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title: "Epcon Franchising Adds 9 Franchise Builders"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/1fe7b03b-f240-4520-9406-95dec7a84767
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20250219_epcon_franchising_adds_9_franchise_builders.html
category: "Remodel & surfaces"
industry: "Home Services"
segment: "Remodel & surfaces"
published: 2025-02-19T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T19:04:31.245Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1582407947304-fd86f028f716?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Epcon Franchising Adds 9 Franchise Builders

**TL;DR:** Epcon Franchising has added 9 new Franchise Builders, including Icon Lifestyles, Civitas Homes, ADVA Construction Design, and Stoneshire Builders. Epcon offers its Franchise Builders access to resources such as proven home designs and marketing resources.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2025-02-19. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20250219_epcon_franchising_adds_9_franchise_builders.html).*

## Story

Epcon announced new Franchise Builders:

- Icon Lifestyles, El Paso, Texas: Led by husband-and-wife team Carlos and Juanita Garcia, Icon Lifestyles currently builds a mix of high-end custom and semi-custom homes, closing around 100 homes per year.

- Civitas Homes, Hickory, North Carolina: Dave Fontana was a residential builder in New York for 22 years before relocating to North Carolina. He has spent the last several years purchasing land and rental properties and is now ready to restart his work in home building in North Carolina with Epcon.

- ADVA Construction Design, New England: ADVA Construction Design is led by Tim McManus, a second-generation builder currently building custom homes. ADVA’s target area includes Massachusetts north of Boston, coastal New Hampshire and southern Maine.

- Stoneshire Builders, Bismarck, North Dakota: Brian Eiseman founded Stoneshire Builders in 2012. Stoneshire currently builds semi-custom and custom homes in central North Dakota and has already identified a first project location.

Since 1986, Epcon has built homes with smart, innovative designs and the most desirable of modern amenities. Epcon builds luxury ranch homes with private courtyards. Epcon communities offer low maintenance living with many communities offering amenities like clubhouses, pools, pickleball courts, walking trails, fitness centers and more based on the size and the location of the community.

Epcon offers Franchise Builders the ability to access resources that have been developed over the past 35+ years. Epcon Franchise Builders benefit from proven home designs, development strategies, marketing resources, sales guidance, national buying programs and a network of Franchise Builders.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- franchise expansion (topic)
- real estate (topic)
- Epcon Franchising (company)
- New England (location)
- home building (topic)
- El Paso, Texas (location)
- Hickory, North Carolina (location)
- Bismarck, North Dakota (location)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20250219_epcon_franchising_adds_9_franchise_builders.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/1fe7b03b-f240-4520-9406-95dec7a84767).