Builders Supply Co. has broken ground on a new $10.6 million manufacturing facility in Fort Payne. Once complete, the family-owned company plans to have 10 employees at the location.
Founded in 1959, Builders Supply is headquartered in Fort Payne with additional Alabama locations in Scottsboro and Sylvania. The new 23,000-square-foot, concrete block manufacturing facility will be located on 22nd Street Southeast.
“We are extremely proud to be a multi-generational, family-owned/operated local business,” said George Weatherly, president and co-owner of Builders Supply. “We are excited to reinvest in the future of our employees, our families and the communities in which we work and live.”
In addition to building materials for professional contractors and do-it-yourself homeowners, Builders Supply sells insulation, lumber, paint, windows, closet supplies, tools and other retail goods. In serving professional contractors, the company offers specialized products, including large commercial orders of concrete block, wooden pallets and engineered trusses.
Construction on the new facility is expected to be complete in May 2025. The company will retain its existing Fort Payne facility on Godfrey Avenue Southeast.
The project was facilitated by a $1.1 million grant from the Growing Alabama program administered by the Alabama Department of Commerce. The funding will allow the city of Fort Payne to make site improvements at the Jacoway Industrial Site, where Builders Supply’s new facility will be located. In addition, AIDT will also support the project with workforce recruiting and training services.
“The Growing Alabama program is a powerful tool to accelerate the development of shovel-ready sites, which are critically needed today as we compete for high-impact economic development projects that bring significant job creation,” said Ellen McNair, secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce.
The city of Fort Payne also supported the project by donating property at the Jacoway Industrial Site to the company and providing sales and use tax abatements and 10-year property tax abatements.
“We are excited here in Fort Payne to be able to partner with an existing industry and help them expand and grow,” said Mayor Brian Baine. “The Weatherly families have been a vital part of the growth here in the city of Fort Payne, and we look forward to having this family business in Fort Payne for generations to come.”
