Home Builder Franchising Comes To Colorado

The PBJ:

As if declining prices and increasing inventory weren’t enough of a challenge for home builders, there’s a new competitor on the housing industry building block: home building franchises.

G.J. Gardner Homes, an Australia-based home builder franchisor, has taken a toehold in the United States. The company launched its first American franchises last year in California.

Randy and Jennifer Mills (photo) are Colorado’s first home building franchisees. Their territory includes Monument, Gleneagle, Tri-Lakes and most of Black Forest.

Randy Mills, a licensed general contractor, built 2 custom homes during the last year in northern El Paso County. He owned and operated Superior Building for 15 years, and grew up working in his father’s framing business. He is preparing to break ground on his first G.J. Gardner home in Black Forest this summer.

The Mills found the company online, and decided that purchasing a franchise package would be easier than building a business from scratch.