Excel CEO calls announcement 'good news for the modular home industry' MARLBORO, N.Y., Sept. 23
MARLBORO, N.Y., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Just weeks after an agreement to
help Chelsea Homes meet the growing demand for new modular homes throughout
the Hudson Valley region, Excel Homes (http://www.excelhomes.com) has
announced it will open the company's 110,000 square foot Marlboro, NY, modular
home manufacturing facility in a grand opening ceremony on October 30th. The
plant, which built more than 500 homes in 2007, has been closed since August
29th due to funding challenges.
The Marlboro facility will be used to build homes solely for former
Chelsea Homes' builder clients ensuring a strong local presence for the
region's modular housing market. Excel Homes, the nation's largest custom
modular home manufacturer, has retained several of Chelsea's sales, service,
engineering and process team members.
"Our first priority is satisfying the needs of the builders who have been
served by this facility for so many years," said Excel Homes President and CEO
Steve Scharnhorst. "The key employees who know this market and who served
those builders will be hired by Excel and the quality modular homes they've
been building for so many years will be built right here in Marlboro."
Chelsea Homes manufactured modular homes for more than 20 years in the
Hudson Valley region. The company was operated by Tim Hourihan, for the last
10 years. Hourihan began his career as a traditional "stick" home builder.
After realizing the quality, value and design benefits of modular building,
Hourihan converted his two companies to the modular method and purchased the
Marlboro modular manufacturing facility in 1998. Since then, the company has
manufactured more than 5,000 modular homes throughout New York and New
England.
Excel Homes, based in Camp Hill, Pa., has manufactured more than 28,000
homes since 1984 at facilities in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Excel Homes
uses the highest quality manufacturing process with an emphasis on providing
flexibility of design and choice of materials to meet the needs of any builder
or homeowner. These similarities, coupled with the high demand for modular
construction in the New York and New England regions, convinced Chelsea Homes
that Excel Homes is the best choice to serve its customers' needs.
"This is a great opportunity for both Chelsea Homes customers and Excel
Homes, but it's also good news for the modular home industry overall," said
Scharnhorst. "The New England region is the busiest modular home market in the
nation and now Excel will be able to meet the demand that until recently has
been satisfied by Chelsea. We're up to the task and we look forward to meeting
even more demand for modular homes throughout the northeastern United States."
Excel Homes, LLC, the parent company to the Excel Homes and AvisAmerica
modular manufacturing divisions, has long been recognized as a leader in the
modular home building industry. In 2007, the company appointed a new executive
team and implemented a five-year strategic plan focused on maintaining the
company's reputation of quality and innovation in the residential and
commercial modular industries.
ABOUT EXCEL HOMES:
Excel Homes, based in Camp Hill, Pa., is the largest custom modular home
manufacturer in the United States. The company has built more than 28,000
modular homes since its inception in 1984, with a footprint that spans from
Maine to Georgia and as far west as Michigan. Excel Homes builds modules in
climate-controlled plants in Liverpool, PA, Oxford, ME, and Ghent, WV. The
company also operates a manufacturing facility in Avis, PA, to service its
AvisAmerica division. For more information about Excel Homes, visit
http://www.excelhomes.com.
ABOUT CHELSEA HOMES:
Chelsea Homes has built more than 5,000 modular homes in New York and New
England during the past 20 years with a 110,000 square foot production
facility in Marlboro, NY.
SOURCE Excel Homes
