Bryan Bennight

New Moon Builders, Charlotte, NC

Award category: Industry Impact
Speciality: Full-service remodeling
6 years in business
2002 volume: $0.956 million
Staff: 2 office, 3 field
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Bryan Bennight's experience as a firefighter taught him how to quickly evaluate structures and people in emotional situations. But the 12-day-a-month, 24-hour-shift schedule also allowed time for small remodeling projects, setting the groundwork for his business, incorporated in 1997 with a name that conjures up remodeling's cyclical nature.

Bennight (right), president of NARI of Greater Charlotte, has been instrumental in NARI chapter changes, including increasing membership by 30%. "My whole business is built on relationships, with suppliers and clients, and NARI's impact is all about those relationships and camaraderie," he says.