Fairmont Homes, Inc.

Type: Private
On the web: http://www.fairmonthomes.com
Employees: 490

As a maker of recreational vehicles as well as manufactured housing, Fairmont Homes puts the mobile in mobile homes. It produces both single- and multi-section homes with up to 2,500 sq. ft. Homes are sold at retailers mostly in the central and northeastern US. Brothers Jim and John Shea acquired Fairmont Homes in 1971. (Jim bought John's share in 1975 and founded subsidiary Gulf Stream Coach, a builder of RVs, in 1983.) Gulf Stream offers around 100 models and 26 brands of luxury and economy travel trailers, toy haulers, and fifth-wheel towable vehicles. Fairmont's suppliers include Whirlpool (appliances), Georgia-Pacific (building materials), and Owens Corning (shingles and insulation).

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $94.1M

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: James Foster (Jim) Shea
CFO: Recreational Vehicle Manufacturing

Competitors:
American Homestar
Horton Industries
Southern Energy Homes