Gabriel Builders wins Best of the Upstate

The HBA of Greenville would like to congratulate Gabriel Builders on winning the 2015 Best of the Upstate award in the Builder category. In a statement Belinda Rubio of Gabriel Builders said "Gus and I were merely there to accept this award but it's all of you that work so hard and diligently to put us in this position. We sincerely appreciate everything you do to make Gabriel Builders special. We feel very blessed that you all chose to work with us! We also have incredible customers that we love very much"
Well said Belinda and Congratulations again!

Click here to view other Best of the Upstate 2015 winners.

Home Builder Develops Fishing App

Nick Rubio

Nick Rubio, Project Manager at Gabriel Builders and a regular on the local bass fishing tournament circuit, has launched an app designed to help anglers catch more fish.  His company, Fatsack Outdoors, Inc., is also about to go public.

Rubio said he developed the App after years of keeping written journals, and finding that the smartphone apps on the market meant to track catches were not designed by fishermen.

Rubio is exhibiting this weekend at the BASSMasters Classic trade show at the TD Convention Center.

Read more at GSA Business by clicking here.

Rubio named national Custom Builder of the Year

L-R: Nick Rubio, Gus Rubio, Belinda Rubio, and Gabe Rubio

Gus Rubio, CGP, APB, founder of Gabriel Builders, has been honored as the NAHB Custom Home Builder of the Year.

Sponsored by Sherwin-Williams, the award was presented at a luncheon last week in Las Vegas as part of the events taking place at the NAHB International Builders’ Show (IBS).

Rubio’s business philosophy of customer service before, during and after the sale sets his company apart from any other building company, the HBA said in its nomination form. Gabriel Builders has built homes for corporate chief executives and presidents, professional athletes, congressional representatives and architects.

The company works with clients to design and build homes with a free exchange of ideas as well as allowing optimum value engineering based on the expertise of the company’s professional staff.

Rubio was a member of the HBA of Greenville Board of Directors from 1988 to 1991, has served on the board for a second time since 2012, and has served as chairman of the membership committee since 2013. “Rubio and his team members give through their leadership and in-kind donations, not just to the HBA, but to our local community and the home building industry as well. I am sure there are many who are worthy of this award, but none more so than Gus Rubio and Gabriel Builders,” said Michael Dey, Executive Vice President of the Home Builders Association of Greenville.

Membership Drive...how much new Blood can you recruit?

Currently in the lead with the most new Blood

Gus Rubio with Gabriel Builders
welcoming: Evan Farner
                   Tony Freeman
                   Alan Carver
                   Julie Eldridge

Todd Usher with Addison Homes
welcoming: Diane Jackson
                    Eddie Woodard
                    Ted Bragg

Rhett Brown with Allen Tate Realtors
welcoming: Shelly DeVreese
                    Julie Howe
                    Christy Grear

Bill Kane with Ryan Homes
welcoming: Trina Montalbano
                    Christina Brooks
                    Brittany Bailey

You still have time to recruit new members, contest winners will be announced at the Annual Meeting sponsored by PestBan on November 13th with featured speaker Jerry Howard, CEO of NAHB.

Three Approved Professional Builders from Greenville Take Home Statewide Honors

Home building industry professionals were awarded the Home Builders Association of South Carolina’s most prestigious awards last week on Hilton Head Island. The twelfth annual Celebration of Excellence awards ceremony was held to honor the recipients of the Pinnacle Awards.

The Pinnacle Award recognizes the craftsmanship of the best home builders and remodelers in South Carolina. Fifteen Pinnacle Awards were given in five categories:

• new home construction
• remodel projects
• energy efficiency
• subdivision/community
• sales & marketing

The 2014 Pinnacle Award winners from Greenville are:

• Fairview Builders, LLC, Steve Hamblen, New Home Construction $1 million to $1.5 million
• Gabriel Builders, Inc., Gus and Belinda Rubio, New Home Construction $5 million or more
• Dillard-Jones Builders, Tom Dillard, Best Website

Also winning Pinnacle Awards from around South Carolina are:

