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Trex Company held a “topping out” ceremony Aug. 22 to celebrate its new $400 million composite decking and railing manufacturing plant in Little Rock, AR., that officials say is on schedule for a 2025 production start. The topping out event marked the completion of the structural framework for the composite decking production plant.
“We are thrilled to reach this important milestone in the development of our new facility,” said Trex president and CEO Bryan Fairbanks. “We continue to experience broad-based demand driven by strong consumer interest in outdoor living. This new campus will enable us to provide our customers with significantly better access to Trex products while strengthening our position for future growth.”
As Trex’s third U.S.-based manufacturing site—in addition to the company headquarters in Winchester, VA., and Fernley, NV.—the Port of Little Rock site sits on nearly 300 acres of land, and will provide decking and railing production, administrative offices, warehousing, plastic film recycling and processing, and reclaimed wood storage.
Hiring has already begun for key positions. Trex officials estimate they will hire around 500 workers.
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Little Rock city officials were there to mark the occasion.
“Trex did it again here at the Port of Little Rock. Where others saw 300 acres of empty land, they saw the opportunity to build a factory serving this entire part of the country,” says Gov. Sarah Sanders. “Two years and several hundred million dollars later, they’re ready to open their doors.”
