The growth of The Barn Yard necessitated opening manufacturing facility in Ellington, owner says

ELLINGTON The Barn Yard & Great Country Garages has grown so much in recent years that it necessitated buying a 2.38-acre property to build a new manufacturing facility, for which the town awarded the business a tax abatement this week.

The whole point of this manufacturing facility is to keep up with the demand weve seen for our customer products, said Christopher Skinner, vice president of The Barn Yard, a family business for 30 years thats known for its quality craftsmanship in making and selling sheds, garages, barns, gazebos, pavilions, and other structures.

The business also operates a retail location at 120 West Road, open since 2005.

Skinner said that with the growth in the business over the past few years, its really become a necessity to add a bigger production and bigger facility to keep up with the demand of our customers.

Skinner said that this past spring the company acquired the property at 9 Village St., where the new facility will be built, from its previous owners, the family members of a late elderly person. A house is located on the property, but Skinner said it wont be part of the companys manufacturing facility, meaning it will be renovated or taken down.

The previous owners owed $146,000 in back taxes on the property and were facing possible foreclosure. Skinner said that in acquiring the property, his company agreed to pay the full amount of the back taxes owed by the previous owners.

In a Journal Inquirer article Tuesday, it was inaccurately reported that The Barn Yards owners owed the back taxes and was facing foreclosure.

Skinner said The Barn Yard does not owe back taxes, does not have unpaid taxes on any of its properties, and was never facing foreclosure.

The Barn Yards 12,000-square-foot manufacturing facility set for Village Street will also house the business new corporate headquarters, as Skinner said the current headquarters is at the retail stores location on West Road.

He also said the business small manufacturing facility in Windsor Locks will be moved to the new facility on Village Street, although the retail store in Windsor Locks will remain open as will a retail store in Bethel.

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The growth of The Barn Yard necessitated opening manufacturing facility in Ellington, owner says