Taylor Made Group has acquired the 80,000-square-foot facility formerly owned by Swany America Corp. in Johnstown, N.Y. Taylor Made’s purchase will allow the company to relocate its distribution and shipping operations to the new facility. In addition, Swany will continue to occupy a portion of the building through a leaseback with Taylor Made.
Taylor Made’s distribution operations will be transitioned from Taylor Made’s Harrison Street facility, a 120,000-square-foot building located less than a mile from the Swany building, to the Swany building. This will allow Taylor Made to utilize the Harrison Street facility for additional growth within the marine manufacturing marketplace.
The Harrison Street building will now be dedicated to future manufacturing expansion, either through organic business growth or as additional marine accessory manufacturers join the Taylor Made brand.
“This purchase is a considerable investment for us and represents our continued commitment to the Gloversville community and to the growth of marine manufacturing right here in Taylor Made’s hometown,” said Jason Pajonk-Taylor, vice president for Taylor Made. “We’re very excited to officially be taking this step.”
“The additional space will allow our aftermarket business to continue its growth path in current and future manufacturing processes as we look to build on the momentum we’ve built over the last several years,” added David Karpinski, general manager for Taylor Made aftermarket.
