MHProNews has learned from ngnews.ca that Blair van Veld was chosen vice president of the Manufactured Housing Association of Atlantic Canada (MHAAC) in February. He and his father, Tony, own Twin Rivers Properties and Home Sales in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada near the Northumberland Strait.
The company recently acquired its second manufactured home community in Miramichi, New Brunswick, bringing the total number of owned communities to ten, comprising 540 homesites. Miramichi will be the site of the 500-job Canada Revenue Agency call center which will lead to more growth in that area.
He says the bigger players acquire the larger properties. “They’re now looking at 100 plus units while we’ll look at just about anything depending on the region,“ he said. “Regions such as Miramichi and New Glasgow have been a sweet spot for us for acquisition due to the fact that they haven’t been consolidated like areas like HRM or Moncton.“
Twin Rivers experienced a 331 percent increase in revenue in the last three years, and has been ranked number two in Progress Magazine’s annual listing of Atlantic Canada’s fastest growing companies. ##
(Photo credit: northgrantpark–manufactured home, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Article submitted by Matthew J. Silver to Daily Business News-MHProNews.