Railing news from around the industry

DSI expands in Pennsylvania

Bremen, Ind.-based Digger Specialites Inc. (DSI) is building a new manufacturing facility in Williamsport, Pa.

The new facility is currently under construction with targeted production scheduled to begin during the first half of 2022. Initially, the new facility will employ 150 employees.

DSI said that it is aggressively expanding its production capacity to meet the growing demand for its outdoor living products which includes Westbury Aluminum Railing, PolyRail Railing, along with CourtYard Regis Aluminum Fencing.

In April 2021, a third powder coating line was added at DSI’s original manufacturing plant in Bremen. DSI also operates a production facility in Carthage, Mo., which became operational in 2019.

The new Pennsylvania plant will begin operations manufacturing aluminum and vinyl fencing as well as vinyl railing. During the second half of 2022 Westbury Aluminum Railing will be added to the manufacturing mix at this facility. DSI composite and fiberglass columns will be stocked at the new facility to serve the needs of DSI customers. “The new DSI manufacturing and distribution plant in Eastern Pennsylvania will quickly service and reach our Northeastern customers for railing, fencing and columns,” said Larry Boyts, DSI’s VP of sales and marketing. “We are planning for significant growth by capturing market share with an expansive and superior group of building products to help grow our customers base of business.”

The Bremen, Ind.-based company’s product offerings include aluminum and vinyl railing, aluminum and vinyl fencing; composite, fiberglass, and aluminum architectural columns; gates; and deck and fence lighting.

Key-Link offers visualizer

Key-Link Fencing & Railing added to a growing list of deckand-railing industry visualization tools with its new American and Outlook Series Railing Visualizer.

The visualizer is the result of a partnership with web-tools provider Chameleon Power of Novi, Mich., which specializes in the design space.

With the visualizer tool, home owners can call up a variety of scenes — beach, forest, lake, meadow, mountains — that most resembles their outdoor living space. After picking one of the 14 settings, it then becomes a matter of trying out various railing features, including color and infill options.

Key-Link says it plans to add its Chesapeake product line to its Railing Visualizer in 2022.

BlueLinx partners with Regal Ideas

BlueLinx Holdings announced that it has joined forces with Regal ideas Railing (Regal ideas) to distribute their premium aluminum railing from its distribution centers in Omaha, Neb.; Kansas City, Mo.; and Minneapolis, Minn.

Regal ideas offers a variety of railing systems that are known in the industry to be easy to install and maintain. Their systems, which include pickets, glass and LED, are engineered to withstand the most severe weather and temperature conditions and are backed by a 20year limited warranty.

“BlueLinx is committed to growing our Outdoor Living offering,” said Mike Wilson, senior vice president, BlueLinx.