Neil Kelly
Over 63 years and 30,000 Home Remodeling Projects in Oregon and SW Washington
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Window of Opportunity Now Open for Home Remodeling
By Randy Hudson VP of Sales
Neil Kelly has been in the remodeling business for over 62 years. And it’s no secret that business volume during this recession has been disappointing for us as it has been for the entire construction industry.
We’ve been eager to see signs that the worst is behind us. And we are now seeing those signs from a variety of sources.
What will this mean to remodeling firms like Neil Kelly? And what will it mean to homeowners considering improvement or remodeling projects for their homes?
Nobody can say for sure, but after more than six decades in the business the Neil Kelly Company has experience with post-recession rebounds. And that memory is motivating our own employees and managers to pursue their personal remodeling projects now.
What’s Been Happening in the Last Year?
- Due to the volume of business it produces (over 30,000 Portland remodeling jobs since the company was founded in 1947) and its reputation for customer satisfaction (95.7% current customer satisfaction rating, 2009 year-to-date), vendors, trade contractors and suppliers continuously seek to be included in the Neil Kelly family of preferred providers in Oregon. During the peak of this recession, Neil Kelly proactively and successfully approached these partners in an aggressive and successful effort to secure temporary reduced pricing.
- Throughout these challenging times Neil Kelly has maintained a strong staff of nationally recognized designers and superior construction talent.
What’s Going On Now?
- All the national market indexes continue to gyrate, but the overall trend appears very positive. We have to look back nearly a year to find the Dow, NASDAQ and S&P 500 as high as we are s eeing today.
- The Feds have announced the recession may be over.
- Home sales have begun to rebound. New home construction is on the rise.
- Pressures from these initial increases in demand are already impacting vendors, suppliers and subcontractors in the construction sector, including our own here in Oregon.
- Today, the best quality is available right now at an attractive price.
The Opportunity Window is Open Now
- Sixty-two years of hindsight tells us to anticipate the following in the months ahead:
- Economic recovery will feed pent-up consumer demand
- Already shrinking product inventories will be temporarily, but rapidly, exhausted by all segments of the revitalized construction sector. Consumer options will be restricted until manufacturing and distribution catches up to the recovered economy
- Manufacturers will eventually sense and exploit a renewed pricing opportunity
- Competitive demand for superior craftspeople will create delays in project completion
- For the unwary, slow acting or non-discriminatory consumer, substandard workmanship will fill some of the void
Is it Time to Contact Neil Kelly?
Neil Kelly’s highly regarded design, products, service and craftsmanship are available immediately for the Portland/Vancouver, Lake Oswego, Bend and Eugene markets.
Pricing today for Neil Kelly customers is more attractive than in many years.
Product choice today is still robust.
The Neil Kelly warranty of satisfaction continues to beat the industry standard.
True to company policy, the Neil Kelly bid is a promise. Neil Kelly delivers on budget 100% of the time, barring customer changes or unforeseen structural surprises.
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