Ryland Homes’ Jacksonville Division recently carried home an armload of honors including the coveted Golden Service Award at the 2007 Laurel Awards, which were presented recently at the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Jacksonville.
The Golden Service Award, the grand award of the event, is presented to the company with the best reputation for customer service and outstanding performance, according to Gerry Boeneman, Ryland Jacksonville’s division president.
Ryland netted the Best Architectural Design award for an attached home under $249,999 for its Forsyth town home, as well as Best Architectural Design for a detached home in the range of $250,000 to $500,000 for its Talbot model.
The Ryland staff also received several “Best” individual awards.
Helene White and Tricia Sowers, Employed by a Builder with sales under $3 million; Beverly Toby and Kevin Gregson, Employed by a Builder with sales between $3 and $5 million; Jeanette Greenberg and Justin Mallory, Employed by a Builder with sales between $5 and $7 million; and Chris Allen and Christina Wells, Employed by a Builder with sales between $7 and $10 million.
Jeannie Soler won the Employed by a Builder with sales of more than $10 million award, as well as the Site Agent of the Year award. The latter award recognized Soler as the best of all site agents in Jacksonville.
Boeneman said the showing by his staff in the “Best of the Best” awards presentation, judged by an independent panel of industry experts, was nothing short of phenomenal.
“You can imagine how many entries there are in each of these categories and we took the top prize,” he said. “We are very proud of this achievement; it says a lot about who we are and how we conduct ourselves.”
Headquartered in Southern California, 40-year-old Ryland Homes is one of the nation’s largest homebuilders and a leading mortgage-finance company.
With operations in 27 markets throughout the country, the growing Fortune 500 Company has built more than 270,000 homes and financed more than 260,000 mortgages. In addition to the company’s high construction standards, Ryland’s Jacksonville Division also focuses on building environmentally-friendly homes by using products that significantly reduce energy costs.