Deckorators to Build New York Facility
Deckorators, the leading composite decking brand of UFP Industries, Inc., plans to build a new production facility in Lackawanna, N.Y., a suburb of Buffalo.
“This new campus will initially double our capacity for Surestone technology with space to continue expansion in the coming years,” said Ryan Kemp, Deckorators’ recently appointed executive vice president.
The new facility represents an investment of approximately $70 million (excluding real estate and renovation). Once completed, the site will cover roughly 30-acres—with two buildings providing some 240,000 sq ft of manufacturing space—to form a state-of-the-art campus.
Scheduled to open Q4 of 2025, the campus is expected to create 50 new jobs in 2026, spanning a variety of roles from production support, logistics, and administrative representatives. The preliminary site work will begin in April 2025.
“We are pleased to welcome Deckorators to Erie County,” said Erie County Industrial Development Agency president and CEO John Cappellino. “The 50 jobs this project will create, and the more than $77 million they are investing into their new operation in Lackawanna, make Deckorators a major contributor to improving economic growth in Western New York. ECIDA incentives help keep Erie County competitive in the global competition for these types of jobs, and we thank Deckorators for choosing Lackawanna for their new expansion.”
Surestone technology powers the following Deckorators products: Voyage Decking, Summit Decking, Vault Decking, Picture Frame Deck Board, and Fascia.
“In addition to placing more manufacturing power closer to some of our strategic markets, the new facility will also reduce redundancy in manufacturing sites for our Surestone technology as we look to bolster our business continuity plans. Our new site will initially double our capacity for Surestone technology with space to continue expansion in the coming years,” said Kemp.
Product collections featuring Deckorators’ Surestone decking are low-maintenance and backed by industry-leading warranties. For more information about Surestone, visit deckorators.com/pages/surestone-technology
About Deckorators
Deckorators, the first name in decking, railing, and accessories, invented the low-maintenance aluminum balusters category and has since led the industry with innovative decking and railing products. With dependably on-trend designs, Deckorators lets DIYers and builders extend their creative ideas from a home’s interior to its outdoor living spaces. Deckorators is a brand of UFP Retail Solutions, LLC, a UFP Industries company. To learn more about Deckorators decking and railing accessories, visit www.deckorators.com or call 800-556-8449.
UFP Industries, Inc.
UFP Industries, Inc. is a holding company whose operating subsidiaries—UFP Packaging, UFP Construction, and UFP Retail Solutions—manufacture, distribute, and sell a wide variety of value-added products used in residential and commercial construction, packaging, and other industrial applications worldwide. Founded in 1955, the company is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI., with affiliates in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. UFP Industries is ranked #493 on the Fortune 500 and #128 on Industry Week’s list of America’s Largest Manufacturers. For more about UFP Industries, go to www.ufpi.com.