Myrtle Beachs Largest Builder, Centex Homes, Is Voted Most Admired Big Builder Of The Year" By Its Competitors

Centex Homes Also Takes First Place In Delivering Affordable Housing"

Myrtle Beach, SC (PRWEB) April 23, 2005 -- Myrtle Beachs largest homebuilder, Centex Homes, has been voted Most Admired Big Builder" for the second straight year by its competitors. Centex Homes also won four first place awards and one second place award, outperforming all other builders in the 2004 awards competition.

The APEX Awards are presented by Hanley Wood, the leading business-to-business media company serving the housing and construction industry. Winners were chosen by the readers of Hanley Wood magazines Big Builder and Builder. The nations 100 largest builders competed for the awards.

When your competitors vote you the 'most admired builder, its quite a recommendation," said Mike Wyatt, Centex Homes Myrtle Beach Division president. Our division is extremely proud to be a part of a company that is so focused on quality, affordability and operational excellence. We do our best every day to deliver homes along the Grand Strand that exceed expectations, so its nice to receive recognition for those efforts."

In addition to Most Admired Builder," Centex Homes received the following awards:

First Place, Leadership and Management

First Place, Operational Excellence & Management

First Place, Delivering Affordable Housing

First Place, Training and Development

Second Place, Innovative Product & Design.

Centex Homes are based on state-of-the-art engineering and building science with a constant eye towards energy efficiency and long-term durability, without breaking the bank," said Wyatt. Day after day, its our job to bring the Grand Strand the best value in housing - and we do."

About Centex Homes

Centex Homes is the largest and most respected homebuilder within the Grand Strand area of coastal South Carolina. Centex Homes has developed 14 communities from Brunswick County, N.C. to Georgetown, S.C., with additional communities planned for future development.

Centex Homes, a J.D. Power & Associates Certified New-Home Builder," was named #1 in its Industry" by Fortune Magazine and has been honored with Habitat for Humanitys coveted Golden Brick Award." In addition, Centex Homes was endorsed as Americas Most Admired Big Builder" by its competitors. In both 2003 and 2004, the nations 100 largest builders gave their highest honor, the APEX Award, to Centex Homes.

For more than 55 years, Centex Homes has been one of the nation's leading and most respected homebuilders, and today operates in approximately 90 markets in 25 states. The company is a subsidiary of Dallas-based Centex Corporation (NYSE: CTX), a Fortune 500 company.

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Chrissy Selwa or Jamie Wilburn, LHWH

(843) 448-1123 or cselwa@lhwl.com

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