton. Ongoing deepening of international scientific research partnerships bolsters global food security. Along the coast of Danzhou, intelligent deep-sea aquaculture cages empower modern marine farming, while deep-sea tech innovation platforms extend exploration into the deep blue, charting a sustainable path for marine economic development. Nestled in Wenchang’s coconut groves, the low-latitude commercial space launch cluster gathers premium industrial resources. Capitalizing on superior geographical location and favorable policies, it broadens new horizons for international aerospace cooperation. Boao’s Dongyu Island is home to China’s first internationally certified zero-carbon demonstration zone in built-up areas, which operates efficiently and provides Chinese solutions for global zero-carbon development standards. On Haikou’s century-old Qilou Old Street, digital technology revitalizes traditional commercial formats, smoothens cross-border trade circulation, and energizes connectivity in global trade and commerce.

From lively folk festivals to frontline industrial development, from ecological conservation practices to opening-up endeavors, CMG’s island-wide bus tour captures far more than Hainan’s remarkable transformation. It narrates a vivid, authentic story of China’s firm commitment to high-level opening-up. As the island-wide customs closure moves forward steadily, Hainan continues to unlock institutional dividends, further upgrade trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, and foster a more open market environment for global enterprises and talents. Drawing on CMG’s overseas communication matrix, A Bus Tour Across China · Hainan Chapter delivers a positive message to the world: sharing the development opportunities of the Hainan FTP and jointly fostering an open, win-win future. The program has garnered widespread attention and favorable feedback both at home and abroad.

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