HAMLET HOMES PROMOTES DAVE MARTIN TO PURCHASING MANAGER

SALT LAKE CITY (July 11, 2006) – Salt Lake City-based Hamlet Homes has promoted Dave Martin to the position of purchasing manager. Martin has been with Hamlet Homes since 2004 and previously served as homebuilding supervisor and assistant supervisor for Hamlet. As purchasing manager, Martin will handle the purchasing and estimating functions for Hamlet’s production department, including controlling the quality and cost of all homebuilding materials, negotiating price bids with trade contractors and working within building budgets. Martin has extensive experience in the homebuilding industry. Prior to working with Hamlet Homes, Martin was assistant superintendent with Village Communities LC and was in the remodel/small construction department for Beaver Builders, Inc. He is a graduate of Utah Valley State College, where he received his bachelors of science in construction management.

About Hamlet Homes

Hamlet Homes crafts quality, customer-oriented homes, ranging from condominiums and townhomes to single family homes, located in attractively designed neighborhoods for homebuyers in northern Utah. Since the company’s founding in 1995, Hamlet Homes has developed more than 3,360 lots and constructed more than 2,250 homes in 34 communities. The company is continually striving to meet and exceed the expectations of its homebuyers and live up to its brand of “Great Homes. Great People. Great Experience.” In 2004 and 2005, Hamlet was awarded the Builder of Integrity Award from the Quality Builders Warranty Corporation, and in 2003, 2004 and 2006, Hamlet was awarded Utah’s Best of State medal for residential construction. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, Hamlet Homes is part of the Hamlet group of companies, which also includes Hamlet Development, Stirling Mortgage and Diversified Habitats.

HAMLET HOMES IS FINALIST FOR NATIONAL HOUSING QUALITY AWARD

MURRAY, UTAH(July 13, 2006) — Hamlet Homes was recently chosen as a finalist for the National Housing Quality Award® (NHQA), the highest level of quality achievement in the housing industry. The judging process entailed a panel of judges holding a two-day site visit at Hamlet to evaluate how the homebuilder’s commitment to customer-focused quality plays into construction, business management, sales, design and warranty service “As a first-time finalist of the NHQ Awards, this is the most prestigious recognition Hamlet has ever received,” says Michael Brodsky, owner and chairman of Hamlet Homes. “We are honored to have achieved this status and give a great deal of credit to our employees who have significantly contributed to this success. The application process itself, over the last few years, has been a tremendous learning experience and has benefited our organization immensely.” Following the site visit, Hamlet received a detailed report from the judges that contained feedback of areas in which they excelled, as well as suggestions for improvement. Winners of the 14th annual NHQ Awards will be announced and presented with a gold, silver or honorable mention award at the Professional Builder Benchmark Conference, September 26-29, 2006 in Las Vegas. Patterned after the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award, the NHQ Awards is sponsored by the NAHB Research Center and the Reed Business Information. Hamlet has been building quality, customer-oriented homes for ten years, filling a much-needed niche in the Utah housing market and continues to maintain its spot as one of the leading Utah homebuilders. In 2005, Hamlet finished an excellent year by closing on 342 homes. For more information about Hamlet Homes, visit www.hamlethomes.com or call (801) 281-2223. To learn more about the NAQ Awards, visit www.nahbrc.org/quality.

Month: July 2006