Avid Ratings announces the winners of the 2013 Avid® Award for Best Customer Experience. Veridian Homes was awarded the Avid Gold Award - Best Customer Experience, North Central Region.

Now in its tenth year, the Avid Award is the leading industry-sponsored award program honoring the best builders in the U.S. for delighting homeowners. The awards include the Avid Diamond Award, which recognizes the No. 1 builder in the U.S.; the Avid Custom Builder Diamond Award, recognizing the No. 1 custom builder in the U.S.; the Avid Gold Award, recognizing the No. 1 builder in a U.S. region; the Avid Custom Builder Gold Award, recognizing the No. 1 custom builder in a U.S. region; and the Avid Benchmark Award, which honors up to two builders in a region that rank among the top 25% of builders nationwide for superior customer experience.

Results of the 2013 award year are based on customer experience surveys conducted January through December, 2012.

Veridian Homes' Avid Index - a measure of overall customer experience - was the highest in the north central U.S. region. The Avid survey also found that 94% of Veridian's home buyers in 2012 would recommend Veridian Homes to family and friends.

About Avid Ratings

Founded in 1993, Avid Ratings is a full-service customer loyalty management firm, providing customer loyalty research, organizational consulting, employee training, and innovative marketing solutions that drive home building success. Serving over 2,750 home builders throughout the U.S. and Canada, Avid maintains North America’s largest database of home buyer satisfaction to benchmark its clients. To learn more about the industry leading Avid 3.0 suite of services (GoSurvey®, GoSocial®, and GoTour®), visit www.avidratings.com.