Deckorators to open new Buffalo-area production plant
The 30-acre site provides 240,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space.
Deckorators, a composite decking brand of UFP Industries, Inc., is investing in a new production facility in the Buffalo suburb of Lackawanna, N.Y.
“This new campus will initially double our capacity for Surestone technology with space to continue expansion in the coming years,” said Ryan Kemp, Deckorators’ executive vice president.
According to the company, this 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 roughly 240,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space. Scheduled to open Q4 of 2025, the campus is expected to create 50 new jobs in 2026 in a variety of roles from production support, logistics and administrative representatives. The preliminary site work will begin in April 2025.
Deckorators' new facility will produce the company's Surestone decking.
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“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 is incorporated into Deckorators products such as: 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,” said Kemp.
