First, if Blu Homes did $60 million in sales in 2013 as recently reported, that would make them the largest non-HUD manufacturer of single family homes in the United States.
Lets all say this together:
“Blu Homes is the largest manufacturer of prefab modular homes in the US.”
I know, you just can’t say it without it sticking in your throat. But the proof is in this article from the North Bay Business Journal and you know that their reporter is on top of all things modular.
Monday, January 6, 2014, 7:00 am
Blu Homes expands in
as production doubles
Sales rose by 50% in 2013 to $60 million
By Jeff
Quackenbush, Business Journal Staff Reporter
VALLEJO — Blu Homes, which makes fold-out prebuilt homes, is
expanding its design and manufacturing center on Mare Island to accommodate
rapid growth in sales.
Blu Homes leased 117,000 square feet of warehouse and
office space from
including plans to build an office mezzanine in its existing
275,000-square-foot manufacturing plant building for the design and engineering
teams, according to the company. The chief goal of this is said to be
increasing collaboration and innovation by having manufacturing, engineering,
product management, design and sales under one roof.
“Blu has built a world-class operations team, with a
combined 100-plus years’ experience manufacturing thousands of homes a year,”
said Maura McCarthy, vice president of strategic development. “With consumer
interest in our premium line of prefab homes at an all-time high, Blu has
ramped manufacturing operations in 2013 with the goal of building twice as many
homes as 2012.”
Booked sales totaled $60 million in 2013, compared with $40
million in 2012, according to the company.
