Dillard-Jones Builds Santa's Workshop for Celebration of Lights

GREENVILLE, SC – Dillard-Jones Builders has completed a new workshop for Santa Claus as part of the 2009 PET Dairy Celebration of Lights to be held November 26 - December 26 at the Upper South Carolina State Fairgrounds. The one-mile animated holiday light show features more than one million lights and 45 holiday scenes measuring 40 feet tall and more than 100 feet wide.

Santa's Workshop is part of Santa'sVillage, a new feature at the Celebration of Lights that also includes an ice skating rink. Designed by Ken DeYoung of Classic By Design Inc., Santa's workshop features a 16:12 pitch roof covered with galvanized metal, a stone chimney, custom-made shutters, and a finished interior. Other Dillard-Jones Builders' vendor partners that contributed to the construction of Santa's workshop are: Allcon Roofing, Allstate Electrical Services, Ancil Shrum, D&S Drywall, GBS Lumber and Samson Stone.

"Dillard-Jones has built some great custom homes, but it's hard to top building a house for Santa," said Thomas Dillard, president of Dillard-Jones Builders, the 2009 Southern Living Custom Builder of the Year. "We're delighted to take part in the excitement of the 2009 PET Dairy Celebration of Lights. We hope kids of all ages get a lot of enjoyment from it."

Dillard-Jones Builders, LLC specializes in custom residential construction ranging from the $500,000’s to more than $2 million. The company presently is building in several Upstate communities including The Cliffs Valley, The Cliffs at Keowee Springs, The River Reserve and Southampton. A member of the Southern Living Custom Builder Program since 2006, Dillard-Jones Builders is the first South Carolina homebuilder to be named a Southern Living Builder Member of the Year.

PET Dairy Celebration of Lights is open November 26 - December 26 from 6-9 pm Sundays through Thursdays, and 6-10 pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Santa will be in his workshop and available for pictures every Friday and Saturday.