Fleetwood Homes Opens Manufacturing Facility in Waco, Texas
24 August 2004 - 11:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Fleetwood Homes Opens Manufacturing Facility in Waco, Texas Waco
Facility is Fleetwood's Second Plant Opening in 2004 RIVERSIDE,
Calif., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Fleetwood Homes, a leading producer
and retailer of manufactured housing, today announced that it is
opening another manufacturing facility in Waco, TX, representing
Fleetwood's third operating facility in the Waco area. Fleetwood
anticipates working with Affordable Residential Communities Inc.
(ARC), a leading manufactured home community provider headquartered
in Denver, Colorado, which plans to purchase a significant number
of homes from the Waco facility in support of their projected
ongoing needs. Homes built at Fleetwood's Waco facility will be
shipped primarily within the state of Texas. According to Senior
Vice President Roger Howsmon, "Fleetwood is one of the few
manufacturers expanding capacity in this current economic
environment. We support ARC's lease-to-own strategy and the
resulting potential to enhance sales through both of our
organizations. We are fortunate to have a strong relationship with
ARC and look forward to helping them grow by producing superior
homes at a great value." "ARC is pleased to work with Fleetwood
Homes to meet the imminent need for affordable housing within our
manufactured home communities," said ARC's President, George
McGeeney. The opening of the Waco plant follows Fleetwood's recent
announcement that it has opened a plant in Alma, GA to serve
increasing consumer demand for Fleetwood Homes in the Southeast.
The new Waco plant will generate approximately 75 new jobs within
the community. "We're excited that this is our second facility
opening in 2004," said Fleetwood's Vice President-Wholesale
Housing, Wes Chancey. "Our market share in Texas is seeing
double-digit growth this year, and opening the Waco facility will
allow us to further expand our business in markets across the
central United States. " Fleetwood's Waco plant address is 2801
Gholson Road, Waco, TX 76715. About Fleetwood Fleetwood Homes is
the housing brand of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., a publicly traded
(NYSE:FLE) Fortune 1000 company. Fleetwood, headquartered in
Riverside, Calif., operates 21 facilities nationwide, selling homes
through approximately 1200 retail home centers across the nation.
Over one million families call Fleetwood home throughout the United
States. The Fleetwood Homes website can be accessed at
http://www.fleetwoodhomes.com/. For further information please
contact Jennie McCann of Porter Novelli, +1-415-975-3328, for
Fleetwood Homes. DATASOURCE: Fleetwood Homes CONTACT: Jennie McCann
of Porter Novelli, +1-415-975-3328, for Fleetwood Homes Web site:
http://www.fleetwoodhomes.com/
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