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Three 20 Club Members Named America’s Best
The three winners of Builder magazine’s 2006 America’s Best Builder award have one thing in common: All three are members of NAHB’s Builder 20 program.
Builder profiled the three 20 Club members in its January 2006 issue:
- Caruso Homes of Crofton, Md.
- Mid-Atlantic Builders of Rockville, Md.
- John Laing Homes of Newport Beach, Calif.
Mid-Atlantic Builders has been a 20 Club member since 1996, and Caruso Homes joined the program in 1998. John Laing Homes just recently joined the 20 Club program.
Jeff Caruso, owner and chief executive officer of Caruso Homes, credits much of his company’s success to its membership in NAHB’s Builder 20 program. “Builder 20 has been the single best information resource as Caruso Homes has developed our policies, tackled tough issues, picked software and increased our customer satisfaction levels and our bottom line,” Caruso said.
“My first 20 Club meeting was so informative that I can remember deciding that day I was going to quit messing around, roll up my sleeves and focus on developing the best home building company in the nation,” Caruso said.
David Herzog, president and chief operating officer of Caruso Homes, said participation in the 20 Clubs has yielded unparalleled benchmarking opportunities and thought provoking ideas that lead to innovation, growth and improved profitability.
The recognition as one of the nation’s best builders is a result of hard work and the application of many of the ideas first heard in 20 Club meetings, Herzog said. “To be acknowledged by peers as worthy of such a prestigious award makes all the hard work worthwhile. It inspires us to strive for even more in the coming year,” he said.
“Any builder serious about their business, its quality and profitability simply cannot afford to miss this critical resource,” Herzog said.
Builder 20 Clubs attract the best people in the industry and help them get better, said Roger Lebbin, president of Mid-Atlantic Builders. The 20 Club program, he said, “is one of the greatest things NAHB has ever done.”
Participation in the 20 Club has been critical to the company’s success, said Stephen Paul, executive vice president of Mid-Atlantic Builders. The “priceless opportunity” of being in a club is not solely about building a successful company, but also about building relationships with the other club members, Paul said.
For information on joining a 20 Club, e-mail Jeffrey Lambert at NAHB, or call him at 800-368-5242 x8609.
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