• New Home Construction - $200,000 to $499,999: Saluda River Club – Andy White (HBA of Greater Columbia)
• New Home Construction - $500,000 to $749,999: Reclamation by Design, Ltd. – Ron and Pat Strimpfel (Hilton Head Area HBA)
• New Home Construction - $750,000 to $999,999: Central Signature Homes, LLC – David Gully (HBA of Oconee)
• New Home Construction - $1,500,000 to $1,999,999: Ken Black Builders, Inc. and Chapman Design Group, Inc. – Don Chapman (HBA of Anderson)
• Best Achievement in Energy Efficiency: Central Signature Homes, LLC – David Gully (HBA of Oconee)
• Remodeling Project - $149,999 and less: Gamble Home Services – Tori Stein (Charleston HBA)
• Remodeling Project - $150,000 to $249,999: Gamble Home Services - Tori Stein (Charleston HBA)
• Remodeling Project - $250,000 to $499,999: Gamble Home Services - Tori Stein (Charleston HBA)
• Remodeling Project - $500,000 and more: Icon Construction of SC, LLC and Chapman Design Group, Inc. – Don Chapman (HBA of Anderson)
• Best Subdivision/Community: Saluda River Club – Andy White (HBA of Greater Columbia)
• Best Overall Sales & Marketing: Saluda River Club – Andy White (HBA of Greater Columbia)
• Best Interior Merchandising for a Model Home: Saluda River Club – Andy White (HBA of Greater Columbia)

Pinnacle Award winners will be highlighted in the upcoming S.C. Builder Journal and presented on the S.C. Department of Commerce and the S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism websites to emphasize the craftsmanship and quality of S.C. residential builders.

About the Pinnacle Awards
The Pinnacle Awards were created to honor those in the home building industry who have achieved the highest standard of quality craftsmanship, innovative problem solving and customer satisfaction. This competition is a privilege of membership, as well as a means of challenging our members to greater levels of achievement.

Gabriel Builders Recognized For Customer Satisfaction

Gabriel Builders Wins 2014 Builder Partnerships Achievement Award in Customer Satisfaction

Gabriel Builders received a National award at the 2014 International Builders Show in Las Vegas.  Gabriel Builders has achieved the level of: Distinction in Customer Satisfaction from Woodland, O’Brien & Scott, and Builder Partnerships.

Gabriel Builders scored enough points on the process evaluation and referral rates to qualify for the Builder Partnerships Achievement Award in Customer Satisfaction. This year’s applicants were evaluated based on three criteria, willingness to refer, the customer experience, and the referral rate.

The Willingness to Refer was the hurdle to qualify for the review process. Once builders cleared the 88 percent required Willingness to Refer rate, they were then evaluated on the other criteria which required an in-depth review of processes and documentation.

"We are honored to be recognized by Builder Partnerships for an Achievement Award in Customer Satisfaction," says Gus Rubio, president of Gabriel Builders. " We work hard, everyday, to produce some of the highest referral rates from our customers in the industry. We are blessed to work with wonderful clients who enjoy our exacting standards for production."

Gus Rubio is a member of the Board of Directors of your Home Builders Association.

Congratulations to all the employees at Gabriel that made this happen 

Three HBA member companies receive Pinnacle Awards, Statom honored

HBA of Greenville honorees at the Pinnacle Awards

Three member companies of your Home Builders Association received Pinnacle Awards at the South Carolina annual conference in Hilton Head earlier this month.

Pinnacle Award Honorees:

• Stoneledge Properties, Best Overall Green Construction
• Gabriel Builders, Best New Home Construction, more than $5 million
• John DuBonn Builders, Best Remodeling Project, more than $150,000

Statom honored as Associate Member of the Year
Jon Statom of Palmetto Exterminators was honored as the South Carolina Associate Member of the Year.  Read the full report on Statom by clicking here.

About the Pinnacle Awards
The Pinnacle Awards were created to honor those in the home building industry who have achieved the highest standard of quality craftsmanship, innovative problem solving and customer satisfaction. This competition is a privilege of membership, as well as a means of challenging our members to greater levels of achievement.


