Clearwater company expands into Pennsylvania with purchase of distributor

Decks & Docks, a Clearwater-based marine construction and outdoor living supply company, has bought a Pennsylvania distributor, expanding its reach and offerings.

The local company's purchase is of Service Wholesale Inc., which distributes building and remodeling materials in Downingtown, a town west of Philadelphia.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Decks & Docks says in a statement announcing the purchase that SWI, as it’s known, is its first Pennsylvania location and introduces roofing and siding materials to its product offerings.

In the statement, Decks & Docks says SWI distributes and supplies outdoor living building products, including composite decking, fencing, roofing and siding. It carries major decking, roofing and siding brands, and sells directly to contractors, deck builders and remodelers.

The company was founded in 1987 and purchased by the Schmidt family in 1995. SWI will operate under the Decks & Docks banner. Eric and Matthew Schmidt will continue to run the business they took over from their father in 2009.

Tyler Wallace, president of Decks & Docks, says in the statement that in addition “to being one of the largest independent distributors of composite decking in the region, their expertise in the highly attractive roofing and siding sectors is a logical expansion of our capabilities as we continue to extend our position as a leading specialty distributor of outdoor living building products.”

Decks & Docks was founded in 1991 and is known as a “one-stop shop” for contractors with a suite of composite decking, railings, pilings and vinyl seawall. It currently operates a network of 58 facilities across 20 states.