A recently opened plant in Utah is part of a strategy to build a nationwide network.
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The brothers took it over in 1985. By then, it had expanded beyond the Lone Star State, making doors at plants in Tennessee and Virginia, as well as in San Antonio. They have since upgraded those plants, and this year they opened a new one in Utah that gives the company a nationwide reach.Edward Steves pride in their company being the oldest in San Antonio that’s still owned and managed by the same family.
The company is now building a 310,000-square-foot plant in Jackson County, Georgia, that could mark another turning point in its history. When the plant opens next year, the company will be able to mold the door skins itself for the first time. Up to now, it has had to rely on two U.S.-based manufacturers to supply the skins, the brothers said.
The brothers recently sat to discuss the company’s history, their hopes for the Georgia plant, their thoughts on overseas manufacturing and their relationship with Home Depot. The following has been edited for brevity and clarity.Our dad was fifth of five boys. His father choked on a chicken bone, and it ended up killing him, so he or his brothers did not have the benefit of his father’s leadership. We had that with our dad until 23 years ago. I think that was a piece of why we are where we are.
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