Excel Homes Group, LLC, in

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, was a manufacturer of custom

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in the United States. According to the company, Excel Homes built more than 28,000 modular homes in its climate-controlled plants in

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and

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, since its founding in 1984. Excel Homes designed and manufactured custom modular homes for more than 400 home builders in a footprint that spanned from

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and as far west as

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. On May 16, 2016, Excel Homes filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which meant the company would be liquidated, leaving 280 people unemployed in

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alone. Excel Homes’ products and manufacturing process were covered in both the trade and mainstream media, including features on the History Channel’s ''

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'' in 2009 and ABC-TV’s '' Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' in 2010.

History

1984 – The company that was known as Excel Homes begins manufacturing modular homes at the Liverpool, PA, manufacturing facility. 1997 – Ed Langley and Perry Bolton purchase the Liverpool facility and create Excel Homes, Inc., on October 23. 2004 – Excel Homes is recapitalized with major investment from Huron Capital Partners. 2007 – A newly installed corporate leadership team introduces an aggressive five-year strategic plan designed to increase market share for Excel Homes despite the housing industry’s current downturn. 2008 – Manufacturing facilities are added in

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and

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. 2010 - Ownership passes to H.I.G. Capital, walking away from previous owner's debts. 2014 - Steve Scheinkman and Jeffrey Samson buy a majority stake from H.I.G., becoming majority shareholders in Innovative Building Systems, Excel's parent company. H.I.G. becomes minority shareholder. 2015 - Excel web site begins mailing updates again after a hiatus of a few years. 2016 - Excel Homes filed for Chapter 7 liquidation.{{citation needed, date=September 2017

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External links

Excel Homes
- Excel Homes corporate site.
blog
- Excel Homes blog
Homes Plant
- A photographic tour of the Excel Homes Liverpool, PA plant.
Excel Homes on Site
- A photographic tour of an Excel Home being set on a foundation. Companies based in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Economy of the Eastern United States Building materials companies of the United States Manufactured home manufacturers American companies established in 1984 1984 establishments in Pennsylvania Companies that have filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy Manufacturing companies established in 1984 Manufacturing companies disestablished in 2016 Defunct companies based in Pennsylvania

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