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RECOGNITION
NAHB Honors Leon N. Weiner
Leon N. Weiner, a home builder from Wilmington, Del., whose career spans more
than half a century, was honored as “the conscience of the housing industry in
America” at the 2002 International Builders’ Show of the National Association of
Home Builders (NAHB). “Leon Weiner represents the very best of our great
industry,” said NAHB 2001 president Bruce Smith in a ceremony held during NAHB’s
board of directors meeting in Atlanta. “He is a ‘houser’ in the truest
sense of the word—a man who has dedicated his 52-year career to the principle of
providing decent, affordable shelter for the American people. He is the conscience of
housing in America.”
A life-size bronze bust of Weiner will be displayed in the lobby of the newly expanded and
renovated National Housing Center, which serves as NAHB’s headquarters in
Washing-ton, D.C.
Weiner is chairperson and CEO of Leon N. Weiner & Associates Inc. of Wilmington, Del.
His company has constructed more than 5,000 single-family homes and 10,000 apartment units
since 1949. Weiner has served on three presidential commissions on housing and related
issues. He also served as president of NAHB in 1967 and was inducted into the Housing Hall
of Fame in 1979.
APPOINTMENTS
BFRich Gains Lacey as Sales Rep
BFRich Co. Inc. of Newark, Del., has added Timothy Lacey to its
staff as sales representative for New England. According to the company, Lacey has more
than 20 years of experience in window and door sales and is an active member of the Home
Builders and Remodelers Association.
| APPOINTMENTS Bystronic Announces Change in Management  As of December 31, 2001, Karl
Lenhardt resigned as managing director of Lenhardt Maschinenbau GmbH of
Neu-hausen-Hamburg, Germany, a division of the Bystronic Group of Hauppauge, N.Y.Karl Lenhardt  “I feel it is my
responsibility to hand over the reins to a younger generation,” said Lenhardt.
Lenhardt has named Volker Abt as his successor. Abt has been managing director at Schuler
Hydroforming, a company related to Schuler AG (presses) in Goppingen, Germany.Volker Abt |
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