Leesburg / Ocala — Blackton, Inc., one of Florida’s oldest and largest suppliers of materials to the homebuilding industry, recently earned a contract from D.R. Horton’s West Central Florida division to supply flooring materials for Huntington Ridge. The new community of single-family homes will be starting construction soon in Ocala.
Michael “Micky” Blackton, chairman, said his firm’s Leesburg facility will service and supply Huntington Ridge with an estimated $600,000 worth of high-end flooring for the construction of 115 planned single-family homes ranging from 1,672 to 3,561 square feet.
Blackton said their third location established in the heart of Leesburg better serves new and longtime clients, who build in Alachua, Lake, Marion, Sumter and Citrus counties, with a better turnaround time. “Our Leesburg team has been doing phenomenal job,” he said.
Blackton has been supplying D.R. Horton with building materials for more than 40 years. The family-owned business headquartered north of downtown Orlando, has been supplying the homebuilding industry from Jacksonville to Tampa for six decades.
Construction on models is underway and sales begin this fall at the new community located on S.W. 72nd Terrace Road and S.W. Highway 484.
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For more information contact:
Michael “Micky” Blackton, Chairman, Blackton Inc. 407-898-2661 Micky@Blacktoninc.com
Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, Inc. 407-461-3781 Beth@larryvershel.com