INDUSTRY: Consumer Goods
Services: Site Selection + Incentives
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Capital Investment
New Jobs
Trex Company is the world’s largest manufacturer of high-performance wood-alternative decking and railing. Stocked in more than 6,700 retail locations worldwide, the company’s outdoor living products offer a wide range of style options with fewer ongoing maintenance requirements than wood, as well as an environmentally responsible choice. Trex Company was established in 1996 and is headquartered in Winchester, Virginia.
Global Location Strategies was commissioned by Trex Company, an American wood-alternative decking and railing manufacturer, to identify a location for a new Central US production facility. The project required a strong labor pool and challenging siting requirements.
Considering Trex’s project requirements, GLS evaluated 51 sites across eight states. The analysis considered quality, cost, and risk metrics throughout the evaluation. GLS led the Trex team on multiple site visits to delve into workforce, utilities, logistics, due diligence, and incentive negotiations in more detail to select a final site.
GLS negotiated and secured economic incentives on behalf of the company.
In 2021, Trex Company announced its selection of Little Rock, Arkansas for its $400 million manufacturing facility. This is Trex’s third, and potentially largest, US manufacturing site. Trex expects the facility to be operational in 2024.
Bryan Fairbanks
President and CEO
“The expertise and efforts of the GLS team were invaluable in finding and securing the absolute right location for our new manufacturing facility. Little Rock not only affords us proximity to essential raw materials and key growth regions for wood conversion, but also a strong pool of qualified labor, adjacency to major transportation hubs, and an appealing quality of life for attracting top talent. Combined, these attributes should significantly increase our ability to meet the anticipated strong demand for Trex products and better serve our distribution and retail partners, while positioning us for future growth.”
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