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DATE: October 1, 2003 PHONE: 973-584-7732

Spectrum Construction & Development Wins National Award

October 1, 2003 Succcasunna, NJ…Spectrum Construction & Development Co., Inc. has been awarded the 2003 Custom Home Pacesetter Award. The national award is co-sponsored by Custom Home magazine and the National Association of Home Builders’ Custom Builders Committee. Spectrum competed with custom home builders from throughout the country in several categories including Design, Production, Marketing and Customer Service, and was selected for the top award in Management. The Pacesetter Award honors custom home professionals who demonstrate a strong commitment to excellence and whose business reflects this commitment by consistently performing at a high level.

“We’re very excited to receive this national award”, says Don Dyrness, President. “We’ve won regional competitions in the past, but have never even competed at the national level! This is a first for us – first time we’ve competed nationally and our first national award.”

Spectrum has revised and updated their management systems over the past few years. Their goal is to create a seamless construction process which ultimately delivers a better product to their customers. The office operations at Spectrum are totally computerized. Once a construction contract is signed, a template is created for the job using Microsoft Project. A sample schedule is shown to prospective customers at the very first meeting.

When construction begins the schedule is modified daily in the office and after the weekly scheduling meetings with the construction management team.

“One of the benefits of using computerized scheduling is that we can plan a job rather quickly, making sure that all major tasks and decisions are accounted for as the job progresses,” says Don. “For example, if a foundation is delayed because of rain, everything behind it is automatically adjusted on the computerized project schedule.”

Spectrum Construction & Development Co., Inc. is based in Succasunna, New Jersey. They specialize in designing and building unique single family homes, major additions/renovations and light commercial projects. Established in 1989, it is a family business, owned and operated by father and son, Dan and Don Dyrness. Spectrum has set itself apart from other builders by offering a high degree of professionalism and personal service to its customers. Their projects are characterized by distinctive design, attention to detail and quality craftsmanship. They have earned the “Best Single Family Home of the Year” seven times from the New Jersey Community Builders Association.

The 2003 Pacesetter Awards will be presented at the 2003 Custom Builder Symposium in Disney World, Orlando, Florida on November 15. Spectrum Construction & Development Co., Inc. along with the other winners will be profiled in the November/December 2003 issue of Custom Home magazine.