Check out the Bridge Awards
HBA members will now have an opportunity to compete at the local level with the Southern Home and Garden Bridge Awards presented by GBS Building Supply.  Click here for more information on entering the Bridge Awards.

Three HBA of Greenville Builders Receive Pinnacle Awards

Gus Rubio, Bruce Pasquarella, CGP, and John DuBonn

Three Builder members of the Home Builders Association of Greenville were honored with Pinnacle Awards during a ceremony in Columbia on September 20. In total, home builders statewide were honored.

Earning Pinnacle Awards from Greenville were:

• Bruce Pasquarella, CGP, American Eagle Builders, New Home Construction, $750,000 to $1 million
• Gus and Belinda Rubio, Gabriel Builders, New Home Construction, $1.5 million to $2 million
• John and Tiffany DuBonn, J. DuBonn Builders, Remodeling Project

Rubio is a member of the HBA of Greenville Board of Directors and Pasquarella is the 2009 President of the HBA of Greenville.

The Tenth Annual Celebration of Excellence awards ceremony was held to honor the recipients of the Pinnacle Awards. The Pinnacle Awards recognizes the craftsmanship of the best home builders and remodelers in the Palmetto State. Pinnacle Awards are selected in six categories – new homes, remodel projects, green building, energy efficiency, subdivision/community and sales & marketing.

About the Pinnacle Awards
The Pinnacle Awards were created to honor those in the home building industry who have achieved the highest standard of quality craftsmanship, innovative problem solving and customer satisfaction. This competition is a privilege of membership, as well as a means of challenging our members to greater levels of achievement.

Four HBA of Greenville Members Take Home Statewide Pinnacle Awards

Four member companies of the HBA of Greenville won Pinnacle Awards during the HBA of South Carolina's Annual meeting this week in Myrtle Beach.

• Dillard-Jones Builders won the Pinnacle Award for The Evergreen in the category Best Single Family Detached Home with an average sales price of $500,000 to $750,000.
• Allora won the Pinnacle Award for a private residence in The Cliffs in the category Best Single Family Detached Home with an average sales price of $1 million to $1.5 million.
• Resort Custom Homes won the Pinnacle Award for The Player Residence in the category Best Single Family Detached Home with an average sales price of $2 million to $4 million
  
• Gabriel Builders won the Pinnacle Award in the category Best Single Family Detached Home with an average sales price of more than $5 million. You can view a photo gallery of this winning home in At Home by clicking here.
  

The Pinnacle Awards are awarded by the Home Builders Association of South Carolina for outstanding craftsmanship in the construction of and remodeling of quality homes and for excellence in sales & marketing tools. Awards are presented by market price beginning under $200,000 and spanning to more than $5 million. A Finalist Award is given to entries in which the judges' score as exceptional.

For more information about the Pinnacle Awards, click here to visit www.HBAofSC.com.

BBB Honors Gabriel Builders with Business of Integrity Award

Gabriel Builders, Inc., has been awarded the 2010 Business of Integrity Award for Customer Service by the Better Business Bureau of the Upstate South Carolina.

Gabriel Builders was honored for demonstrating high ethical standards of behavior towards customers, vendors and employees, along with having a history of strong ethics in the workplace. By displaying marketing and advertising strategies that reflect a true representation of the product, Gabriel Builders, Inc., has also been recognized by the community and their industry for sound business practices.

Gabriel Builders Wins Pinnacle Award

Gabriel Builders of Greenville won a Pinnacle Award in the $5 million or more category for the Brown Residence. The award was presented to Gus Rubio, President of Gabriel Builders, at the Celebration of Excellence banquet during the HBA of South Carolina Annual Conference and Trade Show in Hilton Head Island last month.

Rubio stated that the home, a private residence, "is an authentic Italian Villa consisting of 7,000’ on the main level with an additional basement area, expansive outdoor porches, a guest house, and an airplane runway and hanger located on 200 acres. The house has 12” plaster walls, bronze doors and windows and floor materials imported from Italy."