Blackton Inc. earns contract to provide flooring and materials for 750 new homes underway in the Jacksonville and Orlando markets

Orlando, Fla. --- Blackton, Inc., a leading supplier of wholesale materials and supplies to the home building industry, recently earned contracts to provide materials for 750 new homes Maronda Homes plans to build in four communities in the Jacksonville and Orlando markets. Michael “Micky” Blackton, chairman of the firm, said the contracts include flooring for 200 new homes at Baywood, located in Alachua, Fla. just north of Gainesville and 220 new homes at Newberry located just west of Gainesville; In the Orlando market, Blackton will supply Maronda Homes with both roofing and flooring for 180 new homes at Eagle Bay in Kissimmee and 150 new homes at Liberty Oaks in Mount Dora. Recently the firm reported new contracts from builders to supply materials for 3,500 new homes planned in Ocala, Groveland and DeLand. “New home construction is definitely reviving and we have been seeing a major increase in sales of building products all summer,” Blackton said.