ABOUT STERLING HOMES:
Formerly Hall Custom Homes, Sterling Homes is one of South Carolina’s and the Grand Strand’s most successful, locally owned construction companies. Sterling Homes has built a stellar reputation for both hands-on, environmentally sensitive development, and as a client-driven, award-winning custom homebuilder. Company principals Harry Dill and Clinch Heyward have long been recognized as industry leaders and innovators.
Sterling is the primary builder within the popular communities of Waterford Plantation, Myrtle Trace South, Ridge Lake, and Johns Bay. Sterling Homes’ also has a long history of building individual custom homes within many premier coastal communities, such as DeBordieu, the Reserve, Plantation Point, Ricefields, and the River Club. Sterling Homes is best known for providing personalized home plans and services, which insures a distinctive home for every client. Equally important is Sterling Homes’ proud and long-time association with the area’s top subcontractors, suppliers and skilled tradesmen, who can be relied upon to stand behind their work and products on each and every job.
Company owners, Harry Dill and Clinch Heyward, have lived and worked on the Grand Strand for many years and have earned an exceptional reputation based upon integrity, community service, and Christian mission.
STERLING HOMES FACTS:
- Sterling Homes led an effort that raised over $170,000 for the Red Cross in
response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster
- Sterling Homes acted as a lead builder in the Myrtle Beach Area Extreme Makeover: Home Edition effort, as well as being chosen for the show’s 50-State
Reunion Build in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Sterling Homes/Hall Custom Homes received one of the Chamber of Commerce's highest awards, the Community Service Award, for 2007
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Company owners, Harry Dill (l) and Mr. Clinch Heyward (r), have lived and worked on the Grand Strand for many years and have earned an exceptional reputation based upon integrity, community service, and Christian mission.
HARRY DILL: “WHY STERLING’S EXCITED TO BE INVOLVED IN EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION PROJECTS":
“We live in a place - South Carolina - where neighbors help neighbors. As a
local company, we believe that it is important to give back to our community. We
were hugely complimented when we received the call from the producers of Extreme
Makeover: Home Edition for the 2007 build in our own region; and one year later
were honored to also be asked to aid the residents of New Orleans. This new
build is a big and exciting challenge professionally and personally for all
involved. We are doing this for all the right reasons and we are happy to be a
part of any effort where people pull together to accomplish a great task. We
hope that what we do reflects to the nation, the generous character of South
Carolina, and especially of the residents, building trades and building supply
companies of Horry County. We are extremely blessed to be used in this way.”
STERLING PRINCIPAL BIO -HARRY DILL:
Dill was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and grew up in Columbia, South Carolina.
Dill began his career in construction over 40 years ago, learning his trade from the ground up. He was an individual general contractor for many years, before moving to Myrtle Beach in 1987. He became the VP of Construction for Hall Construction and Hall Development, overseeing all activity within the communities of Myrtle Trace and Waterford Plantation. In 2004, he partnered with Clinch Heyward to purchase HALL companies from their founder and original owner, Glen Hall.
He has been active in the leadership of the Horry/Georgetown Homebuilders Association, having served that group as its president for three terms. Harry was recognized as the “Homebuilder of the Year” in 1998 and 2001. He is serving a second term as District 5 Vice President of the HBA of South Carolina and is chairman of the Horry County Board of Construction Appeals.
Dill was on the organizational board of the Waccamaw Youth Center and was instrumental in its construction and opening, in 2000. He was nominated for Horry County’s “Volunteer of the Year” Award, recognized by Gov Jim Hodges as a “Hero” for South Carolina Year of the Child in 2001and is an active supporter of Make A Wish of SC. Dill has served in the leadership of his church, in many capacities. An avid outdoorsman, Dill is an active supporter of the SC Waterfowl Association, Delta Waterfowl, Ducks Unlimited, National Wild Turkey Federation and the SC Wildlife Federation. Dill is married with three children, Justin, Kirby, Caroline and one grandchild Grayson.
Dill and his wife Missy live within Allsbrook Community in Horry County.
STERLING PRINCIPAL BIO - CLINCH HEYWARD:
Born in Columbia, SC, Heyward graduated from the University of Virginia and later received his Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Georgia State University. He moved to the Grand Strand in 1973. Since that time, Heyward has worked within the development industry and has played an active role in the growth of the area. In 1991, he joined Hall Development as the VP of Sales and Marketing, with primary responsibilities related to the very successful Myrtle Trace and Waterford residential communities. In 2004, he partnered with Harry Dill to purchase the HALL companies from their founder and original owner, Glen Hall.
He has served as a board member of the Coastal Carolina Board of Realtors. Heyward is active in service to the All Saints Anglican Church, having served on its vestry and as Jr. Warden. He has served on the Board of the Baskerville Ministries and was co-founder of the “Gathering of Men-Grand Strand”. He is a past board member of the Pawley’s Island Music Festival and is the current Chairman of the SC Wildlife Federation, our state’s oldest conservation organization.
Heyward is married with 4 children and lives with his wife Barbara in Pawleys Island.