Mike in TO
Senior Member
TARION AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
11,000 Home Buyers Determine Builder Award Recipients
(Toronto, ON, August 28, 2007) – Tarion Warranty Corporation (‘Tarion’) today announced the finalists for the 2007 Tarion Awards of Excellence which recognize residential home builders for their commitment to customer service.
“Each of the Tarion Awards of Excellence finalists has achieved best in class after-sales service, as determined by one of the largest home buyer surveys conducted in Canada,†said Greg Gee, President and CEO of Tarion Warranty Corporation. “The Tarion Awards of Excellence are the only awards in Ontario that focus exclusively on a builder’s after-sales service performance. The awards program that is now in its seventeenth year, however, takes on an even greater significance for 2007 as the finalists were determined based exclusively on the opinions of more than 11,000 new home buyersâ€.
Recipients of the 2007 Tarion Awards of Excellence were identified based on the results of a survey conducted by Decima Research with 53,000 Ontario consumers who took possession of a new home between January 1 and December 31, 2006. Over 11,000 consumers responded to the survey either by mail or online. Award winners will be announced at a black tie gala event to be held in Toronto on Thursday, September 20, 2007 at the Royal Ontario Museum in the spectacular, new Michael Lee Chin Crystal.
Builders compete in four award categories: Small Volume, Medium Volume, Large Volume, and High-Rise. To be eligible for an award, builders must have had at least five new home possessions during 2006 and a specified number of completed questionnaires must have been received by Decima. In addition, finalists must have achieved a minimum score for new home buyer satisfaction. The finalists in each category are listed below.
High-Rise Builder Category
The Daniels Corporation - Toronto, ON
Monarch Corporation – Toronto, ON
Tridel - Toronto, ON
Large Volume Builder Category
Arista Homes - Vaughan, ON
Hayhoe Homes - St. Thomas, ON
Mattamy Homes – Toronto, ON
Mountainview Homes – Thorold, ON
Tribute Communities - Toronto, ON
Medium Volume Builder Category
Gregor Homes – Barrie, ON
Ivystone Homes (1991) Ltd. – Waterloo, ON
Neilcorp Homes – Ottawa Valley Region
Noah Homes – Kingsville Region
Policella Homes – Welland, ON
Small Volume Builder Category
Cedarstone Homes Limited – Ottawa Region
Menard Bros. & Associates Ltd. – Cornwall, ON
O.C. Long Contracting Ltd. – Grey Bruce County
Rinaldi Homes – St. Catharines, ON
Rochon Construction (853040 Ontario Inc.) – North Bay, ON
Tarion Warranty Corporation is a private corporation established in 1976 to serve as the Regulator of the home building industry in Ontario. In this role, Tarion licenses all new home and condominium builders pursuant to provincial legislation. This statute requires home builders to provide purchasers with warranty coverage that is guaranteed by Tarion. The Corporation also establishes minimum time standards for after-sales service, and adjudicates warranty coverage issues between homeowners and builders. Over 1.45 million homes in Ontario have been protected under warranty by Tarion.
11,000 Home Buyers Determine Builder Award Recipients
(Toronto, ON, August 28, 2007) – Tarion Warranty Corporation (‘Tarion’) today announced the finalists for the 2007 Tarion Awards of Excellence which recognize residential home builders for their commitment to customer service.
“Each of the Tarion Awards of Excellence finalists has achieved best in class after-sales service, as determined by one of the largest home buyer surveys conducted in Canada,†said Greg Gee, President and CEO of Tarion Warranty Corporation. “The Tarion Awards of Excellence are the only awards in Ontario that focus exclusively on a builder’s after-sales service performance. The awards program that is now in its seventeenth year, however, takes on an even greater significance for 2007 as the finalists were determined based exclusively on the opinions of more than 11,000 new home buyersâ€.
Recipients of the 2007 Tarion Awards of Excellence were identified based on the results of a survey conducted by Decima Research with 53,000 Ontario consumers who took possession of a new home between January 1 and December 31, 2006. Over 11,000 consumers responded to the survey either by mail or online. Award winners will be announced at a black tie gala event to be held in Toronto on Thursday, September 20, 2007 at the Royal Ontario Museum in the spectacular, new Michael Lee Chin Crystal.
Builders compete in four award categories: Small Volume, Medium Volume, Large Volume, and High-Rise. To be eligible for an award, builders must have had at least five new home possessions during 2006 and a specified number of completed questionnaires must have been received by Decima. In addition, finalists must have achieved a minimum score for new home buyer satisfaction. The finalists in each category are listed below.
High-Rise Builder Category
The Daniels Corporation - Toronto, ON
Monarch Corporation – Toronto, ON
Tridel - Toronto, ON
Large Volume Builder Category
Arista Homes - Vaughan, ON
Hayhoe Homes - St. Thomas, ON
Mattamy Homes – Toronto, ON
Mountainview Homes – Thorold, ON
Tribute Communities - Toronto, ON
Medium Volume Builder Category
Gregor Homes – Barrie, ON
Ivystone Homes (1991) Ltd. – Waterloo, ON
Neilcorp Homes – Ottawa Valley Region
Noah Homes – Kingsville Region
Policella Homes – Welland, ON
Small Volume Builder Category
Cedarstone Homes Limited – Ottawa Region
Menard Bros. & Associates Ltd. – Cornwall, ON
O.C. Long Contracting Ltd. – Grey Bruce County
Rinaldi Homes – St. Catharines, ON
Rochon Construction (853040 Ontario Inc.) – North Bay, ON
Tarion Warranty Corporation is a private corporation established in 1976 to serve as the Regulator of the home building industry in Ontario. In this role, Tarion licenses all new home and condominium builders pursuant to provincial legislation. This statute requires home builders to provide purchasers with warranty coverage that is guaranteed by Tarion. The Corporation also establishes minimum time standards for after-sales service, and adjudicates warranty coverage issues between homeowners and builders. Over 1.45 million homes in Ontario have been protected under warranty by Tarion.