84 Lumber Opens New Component Plant in Newark, Delaware

New truss plant will focus on wall panels and floor trusses

84 Lumber continues to expand its services in the Mid-Atlantic with the opening of another component plant in Newark, Delaware.

The company’s newest plant, at 10 Aleph Drive, is a 21,113-square-foot building on 3.12 acres. Formerly Warren Truss, 84 Lumber acquired the facility in June 2024 to manufacture wall panels and floor trusses to meet the growing market demand in Delaware, New Jersey, and the greater Philadelphia metro area.

“We now have three locations to service these markets,” said Sean O’Connell, general manager of the New Britain, Newark, and Bloomsburg truss plants. “This includes our facilities in New Britain and the recently opened truss plant in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.”

The plant began operating in January with 10 associates. The company plans to hire a total of 50 associates by 2026.

84 Lumber offers a ladder of opportunity that involves the company’s production manager trainee (PMT) program. The program is designed to prepare an apprentice in the components sector for a production manager position. The 12-month training program prepares the PMT with a mix of on-the-job and classroom training, leadership courses, a Lean Green Belt program, and emerging leadership training. The most current example is Jose Colindres, who completed the PMT program at the company’s Winchester, Virginia facility and was promoted to production manager at Newark. The Newark plant manager, Dylan McDevitt, started as a manager trainee at an 84 Lumber store before transitioning to the company’s New Britain truss plant, working his way through the ranks, and being promoted to his current position.

About 84 Lumber

Founded in 1956 and headquartered in Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, 84 Lumber Co. is the nation’s largest privately held supplier of building materials, manufactured components, and industry-leading services for single and multifamily residences and commercial buildings. The company operates 320 facilities which include stores, component manufacturing plants, custom door shops, and engineered wood product centers in 33 states. 84 Lumber also offers turnkey installation services for a variety of products, including framing, insulation, siding, windows, roofing, decking, and drywall. A certified national women’s business enterprise owned by Maggie Hardy, 84 Lumber was named as one of the Most Trustworthy Companies in America 2024 by Newsweek and was named one of America’s Top Retailers 2024 by USA Today. The company was also recognized as one of America’s Largest Private Companies in 2023 by Forbes. The company also made the Inc. 5000 list of America’s Fastest-Growing Companies in 2023. For more information, visit 84lumber.com and join us on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn.

Source: 84 Lumber Company