Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Building Trends on the Rebound, Manufacturer Says


SALT LAKE CITY -- A leading voice in the garage door industry says recent building trends show the economy has bottomed out in the western U.S. and is on the rebound.


"At the last minute we weren't sure which way Bill would go - two amazing people made the final. I'm very, very happy with the candidates and very, very happy with the winner."“Based on the number of single-family home building permits from 2006-2010, we can estimate the building industry’s economic health trends of seven states,” Martin said.For more information, see www.martindoor.com."He understands they could have made a genuine mistake - but when they saw the sign and his face on the cut-out he feels the team should have known to turn around and get out as soon as possible."When the four boys who are part of Elev8's door-to-door sales team enter the showroom they even pass a life-sized cardboard cut- out of the multi-millionaire.Founded in Santa Ana, Calif., in 1936, MDM relocated to its present Salt Lake County location in 1942 after wood and metal shortages created by World War II nearly drove the company out of business. David O Martin purchased the company from his ailing older brother in 1951 and transformed it into a maker of state-of-the-art steel sectional garage doors distributed in 87 countries around the world.David O. Martin, chairman of Martin Door® Manufacturing, says close examination of building permits for the states of Utah, California, Idaho, Hawaii, Arizona, Colorado and Nevada for the first seven months of the year in 2009 and 2010 show the negative trend caused by an economic downturn has bottomed out. He said recent numbers show a rebound is underway.Five of the seven states sampled show an upward trend in the number of permits issued for the first seven months of 2010, compared to the same numbers from 2009. Only Hawaii and Arizona had numbers, which dropped slightly in 2010, in comparison to the previous year.

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