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Champion Enterprises Acquires New Era Building Systems

    AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Champion
Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: CHB), a leader in the factory-built housing industry,
today announced that it has closed on its purchase of New Era Building
Systems, a leading modular homebuilder, and its affiliates, Castle Housing of
Pennsylvania and Carolina Building Solutions.  The closing date of the
transaction was August 8, 2005.

    About Champion
    Champion Enterprises, headquartered in Auburn Hills, Mich., a leading
manufacturer of factory-built housing, has produced more than 1.6 million
homes since 1953.  Today, Champion operates 32 homebuilding manufacturing
facilities in North America and partners with nearly 3,000 independent
retailers, builders and developers.  For more information, please visit
http://www.championhomes.net .


SOURCE Champion Enterprises, Inc.




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