Fastest Growing Private Builder Award -Next 100, Fastest Growing Private Builder, Fastest Growing Public Builder and BUILDER Hall of Fame Award
Washington, DC – May 20, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — Hanley Wood, the premier information, media, event, and strategic marketing services company serving the residential, commercial design and construction industries, announces that GHO Homes is the recipient of the Fastest Growing Private Builder Award in the Next100 List; Stylecraft Builders has been awarded the Fastest Growing Private Builder Award; TRI Pointe Homes has been named Fastest Growing Public Builder; and Standard Pacific co-founder and chairman of the board, Ron Foell, was named 2015 BUILDER Hall of Fame Inductee. These awards were presented at the 2015 Housing Leadership Summit, taking place this week at the Turnberry Isle Resort in Aventura, Florida.
“These builders have successfully navigated the challenges of the housing recession and are now at the top of their game, leading the industry in growth”, said John McManus, Editorial Director of Hanley Wood’s Residential Construction Group. “Hanley Wood salutes these award recipients for their commitment to operational excellence, innovation and dedication to their industry.”
Fastest Growing Builder in the Next 100 List: GHO Homes
GHO Homes, based in Vero Beach, Florida, enjoyed a remarkable comeback since the recession ended—rebounding from 26 closings in 2012 to 121 last year, an average yearly increase of 133%.
Fastest Growing Private Builder Award in the Builder 100 List: Stylecraft Builders
College Station, Texas-based Stylecraft Builders revamped the way they do business—formalizing the construction process and opening up lines of communication with subcontractors and vendors. All of this contributed to their rapid growth over the last several years.
Fastest Growing Public Builder Award in the Builder 100 List: TRI Pointe Homes
TRI-Pointe Homes, based in Irvine, California, saw stellar levels of growth in the past year with an astonishing 575% growth in 2014 compared to the year before. TRI-Pointe Homes has risen through the ranks of the BUILDER 100 moving from No. 82 last year to No.17 this year.
2015 BUILDER Hall of Fame Award: Ron Foell, Standard Pacific
Honoring lifelong achievement in the homebuilding industry, the 2015 BUILDER Hall of Fame Award was presented to Ron Foell of Standard Pacific. Foell and co-founder Art Svendsen founded the company on principles of integrity, values and the simple credo of doing it right the first time. 50 years later, as current chairman of Standard Pacific, Foell oversees an organization he says lives and breathes those same principles.
Published by Hanley Wood, BUILDER is the authority in the residential construction industry and serves as the magazine of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). For more than three decades, BUILDER has provided essential news, information and resources about products, technologies, trends, regulatory requirements and best practices to help home building professionals build smart.
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