Fleetwood Homes Makes a Splash at One of The Industry's Most Prestigious Trade Shows
RIVERSIDE, Calif., Feb. 5 -- Fleetwood Homes, a leading producer and retailer of manufactured housing, today reported its success at this year's Louisville Manufactured Housing Show, a premier industry event held at the Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center on January 16-18, 2003. An estimated 4,000 retailers, builders, developers and community managers gathered for the annual show to preview new housing designs, architectural features and state-of-the-art materials from participating manufacturers. With a significant presence at this year's show, Fleetwood more than doubled its floor sales from the 2002 show. Fleetwood displayed 11 of its newest designs, including the popular Entertainer, Sandpointe, Contemporary and Stone Creek homes. With active involvement from Fleetwood retailers, each home was specifically designed to appeal to a broad set of consumers while exceeding the expectations of homebuyers and existing homeowners. Fleetwood's displays featured unique architectural designs, painted drywall, radius walls, recessed lighting, home security systems, built-in home theaters with surround sound, stainless steel appliances, luxurious baths, and energy-saving features throughout each home. "This year, the exceptional collaboration between our retailers and our sales, operations and design teams provided the catalyst to create the most exciting displays at the show, resulting in record sales," said Bill Holmes, director of product development and research at Fleetwood. "Fleetwood looks forward to next year's show as we continue to raise the bar and deliver the highest value homes in the industry." About Fleetwood Fleetwood Homes is the housing brand of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., a publicly traded Fortune 1000 company. Fleetwood, headquartered in Riverside, Calif., operates 25 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.