TROY, Mich., May 4, 2016 - Champion Home Builders, Inc., a leader in the manufactured housing industry and one of the largest modular homebuilders in North America, is expanding its production capabilities with a new facility opening late summer in Benton, Kentucky.
The move allows Champion to:
- Better serve customers with a wider variety of cost-effective homes.
- Increase capacity to meet growing demand.
- Provide product to customers that the company currently does not reach.
- Offer greater convenience to customers.
- Extend available designs and price points to both manufactured housing communities and private property owners in Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas.
“Our new Benton facility isn’t powered simply by Champion’s continued growth and expansion plans,” said Champion CEO Keith Anderson. “It also feeds off of the increasing success our customers are having with the Dresden, Tennessee, product.”
Just as Champion’s manufacturing process streamlines homebuilding, the Benton facility will help the 63-year-old company realize greater efficacy in their sales model.
The plant in Benton will focus solely on manufacturing; the company’s Dresden site — which also includes production facilities — will handle business responsibilities (such as sales, service and accounting), as well as comprehensive employee training programs.
“Though the distance between the two cities is just a little over 50 miles, they’ll be as inextricably linked as next-door neighbors,” said Champion Sales Manager Tandy Roberson. “It's all about efficiency, which we'd like to think is a Champion hallmark.”
Another hallmark for the homebuilding company: a skilled workforce. While many of today’s manufacturers face talent shortfalls, Champion feels it can buck that trend in Benton, where the company anticipates many strong candidates for the 150 jobs its facility will inject into the local economy.
"Our Tennessee location has shown us what we can expect from workers in the region: skill, dedication and an uncompromising work ethic," said Champion General Manager Thomas Stoneburner. “Those men and women will help us deliver wonderfully designed, value-engineered homes that are as attractive as they are livable.”
Along with the deserved thank you to the people of both Benton and Dresden, Anderson cited another group as making Champion’s expansion possible.
“We owe a great deal to our customers for their continued support,” he said. “Thanks to our sales growth — spurred in no small part by our success in Tennessee — we’re building a great future for our company, employees and all those who can proudly say their home is a Champion.”
About Champion Home Builders
Founded in 1953, Champion specializes in a wide variety of manufactured, modular and park model homes, as well as modular buildings for the multi-family, hospitality, senior and workforce housing sectors. Champion started as a single manufacturing facility in rural Michigan and grew to offer factory-built housing and other structures throughout the U.S., United Kingdom and western Canada. The company operates 28 manufacturing facilities throughout North America and Europe, and employs more than 4,200 people worldwide.
For more information on Champion Home Builders, visit www.ChampionHomes.com.
Media Contacts:
Paul Perugi
Director, Marketing Services
Champion Home Builders, Inc.
248-614-8275
pperugi@championhomes.com