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Largest Housing Manufacturer Gains Military Housing Contract by Jon Dougal If anyone asked you who was the largest home manufacturer in the country you would probably vote for KB, or Pulte, Beazer or Centex, but you'd be wrong every time. Manufactured, or off site building, is the largest segment amongst the 200 segment funds of the NY Stock exchange. Fleetwood Enterprises is the largest home manufacturer in the U.S. In previous articles here in GreenSage Media we have documented the growth in factory building. It will be the default method of home construction of the future. Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. announced the last days of January, 2008, its modular homes division had won another multimillion dollar contract to supply barracks for the U.S. Army. The Riverside-based manufacturer will construct 11 buildings at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, comprising 706 apartment units. The company had received a multimillion dollar contract in March 2007 to construct seven apartment buildings there totaling 470 units. The barracks will house 940 Army personnel. The terms of either deal weren't disclosed. Fleetwood will construct the buildings in the next eight months at its facility in Belton, Texas. Fleetwood has dabbled in modular construction since 2005, but it hadn't focused on it until last year when the company created Trendsetter Homes, said Kathy Munson, director of investor relations. The modular division operates at plants in Georgia and Texas. Munson said Fleetwood saw an opportunity to enter the market, drawing on its experience in manufactured housing. Meanwhile, the manufactured housing market was sagging. She said the company will continue to pursue modular homes with a focus on military contracts. "One of the great things about factory-built housing is speed," she said. "You don't have to worry about delays because they're built under a roof. It's cleaner and less disruptive." Modular housing, built in pieces in a factory and transported to a site for assembly and permanent fixture to a foundation, is different than manufactured housing, also known as mobile homes. Manufactured housing has to comply with local and state building codes. Manufactured housing complies with the federal HUD building code. |
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