Palomar Modular Buildings will have a display at the BuildExpo Dallas at the Dallas Convention Center, Feb. 12-13, 2014, one of the larger building and construction trade shows in the nation. As prweb.com informs MHProNews.com, Palomar manufactures modular building for office, retail, healthcare, education and workforce housing from its manufacturing …
The Virginia Manufactured and Modular Housing Association (VAMMHA) announces applications are being accepted for its 2014 Scholarship Program. Applicants must be employed by VAMMHA member companies or be the children or grandchildren of employees and have a 3.0 grade point average (GPA). They are required to submit three letters of …
MHProNews.com has learned from asburyparknews.com in New Jersey, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage told a family displaced from their home by Hurricane Sandy in Oct., 2012 they could not use their insurance check to purchase a modular home. It would cost $300,000 to repair the home in Brick, NJ, and they …
Sandy Victims Initially Denied Modular Home Rebuild Read More
The former AIM High School Building in Ector County, Texas is up for sale by the Ector County Independent School District (ECISD). The highest bid of $1,352,000 was submitted by Cardinal Homes, Inc., according to newswest9.com. Headquartered in Wylliesburg, Virginia, MHProNews.com has learned Cardinal has a network of modular home …
The Board of Directors of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Housing Services Co., a publicly traded modular housing company, has recommended the distribution of 75 million Saudi Arabia rials (SAR), roughly $20 million at the current exchange rate, as cash dividends for 2013. According to what zawya.com tells MHProNews.com, the board …
Red Sea Housing Distributes a Share for each Share Owned Read More
Following the thread of a story MHProNews.com posted Feb. 3, 2014 regarding the Kenya government’s plan to build thousands of modular homes for low-income residents, Canadian investor Charles Field-Marsham says the growing middle class among the 800 million in sub-Sahara Africa offers lucrative markets to tap into. A stockbroker in …
Under the terms of agreement with state consumer protection officials, Brady Sullivan Properties has agreed to repair defective modular homes it sold to residents of the Paugus Woods community in Laconia, New Hampshire, and buy back the five worst homes at the original price. The settlement requires Brady Sullivan to …
The Santa Monica-based design studio Minarc partnered with Habitat for Humanity and non-profit Restore Neighborhoods LA to build three modular, net-zero energy homes in the poorest neighborhood of South Los Angeles. Using Minarc’s interlocking panel system, called mnmMOD, framing and construction of the home can be completed in as little …
Quick Assembly Modular Homes Land in South Los Angeles Read More
Bob LeClair, executive director of the Maine Manufactured Housing Board, in anticipation of the weekend’s model show for factory-built homes at the Civic Center in Augusta, noting the resurgent interest in off-site built homes, says, “Back in 2006, before we had the big drop in the market, modular homes and …
Daisy “Marie” Craddock, of Martinsville, Virginia, mother of Executive Director Tyler Craddock of the Virginia Manufactured and Modular Housing Association (VAMMHA), passed away Jan. 31, 2014 at age 68. A memorial service was held Sunday, Feb. 2 at First United Methodist Church of Martinsville. MHProNews extends its deepest sympathies to …
The National Housing Corporation (NHC) in Kenya, in east central Africa on the Indian Ocean, plans to build 30,000 modular housing units this year—10,000 low income units and 20,000 built in conjunction with landowners as well as county governments. Government statistics show there is a need for 150,000 low income …
The Modular Building Institute is hosting the World of Modular in San Antonio, Texas, March 21-24, the industry’s largest convention with over 600 top to bottom industry vendors in attendance. Industry speakers will focus on multifamily housing, green building, innovations and globalization. As virtual-strategy.com informs MHProNews.com, other presentations will include …
Manufactured housing, modular housing and recreational vehicle component manufacturer Drew Industries, Inc. (NYSE:DW) will release its Q4 and 2013 financial results before the market opens Thursday, Feb. 13, and discuss the results in a conference call later that same morning at 11 AM EST. The question-and-answer session will be limited …
MHProNews.com published a story Jan. 15, 2014 regarding Alberta, Canada’s New Home Buyer Protection Act, which goes into effect Feb. 1, 2014, and insures all homes meet the same standards, including manufactured and modular homes. The home-building and remodeling industry has ranked in the top 10 for most complaints received …
The New Jersey Small Business Development Center (NJSBDC) honored modular home builder RBA Homes of Red Bank, New Jersey for doubling staff and sales revenues, according to redbankpatch.com. RBA President Bill Lashovitz in turn thanked counselors at NJSBDC for helping the company rebound after Hurricane Sandy and for help in …
Woodward County Commissioners in Woodward, Oklahoma have approved the final plat for a housing addition that will allow site-built as well as manufactured and modular homes. Riata Ranch was approved for a second time as commissioners felt the need to spell out covenants and restrictions in more detail. In assuring …
New Addition—Mix of Manufactured, Modular and Site-Built Homes Read More
Eastern District Commissioner Ray Weter of Christian County, Arkansas, noting the need for additional courtroom space, has proposed moving the sheriff’s office out of the justice center in Ozark, where the need for more courtroom space is needed, and into an $800,000 two-story modular building which would be built next …
Modular Sheriff’s Office/Jail would Ease Overcrowding Read More
Although Walker County, Alabama, just west of Birmingham was spared extensive damage during the April 2011 tornadoes that devastated several communities, work has begun on two of the 21 modular storm shelters approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Concrete pads have been poured in the Thach community and …
Another on-site modular home builder has come to the attention of MHProNews.com, this time from Great Britain. Facit Homes, finalists in the INDEX: Awards, is responding to the housing shortage in the larger cities, where prices have risen 53 percent in four years, offering 3-D printing of the parts on …
The massive fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas April 17, 2013 destroyed several school buildings which have been replaced with 28 instructional and support modular structures, including 17 units manufactured by Ramtech Building Systems. The West Independent School District (ISD) is also receiving modular classrooms from other school districts, which …
Modular Classrooms Provide Fix for Destroyed Schools Read More
