Contempri Industries Inc. |
Consumer Report Rates Contempri Industries Inc.
In 1928, Mr. Antoine Roy founded Roycraft Industries. The modular line which was Contempri Homes started in 1965. Then, in 1971, Mark IV Industries purchased the company. After the purchase by Mark IV, John A. Perry, Contempri's current President, was employed as the General Manager of the Contempri Factory in Scranton, Pennsylvania- he had been Corporate Treasurer at Roycraft. Mark IV wanted to extend its Modular operations into the Midwest, so in 1978, Mr. Perry transferred to Pinckneyville, Illinois and took over operations there. Larry Pericolosi and Mr. Perry got the plant up and running. Then in 1982, Mr. Perry and Mr. Pericolosi purchased the assets from Mark IV and changed to Contempri Industries, Inc. According to their website, “Today, Contempri has emerged as a leader in Modular building. Currently Contempri is producing cutting edge homes and buildings from its facilities in Pinckneyville Illinois serving the Midwest market.”
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