SEATTLE, April 8, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Over the past 60 years, Lindal Cedar Homes has been known for their adventurous customers and custom home designs. With thousands of homes under their belt and 21 patents, the Seattle-based company is expanding its line of custom homes to include its own Cedar Living Magazine.
Lindal's history dates back to 1945, then 26-year-old Sir Walter Lindal had just finished his tour of duty with the Canadian Army following WWII. Lindal noticed and was affected by the housing shortage after the second war. Even; "Time Magazine October 22, 1945 reported that All over the U.S. the housing situation was so tight that people were almost ready to move into abandoned chicken coops." With that, Lindal decided to start his own home manufacturing company. 60 years later, Sir Walter Lindal still serves as president and CEO of his company, Lindal Cedar Homes.
By 1963 Sir Walter began to establish a dealer network across America and made its first shipments to Europe. Their popularity and notoriety rose significantly in 1966 when Popular Mechanics ran a cover story on a patented A-frame home. By 1988 they were named a Top 100 Best Small Growth Company by Business Week Magazine. Lindal Cedar Homes is now the largest designer and manufacturer of custom post and beam cedar homes in the world.
To commemorate their 60th anniversary Lindal has debuted Cedar Living Magazine, The magazine has a casual elegance and warmth behind it and will bring together all the elements of cedar living lifestyle. The magazine showcases architecture, design, furnishings and the personal style of homeowners, builders and designers, whose creative expressions inspire others. The editor-in-chief for the new magazine is none other then Sir Walter Lindal himself, founder of Lindal Cedar Homes.
Lindal's broad contemporary and traditional designs have set them apart in the building industry with a value-engineered post and beam building system that has allowed them the capabilities to manufacture custom homes that meet a variety of budgets and architectural styles. Additional information on Lindal Cedar Homes can be obtained on their web site: www.lindal.com or by calling 800-426-0536.